PESSA Forum - Semester 2, 2007
PESSA Photos
Thursday, 25 October 2007
75 people registered to attend the PESSA forum. The presentations were well-attended with staff and students having a stimulating and enjoyable time. Below are some photos from the forum.
Please click here to download the program. (PDF 391KB)
A few of the Presenters...
*Yosef Aharonov, Educational emissaries and their integration in the host society: The case of Israeli emissaries to Australia
Supervisors: Prof Wing On Lee and Assoc Prof Suzanne Rutland
Degree: PhD (Ed)
*Ruen Chew, Educating values through drama
Supervisor: Dr John Hughes
Degree: PhD (Ed)
*Joanne Clarke, Choosing narrative for research on loss: Some epistemological and methodological considerations and challenges
Supervisor: Dr Zita Weber
Degree: PhD (SW) - p/t
*Dianne Webster, Parents matter: families supporting science learning at home
Supervisor: Assoc Prof Robyn Ewing
Degree: PhD (Ed) - p/t
Some of the attentive audiences...
Some of Yosef's audience =>
(Left to right)
*Wing Yee Lo, PhD (Ed), Supervisor: Dr Judy Anderson
*Hong Xing Cai, PhD (Ed), Supervisor: Assoc Prof Tony Welch
*Roger Bourne, PhD (Ed) - p/t, Supervisor: Prof Derrick Armstrong
<=Some of Joanne's Audience
(Left to right)
*Jenny Broadbent, DSW - p/t, Supervisor: Dr Lindsey Napier
*Dau-Chuan Chung, PhD (SW), Supervisor: Dr Ruth Phillips
Some of Dianne's Audience =>
(Left to right)
*Annette Sartor, PhD (Ed) - p/t, Supervisor: Dr Rachel Wilson
*Patrick Crouch, PhD (Ed), Supervisor: Assoc Prof Jenny O'Dea
<= Some of Poranee's Audience
(Left to right)
*Pham Trang, friend of Thuy Nguyen
*Thuy Nguyen, PhD (Ed), Supervisor: Dr Lindy Woodrow
Supportive, friendly atmosphere
Front row, left to right:
*Pham Trang, friend of Thuy Nguyen
*Thuy Nguyen
*Elaine Ng, PhD (Ed), Supervisors: Dr Marie Stevenson and Dr Lindy Woodrow, also presented a poster First Language (L1) and second language (L2) writing processes: A study on problem-solving formulation in bilingual contexts
*Poranee Deerajviset, PhD (Ed), Supervisor: Dr Lesley Harbon, also presented E-learning provision in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education in higher education in Thailand
Back row, left to right:
*Kanokporn Vibulpatanavong, PhD (Ed), Supervisor: Assoc Prof David Evans
*Suma Parahakaran, PhD (Ed), Supervisor: Dr Armstrong Osborne
*Winnie Lo
*Barry Butz, former student
*Xing Kui (aka Ken) Zhang, PhD (SW), Supervisor: Prof Raewyn Connell
Oh Glorious Food!!
Guy, the caterer, out did himself and the food was absolutely fabulous! You can see how good it was from all the smiling faces...
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*Chien-Chung Hsu, PhD (SW), Supervisor: Dr Ruth Phillips
*Deborah Hart, DSW - p/t, PESSA President, Supervisor: Dr Sue Goodwin
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*Dianne Webster
*Alexandra Hugman, Senior Lecturer in Sesqui Science, also presented A comparative study of the delivery of senior science courses via both a national and international programme within one independent school
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*Ruth Edwards, MPhil (Ed) - p/t, Supervisor: Dr Kevin Laws
also presented What interviews reveal
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*Julia (aka Jing) Jin, PhD (Ed), Supervisor: Dr George Odhiambo, also presented The Innovation pathway of China’s non-governmental higher education
PESSA Executive 2007
Thanks to the PESSA Executive for organising the forum; putting together the presentation timetable and program, organising the online registration, and many more of the unseen background tasks involved with putting together such a successful event.
*Deborah Hart, PESSA President
*Paul Kearney, PESSA Secretary, PhD (Ed), Supervisor: Prof Peter Reimann
*Xing Kui (aka Ken) Zhang, International Student Coordinator
*Hannah Newman, PESSA Treasurer, PhD (Ed), Supervisor: Assoc Prof David Evans, also presented The impact of teacher knowledge and practice on early'at risk' mathematical learners: investigating the number sense challenge
Very special thanks to...
Janette Bobis, Sub-Dean, Division of Graduate Studies, for supporting the event with her limitless energy and enthusiasm, arranging the Outstanding Research Student Award judging and prize, and lastly and definetly not the least, for supporting the event financially. Thank you for arranging dinner!
Last updated 29/11/2007 by Suin Jung. The photos that appear here were chosen based on clarity of the photo and whether a "Photo Release Form" was obtained from the person appearing.