2015

Research Reports

Dyson, C., Gillis, S., & Bateman, A. (2015). The TAEv2 and the Standards for RTOs 2015: Identifying skills and knowledge gaps. Report prepared for the Australian Department of Education and Training. Not publicly available.

Gillis, S., & Bateman, A. (2015). Guide for Developing Assessment Tools (2nd Edition), Report prepared for the Australian Department of Education and Training. Not publicly available.

Gillis, S., & Bateman, A. (2015). Implementation Guide: Systematic Validation (2nd Edition). Report prepared for the Australian Department of Education and Training. Not publicly available.

Gillis, S., & Bateman, A. (2015). Assessor Guide: Validation (2nd Edition). Report prepared for the Australian Department of Education and Training. Not publicly available.

Gillis, S., & Bateman, A. (2015). The Code of Professional Practice for Assessment Quality Management. Report prepared for the Australian Department of Education and Training. Not publicly available.

Gillis, S. & Bateman, A. (2015). Assuring Quality and Comparability of VET assessments: Exploring the Role of Independent Validation. Report prepared for the Australian Department of Education and Training. Not publicly available.

Gillis, S., Rice, S. & Bateman, A. (2015). External Assessment for High Risk VET Qualifications: International approaches and implications for Australia. Report prepared for the Australian Department of Education and Training. Not publicly available.

Klatt, M., Gillis, S., Polesel, J. & North, S. (2015). Evaluation of Chances for Children 2015. Report prepared for Mallee Family Care.

Polesel, J., Leahy, M., Rice, S., Gillis, S., Klatt, M. & Clarke, K. (2015) Paving the Pathway: Addressing Post Year 10 Education. Report prepared for the New South Wales Business Chamber.

Rice, S., Gillis, S., M. Leahy & Polesel, J. (2015). Career Development: Defining and measuring quality. Report prepared for NSW Department of Education and Communities, Sydney.

Book Chapters

Leahy, M. (2015). Looking elsewhere: international comparisons. In D. Nellor (Ed). Under the pump! The pressures on young Australians. John Cain Foundation: Caufield North.

Petrovic, M. & Klatt, M. (2015). The EU and its post-communist neighbours: EU enlargement and the European Neighbourhood. In N. Witzleb, A. Martínez Arranz & P. Winand (Eds.). The European Union and Global Engagement: Institutions, Policies and Challenges. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Polesel, J. (2015). What happens after school? Pathways of young Australians. In D. Nellor (Ed). Under the pump! The pressures on young Australians. John Cain Foundation: Caufield North.

Polesel, J. & Freeman, B. (2015). Australian University Admissions Policies and their Impact on Schools. In Wing, C. (Ed). The Transition from Secondary Education to Higher Education: Case Studies from Asia and the Pacific. Bangkok: UNESCO. pp. 5-16

Journal Articles

Costa, M., Morselli, D., Polesel, J. & Rice, S. (2015). Strategie per la disoccupazione giovanile strutturale: un approccio alle capacita per l'orientamento (A capability approach for guidance: lessons from Australia). Pedagogia Oggi. 1/2015 SIPED. pp. 91-114.

Klatt, M., Filip, P. and Grzebyk, M. (2015). Understanding youth transition system in Poland through the analysis of partnerships between vocational upper secondary schools and industry. Journal of Youth Studies. 18(9). pp.1186-1203. DOI:10.1080/13676261.2015.1020938

ice, S., Volkoff, V. and Dulfer, N. (2015). Teach For/Teach First Candidates: What conclusions do they draw from their time in teaching? Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice. 21(5), 497-513. DOI:10.1080/13540602.2014.995474

Conference Presentations

Clarke, K. (2015, April). Preparing young people for occupations: Current policy trends in VET schools. Paper presented at Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) Annual Conference, Melbourne.

Clarke, K., Klatt, M., Dulfer, N., & Cruickshank, E. (2015). Working their way to school completion: School-Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships for young Australians. In E. Smith, P. Gonon & A. Foley (Eds). Architecture for Apprenticeship: Achieving Economic and Social Goals. North Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing. pp. 175-180

Myconos, G. & Clarke, K. (2015, April). Shedding Light on Private RTO provision of VET to Early School Leavers. Paper presented at Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) Annual Conference, Melbourne.

Klatt, M. & Polesel, J. (2015, April). Innovative partnerships for VET in schools: the impact of business partners. Paper presented at Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) Annual Conference, Melbourne.

Klatt, M., Polesel, J., Starr, K. & Blake, D. (2015, July). School partnerships with business in Australia. Paper presented at Journal of Vocational Education and Training 11th Conference, Worcester College, Oxford.

Klatt, M. (2015, June). The Solidarity decade in Australia. Paper presented at the Archives of Breakthrough 1989-91 Conference, Warsaw: the Senate of the Republic of Poland.

Leahy, M. (2015, April). Public, Private or a Hardy New Mongrel? Paper presented at Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) Conference, Melbourne.

Polesel, J. (2015, April). Technical schooling: A historical perspective. Paper presented at Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) Conference, Melbourne.

Polesel, J. (2015, July). Transitions from school in Australia – the winners and losers. Paper presented at Education Transforms Symposium, Hobart. ISBN 978-1-86295-845-6

Simon, L. & Clarke, K. (2015). Apprenticeships should work for women too: supporting meaningful exploration of 'non-traditional careers' for young women. Paper presented at the INAP Conference, Ballarat