2016

Research report

Myconos, G., Clarke, K. & te Riele, K. (2015). Shedding light: private RTO training for young early school leavers. Report prepared for The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).

Schubert, R., Gillis, S., Bentley, P., Corbel, C., Leahy, M., Dinham, S., Goedegebuure, L., Silfvast, S. & North, S. (2016). Investigating quality teaching in the Victorian VET sector. Final report prepared for Victorian Department of Education and Training.

Gillis, S. (2016). Training Package Reform: Issues resolved through new design. Report prepared for Victorian Department of Education and Training.

Leahy, M., Gillis, S., Polesel, J., North, S., Silfvast, S. and Tan, J. (2016). Demand for higher level

VET qualifications from low SES youth. Report prepared for New South Wales Skills Board.

Leahy, M. (2016). Vocational education for the future of work. Report prepared for the Victorian Department of Education and Training.

Klatt, M., Polesel, J., Dulfer, N., Starr, K. & Blake, D. (2016). Innovative Partnerships for Youth Engagement in Education and Work. Report prepared for Australian Research Council.

Rice, S., Gillis, S., Polesel, J., North, S., Dulfer, N., Klatt, M., Tan, J, and Leahy, M. (2016) Career development: Quality of provision in NSW schools. Report prepared for NSW Department of Education.

Rice, S., Corbel, C., Irvine, G. & Polesel, J. (2016). High-quality teaching workforce interventions in disadvantaged schools: Environmental scan and literature review. Report prepared for Victorian Department of Education and Training.

Book

Bohlinger, S., Klatt, M., & Dang, K. (Eds.). (2016). Education policy: mapping the landscape and scope. Frankfurt: Peter Lang Publishers.

Book chapter

Klatt, M. (2016). Australia’s response to the struggles of Solidarity. (Australia wobec zmagan Solidarnosci). In R. Kubas (Ed.). Archives of Breakthrough 1989-91. Warsaw: The Chancellery of the Senate of the Republic of Poland.

Klatt, M. & Elliott, K. (2016). Education reforms in Central Eastern Europe and its impact on youth transitions – a case of Poland. In S. Bohlinger, M. Klatt and K. Dang (Eds.). Education Policy: mapping the landscape and scope (pp. 353-375). Frankfurt: Peter Lang.

Bohlinger, S., Dang, K., & Klatt, M. (2016). On the notion of education policy: Mapping its landscape and scope. In S. Bohlinger, M. Klatt and K. Dang (Eds.). Education Policy: mapping the landscape and scope (pp. 11-25). Frankfurt: Peter Lang.

Polesel, J. (2016). Separating the sheep and the goats - vocational programs in Victorian schools. In S. Bohlinger, M. Klatt and K. Dang (Eds.). Education Policy: mapping the landscape and scope (pp. 251-265). Frankfurt: Peter Lang.

Rice, S., Dulfer, N., Polesel, J. & O’Hanlon, C. (2016). NAPLAN and student wellbeing: teacher perceptions of the impact of NAPLAN on students. In B. Lingard, G. Thompson and S. Sellar. (Eds). National Testing in Schools: An Australian Assessment (pp. 72-85). Melbourne: Routledge. ISBN: 1138961655

Journal article

Clarke, K. (2016). Employment-based pathways provide opportunity for innovation. Professional Educator, 15(1), 16-17.

Simon, L. & Clarke, K. (2016). Apprenticeships should work for women too! Education + Training. 58(6). pp. 578-596.

Gillis, S., Polesel, J., & Wu, M. (2016). PISA Data: Raising concerns with its use in political settings. Australian Educational Researcher, 43, 131-146.

Klatt, M. (2016). TAFE, schools and industry: the benefits and challenges of cross-sectoral partnerships. The Australian TAFE Teacher, 50(2), pp. 28-29.

Leahy, M. (2016). The limits of education markets. The Australian TAFE Teacher, 50(1), pp. 26

Ashadi, A. & Rice, S. (2016). High stakes testing and teacher access to professional opportunities: lessons from Indonesia. Journal of Education Policy, 31(6), 727-741.

Moonaghi, H. K., Vafaee, M., Ildaradia, E., & Rice, S. (2016). Experiences of medical teachers about methods, types and barriers of giving feedback. Future of Medical Education Journal, 6(3), 26-31.

Conference presentation

Corbel, C. (2016, April). Using keywords in vocational education policy analysis. Paper presented at Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) Annual Conference, Sydney.

Corbel, C., Gregorc, L. & Clarke, K. (2016, April). Reaching different audiences: multi-track research dissemination. Paper presented at Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) Annual Conference, Sydney.

Klatt, M. (2016, April). “That's an ever expanding pool” – mapping partnerships for VET at Australian secondary schools. Paper presented at Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) Annual Conference, Sydney.

Drozdzewski, D., & Klatt, M. (2016). Poles in the Antipodes: Charting the impacts of immigration policies on migration and settlement. Paper presented at the Polonica in foreign institutions – research on the history of the Polish political emigration 1939–1990' conference. Warsaw: Institute of National Remembrance (IPN).

Electronic publication

Clarke, K. & te Riele, K. (22 September 2016). More at-risk young people are turning to private VET providers. The Conversation

Leahy, M. & Gillis, M. (13 December 2016). New VET Student Loans unlikely to weed out dodgy private providers. The Conversation

Oliver, D. & Clarke, K. (3 June 2016). Election FactCheck Q&A: was Jacqui Lambie right about apprenticeships and 457 visas? The Conversation

Rice, S. (13 December 2016). NAPLAN results reveal little change in literacy and numeracy performance – here are some key takeaway findings. The Conversation