RESEARCH COLLOQUIA - 2009 SCHEDULE VIC

DATE

Degree/

Seminar CANDIDATE SCHOOLSUPERVISORS

TOPIC

09/04/2009 PhD

TPD

Tatum Crowie EdVIC Judith Chapman

Sue McNamara

Libraries, literacies and lifelong learning: Responding to the changing nature of academic work.

17/04/2009 EdD

WIP

Adrian Lacey RelEd Michael Buchanan

Helga Neidhart

An investigation of issues that influence the level of student engagement in a religious education curriculum: A case study in an upper primary school (Years 5 and 6).

29/05/2009 PhD

WIP

Helen Healy RelEd Michael Buchanan

Judith Chapman

Implementing curriculum change: An analysis of a partnership approach to curriculum change from the perspective of religious educators in Catholic primary schools in the Archdiocese of Hobart.

29/05/2009 PhD

TPD

Helen Butler EdVIC Judith Chapman

Sue McNamara

Teaching for wellbeing: Stories of the complex interactions influencing educators’ understanding and engagement with student wellbeing.

29/05/2009 PhD

WIP

Sarah Ferguson EdVIC Doug Clarke

Andrea McDonough

Examining the relationships between the documented curriculum, classroom tasks and the learning of mathematics.

04/09/2009 PhD

TPD

Catherine Devine EdVIC Judith Chapman

Marian de Souza

The use of Socratic circles as a discussion methodology, with particular reference to its application in intercultural contexts.

02/10/2009 EdD

WIP

Kevin Sharkey EdL Annette Schneider

Helga Neidhart

How can we best use ICT to enhance student learning?

27/11/2009 12pm

PhD

WIP

Adam Staples EdVIC Judith Chapman

Sue McNamara

Identity capital, intercultural understanding, and learning: Visual explorations by students in art and digital design.

PhD

WIP

Olga Buttigieg RelEd Marian de Souza

Cecelia Winkleman

The spirituality of the Golliwogg: An investigation of the changing perceptions of the Golliwogg relating to character and caricature.

PhD

WIP

Shandy Chakko RelEd Kath Engebretson

Neil Ormerod

The ideological, social and cultural issues that affect vocations to the priesthood and religious life: An educational perspective.

Belinda Megson updated: 22/06/2009

Faculty of Education

PhD

TD

Deodrin Correa EdVIC Joseph Zajda

Caroline Smith

The construction of gender identity: Its impact on the educational opportunities and outcomes for girls in rural India.

PhD

WIP

Christine Creaser RelEd Kath Engebretson Experiences of the migrant child in the Catholic system in the 1950s and 1960s.

PhD

WIP

Dianne Cullen EdVIC Philip Clarkson

Ron Toomey

Teacher education in the postmodern state.

EdD

WIP

Darren Egberts EdL Annette Schneider

Helga Neidhart

What values underpin effective senior leadership teams in Mercy schools.

EdD

WIP

Fulvio Frijo RelEd Kath Engebretson

Denis McLaughlin

Catholic schools seeking authenticity in a secular and pluralist society.

PhD

WIP

Denise Goodwin RelEd Kath Engebretson

Brendan Hyde

The nature and impact of Christian spirituality as presented in newly arrived Dinka children to Catholic schools in Victoria.

MEdR

TPD

Samir Haddad RelEd Peta Goldburg

Brian Kelty

Melkite Catholic youth in Melbourne: Between the past and confronting the challenges of the future.

EdD

WIP

Michael Harris EdL Helga Neidhart

Chris Branson

Exploring the leadership benefits created when two Catholic Parish primary schools work In partnership.

EdD

TD

Sandra Harvey RelEd Kath Engebretson

Brendan Hyde

Developing a professional learning community of religious educators through professional development activities.

PhD

WIP

Mellita Jones EdVIC Caroline Smith

Ken Smith

The influence of collaborative partnerships in science teacher education and professional development on the knowledge, attitudes, confidence and self-efficacy of pre-service and practicing teachers towards the teaching of primary school science.

EdD

WIP

Cheryl McKenzie EdVIC Kate Callery &

Ken Smith (joint)

Comparing the concerns of primary school teachers in urban schools with teachers in rural areas: Towards inclusive education.

PhD

WIP

Karen McLean EdVIC Sue McNamara

Ann Gervasoni

Literacy meets technology in the early years of schooling: An exploration of the symbiotic relationship between literacy and technology.

EdD

WIP

Madonna McWilliam EdL Helga Neidhart

Annette Schneider

Leadership and followership: A comparative study of the perceptions of leaders and followers about characteristics of effective leadership and followership in Tasmanian Catholic secondary schools.

Belinda Megson updated: 22/06/2009

PhD

WIP

Marie-Laure

Mimoun-Sorel

EdVIC Joseph Zajda

Caroline Smith

“Learning to be” in the 21st century: Meanings and needs.

PhD

TD

Annie Mitchell EdVIC Marj Horne

Sue McNamara

Measurement and rational number concepts: Assessing and understanding the relationship.

PhD

TD

Wyn Moriarty RelEd Brendan Hyde

Kath Engebretson

An investigation of the spirituality (worldview) of children in Victorian state primary schools.

PhD Charly Muke EdVIC Philip Clarkson

Andrea McDonough

The role of local languages plays in teaching mathematics at the bridging class (Grade 3) in Papua New Guinea.

PhD

WIP

Christopher Venning RelEd Maurice Ryan

Kath Engebretson

When church and state co-operate: A history of the Council for Christian Education in Schools (CCES) in Victoria 1943-2005.

PhD

WIP

Ivan Wills EdVIC Joseph Zajda

Peter Morris

The relationship between school knowledge and social power, especially in reference to South Africa under Apartheid.

PhD

TPD

Andrea Dean EdVIC Michael Buchanan & Judith Chapman (joint)

Spiritual formation of teachers in Catholic Dioceses of NSW/ACT.

Belinda Megson updated: 22/06/2009