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POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Rebecca Forgie, Master of Education at James Cook University I began work at JCU by enrolling in course work to complete my masters. A lecturer suggested that I consider research, which after much consideration I’ve done. Her ...

POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Terry Grant, Graduate Diploma of Research Methodology at James Cook University I’m convinced that one of the main things stressing our teachers is the wide range of ability levels of the students in their classes. Every class ...

POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Jane Greenlees, Doctor of Philosophy (Education) at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga. Choose a topic you’re really interested in to keep you motivated, carefully choose a supervisor you can work with and be prepared to read a ...

POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Chris Peake, Masters of Education at University of Melbourne The course has certainly enhanced my teaching. I’ve trialled lots of new strategies and shared these ideas with staff. This course has provided me with further depth to ...

POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Karen Read, Doctorate in Education at the University of Western Australia The challenges are certainly related to balancing work-life-study. The role of a Principal is always busy and the balance for work-life alone is demanding, therefore when ...

Richhard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett’s book, The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better (London: Allen Lane, 2009) has taken readers in the UK and USA by storm. Wilkinson, an economic historian and Professor Emeritus at the ...

It is concerning when poor research about teachers is made public. When that poor research is taken up by the media there is cause for greater concern. When poor research is taken up by policy makers then it is time ...

Since May 2007, Bentleigh Secondary College in Victoria has managed to cut its water usage by 93 per cent; it has generated almost 30,000 kilowatt hours of electricity and saved almost 40,000 kilos of greenhouse emissions. As well as significantly ...

ANALYSIS It is well recognised that mental health disorders experienced during adulthood can be traced back to emotional and behavioural problems experienced during adolescence and earlier, to childhood. Given concerning predictions regarding the future prevalence of mental health disorders among ...

Our next issue of Education Review carries a special report profiling Australian principals and teachers who are undertaking a range of postgraduate studies. Here’s a preview from that report. Compiled by Natasha Egan. Leonie McCormack is an early childhood teacher, ...