Just seconds after the referee blew full-time in the final of the Rugby World Cup, television showed a brief glimpse of the engraver setting to work on putting the name of the winning team on the William Webb Ellis Trophy ...
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Gifted students’ responses to academic pressure
POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Ben North, Doctor of Philosophy at University of New South Wales. I really feel what I’ve learnt has made me a better teacher – what I learn on Monday night at uni I can apply on Tuesday ...
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POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Jenny Kuhn, Doctor of Education at the University of Western Australia. The study is an endurance test and there are times when you’ll feel like you’ll be doing this forever – it does end and you feel ...
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POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Karyn Chan, PhD by research at the University of Western Australia, Graduate School of Education Based on my experience, passion for one’s topic is of prime importance and a good supervisor is a must. The former will ...
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POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Linda O’Brien, Doctorate of Education at University of Western Sydney The Doctorate of Education at University of Western Sydney is unusual in that it’s a cohort model and I study with principal colleagues from the South Western ...
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POSTGRADUATE PROFILES 2011 Neil McNeill, Doctor of Education at Curtin University I was called up and fought in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968. The government offered rehabilitation in the form of a year of university study on return to Australia. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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