RHD Students

March 2010 Announcement - Important Changes to Progress Reports

The Centre continues to foster postgraduate RHD students training. Initial student cohort includes:

*Name*	*Degree*	*Supervisors*	*Thesis Title/Focus*
Ms Angelina Ambrosetti	EdD	Prof John Dekkers, Prof Bruce Knight	"Mentoring relationships between pre-service teachers - the role a Teaching Schools Coordinator plays in building partnerships between the people involved"
Ms Kathryn Bauer	EdD	A/Prof Mike Horsley	"The factors influencing parental choice in preparatory options: a Queensland longitudinal study"
Ms Ann Birch	MASTERS	A/Prof	"The Role of Lead Learning Managers (LLM) and Practicum Coordinators in Schools"
Mr William Blayney	EdD	A/Prof RE Harreveld, C Lankshear	"Lifelong Learning in VET"
Ms Judith Brown	EdD	Prof B. Knight, Dr S. Pace	"Ways that students in performing arts approach their learning from the physical, cognitive and psychological point of view"
Mr Clinton Cain	DBR	Prof J. Dekkers	"Resolving the Multitude of Issues Facing Managers Today"
Mr James Callan	PhD	A/Prof G. Whymark,	"TELework as an artefact of Knowledge Work: The Case of Academic as knowledge workers"
Ms Janene Carey	PhD	A/Prof D. Brien,	"A Hospital Bed at Home"
Mr Stephen Chadwick	EdD	A/Prof RE. Harreveld, Prof J. Dekkers	"The evolution of student acceptance and use of 'hybrid' course delivery methodologies in a Regional University"
Mrs Maude Chapman	EdD	Prof Bruce Knight, Dr Cecily Knight	"Knowledge management processes used to identify, create represent and distribute knowledge intended to lead to the development of capability for acute pain nurse innovation"
Ms Susan Currie	PhD	A/Prof D. Brien, A/Prof W. Woods	"A Biography of Dr Janet Irwin, Feminist Activist and Accompany Exegesis on the Evolution of Biographical Writing
Ms Tina Doe	EdD	Prof John Dekkers, Prof Bruce Knight	"Teacher Professional Learning Partnerships in Practice"
Mr Ken Fakamuria	PhD	Prof J. Dekkers	"A Framework for Sustainable Use of Information and Communication Technologies in Vanuatu Schools"
Ms Wendy Fasso	EdD	A/Prof Kenneth Purnell, Dr Helen Huntly,Prof Bruce Knight	"Can an analysis of communication patterns in schools lead to a greater understanding of the diffusion of curriculum initiative?"
Ms Tabassum (Neeta) Ferdous	PhD	A/Prof Harreveld, Dr A. Keen, Dr P. McGrath	"Self Management of Diabetes among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities in Rural and Regional Australia"
Mr Rickie Fisher	PhD	A/Prof RE. Harreveld, Dr J. McDougall	"When Sir ain't so cool - A study of language adoption, diffusion and change in QLD secondary schools"
Ms Julie Fleming	EdD	Prof J. Dekkers, D. Lynch	"Portal or Perish - The Role of the Web in Higher Education
Mr Kevin Gould	PhD	A/Prof RE Harreveld, C. Keane	"Introduction of voucher financing of Victorian senior secondary education and training, in the context of changing overseas student demand - equity and efficienct implications"
Ms Louise Hawkins	PhD	A/Prof G. Whymark, A/Prof RE. Harreveld	"The knowledge building process: Using activity theory to aid facilitators' knowledge articulation"
Mr David Heldsinger	EdD	Prof J. Dekkers, Dr T. Moore	"Explore whether primary schools pupils developing their own Mathematics Learning Objects, will leak to improved student learning outcomes in Mathematics"
Ms Katrina Higgins	PhD	A/Prof Bobby Harreveld, Dr Helen Huntly	"A Grounded Theory Study of Academic Work: The experience of casual, open and distance learning university academics"
Ms Leone Hinton	ProfDoc	A/Prof RE. Harreveld, A/Prof K Purnell	"The 'Evaluative Event': A phenomenographic study of academics engaging in evaluation practices"
Ms Julie Hollitt	EdD	A/Prof RE. Harreveld, Dr A. Black	"Professional Practice Knowledge of Workrs and Community Members in Education Settings in Rural and Remote Australia (NSW): Towards a Collaborative Model"
Ms Christina Hunt	PhD	A/Prof E. Veith, Dr J. Delamoir	"Tis all a chequeboard: Early ABC documentary filmmakers tell their stories"
Ms Justine Lawson	EdD	A/Prof RE. Harreveld, A/Prof K. Purnell	"The influence of supervising teacher and student teacher interactions on pedagogical decisions"
Ms Bernadette Ryan	PhD	A/Prof D. Brien	"The Use of PC Music Technology in Popular Music Composition in Thailand (A Situation of Musical Glocality)"
Ms Susan Richardson	EdD	A/Prof Mike Horsley	"The development of teachers' beliefs and practices about homework"
Ms Pamela Savage	EdD	Prof B. Knight, Dr D. Teghe	"Legel and ethical issues: An integrated approach to learning within the Nurse Education program"
Mr Gurparkash Singh	PhD	A/Prof G. Whymark, Prof J. Dekkers	"Managing Knowledge Work and Work Performance: An Empirical study of higher Education in Thailand"
Mr Michael Stewart	EdD	Prof Bruce Knight, Dr Cecily Knight	"How to Improve the Resilience of People in the Workplace"
Ms Sultana Tabassum	MASTERS	A/Prof RE. Harreveld, Dr H. Huntly	"Knowledge and Beliefs about literacy of a cohort of pre-service secondary student teachers: A Case Study"
Ms Tasmiha Tarafder	PhD	A/Prof RE. Harreveld, Dr J. McDougall	Tentative: "Education & training reform for the future"
Ms Julie Willans	EdD	A/Prof RE. Harreveld, Dr G. Danaher	"Borderland discourses of perspective transformations for adults undertaking enabling programs in higher education"
Ms Chunhong Zhu	PhD	A/Prof RE. Harreveld,	"Case Study of Maternal Education from Amartya Sen's Capability Approach"
Ms Reyna Zipf	EdD	A. Harrison, A/Prof RE. Harreveld	"Creativity in Science Education"

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