Assoc Prof Hamish Coates
Associate Professor
Hamish Coates conducts research, development and training in the field of higher education. Hamish is Director of Higher Education Research at the Australian Council for Educational Research, and an Associate Professor with the LH Martin Institute.
Over the last decade he has led a large number of projects that have influenced research, policy and practice. He is Project Director of the OECD's AHELO Feasibility Study, the largest and most complex global study of its kind yet conducted.
Assoc Prof Coates conducts a wide range of research in tertiary education management and policy, and is considered an authority in several areas. His publications focus on the definition, measurement and evaluation of education processes, contexts and outcomes. Active interests include large-scale evaluation, tertiary education policy, institutional strategy, outcomes assessment, learner engagement, academic work and leadership, quality assurance, tertiary admissions, and assessment methodology.
Hamish teaches research methods at all levels and works routinely with advisory groups. He publishes and presents widely, runs workshops and conferences and has worked with all Australian universities and numerous training organisations. Hamish serves on a number of editorial boards, has been a consultant to the World Bank and OECD, and has held visiting fellowships at the University of Michigan and UNESCO's International Institute for Educational Planning
E: h.coates@unimelb.edu.au
T: +61 3 8344 0756
Selected Publications
Refereed Journal Article
Coates, H 2009, 'Development of the Australasian Survey of Student Engagement (AUSSE)', Higher Education, vol. 60, issue 1, pp. 1-17.
Research Report
Coates, H 2008, 'Attracting, Engaging and Retaining: New Conversations about Learning, Australasian Student Engagement Report', Australian Council for Educational Research, Camberwell, Victoria.
Book
Scott, G, Coates, H & Anderson, M 2008, Learning Leaders in Times of Change: Academic Leadership Capabilities for Australian Higher Education, Australian Council for Educational Research, Camberwell, Victoria.
Refereed Journal Article
Coates, H 2007, 'Excellent Measures Precede Measures Of Excellence', Higher Education Policy and Management, vol. 29, issue 1, pp. 87-94.
