http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/ Tue, 22 May 2012 13:24:33 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/projects/33-online-professional-development-project http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/projects/33-online-professional-development-project A joint LH Martin Institute - ATEM project. This collaborative project aims to design and deliver an online education resource of management and leadership skills for staff in the tertiary education sector. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:48:30 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/projects/32-undergraduate-units-redesign-at-acu-and-jcu http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/projects/32-undergraduate-units-redesign-at-acu-and-jcu A project to improve student learning outcomes while reducing instructional costs at the Australian Catholic University and James Cook University. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:00:28 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/30-rethinking-skills-in-vet-from-competencies-to-capabilities http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/30-rethinking-skills-in-vet-from-competencies-to-capabilities This report on skills proposes that Australia has developed the notion of competency-based training to its full potential and that it is time to move on. Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:18:34 +1100 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/29-vocations http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/29-vocations A three-year project funded by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) to investigate how to improve pathways within education, within work and between them. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:56:04 +1100 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/28-vet-leadership-for-the-future-contexts-characteristics-capabilities http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/28-vet-leadership-for-the-future-contexts-characteristics-capabilities The LH Martin Institute and the Australian Council for Educational Research have completed a new study, VET Leadership for the Future: Characteristics, Contexts and Capabilities, drawing together reviews, prior research and a national survey of 327 practising VET leaders to define strategies for identifying and developing future leaders, in response to the looming succession crisis. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:55:40 +1100 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/27-recognition-of-prior-learning-in-australia http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/27-recognition-of-prior-learning-in-australia Commissioned by the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Advisory Board, this consortium examined recognition of prior learning policy and practice in post-compulsory education and training and developed AQF principles and operational guidelines for post-compulsory education and training in Australia. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:51:07 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/26-community-college-research-project http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/26-community-college-research-project Commissioned by Griffith University, Southbank Institute of TAFE and the Queensland Department of Employment and Training, Assoc Prof Leesa Wheelahan researched the extent to which the North American community college model could be applied to Australia, with particular emphasis on the contemporary arts, creative technologies and new media industries. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:48:33 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/25-higher-education-in-tafe http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/25-higher-education-in-tafe Funded by the National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation (NVETRE), this project explored the growth of higher education provision in TAFE. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:45:41 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/24-pathways-and-programs-project http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/24-pathways-and-programs-project Commissioned by the Australian Qualifications Framework Council, this project involved a research report on pathways and programs in tertiary education in Australia. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:43:06 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/23-mixed-sector-tertiary-education-part-2-universities-and-private-providers http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/23-mixed-sector-tertiary-education-part-2-universities-and-private-providers This competitive National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation (NVETRE) funded project is researching the growth of ‘mixed-sector’ provision in single sector universities that offer a small amount of VET provision, and private providers that offer both higher education and VET provision. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:40:55 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/22-graduate-destination-survey-gds-enhancement-project http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/22-graduate-destination-survey-gds-enhancement-project Led by Assoc Prof Hamish Coates, this ACER project redesigned and redeveloped Australia's national Graduate Destination Survey. Its recommendations led to the adoption and development of a new national survey model. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:35:18 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/21-investigations-of-outcomes-based-auditing http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/21-investigations-of-outcomes-based-auditing On behalf of the Victorian Qualifications Authority, this project identified a series of measures to inform an outcomes-based approach to auditing registered training providers. Outcomes of this work led to the subsequent development of the Australian Quality Training Framework quality indicators for registered training providers. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:33:37 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/20-the-changing-academic-profession http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/20-the-changing-academic-profession This project examines the nature and extent of changes experienced by the academic profession in recent years. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:29:34 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/19-development-of-an-atn-academic-standards-model http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/19-development-of-an-atn-academic-standards-model This project, involving Assoc Prof Hamish Coates, produced a tailored model that ATN institutions could use to manage, analyse and report on academic standards, as well as assisting them to ensure that their programs were industry relevant. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:27:00 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/18-analysis-of-teaching-quality-indicators http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/18-analysis-of-teaching-quality-indicators This collaborative project funded by the Carrick Institute of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, examined the relationship between the national Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) and institution-specific Teaching Quality Indicators (TQI). Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:25:23 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/17-online-leadership-learning-system http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/17-online-leadership-learning-system In collaboration with Professor Geoff Scott at the University of Western Sydney, Assoc Prof Hamish Coates secured funding to commercialise the leadership capability framework via the production of an online leadership learning system. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:23:24 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/16-development-of-a-leadership-capability-framework-for-australian-higher-education http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/16-development-of-a-leadership-capability-framework-for-australian-higher-education In partnership with the University of Western Sydney (UWS), this ACER project led by Assoc Prof Hamish Coates and Michelle Anderson developed an academic leadership capability framework for Australian higher education. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:16:00 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/15-postgraduate-research-experience-questionnaire-national-report http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/15-postgraduate-research-experience-questionnaire-national-report Funded by Graduate Careers Australia, this ACER project involved an analysis of the 2006, 2007 and 2008 Postgraduate Research Experience Questionnaire. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:09:07 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/14-course-experience-questionnaire-national-report http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/14-course-experience-questionnaire-national-report Commissioned by Graduate Careers Australia, Assoc Prof Hamish Coates conducted a project to extend ACER's long-standing work on the Course Experience Questionnaire. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:07:32 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/13-needs-analysis-for-the-national-university-for-regional-australia http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/13-needs-analysis-for-the-national-university-for-regional-australia This project, in collaboration with Phillips KPA, involved a needs analysis of key data relating to enrolment, supply and demand for university in regional areas of Australia. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:04:51 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/12-future-supply-of-and-demand-for-higher-degree-by-research-graduates http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/12-future-supply-of-and-demand-for-higher-degree-by-research-graduates This research used existing data available in Australia and elsewhere across the world to examine levels of supply of and demand for the higher degree by research qualification in Australia. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:02:24 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/11-supply-and-demand-for-people-with-higher-research-degrees-in-the-science-and-mathematics-in-australi http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/11-supply-and-demand-for-people-with-higher-research-degrees-in-the-science-and-mathematics-in-australi This comprehensive study involved analysing the issues relating to the need for and supply of people with PhDs and Masters by Research among Australian science and mathematics employers. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:00:33 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/10-graduate-pathways-survey-gps http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/10-graduate-pathways-survey-gps Initiated by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR), this project engaged Assoc Prof Hamish Coates and Daniel Edwards to design, develop and administer the first ever national study of bachelor degree graduates’ destinations five years after completion of their degree. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:58:10 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/9-development-of-the-aqtf-quality-indicators http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/9-development-of-the-aqtf-quality-indicators On behalf of the National Quality Council, Assoc Prof Hamish Coates is leading the design and development of quality indicators, instruments and collection systems for the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF). Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:54:27 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/8-australasian-survey-of-student-engagement-ausse http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/8-australasian-survey-of-student-engagement-ausse The Australasian Survey of Student Engagement, which involved all Australian and New Zealand universities, was initiated and designed by Assoc Prof Hamish Coates. This context-sensitive instrument was used to measure whether students were interacting with their institutions in the most educationally productive way. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:47:51 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/7-vet-leadership-capability-study http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/7-vet-leadership-capability-study This study has produced a research-based understanding of the contexts and capabilities that underpin effective leadership in vocational education and training. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:39:28 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/6-assessment-of-higher-education-learning-outcomes-ahelo http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/6-assessment-of-higher-education-learning-outcomes-ahelo This landmark study was initiated by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to test the feasibility of assessing learning outcomes in cross-culturally relevant ways. AHELO is one of the main topics of the upcoming conference on assessing higher education performance. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:36:28 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/5-analysis-of-regional-higher-education http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/5-analysis-of-regional-higher-education This project involved an analysis of the available data on regional higher education for the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:14:00 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/4-business-council-of-australia-higher-education-project http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/4-business-council-of-australia-higher-education-project Funded by the Business Council of Australia's Education, Skills and Innovation Task Force, this project involved a policy briefing on higher education, which detailed educational quality and effectiveness, international education and the enhancement of teaching innovation and productivity. Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:28:41 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/2-career-pathways-and-teacher-training-of-higher-degree-by-research-students http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/2-career-pathways-and-teacher-training-of-higher-degree-by-research-students Funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, this national survey undertook to assess and report on the extent of teaching preparation provided to higher degree, by research students in Australian universities. Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:01:28 +1000 http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/1-study-on-the-quality-of-teaching-in-vet http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/research-and-projects/research/1-study-on-the-quality-of-teaching-in-vet The LH Martin Institute has undertaken a project that researches and makes recommendations on the factors that affect the quality of vocational education and training (VET) teaching. Final report and recommendations just released. Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +1000