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Postcompulsory Education CentreResearch projectsPast projects
This year we have followed up on some of our previous research themes. However, with the creation of the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching, PEC's research agenda has been suspended until further notice.
2008 projects
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| Title | Method | Output | Completion | Project manager |
| 1. Understanding our students | ||||
| Patterns of progress and attrition in commencing part-time HE students at Victoria University |
Analysis of existing VUSIS data | Research report |
June 2007 |
Zhongjun Cao |
| Understanding student use of technology (pilot) | Survey | Research report |
November 2008 |
Ewa Sztendur |
| 2. Supporting the VU commitment on learning in the workplace and community | ||||
| Good practice in service learning | Literature review, good practice | Research report |
October 2008 |
Peodair Leihy |
| Understanding the host organisation perspective of learning in the workplace and community |
Interviews, good practice guidelines | 2009 | To be advised | |
| 3. Supporting Making VU Commitment 3: Customised learning experience | ||||
| Models for academic advising | Literature review, development of models | Research report |
November 2007 |
Roger Gabb |
| Student decision-making at Victoria University |
Literature review, student interviews/focus groups, good practice guidelines | Research report |
April 2008 |
Lisa Milne |
| Student peer-mentoring | Analysis of existing VU reports | Research report |
September 2007 |
Lisa Milne |
| Transition units of study | Literature review, good practice guidelines | Report | November 2007 | Lisa Milne |
| 4. Improving student assessment | ||||
| Good practice in student assessment | Literature review, questionnaire survey on practice, development of indicators, good practice guidelines | Research report |
October 2008 | Peodair Leihy |
2006 projects
| Title | Method | Output | Completion | Project manager |
| 1. Attrition and transition | ||||
| Patterns of progress and attrition in commencing higher education students at VU | Analysis of existing VUSIS and withdrawal data, inc. admission mode | Research report |
October 2006 |
Zhongjun Cao |
| Transition into higher education at Victoria University: a student view | Survey and focus groups and interviews transition |
Research report |
August 2007 |
Lisa Milne |
| 2. Cross-sectoral learning and teaching | ||||
| Models of cross-sectoral curricula: TAFE & HE | Literature review | Discussion paper | August 2006 |
Sue Glaisher |
| Making articulation work | Longitudinal study of VU articulating students | Interim report Research report |
August 2006 October 2006 |
Lisa Milne |
| 3. Implementing learner-centred approaches | ||||
| Evaluation of PBL | Evaluation of PBL implementation in engineering with staff involved | Expectations report Final report |
December 2006 |
Roger Gabb |
| 4. Learning in the workplace | ||||
| Learning in the workplace: a literature review | Literature review | Discussion paper |
September 2006 | Shay Keating |
| Learning in the workplace at VU: a survey of current practice | Online questionnaire | Research report |
TBA | Shay Keating |
| 5. Learning with technology | ||||
| Making e-learning inclusive: a survey of VU higher education students | Questionnaire survey | Final report | August 2007 |
Roger Gabb |
2005 projects
| Title | Method | Output | Completion | Project manager |
| 1. Attrition and transition | ||||
| Attrition and the management of transition | Literature review | Literature review |
January 2006 |
Roger Gabb |
| Key issues in transition into HE | Focus groups and interviews on critical incidents in transition | Research report |
September 2005 |
Shay Keating |
| 2. Cross-sectoral learning and teaching | ||||
| Selection of TAFE applicants for HE courses | Analysis of documents. Interviews with selection officers |
Research report |
July 2005 |
Carolyn Woodley |
| 3. Other projects | ||||
| Review of curriculum models in nursing education that include both work-based learning and articulation | Literature review | Literature review |
March 2005 |
Roger Gabb |
| Review of learning commons literature | Literature review | Literature review |
May 2005 |
Shay Keating |
