Current Australian Research Council (ARC) Funded Linkage Grant 2007-2009
Participation and retention Project (PRP)
Western Australian rural and remote schooling: The influence of learning environments on student participation and retention
Funding
A research and development Project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), Curtin University of Technology and the Participation Directorate Department of Education and Training under the national RAC Industry Linkage Grant Scheme.
Location
The project is being coordinated out of the Department of Education Curtin University of Technology. Currently the PRP office is located on the fourth floor Building 501 (Education), room 411. Telephone 9266 2256
Personnel
Associate Professor Rob Cavanagh (PhD)
Professor Graham Dellar (PhD)
David Ansell - Director of Participation Directorate
Peter Reynolds (EdD) - Participation Directorate
Linda Moore - Participation Directorate
Contacts
Address correspondence to Dr Rob Cavanagh
Curtin University of Technology
Department of Education
GPO Box U1987
Western Australia 6845
Email: R.Cavanagh@curtin.edu.au
Description of the Project
The Project will investigate teacher and student perceptions of how Western Australian rural and remote secondary school learning environments affect student engagement and decisions to complete schooling. A combination of qualitative and quantitative methods will be applied over four years. Teachers and students will be interviewed to elicit rich in-depth data and large samples of teachers and students will be surveyed to produce data generalisable to the population. A longitudinal multiple-case study and teacher action research will provide detailed insights into the influences of school and classroom factors on the development of student dispositions towards continued participation in schooling.
Previous Linkage grant 2002-2005
Canning Education Leadership Project
Building professional learning communities in a large Australian School District: School leadership within an information and communications technology environment.
Funding
A research and development Project funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), Curtin University of Tehcnology and the Canning District Education Office under the national RAC Industry Linkage Grant Scheme.
Location
The Project is being co-ordinated out of the Department of Education, Curtin University of Technology. Currently the CELP Project Office is located on the 4th Floor, Building 501 (Education), Room 411. Telephone 9266 2256.
Personnel
Dr Geoff Giddings, Curtin University, Chief Investigator (Team Leader)
Dr Rob Cavanagh, Curtin University, Chief Investigator
Dr Graham Dellar, Curtin University, Chief Investigator
Mr Keith Newton, Canning District Education Office, Partner Investigator
Mr Bruce McCauley, Canning District Education Office, Partner Investigator
Ms Melinda Harris, Australian Postgraduate Award Industry, PhD - APAI
Dr Joseph Romanoski, Research Associated
Contacts
Address all correspondence to:
Dr Geoff Giddings
Science and Mathematics Education Centre
Curtin University of Technology
GPO Box U 1987
Perth, WA 6845
or email to: G.Giddings@curtin.edu.au
