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WAIER Forum 2017: Awards
These photographs illustrate activities at the 32nd Annual Research Forum, Saturday 5 August 2017, at Notre Dame University, Fremantle. WAIER Awards were sponsored by the Teachers Mutual Bank. |
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WAIER Research Grant 2017In 2017 WAIER is proud to be offering our Annual Research Grant of $2000 for the first time. The aim of the grant is to support early career and established researchers who do not have ready access to funds or resources; and/or require seeding funding for new projects for research directly relevant to early childhood, primary, secondary or tertiary education.
This year we have two grant awardees. | |
| Dr Kara-Jane Lombard and Dr Liam Lynch With WAIER Research Grant Coordinator Dr Sonja Kuzich (right) Awarded a grant in the amount of $1000 to be used toward the project titled "Teaching Intercultural Capabilities to First-Year Humanities Students at Curtin University". [Presentation abstract] |
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| Dr Janean Robinson With WAIER Research Grant Coordinator Dr Sonja Kuzich (right) Awarded a grant in the amount of $1000 to be used toward attending the Re-imagining Education for Democracy conference to disseminate research findings through the presentation titled "Telling 'Jacinta's story: Confronting neoliberal policy in public secondary schooling and re-imagining socially just alternatives." [Presentation abstract] |
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WAIER Postgraduate Awards 2017The Western Australian Institute for Educational Research presents a number of Postgraduate Awards annually. The aim of the Award is to recognise excellence in postgraduate student research in the field of education. The faculty, school or department of education from each university in Western Australia selects an outstanding postgraduate student researcher to whom this prize will be awarded. | |
| Dr Susan Bunkum Curtin University PhD thesis: Thomas Kuhn, paradigm revolution possibilities, and 'Frausein': Patriarchy seen yet unseen https://espace.curtin.edu.au/bitstream/handle/20.500 .11937/1088/246580_Bunkum%20M%202016.pdf Dr Sonja Vanderaa Curtin University Phd thesis: Towards openness: A reflection on functional behaviour assessment in schools http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/368 The Awards for Dr Bunkum and Dr Vanderaa were conferred in absentia. Photo: PG Awards Coordinator Dr Rita Tognini (left), TMB (Awards sponsor) representative Barbara ... (centre), and Associate Professor Susan Beltman accepting on their behalf. |
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| Dr Rosemary Joy Allen Edith Cowan University PhD thesis Combining content-based and EAP approaches to academic writing: Towards an eclectic program http://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1788/ [Presentation abstract] |
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| Dr Rebecca Saunders Murdoch University PhD thesis Professional development, instructional intelligence and teacher emotions: A mixed methods study of a four-year systemic change initiative. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/32336/ [Presentation abstract] |
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| Mary-Anne Zevenbergen The University of Notre Dame M Phil thesis Examination of primary school teachers' analysis of literacy assessment data. http://researchonline.nd.edu.au/theses/125/ [Presentation abstract] |
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| Janet McHardy The University of Western Australia Best postgraduate publication McHardy, J. & Chapman E. (2016). Adult reading teachers' beliefs about how less-skilled adult readers can be taught to read. Literacy and Numeracy Studies, 24(2), 24-42. https://doi.org/10.5130/lns.v24i2.4809 [Presentation abstract] |
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WAIER Early Career Award Recipient 2017Dr Julia MorrisEdith Cowan University [Presentation abstract]  Photo: With PG Awards Coordinator Dr Rita Tognini (left), TMB (Awards sponsor) representative Barbara ... (centre) | |
