Peter Brett

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How important are professional subject associations in supporting the work of teachers?

I have a vested interest in asking this question, having recently been elected as the President of a subject association in Australia (the Social and Citizenship Education of Australia [SCEAA])....

07 July 2018 5,782 2 View

How vibrant and viable are regional campuses of universities in different parts of the world?

In general across Australia regional campuses are in retreat. From having been viewed at one stage as a dynamic component of universities' participation and expansion agenda they can sometimes be...

04 April 2018 7,523 6 View

What is good practice in different national and provincial jurisdictions around purpose, practice, and pedagogy in relation to school farms?

Colleagues and I have undertaken a recent project looking at the use made of school farms in Tasmania, Australia. I was surprised to find out that there were 30 different kinds of school farm...

10 October 2017 2,474 2 View

To what extent is it possible to assess the impact of pre-service teachers on students' learning as they undertake professional experience?

Initial teacher education providers and pre-service teachers in Australia are both being pushed by new policies and accreditation arrangements to demonstrate that they are having a positive...

09 September 2017 1,932 1 View

Research on the effectiveness of professional learning communities

I have an assistant principal based in a local school keen to undertake an action research case study of the effectiveness of a newly launched professional learning community in his school as it...

01 January 1970 8,630 21 View

How can the 'impact' of pre-service teachers work in schools best be assessed? And how can supervising teachers capture such impact?

I attach a paper which shares some data and reflection on the above questions as a prompt for debate and contributions by others.

01 January 1970 6,910 14 View

To what extent are the professional needs of academic staff and research students taken into account in the design of new university buildings?

There is no doubt that architects are designing some stunning and inspirational learning and research spaces in universities around the world. There is significantly more attention being paid to...

01 January 1970 9,714 1 View

How valuable is it for academics to write textbooks for tertiary students?

The agreed top-line measures of research effectiveness for senior academics are to write books and journal articles (preferably in top quartile, high reputation, high citation-rate journals). But...

01 January 1970 7,828 5 View