HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH GRADUATES

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2007HDR GRADUATES

Congratulations to the following fifteenstudents and their supervisors who graduated in 2007.

Student / School / Degree / Topic / Supervisors
BERNASCONI, Gina / RelEd / EdD / Art and religious education: Seeking meaning in the sacred seriousness of art. / Dr Marian de Souza &
Prof Peta Goldburg
BLACK, Anne-Marie / EdQld / MEdR / Attitudes to reading: An investigation across the primary years. / Dr Janelle Young &
Dr Pam Hanifin
BUCHANAN, Michael / RelEd / PhD / Management of curriculum change: An analysis of religious education coordinators' perceptions regarding the management of a particular curriculum change in Catholic secondary schools in the Arch of Melbourne. / A/Prof Kath Engebretson
& Dr Richard Rymarz
CHUNG, Mei Ling / RelEd / PhD / A case study on the spirituality of Chinese teenagers in a Protestant church in Australia. / A/Prof Kath Engebretson
& A/Prof Joseph Zajda
DAVISON, Liam / EdL / EdD / Lay principals under contract: 'Going down for the good turf: An exploration of the perceptions of selected secondary lay principals in relation to the religious and spiritual dimensions of their role'. / Dr Helga Neidhart &
Dr Annette Schneider
GRAHAM, John / EdL / EdD / An exploration of selected rural Catholic primary school principals' perspectives concerning their leadership role in regard to community and catholic schools. / Dr Gayle Spry &
A/ProfDenis McLaughlin
HAMILTON, Peta / Faculty / MEdR / Influences of motivational orientation on academic achievement within the context of lower and upper primary year levels. / Prof Elizabeth Warren &
A/Prof Jeffrey Dorman
KENNEDY, Joy / EdQld / PhD / A study of learning environment in the extended practicum of a pre-service teacher education course at a Catholic university. / A/Prof Jeffrey Dorman &
A/Prof Allan Doring
LENNARD, Anthony / EdVic / EdD / Harry Potter and the quest for values: How the Boy Wizard can be used to teach personal values. / A/Prof Margot Hillel &
A/Prof Ken Smith
MEEHAN, Catherine / Faculty / PhD / Thinking and acting: An exploration of Australian early childhood teacher beliefs and practices regarding learning, teaching and religious education. / Prof Elizabeth Warren,
Prof Peta Goldburg &
Dr Pam Hanifin
REED, Luke / EdQld / MEdR / The effects of participation in school-facilitated community service programs on students' self-esteem, sense of community engagement and attitude to Christianity. / A/Prof Allan Doring,
A/Prof Jeffrey Dorman &
Mr William Foster
RENNIE, Robert / EdVic / PhD / The phenomena of problematic school-related absenteeism. / A/Prof Ken Smith &
A/Prof Joseph Zajda
RUWOLDT, Merryn / EdL / EdD / To lead or not to lead: that is the question. An exploration of the meanings of leadership in the context of the deputy principal in the Lutheran secondary school. / Dr Helga Neidhart &
Dr Annette Schneider
TSAI, Shu Fang / EdVic / EdD / Bringing up children in Taiwan: Parents’ beliefs, concerns and coping strategies relating to pre-school children’s food acceptance and behaviour. / Dr Caroline Smith &
A/Prof Joseph Zajda
WHITE, Nereda / EdL / EdD / Indigenous women's career development: Voices that challenge educational leadership. / A/P Denis McLaughlin &
Dr Pam Hanifin

2007 HDR Graduates (updated 30/06/2009)

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