Welcome to SORTI
The research, publications and other activities of The Centre for the Study of Research Training and Impact are directed toward the understanding and development of research and higher order problem solving skills, and the impact of research training and research outcomes in a wide variety of contexts, but particularly in tertiary and professional learning environments. Further strands of the Centre’s work extend to the history, philosophy and culture of research, histories of research institutions, mapping research activity and identifying research trends. Much of the Centre’s current work, especially that of its doctoral students, falls within the realm of studies of higher education and instructional models in tertiary level learning.
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Recent Publications |
Presentations & Keynotes |
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Congratulations to SORTI members on their recent publications: Dr Jennifer StGeorge, "Learning patterns in music practice: Links between disposition, practice strategies and outcomes", Music Education Research, 14(2) 243-263 (with A. Holbrook & R. Cantwell) ; Dr Neville Clement, "Neuroscience and education: Issues and challenges for curriculum", Curriculum Inquiry, 42(4), 534-557 (with T. Lovat); Darlene Sebalj "The rise of 'professional staff' and demise of the 'non-academic': A study of university staffing nomenclature preferences", Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 34(5), 463-472 (with A.Holbrook & S. Bourke); and most recently, Dr Beverley Simmons and Prof Allyson Holbrook, "From rupture to resonance: Uncertainty and scholarship in Fine Art research degrees" Arts & Humanities in Higher Education, iFirst 13(2), 2013. |
Informed by their research into the doctorate, Professors Allyson Holbrook and Sid Bourke received invitations to present at several meetings over the past six months, beginning with the Deans and Directors of Graduate Studies Meeting at Glenelg, Adelaide in April. In August, Allyson’s presentation to the Faculty of Education and Graduate Studies Forum at CSU: Reflections of doctoral standards, the doctoral task and growing the ‘doctoral brain’, received very positive feedback. In October, both Allyson and Sid gave keynotes at the UNE Postgraduate Research Conference: Sid’s presentation was titled: PhD candidate satisfaction at different stages: Implications for managing candidature. Later this year there will be a presentation on managing HRD expectations and candidature at a University of Ballarat workshop. |
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Unravelling the nature of high-quality learning |
Successful Tender |
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In a competitive process, a SORTI team (Prof Sid Bourke, Dr Kathryn Holmes, Mr Greg Preston and Dr Kylie Shaw) submitted a successful bid with Innovative Teaching and Learning Research - Microsoft Partners in Learning. ITL Research is a multiyear global research program designed to investigate the factors that promote the transformation of teaching practices and the impact those changes have on students’ learning outcomes across a broad range of country contexts. |
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Highly successful QSR N.Vivo Workshops |
Grant Success |
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Dr Jennifer StGeorge continues her very successful training program for QSR N.Vivo qualitative research software for RHD candidates. Contributing to the success of the workshops is that variations in participant experiences are integrated into the program and opportunities are provided for students to explore their own data. For further details and bookings contact Jennifer StGeorge |
SORTI members achieved success with four competitive grants an ARCDP, an ARCLP, an ARCDIRDS and an ALT-C. Congratulations to SORTI members Prof. Allyson Holbrook, Prof. Sid Bourke, Dr. Kathleen Butler and Dr. Margaret Kylie. |
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Journal QScore |
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The document containing the Education Journal QScore by area is no longer on this website. This information is now available on a CD. If you are interested in information about education journals, including their quality measure (QScore), please follow the PAJE link on the right hand side of this page. |
SORTI members Dr Rob Cantwell, Dr Jill Scevak, Prof Sid Bourke & Prof Allyson Holbrook are contributors to an important book on learning: Enhancing the quality of learning: Dispositions, instruction and learning Processes, edited by John Kirby & Michael Lawson. Their chapter is entitled "Individual differences that affect the quality of learning in doctoral candidates". The book is published by Cambridge University Press.
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