SORTI PUBLICATIONS

Research Quality and Environment 2007-2012

SORTI members who publish in this area: Doug Absalom, Lyn Alderman,, Sid Bourke, Stephen Crump, Rob Cantwell, Hedy Fairbairn, Ann Graham, Allyson Holbrook, Kath Holmes, Miranda Lawry, Yanping Lu, Greg Preston, Jill Scevak, Darlene Sebalj, Bev Simmons and Jennifer St.George

2011

Crump, S. (2011). (Dis) Enactment: higher education policy as deception. Presentation at the University of London Invitational Seminar, 18 January, UK.

Sebalj, D. (2011). A national study for and about University Research Services Staff: Key doctoral Findings, Paper presented at the Australasian Research Management Society (ARMS) 2011 Conference, 13 – 16 Sept, Dockside, Sydney.

2010

Alderman, L. (2010). Finding your research voice: The application of bibliometrics as an analytic literature tool on the pedagogic field of higher education. Paper presented at the Postgraduate and Newer Researchers Conference, SRHE, 13-14 Dec, Newport, Wales.

Crump, S. (2010). Academic administration: Becoming involved, In R. Cantwell & J. Scevak, J. (Eds). An academic life: A Handbook for New Academics, Melbourne, ACER,ISBN-13: 978-0864319081.

Duncan, M., & Alderman, L. (2010). Future directions in course quality assurance. Paper presented at the Tertiary Education Management Conference, 3-6 Oct, Melbourne.

Holmes, K., Bourke, S., & Holmes, S. (2010). Student and supervisor assessment of progress on PhD annual reports: Do differences of opinion matter? Paper presented at the 2010 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) International Research Conference, 28 Nov- 2 Dec, Melbourne, Vic.>

Sebalj, D. (2010). The professionalisation status of research services staff in Australian universities. Symposium: Academic and Professional Identities in Higher Education: Blurred Boundaries and Emerging Spaces. Paper presented at the SRHE Annual Research Conference, 14-16 Dec, Newport, Wales.

Sebalj, D., & Holbrook A. (2010). Neither academic nor ‘non-academic’: The nomenclature preferences of university research support staff. Paper presented at the SHRE Newer Researchers Conference, 6-7 Dec, Newport, Wales.

Towers, S., Alderman, L., Nielsen, S., & McLean, S. V. (2010). A risk-based approach to course quality assurance. Paper presented at the Quality in Uncertain Times, Australian Quality Forum, 30 June - 2 July, Gold Coast.

2009

Bourke, S. (2009). Development of a journal quality measure. In A. Holbrook et al. (Eds.), PAJE (Publishing in Academic Journals in Education), Professional Resources Services, Coldstream Victoria. A multimedia publication.

Cantwell, R., & Scevak, J. (2009). Its good to know where to publish - but what makes it publishable? Some thought for those entering the field of academic publishing. In A. Holbrook et al. (Eds.), PAJE (Publishing in Academic Journals in Education ), Professional Resources Services, Coldstream Victoria, multimedia publication

Fairbairn, H. (2009). PAJE: Development, scope and content. In A. Holbrook et al. (Eds.), PAJE (Publishing in Academic Journals in Education ), Professional Resources Services, Coldstream Victoria, multimedia publication.

Fairbairn , H., Holbrook, A., Bourke, S., Preston, G., Cantwell, R., & Scevak, J. (2009). A profile of education journals. In P. Jeffrey (Ed.) AARE 2008 Conference Papers Collection [Proceedings ]. Full Paper

Holbrook. A. (2009). Keynote. Health and wellbeing: NGIA Research Review and Gap Analysis. Presented at the Inaugural Urban GreenScapes Symposium 2009, 17 Feb., National Convention Centre, Canberra.

Holbrook, A. (2009). The basic challenges facing academic authors in education. . In A. Holbrook et al. (Eds.), PAJE (Publishing in Academic Journals in Education ), Professional Resources Services, Coldstream Victoria, multimedia publication.

Holbrook, A, (2009). The Green We Need: An investigation of the benefits of green life and green spaces for urban dwellers' physical, mental and social health. A research report prepared for the Nursery and Garden Industry Australia, Nursery and Garden Industry Australia and SORTI, The University of Newcastle. ISBN 9780980603 4-2-2. pp. 175 + CD. Full report

Holbrook, A., Bourke, S., Fairbairn, H., Preston, G., Cantwell, R., & Scevak, J. (2009). Publishing in Academic Journals in Education (PAJE). Coldstream, Vic; Professional Resources Services, ISBN 987-0-9587187-5-2. A multimedia publication.

Lu, Y, (2009). Journal Peer review in education: Processes and criteria. . In A. Holbrook et al. (Eds.), PAJE (Publishing in Academic Journals in Education), Professional Resources Services, Coldstream Victoria, multimedia publication.

Preston, G. (2009). Publishing in electronic media. In A. Holbrook et al. (Eds.), PAJE (Publishing in Academic Journals in Education ), Professional Resources Services, Coldstream Victoria, multimedia publication.

Sebalj, D., & Holbrook, A. (2009). The profile of university research services staff.  Australian Universities' Review, 51 (1), 30-38. (Tier B)

Simmons, B., Holbrook, A., St.George, J., Lawry, M., & Graham, A. (2009). Developing a researcher perspective during the course of a fine art research degree: Issues relating to supervision. In P. Jeffrey (Ed.) AARE 2008 Conference Papers Collection [Proceedings]. Full Paper

2008

Holbrook A., Bourke S., Preston, G., Cantwell, R., Scevak J. (2008). Some results of the education journal banding study, in P. Jeffrey (Ed.) Focus Conference Canberra Paper Abstracts (BOU0733X). Abstract

Lu, Y. (2008). Peer review and its contribution to manuscript quality: An Australian perspective. Learned Publishing, 21, 307–318.

2007

Holbrook, A. (2007). The hard evidence about scholarly writing and other things that shape and reflect on Education publication. Presentation to the New South Wales Institute for Educational Research (NSWIER) Annual Research Conference,Lang College, Macquarie University, 1 June.

Holbrook, A., Bourke, S., Preston, G., Cantwell, R., & Scevak, J.(2007). Education journal banding project. A collaborative project undertaken by SORTI in association with the AARE. Presentation at the Australian Association for Research in Education Focus Conference: Education, Innovation and research strategies for capacity building, Canberra, 13 -14 June. Full Presentation

Lu, Y. (2007). Peer reviewers’ perspectives of their contribution to quality research in education and physical sciences. Paper presented at the EARLI 12th Biennial Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction: Developing Potentials for Learning, Budapest, Hungary, 28 August – 1 September. Abstract

Sebalj, D. (2007). A national study for and about research services staff. Up in ARMS, Newsletter of the Australasian Research Management Society Inc. No. 11.

Sebalj, D., & Holbrook, A. (2007). Administering PhD studies.Paper presented as part of a symposium “Looking behind the Doctorate -Proceedings of the 2006 Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Adelaide, 27 – 30 November. Full Paper  

Sebalj, D., Hudson, S., & Ryan, J. (2007). Alliance through change. Paper presented at the 2007 ATEM Faculty & School Managers Forum, University of Western Sydney,3 August.

Sebalj, D., Hudson, S., Ryan, J., & Wight-Boycott, J. (2007). Alliance through change. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 29(3), 275-287.