Sue Johnston
Biographic Data
| ID | 3828854 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sue Johnston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sue |
| FAMILY NAME | Johnston |
| SIGNATURE | JOHNSTON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queensland University of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 43 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Examining the examiners
Although the process of examining doctoral theses is important both in terms of maintaining standards for this qualification and in terms of its impact on individual candidates, there have been few analyses which have focused on this process. In this article, 51 examiners' reports of doctoral theses are qualitatively analysed for common themes. The analysis demonstrates variations in the format, recommendations and interpretation of recommendatio…
Building a sense of community in a research master's course
The literature on postgraduate supervision portrays the complexity of the process and the many problems associated with it. Most of the strategies implemented to improve the experience of postgraduate students do not target one single problem associated with the postgraduate experience and therefore the impact of these strategies is often lost in the complexity of the postgraduate experience. In this paper, there is a description of strategies de…
Conversations with student teachers — enhancing the dialogue of learning to teach
Girls Making Choices About Careers
Because of the gender‐differentiated nature of the Australian workforce, it is important to gain a clear understanding of how girls and women make choices about careers. The data in this paper originate from a study involving girls discussing their subject choices as they move into Year 11 at school. The study revealed a strong link between subject choices and career aspirations. Furthermore, personal experiences of a career through home or schoo…
Experience is the Best Teacher; or is it? An Analysis of the Role of Experience in Learning to Teach
A case for the “person” in curriculum deliberation
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Diversifying the Curriculum at the School Level
The study of teachers who have developed new subjects at the post-compulsory school level represents an interesting focus in terms of the curriculum literature because these teachers, while taking individual initiatives, must also be adept at the social and political levels of school change. The research perspective of personal practical knowledge is used to explore the personal experiences of six teachers involved in curriculum diversification t…
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Experience is the Best Teacher; or is it? An Analysis of the Role of Experience in Learning to Teach
Examining the examiners
Although the process of examining doctoral theses is important both in terms of maintaining standards for this qualification and in terms of its impact on individual candidates, there have been few analyses which have focused on this process. In this article, 51 examiners' reports of doctoral theses are qualitatively analysed for common themes. The analysis demonstrates variations in the format, recommendations and interpretation of recommendatio…
Conversations with student teachers — enhancing the dialogue of learning to teach
Building a sense of community in a research master's course
The literature on postgraduate supervision portrays the complexity of the process and the many problems associated with it. Most of the strategies implemented to improve the experience of postgraduate students do not target one single problem associated with the postgraduate experience and therefore the impact of these strategies is often lost in the complexity of the postgraduate experience. In this paper, there is a description of strategies de…
Diversifying the Curriculum at the School Level
The study of teachers who have developed new subjects at the post-compulsory school level represents an interesting focus in terms of the curriculum literature because these teachers, while taking individual initiatives, must also be adept at the social and political levels of school change. The research perspective of personal practical knowledge is used to explore the personal experiences of six teachers involved in curriculum diversification t…
Images
Diversifying the Curriculum at the School Level
The study of teachers who have developed new subjects at the post-compulsory school level represents an interesting focus in terms of the curriculum literature because these teachers, while taking individual initiatives, must also be adept at the social and political levels of school change. The research perspective of personal practical knowledge is used to explore the personal experiences of six teachers involved in curriculum diversification t…
A case for the “person” in curriculum deliberation
Conversations with student teachers — enhancing the dialogue of learning to teach
Girls Making Choices About Careers
Because of the gender‐differentiated nature of the Australian workforce, it is important to gain a clear understanding of how girls and women make choices about careers. The data in this paper originate from a study involving girls discussing their subject choices as they move into Year 11 at school. The study revealed a strong link between subject choices and career aspirations. Furthermore, personal experiences of a career through home or schoo…
Experience is the Best Teacher; or is it? An Analysis of the Role of Experience in Learning to Teach
Building a sense of community in a research master's course
The literature on postgraduate supervision portrays the complexity of the process and the many problems associated with it. Most of the strategies implemented to improve the experience of postgraduate students do not target one single problem associated with the postgraduate experience and therefore the impact of these strategies is often lost in the complexity of the postgraduate experience. In this paper, there is a description of strategies de…
Examining the examiners
Although the process of examining doctoral theses is important both in terms of maintaining standards for this qualification and in terms of its impact on individual candidates, there have been few analyses which have focused on this process. In this article, 51 examiners' reports of doctoral theses are qualitatively analysed for common themes. The analysis demonstrates variations in the format, recommendations and interpretation of recommendatio…
Psychology (8 works) · Pedagogy (7 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (4 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Teacher education (3 works)