Ursula Harrison
Biographic Data
| ID | 6326396 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ursula Harrison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ursula |
| FAMILY NAME | Harrison |
| SIGNATURE | HARRISON U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Deakin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6491-1896 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Using data as poetry and text in case study research – poetic representations of adult learner experiences in neighbourhood houses
Purpose We argue this method of inquiry better represents the participants' learning, lives and experiences in the formal neoliberal education system prioritising performativity, categorising and ranking students. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores using poetry as a research method to reveal the learning experiences of adult learners, who have often had disruptive experiences of the formal schooling system and return to study in commu…
Skilling up a workforce in neoliberal times
Neighbourhood Houses in Australia are community place-based organisations that provide education, support services, and develop responses to local issues with local communities. The practices within Neighbourhood Houses are informed by community development. Yet knowledge, understanding and practices of community development vary across the workforce. In 2019, Neighbourhood Houses Victoria commenced a programme of professional learning for the wo…
Nothing to lose and everything to gain
This article focusses on later life learning in Neighbourhood Houses in Victoria, Australia, amidst a backdrop of neoliberal education policies impacting on Adult Community Education (ACE) in Australia. This empirical research was conducted in the state of Victoria and charts the learning of older learners (referred to in this article as later life learners), who have come to the houses for a variety of reasons, but primarily to learn new knowled…
Sustaining HIV testing in pregnancy – Evaluation of routine offer of HIV testing in three London hospitals over 2 years
This study sets out to examine how routine offers of HIV testing for pregnant women in ante-natal (prenatal) clinics are managed over time. Data was collected over two time periods (2002, 2004) from all women booking clinics at three London hospitals. Data from 3,560 women, comprising 2,710 in 2002 (time 1) and 850 in 2004 (time 2) were gathered. Uptake of HIV testing, demographic variables, HIV-associated risks, pregnancy variables and uptake of…
Nothing to lose and everything to gain
This article focusses on later life learning in Neighbourhood Houses in Victoria, Australia, amidst a backdrop of neoliberal education policies impacting on Adult Community Education (ACE) in Australia. This empirical research was conducted in the state of Victoria and charts the learning of older learners (referred to in this article as later life learners), who have come to the houses for a variety of reasons, but primarily to learn new knowled…
Sustaining HIV testing in pregnancy – Evaluation of routine offer of HIV testing in three London hospitals over 2 years
This study sets out to examine how routine offers of HIV testing for pregnant women in ante-natal (prenatal) clinics are managed over time. Data was collected over two time periods (2002, 2004) from all women booking clinics at three London hospitals. Data from 3,560 women, comprising 2,710 in 2002 (time 1) and 850 in 2004 (time 2) were gathered. Uptake of HIV testing, demographic variables, HIV-associated risks, pregnancy variables and uptake of…
Nothing to lose and everything to gain
This article focusses on later life learning in Neighbourhood Houses in Victoria, Australia, amidst a backdrop of neoliberal education policies impacting on Adult Community Education (ACE) in Australia. This empirical research was conducted in the state of Victoria and charts the learning of older learners (referred to in this article as later life learners), who have come to the houses for a variety of reasons, but primarily to learn new knowled…
Skilling up a workforce in neoliberal times
Neighbourhood Houses in Australia are community place-based organisations that provide education, support services, and develop responses to local issues with local communities. The practices within Neighbourhood Houses are informed by community development. Yet knowledge, understanding and practices of community development vary across the workforce. In 2019, Neighbourhood Houses Victoria commenced a programme of professional learning for the wo…
Using data as poetry and text in case study research – poetic representations of adult learner experiences in neighbourhood houses
Purpose We argue this method of inquiry better represents the participants' learning, lives and experiences in the formal neoliberal education system prioritising performativity, categorising and ranking students. Design/methodology/approach The paper explores using poetry as a research method to reveal the learning experiences of adult learners, who have often had disruptive experiences of the formal schooling system and return to study in commu…
Sociology (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Neighbourhood (mathematics (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Accountability (1 work) · Adult education (1 work) · Aesthetics (1 work)