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Teaching commitmentResearch InterestsTHEMES:
Learning for work, citizenship and sustainability
Change and futures in education, learning and work
DISCIPLINARY FIELDS:
Educational studies (curriculum, pedagogy and teaching/learning)
History, philosophy, sociology and political economy of adult education and training
Policy studies in education/training and work
Comparative studies of adult education and training
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Globalisation, neoliberalism and training markets
Learning, work and sustainable development
Lifelong learning, learning careers and education-work transitions
Teachers and change in adult and vocational education and training
Professional Associations
- Member, Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE)
- Member, Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA)
- Member, Australian VET Teacher Education Colloquium (AVTEC)
- Member, Adult Learning Australia (ALA)
- Member, National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU)
Community Service
- Member of Editorial Panel, International Journal of Training Research
- Pro bono research advice and presentations at professional conferences for:
- Australian Education Union (TAFE Division)
- Centre for Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
- TAFE Directors Australia
- Victorian Institute of Senior TAFE Administrators (VISTA)
- Victorian TAFE Association (VTA)
- Victorian TAFE Students and Apprentices Network (VTSAN)
- Victorian Trades Hall Council
SupervisionCURRENT/IN PROGRESS:
Autobiographical reflection and perspective transformation in adult learners returning to study (Jenni Miles, MEdR)
Popular music and adult learning for social change (John Haycock, MEdR)
Teacher philosophies and practices in adult education: A case study of the Centre for Adult Education (Cath Jenkins, MEdR)
Lifetime learning and development: mature-aged learners returning to tertiary study (Tony Dell, MEdR)
Competency-based training and transformative learning at work: a case study of educational innovation (Jane Hudson, MEdR)
Higher level VET qualifications, learning pathways and labour market outcomes: a tracer study (Vikki Leggett, MEdR)
Non-native English language teachers in TAFE (Michael Webb, MEdR)
Financial literacy and adult learning in the later years (Paul Wright, MEdR)
Competency-based training packages and future skill needs in the construction industry (Audrey Bujdoss)
RECENT/COMPLETED:
Implementation of training packages in TAFE: Issues and implications (Ron Barrow, MEdR)
Evaluation of on-the-job and mixed mode training delivery (Maria Juj)
Socio-culturally inclusive curriculum in the Outcomes-based Education and Training system in South Africa (Alettia Chisin, MEdR)
A critique of Vocational Education and Training in Schools (VETiS) (Dallas Bruce, Hons)
Workplace learning: The roles of workers and management (Sophie Fox, MEdR)
The evolution of hairdressing apprenticeships (1960-2000) (Rhonda Collins, MEdR)
Andragogical principles in postgraduate education (Sri Labora, MEdR)
EditorialKEY CONSULTANCY CAPABILITIES:
* Research and evaluation
* Policy analysis and review
* Training and professional development
* Media commentary and public speaking
CLIENTS (1997-2002):
Australian Council for Private Education and Training; Australian Education Union (TAFE Division); Australian National Training Authority; Campus Review; Commonwealth Department of Employment, Education and Training; East Gippsland Institute of TAFE/Bairnsdale Adult & Community Education Centre; Holmesglen Institute of TAFE; Minister for Tertiary Education and Training, Victoria; National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) Ltd.; National TAFE Chief Executives Committee; New Zealand Tertiary Education Advisory Commission (TEAC); NSW Department of Education and Training; Office of Training and Tertiary Education (OTTE), Victoria; RMIT University (TAFE); South Australian Department of TAFE; Victorian Council of Social Service; Victorian TAFE Students and Apprentices Network.
Publications2009:
Pritchard, B. & Anderson, D (2009). The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning in TAFE: Challenges, issues and implications for teachers, International Journal of Training Research. vol.7, no.1, pp.19-37.
Anderson, D. (2009). Productivism and ecologism: Changing dis/courses, in J. Fien, R. Maclean & M-G Park, eds., Work, Learning and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges. Springer, Dordecht. Publication, Publication
Anderson, D. (2009). TVET and ecologism: Charting new terrain, in J. Fien, R. Maclean & M-G Park, eds., Work, Learning and Sustainable Development: Opportunities and Challenges. Springer, Dordecht. Publication, Publication [see Ch.11]
Anderson, D. (2009). The market is dead! Long live the market!, The Australian TAFE Teacher. Autumn, pp.7-9, Publication
Anderson, D. (2009). Impoverished fare for poor cousin, Campus Review, 30 March, Publication
2008:
Anderson, D. (2008). Productivism, Vocational and Professional Education, and the Ecological Question, Vocations and Learning: Studies in Vocational and Professional Education, vol.1, no.2, pp.105-129. Publication, Publication
Seddon, T. & Anderson, D. (in press). Reforming VET in Australia: Engineering flexibility, managing mobility, tackling knowledge transfer and social integration, in P. Hodkinson & L. Unwin, eds., Culture, context and meaning: vocational education and training in an expanding Europe. Springer, Dordecht.
2007:
Anderson, D. (2007). TAFE after Stern: Sustainable futures for all, The Australian TAFE Teacher. Winter, pp.6-7, Publication
2006:
Anderson, D. (2006). Globalisation, training packages and private providers: Emerging tensions in national VET policy, Paper presented to Global VET: Challenges at the global, national and local levels, 9th Annual AVETRA Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 19-21 April, Available at: Publication: Refereed paper no.54
Gallagher, C. & Anderson, D. (2006). Adult learning for sustainable development: A review of current trends and future developments in work-related learning, Paper presented to Global VET: Challenges at the global, national and local levels, 9th Annual AVETRA Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 19-21 April, Available at: Publication: Refereed paper no.63
Haycock, J. & Anderson, D. (2006). Transforming skills: Popular music, adult education and learning for social change, Paper presented to Global VET: Challenges at the global, national and local levels, 9th Annual AVETRA Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 19-21 April, Available at: Publication: Refereed paper no.32
Pritchard, B. & Anderson, D. (2006). The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning and young people in TAFE: Welcome challenge or weary acceptance?, Paper presented to Global VET: Challenges at the global, national and local levels, 9th Annual AVETRA Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 19-21 April, Available at: Publication: Refereed paper no.64
Willis, J. & Anderson, D. (2006). Transitional learning: White collar indulgence or future norm for all workers?, Paper presented to Global VET: Challenges at the global, national and local levels, 9th Annual AVETRA Conference, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, 19-21 April, Available at: Publication: Refereed paper no.56
Anderson, D. (2006). Markets and funding in TAFE: Blowing the whistle, The Australian TAFE Teacher, vol.40/1, Autumn, pp.16-17, Publication
2005:
Anderson, D. (2005). Trading places: The impact and outcomes of market reform in vocational education and training. National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Adelaide. [Main Report: Publication] [Support Document: Publication]
Anderson, D. (2005). Working on learning careers: Reworking vocational education and training for lifelong learners, Paper presented to the 4th International Conference on Researching Work and Learning, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, 12-14 December, Abstract available at: Publication
Anderson, D. & Gallagher, C. (2005). Neoliberalism, training markets and the public interest: The Virtual IT Training affair, in J. Searle, F. Beven and D. Roebuck, eds., Vocational Learning: Transitions, Interrelationships, Partnerships and Sustainable Futures, Proceedings of the 13th Annual International Conference on Post-compulsory Education and Training, Australian Academic Press, Brisbane, vol.1, pp.17-24.
Anderson, D. (2005). Measuring the impact and outcomes of market reform in VET, In K. Ball, ed., Funding and Financing Vocational Education and Training: Research Readings. NCVER, Adelaide, pp.28-41, Publication
Gallagher, C. & Anderson, D. (2005). The Virtual IT Training affair: A case study of market failure and neoliberalism in VET, Emerging Futures, 8th Annual Conference of the Australian VET Research Association, Sofitel Brisbane, 13-15 April.
Anderson, D. (2005). Choice, transitions and learning careers: Issues and implications for vocational education and training policy, Paper presented to Transitions and Risk: New Directions in Social Policy Conference. International Social Policy Conference, University of Melbourne, 23-25 February, Publication
2004:
Anderson, D., Brown, M. & Rushbrook, P. (2004). Vocational education and training. In G. Foley, ed., Dimensions of Adult Learning: Adult Education and Training in a Global Era, Allen & Unwin with Open University Press, pp.234-250, Publication
Anderson, D. (2004). Adult learners and choice in further education and training markets: constructing the jigsaw puzzle, International Journal of Training Research, vol.2, no.2, pp.1-23, Abstract available at: Publication
Anderson, D (2004). Contestable outcomes: market reform in the Australian VET sector. In J. Searle, C. Kavanagh & D. Roebuck (eds.) Doing, Thinking, Activity, Learning: Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Conference on Post-compulsory Education and Training, Australian Academic Press, Brisbane, vol.1, pp.18-25.
Anderson, D (2004). From productivism to ecologism, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for Sustainable Development, special issue of the UNESCO-UNEVOC Bulletin, no.9, p.3, September [Invited paper published in 6 languages], Publication
Anderson, D (2004). Spoilt for choice? Individuals, VET markets and lifelong learning, Paper presented to The Heart of the Matter, 7th Annual Conference of the Australian VET Research Association, Rydges Eagle Hawk Resort, Canberra, 17-19 March, Publication, Refereed paper PA062.
Pre-2004 (selected):
Anderson, D (2003). Shopping around for VET: Individuals, choice and lifelong learning, Enriching Learning Cultures, Proceedings of the 11th Annual International Conference on Post-compulsory Education and Training, Australian Academic Press, Brisbane, vol.1, pp.8-15, Abstract available at: Publication
Anderson, D (2003). From productivism to ecologism: Dilemmas, issues and strategies for VET. Australian Vocational Education Review, vol.10, no.1, pp.1-14, Abstract available at: Publication
Anderson, D (2003). Productivism, VET and ecological sustainability. The Changing Face of VET, 6th Annual Conference of the Australian VET Research Association (AVETRA), Australian Technology Park Conference Centre, Sydney, 9-11 April, Publication
Anderson, D (2001). Training markets. In C Selby Smith, F Ferrier, D Anderson, G Burke, S Hopkins, M Long, L Maglen, J Malley, P McKenzie and C Shah, eds., The Economics of Vocational Education and Training in Australia: CEET's Stocktake. NCVER, Adelaide, pp.112-120, Publication
Anderson, D (2000). Quasi-markets in vocational education and training in Australia. Learning Together, Working Together: Building Communities for the 21st Century, 8th Annual International Conference on Post-Compulsory Education and Training, Griffith University, Australian Academic Press, Brisbane, vol.2, pp.108-115, Abstract available at: Publication
Anderson, D (2000). Searching for difference: The impact of training packages on private fee-for-service providers. Report prepared for the Australian Council for Private Education and Training and the Australian National Training Authority, October [Abridged version: Publication]
Anderson, D. (1999). Vocational education reform and students: Redressing silences and omissions, The Australian Educational Researcher, vol.26, no.2, pp.99-125.
Anderson, D. (1999). Navigating the rapids: The role of educational and careers information and guidance in transitions between education and work, Journal of Vocational Education and Training, vol.51, no.3, pp.371-399, Abstract available at: Publication
Anderson, D. (1999). Student services and amenities in TAFE, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Vocational Education Research, vol.7, no.1, pp.25-59, Abstract available at: Publication
Anderson, D. (1999). Lost in action? The case of Are you being served, in C Selby Smith (ed.) The impact of R&D on VET decision making: a range of case studies, NCVER, Adelaide.
Anderson, D. (1998). Chameleon or phoenix: The metamorphosis of TAFE, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Vocational Education Research, vol.6, no.2, pp.1-44.
Anderson, D. (1997). Institutional amalgamations in post-secondary education and training: A review of literature and annotated bibliography. Report prepared for the Ministerial Review of the Provision of TAFE in Metropolitan Melbourne, Office of Training and Further Education, Melbourne, 70pp. [Available on request]
Anderson, D. (1997) Competition and Market Reform in the Australian Vocational Education and Training Sector: Review of Research, National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Adelaide, Available at: Publication
Anderson, D. (1997). Student perceptions of career development and employment services in TAFE, Australian Journal of Career Development, vol.6, no.3, pp.15-21.
Anderson, D. (1997). (Re)regulating the training market: Quality control and consumer protection, Australian Vocational Education Review, vol.4, no.2, pp.1-14. Abstract available at: Publication
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