Journal articles

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Is mixed methods utilised in Australian career development research?, Australian Journal of Career Development (2010)

Mixed methods research has become a substantive and growing methodological force which is growing in...

 

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Mixed methods in VET research: usage and quality, International Journal of Training Research (2010)

Mixed methods had been heralded as the third methodological movement with several authorities from across...

 

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Theoretical bridge building: the career development project for the 21st century meets the new era of human resource development, Australian Journal of Career Development (2009)

There are theoretical and discipline field links between career development and human resource development however,...

 

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A socially inclusive and holistic model for those targeted by welfare reform, Australasian Journal of Business & Social Inquiry (2009)

Purpose of the research/paper: The purpose of this research was to develop a socially inclusive...

 

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A career and learning transitional model for those experiencing labour market disadvantage, Australian Journal of Career Development (2009)

This article comes from research that investigated the learning and career transitions of those disadvantaged...

 

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A sequential mixed model research design: design, analytical and display issues, International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches (2009)

A new era in research methods is emerging and has been quietly lauded by several...

 

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Comparison of career patterns of male and female graduates of one Australian medical school (with Barbara Young and Sally Redman), Teaching and Learning in Medicine (1995)
 

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Ratings of performance of graduates from traditional and non-traditional medical schools (with Les B. Barnsley, C E. Engel, G I. Feletti, P Hazell, J McPherson, L B. Murphy, S Pearson, D A. Powis, I Rolfe, A J. Smith, N A. Saunders, and B J. Wallis), Teaching and Learning in Medicine (1994)
 

Book chapters

Emerging research designs in doctoral studies, Transnational Doctoral education and research: An Asian Focus (2010)

The recent emergence of mixed methods in business and management research has only recently begun...

 

Emerging designs in business and management research, Doctoral Research in Management and Business in Hong Kong (2010)
 

Methodological matters for Singaporean research, Doctoral Research in Management and Business in Hong Kong (2010)

Mixed method research is a growing area of methodological choice for many academics and researchers...

 

Methodological matters for Singaporean research, Doctoral Research in Management and Business in Singapore (2010)

Mixed method research is a growing area of methodological choice for many academics and researchers...

 

RPL in Australia, PLIRC Monograph (2010)

Australia introduced recognition of prior learning (RPL) as part of a larger national training reform...

 

Theorising RPL models within Australian Higher Education, Engaged pedagogy-the recognition of prior learning in Australian Universities (2010)
 

Changing the paradigm: emerging research designs in professional doctorates, Professional Doctoral Research in Australia: Commentary and Case Studies from Business, Education and Indigenous Studies (2009)

The emergence of mixed methods in business, management and organisational research has only recently begun...

 

RPL and the disengaged learner: the need for new starting points, Re-theorising the recognition of prior learning (2006)
 

Conference papers

A review of the use of mixed methods in organisational research (with Jose F. Molina-Azorin), 9th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies (2010)

Mixed methods research (the combined use of quantitative and qualitative methods in the same study)...

 

A study of the use of mixed methods in management and organisational research journals: justification and design, Managing and Marketing Organizations in an Era of Global Economic Uncertainty and Environmental Complexity: Academy of World Business, Marketing & Management Development 2010 Conference (2010)

The aim of the study being reported in this paper is to determine the visibility...

 

An empirical study of the use of mixed methods in Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) curriculum within an Australian university (with Peter Miller), Managing and Marketing Organizations in an Era of Global Economic Uncertainty and Environmental Complexity: Academy of World Business, Marketing & Management Development 2010 Conference (2010)

Business disciplines have traditionally been undertaken within the quantitative paradigm however, mixed methods approaches have...

 

Attraction and image for the Australian rail industry (with Michelle Wallace, Neroli Sheldon, and Ian Lings), Management Research in a Changing Climate: British Academy of Management Conference (2010)

Despite the global financial downturn, the Australian rail industry is in a period of expansion....

 

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Australian human resource practitioner views & use of temporary skilled migration (with Jennifer L. Harrison), Justice and Sustainability in the Global Economy: 10th International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM 2010) (2010)

Skilled migration has become a key element in Australia’s strategy to address major human capital...

 

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Comparing current and future global leaders based upon known leadership dimensions and cultural indicators (with Art Scriberg, Sue Vinnicombe, Melanie Thomas, and Peter Miller), Management Research in a Changing Climate: British Academy of Management Conference (2010)

This paper presents the preliminary findings from a cross sectional, trend design study over three...

 

Skilled migration as a workforce development strategy for the Australian rail industry (with Deborah Joyce, Peter Kell, and Michelle Wallace), Management Research in a Changing Climate: British Academy of Management Conference (2010)

Skill shortages in mission-critical skill sets are greatly affecting the Australian rail industry's ability to...

 

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The use of mixed methods across across seven business and management fields (with Jose F. Molina-Azorin), Justice and Sustainability in the Global Economy: 10th International Federation of Scholarly Associations of Management (IFSAM 2010) (2010)

Business and management disciplines draw from a wide array of theoretical frames and employ an...

 

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Mixed methods research in the business world, 5th International Mixed Methods Conference & Workshops 2009 (2009)

Mixed Methods Research in the Business World This paper will report on research being conducted...

 

The "global project": embedding global skill sets within management education curriculum, Proceedings of Sustainable management and marketing: 23rd Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference (2009)

Global scale perspectives and global mobility skills are fast becoming crucial to effective business strategy...

 

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The use and quality of mixed methods research in VET based research, 5th International Mixed Methods Conference & Workshops 2009 (2009)

Mixed methods research is an emerging third methodological movement with a growing body of trans-disciplinary...

 

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The use of mixed methods research in VET research, Proceedings of Aligning participants policy and pedagogy: traction and tension in VET research: 12th AVETRA Annual Conference (2009)

Mixed methods research is an emerging third methodological movement with a growing body of trans-disciplinary...

 

The relativity of formal, non formal and informal learning (with Jennifer L. Harrison), Proceedings of 22nd annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (2008)

The difference between formal, non-formal and informal learning has long been a contentious issue with...

 

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A transitional model to assist those experiencing labour market disadvantage (with Peter Miller), 17th annual Australian Association of Career Counsellors (AACC) Conference (2008)

This research investigates those disadvantaged in the labour market who need to navigate learning and...

 

Global mobility skills: an essential for effective communications on a global stage, paper presented at the 13th Asian-Pacific Decision Sciences conference, Brisbane, Australia, 2-5 July (2008)

The concept of global mobility has always been an implicit notion within international human resource...

 

Mixed methods in management research: has the phoenix landed?, 22nd annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference (2008)

Mixed methods research is an emerging methodological movement with a growing body of trans-disciplinary literature....

 

Mixed method research: phoenix of the paradigm wars (with Peter Miller), paper presented at the 21st Annual Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM) Conference, Sydney, 4-7 December (2007)

A new era in research methods is emerging and has been quietly lauded by several...

 

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Small steps towards building a career development culture in VET, 15th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference (2006)
 

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The mature aged in transition: innovative practice for re-engagement, 8th annual AVETRA Conference (2005)

There are mounting imperatives for the VET sector to be more responsive to the training...

 

Trajectories, transitions and transformations, paper presented at the 13th annual international conference on post-compulsory education and training, Gold Coast, Queensland, 4-7 December (2005)

This paper will focus on a discussion of three concepts; trajectories, transitions and transformations. The...

 

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Recipes for recognition and lifelong learning: community based approaches to fostering learning transitions (with Peter Miller), paper presented at the Making Connections: Transitions to University conference, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 26-27 September (2004)

This paper will examine three related concepts: access, RPL & pathways. The purpose of the...

 

A transitional model of recognition (with Peter Miller), 12th Annual International Conference on Post-Compulsory Education and Training (2004)
 

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RPL: Why has it failed to act as a mechanism for social change? (with Peter Miller), paper presented at the Social Change in the 21st Century conference, Centre for Social Change Research, Queensland University of Technology, 29 October (2004)

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) was introduced into Australia as part of the National Qualifications...

 

Research reports

Skilled migration forum interim report (with Deborah Joyce), CRC for Rail Skilled Migration Project (2010)

The rail industry is experiencing skill shortages in key engineering and technical/trade areas. Even in...

 

Skilled migration stage 3 interim report (with Deborah Joyce), CRC for Rail Skilled Migration Project (2010)

The rail industry has identified key workforce risks and workforce development strategies (ARA 2007, 2008)....

 

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RPL and mature aged jobseekers, Adult Learning Australia (2004)

Adult Learning Australia (ALA) has funded this research under an Innovative Research grant program. The...