Sub sections:
Research in The Professions
HDR Conference
Faculty Postgraduate Conference
Link to presentations from past conferences
2012
2011
Welcome
The Faculty of The Professions is committed to excellence in research with our academic staff from the five Schools focused on Rural Health, Rural and Regional Education, Economics and Public Policy, Asia Pacific Region, and Law.
Showcase of research
Link to a playlist of researcher interviews (audio files) for a snap shot of research in the Faculty.
Seminars
Seminar — SiMERR National Research Centre
The purpose of this session is to share information and answer questions about some of the large-scale research projects undertaken by staff associated with SiMERR development work in the Philippines and QuickSmart used in Correctional Services in the Northern Territory. Continue reading
Scoping adaptation pathways for rural livelihoods in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
What impacts will future change, including climate change, have on rural livelihoods in eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea? Continue reading
Seminar — An examination of a pre-test post-test control and experimental group design
Narratives are stories and are part of our lives. They can be told using several modes - oral, written, as film, epics, plays and myths. There are also the personal experience narratives and then there are the bibliographies. Dr Mutuota Kigotho, Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, will be exploring narrative methodology when he presents the next School of Education Seminar. Find out more ... Continue reading
Kirby Law Seminar – “The impact of Australia’s succession laws on Aboriginal people …”
Australia’s succession laws in their various forms – wills, intestacy and family provision – are a poor fit for Aboriginal people including the burgeoning middle class. This seminar reports on research done in Aboriginal communities to determine the needs and wishes of Aboriginal people in relation to succession on death. Continue reading