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A/Prof

Leesa Wheelahan

Honorary
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
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A/Prof

Leesa Wheelahan

 
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Melbourne Graduate School of Education
 
Primary Interest
The Role of Theoretical Knowledge in Curriculum
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects from 10 for Leesa Wheelahan.

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Innovative partnerships for youth engagement in education and work

The project is a partnership between two universities and eight school system agencies across three states. The project will examine how col..

2013 - 2016
Completed
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Innovative partnerships for youth engagement in education and work

The project is a partnership between two universities and eight school system agencies across three states. The project will examine how col..

2013 - 2016
Completed
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Vocations: the link between post-compulsory education and the labour market

2011 - 2014
Completed
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VOCATION: THE LINK BETWEEN POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION AND THE LABOUR MARKET

2011 - 2013
Completed
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From Competencies to Capabilities Project Stage 1: Stakeholder engagement and research into vocational streams

2011 - 2012
Completed
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FROM COMPETENCIES TO CAPABILITIES PROJECT. STAGE 1: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND RESEARCH INTO VOCATIONAL STREAMS

2012 - 2012
Completed
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PEDAGOGY REPORT ON HOW DUAL-SECTOR UNIVERSITIES IN AUSTRALIA CAN IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES

2011 - 2011
Completed
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Mixed sector tertiary education part 2: Universities and private providers

2010 - 2011
Completed
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PEDAGOGY REPORT ON HOW DUAL-SECTOR UNIVERSITIES IN AUSTRALIA CAN IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES

2011 - 2011
Completed
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RETHINKING SKILLS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

2010 - 2011
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

6

Research Contracts

4

Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works from 66 for Leesa Wheelahan.

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Babies and bathwater: Revaluing the role of the academy in knowledge

L Wheelahan

Book Chapter  |  2014

Higher education is being changed in two ways. First, it is becoming more utilitarian and specifically vocational as a consequence..

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Towards a model for professionalising VET teaching

E Wheelahan

Book Chapter  |  2013

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From old to new: the Australian qualifications framework

E Wheelahan

Book Chapter  |  2013

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Why knowledge matters in curriculum: A social realist argument

L Wheelahan

Book  |  2012

What should we teach in our schools and vocational education and higher education institutions? Is theoretical knowledge still imp..

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Integration and fragmentation of post compulsory teacher education

G Moodie, L Wheelahan

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Vocational Education and Training

The boundaries between vocational and academic post compulsory education have been blurred by students combining vocational and ac..

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Missing links: the fragmented relationship between tertiary education and jobs

E Wheelahan, ME Leahy, NJ Fredman, G Moodie, S Arkoudis, EM Bexley

Report  |  2012

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Using the ‘Transition Systems’ Literature to Understand the Position of VET in Australia

G Moodie, E Wheelahan, J Buchanan

Conference Proceedings  |  2012  |  The Value and Voice of VET Research for individuals, industry,community and the nation: AVETRA 15th Annual Conference

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The problem with Competency Based Training (and why constructivism makes things worse)

E Wheelahan

Book Chapter  |  2012

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Shaken not stirred? The development of one tertiary education sector in Australia

E Wheelahan, S Arkoudis, G Moodie, NJ Fredman, EM Bexley

Book  |  2012

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Accessing knowledge in the university of the future: Lessons from Australia

L Wheelahan

Book Chapter  |  2012

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Education Systems
Schools and Learning Environments
Other Education and Training
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Specialist Studies in Education
Education Policy, Sociology and Philosophy
Teaching and Curriculum
Learner and Learning
Work and Labour Market

Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2004

Peoples Choice Award

Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) Annual Conference "Learning for Performance", Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
2003

Research Award, Excellence in the field of learning and development

Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD)
2001

Higher Commended Paper "National Training Packages: a new curriculum framework for vocational education and training in Australia" with Carter, R.

Education and Training Journal Vol. 43, No. 6

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Member

Ministerial Council for Education, Employment and Training (MCTEE) Access and Participation Principal Committee

Member

Course Advisory Committee for the Graduate Diploma in Leadership, North Coast Institute of TAFE, N.S.W.

Member

William Angliss Institute of TAFE Higher Education Academic Board

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Monash University

Master of Education

Victoria University of Technology

Graduate Diploma of Education

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Arts (Social Science)

Monash University