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Learning reconfigured for the 'new normal': Challenges and opportunities for Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training programs in a mixed sector institute

2021, Wright, Julie, Hughes, Mary

This paper reports on a small scale, single case study that explored the adaptations made to face-to-face delivery in courses from Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Higher Education (HE) in a mixed sector institute in Victoria, Australia.

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Qualitative single-case study as a research methodology in a mixed sector institute

2022-04-29, Hughes, Mary, Wright, Julie

In this paper we examine the use of an in-depth single case study methodology as an effective and practical approach in a recent study of the rapid changes to teaching and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. We contend that single case study as a methodology is particularly suited to research in VET due to its dynamic nature and the ability of the researcher to understand an issue in depth, in one specific setting.

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Are you looking after yourself : Care and consideration as dimensions of educational leadership in practice

2021, Hughes, Mary, Wright, Julie

This paper draws on a doctoral study that examined the role of the Educational Leader in an early childhood education and care setting and their day-to-day pedagogical leadership enactment. A single-case study was used to gain a greater understanding of the role of the Educational Leader, enabling the collection of rich and detailed data through interviews, shadowing and the collection of documents and artefacts.

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Responding to change: innovations and adaptations to VET programs in a post-pandemic world

2024, Hughes, Mary, Wright, Julie

This paper is based on ongoing research that builds on an earlier study exploring the innovations and adaptations made to face-to-face delivery in programs from Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Higher Education (HE) in a TAFE institute in Victoria, Australia during the Covid-19 pandemic. Participants were drawn from two faculties within the Institute and included learners, teachers and lecturers.