SEMINAR: Accomplished Education Researcher Seminar Series - Reflecting on how education researchers are tackling some of Australia's pressing issues Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:00 - Faculty of Education Conference Room, 2nd Floor From 12-1pm Winthrop Professor Grady Venville, Winthrop Professor Stephen Houghton , Winthrop Professor and Chapple Chair David Andrich, Winthrop Professor and Faculty Dean Helen Wildy, and Winthrop Professor Thomas O’Donoghue The Graduate School of Education invites you to participate in this inaugural Seminar Series. With a focus on sharing personal insights into timely and relevant topics in education research, these seminars will engage participants in a lively discussion of some of the pressing issues affecting Australia’s academics, schools and society today. Speakers and topics for 2012 15 August Winthrop Professor Grady Venville “Choosing science comes more from the heart than from the brain (or the pocket)”: A retrospective study of why scientists chose to study science.” 26 September Winthrop Professor Stephen Houghton “Are the seeds of antisociality and psychopathic traits sown early in life?” 10 October Winthrop Professor and Chapple Chair David Andrich “Sliding Doors in Academe: Idiosyncrasies of autobiography and controversy in psychometrics” 31 October Winthrop Professor and Faculty Dean Helen Wildy “NAPLAN Data: Improving student learning OR doing the work of the Devil?” 14 November Winthrop Professor Thomas O’Donoghue The primary school’s invasion of the privacy of the child: Unmasking the potential of some current practices Venue Details RSVP to Ms. Alyce Green, Administrative Assistant, GSE alyce.green@uwa.edu.au Abstracts and additional details will be distributed closer to the event date. URL: https://www.education.uwa.edu.au/research/seminar/ For more information: Michelle Emmett michelle.emmett@uwa.edu.au 08 6488 2388 Starts : Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:00 Ends : Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:00 RSVP Required. Last Updated : Fri, 02 May 2014 13:40