Tara Brabazon podcast

Steve and Tara talk about the challenges, problems and joys that emerge when working with publishers.

Tara and Steve explore the priorities for early career and emerging academics.  Should the focus be on refereed articles or a scholarly monograph?

Steve and Tara explore the role of books and book publishing in an academic career.  

Tara Brabazon and Steve Redhead introduce the first podcast in their series on academic book publishing.  This first sessions asks if - and why - books matter.

Anne McLeod, Steve Redhead and Tara Brabazon work on developing the relationship between her written proposal and her oral presentation.  It is time for a bit of jazz.

Mick, Steve and Tara explore the role of Dick Hebdige's "Subculture" in the memes project.  Particularly Mick asks about the level of consciousness in and through bricolage.

Anne McLeod, Steve Redhead and Tara Brabazon review her performance in the mock.

Mick Winter talks with Tara Brabazon and Steve Redhead to discuss his PhD.  There is attention on how a film line becomes memorable and moves through space and time.

Yes, the time for Anne McLeod's mock exam is upon us!  Steve, Tara and Anne rehearse the question and answer format for her confirmation of candidature for her PhD.  Real time.  Real answers.  Weird things happened.

Anne, Tara and Steve are together again to talk about Anne's doctorate.  But this is a special podcast, as Anne prepares for her conferment of candidature.  And again, Tara and Steve enter the debate about whether Australia should have oral examinations for PhDs.

Mick Winter talks with Tara Brabazon and Steve Redhead about his PhD.  This is his first meeting where he explores the nature of memes and his interest in this topic.

Betsy Sullivan presents her research on how to teach Hamlet through Donnie Darko, and Donnie Darko through Hamlet.

Tara talks with Dr Jae Major about assessment and moderation.

Tara shares the expertise from her staff in the School of Teacher Education.  She asked them what one piece of advice would they give to students just commencing their degree.   The answers were revelatory and important.

Tara talks with Mary Taylor about professional placements and the value of an embedded practicum in teacher education.  Mary's expertise in assisting teacher candidates in managing these stressful situations adds both light and insight into teacher education programmes.

Tara talks with Paige Bennett about the characteristics of an outstanding teacher.

Tara talks with Zeffie Nicholas about the challenges and the opportunities of international education.  Particularly they explore the advantages of cross-cultural education.

Cameron Fraser talks with Tara about the AQ (Additional Qualifications) programme at CSU Burlington, Canada.  They also talk through the specific challenges of educational leadership at the moment.

Tara and Anne - in this final podcast of the year - reflect on the first stage of their supervisory relationship and the progress in the research project exploring the notion of 'professionalism' in early childhood education.

Tara Brabazon talks with Marilyn Pietsch about remote placements in teacher education.  Tara and Marilyn are joined by three students who experienced these placements.  

Tara, Steve and Anne explore a pivotal breakthrough in her discussion of professionalism.  Deploying semiotics on insignias, she demonstrates a great leap in her analysis of early childhood education.

Tara talks with Maria Bennet about the Teacher in the Community Project.   

Tara, Steve and Anne explore the shape of her research literature, while also pondering the shape of doctoral supervision.

Tara talks with Randa Khattar about sustainability, social justice and education.  Why does sustainability matter in the life of a child?

Tara talks with Anne McLeod about her doctoral research, which investigates theories of professionalism in early childhood education.  They discuss how theories of institutions, work and professionalism have transformed from the 1970s to the present.