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Researcher: Kilpatrick, SI (Professor Sue Kilpatrick)

Fields of Research

Other education
Health services and systems
Higher education
Environmental education and extension
Educational administration, management and leadership
Sociology of education
Health and community services
Technical, further and workplace education
Curriculum and pedagogy
Specialist studies in education
Rural sociology
Educational technology and computing
Continuing and community education
Farm management, rural management and agribusiness
Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment
Urban sociology and community studies
Sociology
Urban geography
Teacher education and professional development of educators
Occupational and workplace health and safety
Educational psychology
Small business organisation and management
Education assessment and evaluation
Mental health services
Primary health care
Labour economics
Education systems
Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
Sustainable agricultural development
Social policy
Vocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy
Innovation management
Social program evaluation
Social geography
Preventative health care
Sociological methodology and research methods
Other Indigenous studies
Social change
Economic geography
Learning sciences
Primary education
Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy
Machine learning
Dentistry
Health policy
Social theory
Policy and administration
Migration
Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
Professional education and training
Agricultural systems analysis and modelling
Health promotion
Social psychology
Human resources management
Economic development policy
Nursing
Secondary education
Public policy
Other agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Agricultural land management
Horticultural crop growth and development
Crop and pasture production
Information systems organisation and management
Clinical midwifery
Paramedicine
Business systems in context
Organisational planning and management
Sociolinguistics
English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)
Social and cultural anthropology
Community planning
Urban and regional economics
Agro-ecosystem function and prediction
Natural resource management
Counselling, wellbeing and community services
Cognition
Language studies
Horticultural production
Special education and disability
Manufacturing engineering
Comparative and cross-cultural education
Visual arts
Sociology of migration, ethnicity and multiculturalism
Educational counselling
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture
Education policy
Information systems
Maritime engineering
Health care administration
Animal management
Community psychology
Research, science and technology policy
Linguistics
Nutrition and dietetics
Family and household studies
Approximation theory and asymptotic methods
Residential client care
People with disability
Animal nutrition

Research Objectives

Other education and training
Rural and remote area health
Equity and access to education
Other culture and society
Other health
Policies and development
Learner and learning
Management and productivity
Evaluation of health and support services
Mental health
Employment patterns and change
Children's services and childcare
Teacher and instructor development
Pacific Peoples community services
Expanding knowledge in human society
Management
Health education and promotion
Other economic framework
Workforce transition and employment
Higher education
Sown pastures (excl. lucerne)
Other animal production and animal primary products
Occupational health
Other information and communication services
Behaviour and health
Macroeconomics
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use
Health status (incl. wellbeing)
Pasture, browse and fodder crops
Public health (excl. specific population health)
Work and labour market
Social class and inequalities
Environmental education and awareness
Expanding knowledge in education
Families and family services
Ability and disability
Expanding knowledge in the agricultural, food and veterinary sciences
Neonatal and child health
Management, resources and leadership
Government and politics
Public services policy advice and analysis
Health policy evaluation
Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum
Communication
Environmentally sustainable animal production
Human capital issues
Health related to ageing
Environmental policy, legislation and standards
Multicultural services
Other plant production and plant primary products
Inclusive education
Micro labour market issues
Finance services
Evaluation of health outcomes
Pedagogy
Languages and linguistics
Waste management services
Mental health services
Beef cattle
Health system performance (incl. effectiveness of programs)
Microeconomics
Primary products from animals
Industry costs and structure
Other environmental management
Technological and organisational innovation
The creative arts
Professions and professionalisation
Teaching and instruction technologies
Other manufacturing
Climatological hazards (e.g. extreme temperatures, drought and wildfires)
Ageing and older people
Gender aspects in education
Agricultural and environmental standards and calibrations
Civics and citizenship
Expanding knowledge in psychology
Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystems
Terrestrial biodiversity
Environmentally sustainable plant production
Women's and maternal health
Nursing
Environmentally sustainable manufacturing activities
Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and culture
Schools and learning environments
Injury prevention and control
Other law, politics and community services
Air safety and traffic management
Nutrition
Dairy cattle
Sheep for wool
Expanding knowledge in creative arts and writing studies
Institutional arrangements

Career Best Publications

"I am working-class": subjective self-definition as a missing measure of social class and socioeconomic status in higher education research; Educational Research
Are rural health professionals also social entrepreneurs?; Social Science & Medicine
Boundary crossers, communities, and health: Exploring the role of rural; Health & Place
Disruptions and bridges in rural Australia: higher education aspiration to expectation of participation; Higher Education Research and Development
How Farmers Learn: Different Approaches to Change; The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
Mobile skilled workers: Making the most of an untapped rural community resource; Journal of Rural Studies
Promoting Learning Networks for Small Business: How Can Group Learning Facilitate Change?; International Perspectives on Lifelong Learning
Skill development for volunteering in rural communities; Journal of Vocational Education and Training
Social Capital: an analytical tool for exploring lifelong learning and community development; British Educational Research Journal
Social enterprises and regional cities: working together for mutual benefit; Entrepreneurship & Regional Development
Social enterprises developing capability and well-being through work-based learning; Journal of Vocational Education and Training
What is Social Capital? A Study of Interaction in a Rural Community; Journal of the European Society for Rural Sociology, Sociologia Ruralis

Research Publications

Research Projects

A National Career Development Learning Hub for students with disability; Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER)
A Responsive Training Market: The Role of Brokers; AgriFutures (AgFut)
A Sustainable Volunteer Workforce in Rural/Regional Tasmania; Volunteering Tasmania Inc. (VTI)
Admission and success for low SES university students; Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
Agricultural Innovation Hubs Program; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
Aligning Extension and the VET Sector; AgriFutures (AgFut)
Centre for Research and Learning in Regional Australia; Australian National Training Authority (ANTA)
Dairy on PAR; Dairy Australia Limited (DAL)
Development of mathematics pathways for VET students to articulate to related higher education courses; Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER)
Drought Resilience Tasmania - Actionable Knowledge and Solutions for Sustainable Prosperity; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
Engineering pathways for regional Australia:viable learning platforms built by knowledge partnering; Office for Learning & Teaching (OLT)
Equipping parents to support their children's aspiration: what works?; Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
Evaluating and selecting STEM resources: capacity building for teachers in rural and regional schools; Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER)
Exploring the retention and performance of students with disability; National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University (NCSEHE)
Facilitating school-parent-community partnerships throughout Tasmanian to help children realise their educational potential; Ian Potter Foundation (IPF)
for Sustainable Fishing Families: Developing industry human capital through health, wellbeing, safety and resilience; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
Generating Jobs in Regional Tasmania; Department of Infrastucture and Regional Development (DIRD)
Higher education careers advice for low SES students, including low SES Indigenous students and low SES regional, rural and remote students; National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University (NCSEHE)
Identifying the Roles of Online Communities in Solving Rural Societal Challenges; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Informing aspirations in rural regions; Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE)
Informing key influencers of low SES regional, rural and remote students education and career pathway choices: a whole community approach; National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University (NCSEHE)
Interstate migration and inter industry labour mobility; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Leadership in VET; National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER)
Learning on-line: Benefits and barriers in Regional Australia; National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER)
Mapping the impact of social enterprise on regional city disadvantage; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Outcomes of VET-in-schools Programs for Rural Youth and Communities: Skills Acquisition, Destinations and Retention of Youth; National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER)
Parents Matter: Career pathway training for parents; Department of State Growth (Tas) (DSG)
Parents Matter: raising children's post year 10 educational aspiration; Tasmanian Community Fund (TasCF)
Pathways from Rural High Schools: Influences on Choices; Australian Research Council (ARC)
Pilot study of MLA best practice programs: farmer engagement, participation and adoption; Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA)
Quality Assurance in Agriculture: Promoting Access for Beef Producers; Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST)
Regional communities influences on equity participation in higher education; National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, Curtin University (NCSEHE)
Reskilling the manufacturing workforce and developing capabilities for the future; Office for Learning & Teaching (OLT)
Roadmap for a Regional Agri-Food Knowledge Cluster in North West Tasmania; Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (DAWE)
Rural and remote Australia - Stage 1; Australian National Training Authority (ANTA)
Rural Training Programmes: Effectiveness and Profitability; Tasmanian Rural Industry Training Board Inc (TRITB)
School Contribution to Rural Communities: Leadership Issues; AgriFutures (AgFut)
Seniors on-line: Learning Outcomes from Public Provision of Internet Access; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Separate Education for Unity: The Social and Educational Impact of Single-gendered Primary Classrooms on Children, Teachers, Families and Community; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Staying Healthy: Behaviours and Services Used by Farmers and Fishers; AgriFutures (AgFut)
Staying healthy: Industry organisations' influence on behaviours and services used by fishers; Fisheries Research & Development Corporation (FRDC)
The Mobile Skilled Workforce: Optimising Benefits for Rural Communities; AgriFutures (AgFut)
The relationship between training and small business (Project 1); National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER)
Towards Educating Mathematics Professionals Encompassing Science and Technology (TEMPEST); Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER)
Transforming the Environment through Transformational Education: Engaging Students in Natural Resource Management; AgriFutures (AgFut)
Why do farmer and 'expert' perceptions of training needs differ?; AgriFutures (AgFut)
Workers Compensation: what factors contribute to effective workplace rehabilition; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
Youth and Community Outcomes from Community-based Learning Programs in Rural Schools: A Measurement Framework; University of Tasmania (UTAS)
'headspace' Northern Tasmania Evaluation
Agricultural Industry Organisation Training Needs Analysis Survey
Beauty Point Student Study
CBA UNITAS eLearning Communities Project
CBA UNITAS Project: Literature Reviews
Circular Head Learn for Life Plan Evaluation 2016
Collaborative Work with the Tasmanian Employment Advisory Council
Communities for Children - The Salvation Army (Aust Southern Territory): Derwent Valley, Brighton, Southern Midlands and Central Highlands Communities: Stage 1
Communities for Children, Burnie - Centacare Tasmania
Community Funding Sources
Contracts of Training
Demand Issues in VET- A consolidation study
Developing the Role of VET Especially TAFE in Building Social Capital in Communities and Regions
Difference Done Differently
East Devonport/West Ulverstone Good Beginnings Program Evaluation
Evaluation of 1998 User Choice Arrangements
Evaluation of Break ODay Community Wellbeing Pilot Project
Evaluation of the Clarendonvale Vale Connect Project - Extension
Evaluation of the Expansion of the Clarendon Vale Kitchen Garden Development program 2021 - 2023
Evaluation of the impact of the implementation of the Quality Improvement Council (QIC) Accreditation and Review Program within the Supported Accommodation and Assistance Program (SAAP) organisations
Evaluation of the King Island Community Capacity Building initiative: Foundations to Flourish
Glaxo Poppy Grower Survey Development
Good Beginnings - Shorewell Connect Project
Implementation of Best Practice for Sustainable Agriculture- Oct01 to Dec02
Implementation of Best Practice for Sustainable AgricultureKilpatrick
Innovative solutions to skills shortages in health
Kentish CLP Implementation
Kentish Local Government Area Community Learning Plan
Knowledge transfer in a learning environment
Mayor Election Survey
New OPCET Project
Parent Survey Research Project
Providing Client Driven Education and Training
Refinement of preliminary framework and industry profiles to include 'pathways' to ESD
Report Review
Research-based monitoring, evaluation and learning to support the Farm Business Resilience Program in Tasmania
Seasonal Workers: Meeting Their Training Needs
Sheep project
Skills Audit
Social and Community Impacts of Meander Dam
Supporting and Capacity Building for our Partners
The Hidden Equity Group: The Effects of Poor Literacy and Numeracy Skills on Participation in VET
Theme paper for the Regional Australia Summit
Topical Paper 10: Promoting successful collaboration in the Communities for Children context
West Coast Health Development Project
West Tamar Coordination of Services Project: A Strong Start Initiative
West Tamar Strong Start Evaluation Project

Research Candidate Supervision

A Cross-Cultural Study of the Views and Attitudes Towards Maternity Care Held By Migrants in Rural Tasmania
Adolescence, Sense of Identity and Risk Taking Amongst Female Students in a Senior Secondary School in Tasmania
Aged Care for Older Tasmanian People- A Spatial Approach for Addressing Disparities and Planning Services
Agelessness and its relationship to lifelong learning
Ambulance Involvement in the Treatment of Palliative Care Clients Within the Rural Areas of Tasmania.
An investigation of the way in which school and community leadership processes influence the role of schools in rural community development
Being a Rural Health Professional and Working with People with Chronic Conditions
Children's argumentative discourse
Community action, change and learning
Does Remote Access Mean Remote Learning
Education and Training, stratigic planning and organizational performance in disability based organizations
Exploring the Relationship Between Organisational Culture, Social Capital and Community Participation in Human Service Organisations
Factors influencing small business training
Family and Community Factors Encouraging Study Persistence Among Tasmanian Rural High School Students- An Exploration of Social Capital
Finding Common Ground- An Exploration of the Factors Influencing Coordinated and Collaborative Community-based Approaches to Services that Support Early Childhood Development in Tasmanian Rural Communities
Getting the Truth- A Case-Based Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Nurses' Attitude to Safety Climate and their Views of reporting a Hypothetical Medication Error
Health and Wellbeing of Intermarried Filipino Women in Rural Tasmania
Implementing Learning from Tertiary Teacher Preparation Programs into the Workplace
Is There a Role For the Pharmacist in Counselling Patients Who Take Medications Which Have Some Influence on Sexual Function?
Learners' Aspirations with Regard to VET Skills, with Gender Based Comparisons
Maternity Care and Services in Rural Tasmania- The Perspectives of Rural Women and Health Professionals
Schools and Community Learning Partnerships
The Literacies of "empowerment"- Literacy Practices in a Socio-economically disadvantaged community
The management and delivery of vocational education and training in regional areas
The Moment of First Encounter- Processes Used by Teachers of Adults
The nature of people's shared human values, their fundamental human need satisfying activities and social capital within an organisational learning and change environment.
The Pedagogic Nature of the National Apprentiship System- Implications for the development of futuristic concepts of work and social development
The relationship between community newspapers and social capital- the power to empower
The Relationship between Connectedness to Nature and the Psychological Impacts of Climate Change
The role of individual and collective affect in fire incident management
Therapeutic Engagement Between People Experiencing Suicidal Crisis and Mental Health Nurses
Third Age Learners and ICT- Training and Support Issues
Training and education for sustainable rural communities
Transferability of Clinical Decision Making Skills From Simulation-based Learning to Clinical Settings.
Transforming the Environment through Transformational Education- engaging students in natural resource management.
Using complexity theory to conceptualise the non-technical skills required of our future doctors and investigate educational methods for developing proficiency in these skills in undergraduate education
Vocational Education and Training in Tasmania; from historical review to a future of open possibilities
Whither Rural Industries? Their Influence on the Education Debate