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Sociological Research

The Sociological Research page was created as a research tool for TASA members. From a call for specific information or a request for research participants to having your research findings available online, you can contact the TASA office and the executive officers will organise for your research details to be listed below.


Teaching Sociology in Australia - A Report to the Australian Learning and Teaching Council

Project Team - Dr Helen Marshall, Dr Peter Robinson, A/Prof John Germov and Eileen Clark

‘The aims of this project were to gain an overview of the extent and nature of sociology teaching in Australian universities and some understanding of the most pressing issues faced by teachers’. The research ‘findings led to seven recommendations for consideration by the TASA executive…’. For a full copy of the report, click here.


Australian Sociology and History: Call for Materials and Memories

With the full support of The Australian Sociological Association, Dr Fran Collyer is conducting research into the history of Australian Sociology and seeking to record the achievements and contributions of Australian sociologists.  For full details, click here.

Invitation: all health sociologists

Dr Fran Collyer is also researching the history of the output of Australian researchers in health and medicine and would like to investigate contributions that were presented at conferences. For full details, click here.