Promoting sociology in Australia
Facilitating sociology teaching and research
Enhancing the professional development of TASA members

Teaching Sociology

Aims and objectives:

  1. To link Australian sociologists with particular interest in the teaching of sociology
  2. To be a contact point for international sociologists with such an interest
  3. To enable sharing of research and ideas around the teaching of sociology

Year established:

June 2007

Conveners and contact details:

Dr Helen Marshall Centre for Applied social Research, RMIT (Helen.marshall@rmit.edu.au)
Dr Jan Ali Centre for Research on Social Inclusion Macquarie University (Jan.Ali@scmp.mq.edu.au)

Members:

Jan Ali Jan.Ali@scmp.mq.edu.au

Eileen Clark E.Clark@latrobe.edu.au

Susan Eley s.eley@uq.edu.au

Michael Flood mflood@uow.edu.au

John Germov John.Germov@newcastle.edu.au

Michael Gilding mgilding@groupwise.swin.edu.au

Wendy Hillman w.hillman1@uq.edu.au

Roberta Julian Roberta.Julian@utas.edu.au

Simon Kitto Simon.Kitto@med.monash.edu.au

Big Leung biglung@gmail.com

Tara McGee tr.mcgee@qut.edu.au

Tim Marjoribanks tkmarj@unimelb.edu.au

Helen Marshall Helen.marshall@rmit.edu.au

Kristin Natalier Kristin.Natalier@utas.edu.au*

Marcelle Slagter knowlesfam@optusnet.com.au

Steven Thiele sthiele@une.edu.au

Eileen Willis Eileen.Willis@flinders.edu.au

Activities:

The group will provide members of the reference group for the project Sociology in Australia: A Scoping Study funded by the Carrick Institute. The project is being carried out over 2008 by Helen Marshall, John Germov (Newcastle) and Eileen Clark (La Trobe), with funding of $100,000 from the Carrick Institute for Teaching and Learning. Reference group members will advise on the project and champion participation in it by sociology teachers.

Publications:

Teaching Sociology in Australia Report

Annual reports:

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