by | Jul 14, 2019 | News
Australian Research Council Grant
Discovering a ‘good read’: Pathways to reading for Australian teens
Breaking news (July 2019) – the next phase of our research has received funding through the ARC’s Linkage Projects scheme.
The scheme is designed to support research of national benefit linked to government, industry and professional partners.
Our partners include Queensland University of Technology, University of Canterbury (Christchurch), the Australian Copyright Agency, the Australian Booksellers Association, the Australian Publishers Association, the Australian Library and Information Association, and the School Library Association of Victoria.
During the next few years we will map the network of influences that shape young people’s reading practices, including digital and other social contexts.
Working with our expert partners in the book, library and education industries, we will use our findings to develop strategies for empowering young Australians to read more.
by | Oct 15, 2016 | News
Andrew Singleton joined our group in October 2016. Primarily a sociologist of religion, Andrew has worked on projects on young people’s spirituality. He is also skilled in both quantitative and qualitative research methods and mixed methods. We’re very happy that he’s agreed to join the Teen Reading project.
by | Oct 15, 2016 | News
Last week, the research group met at the Deakin City Centre to pore over the data we’ve collected and put together a dissemination strategy for 2017. We also welcomed Associate Professor Andrew Singleton to the group. Andrew showed us what the data looks like in SSPS and helped think about ways to use it.
With Margaret in Perth, two relatively new members of the group (Catherine and Andrew) and our various teaching and administration commitments, this is the first chance we’ve had to work together in this way. It was a very productive meeting, with 9-10 papers planned that span our different disciplines. It looks as though there’ll be plenty of activity in 2017.
