I flew to Hobart in late November 2011 to present a co-authored paper with Susan Luckman, Kerry Green (UniSA colleagues) and Pearl Panickar (Research Assistant) at the 2011 AARE International Research in Education Conference, which was held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart from Sunday 27 November to Thursday 1 December, 2011.
The conference theme was Researching Across Boundaries and our paper titled “Traditional and new media influences on attitudes to higher education participation in Adelaide’s northern suburbs”, focused on research we are undertaking in South Australia, which is exploring the influence of both traditional and digital media on the higher education aspirations and attitudes of high school students in the northern suburbs. The findings from our research will be used to help inform strategies that can positively impact upon the educational aspirations and attitudes of school-leavers from Adelaide’s northern suburbs. The findings will be applicable to students from other socio-economically disadvantaged populations.
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart - venue for the 2011 AARE conference
