Reports

Klatt, G., Gillis, S., Polesel, J. & North, S. (2015) Evaluation of Chances for Children 2015. Report prepared for Mallee Family Care. Available at http://www.chancesforchildren.com.au/ChancesWebsite/media/PDFDocuments/Chances-for-Children-Evaluation-2015.pdf

Mayer, D., Doecke, B., Ho, P., Kline, J., Kostogriz, A., Moss, J., North, S. & Walker-Gibbs, B. (2014) Longitudinal Teacher Education and Workforce Study. A report prepared for the Commonwealth DEEWR. Available at https://docs.education.gov.au/node/36289

North, S., Lamb, S., Davies, M. & Doecke, E. (2014) Improving transition outcomes involving vocational pathways: students’ perspectives. A report prepared for the Victorian DEECD.

North, S. & Lamb, S. (2013) An indicator framework for transitions from school to employment and/or further study and training. A report prepared for the Victorian DEECD.

North, S. & Teese, R. (2013) Review of the scope of the current Attitudes to School survey. A report prepared for the Victorian DEECD.

Carpentieri, J., North, S. Cara, O., Casey, H., Gillies, S., Mallows, D. & Teese, R. (2013) Strategic Review of Language, Literacy and Numeracy in Victoria and South Australia. A report prepared for the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, the South Australian Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology and the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. Available at https://www.ioe.ac.uk/research/45435.html

Lamb, S., Walstab, A., Helme, S. North, S., Klepetko, R., Jones, T., Doecke, E., Gillies, S. & Thomas, A. (2012) Victorian Government Schools Rolling Benchmark Student Resource Package. A report prepared for the Victorian DEECD.

Lamb, S. Davies, M. & North, S. (2012) Funding of VCE/VCAL programs in the VET sector under the Victorian Training Guarantee. A report prepared for the Victorian DEECD.

Lamb, S., North, S., Gillies, S. & Jones, T. (2012) Strategic review of completion rates in Vocational Education and Training. A report prepared for the Victorian DEECD

Shah, C. & North, S. (2010) Study of the impact on future skills needs of moving to a low-emission economy: 2010 to 2025. A report prepared for the Commonwealth DEEWR.

Brown, J. & North, S. (2010) Supporting disadvantaged learners in the Australian VET sector. A report prepared for the National VET Equity Advisory Council.

North, S., Ferrier, F. & Long, M. (2010) Equitable Inclusive VET: A Discussion Paper. A report prepared for the National VET Equity Advisory Council. Available at http://www.voced.edu.au/content/ngv%3A43588

Brown, J. & North, S. (2009) Statutory requirements of VET providers to support equity groups. A report prepared for the National VET Equity Advisory Council. Available at http://www.voced.edu.au/content/ngv%3A46907

Long, M. & North, S. (2009) How young Indigenous people are faring: key indicators 1996-2006. A report prepared for the Dusseldorp Skills Foundation. Available at http://dusseldorp.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/how-young-indigenous-people-are-faring.pdf

Doecke, B., Parr, G. & North, S. with Gale, T., Long, M., Mitchell, J., Rennie, J. & Williams, J. (2009) National Mapping of Teacher Professional Learning. A report prepared for the Commonwealth DEEWR, Canberra. Available at http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30035340/doecke-nationalmapping-2008.pdf

North, S. & Windle, J. (2009) A theoretical underpinning study of world’s best practice in teaching and learning for pathway students. A report prepared for Monash College Pty Ltd.

Ferrier, F., Long, M. & North, S. (2009) Indigenous students at Monash University. A report prepared for Monash University.

Ferrier, F., Long, M. & North, S. (2009) A Stocktake of Social Inclusion in VET and Higher Education. A report prepared for the Commonwealth DEEWR.

Long, M., North, S. & Burke, G. (2009) The returns to jurisdictions from their participation in The Learning Federation initiative and options for future funding. A report for The Le@rning Federation. Available at http://www.ndlrn.edu.au/verve/_resources/TLF_CEETfullFinalReport_20090512.pdf

North, S. & Ferrier, F. (2009) Review of Vocational Education and Training Research in Australia, 2008-9. A report prepared for the Commonwealth DEEWR.

Fleer, M., Williams, J., Power, K., Ferrier, F., North, S., Long, M. & Ohi, S. (2008) Evaluation of the South Australian Department of Education and Children’s Services Early Years Literacy Project 2005-2007. A report prepared for the South Australian DECS.

Shah, C., Long, M., Burke, G. & North, S. (2008) Industry demand for qualified labour and remuneration study: selected occupational groups. A report prepared for the Commonwealth Department of Defence.

Shah, C., Burke, G. & North, S. (2008) University IT graduates for ICT occupations in Victoria 2008 to 2022. A report prepared for Victorian Department of Industry, Innovation and Regional Development.

Snyder, I., Wise, L., North, S. & Bulfin, S. (2008) Being Digital in School, Home and Community. ARC Discovery Grant. Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-55.

Burke, G., Ferrier, F., North, S. & O’Donovan, R. (2007) The use of equity funding to improve outcomes. A report prepared for the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.

Journal Articles

North, S. (2016) ‘Privileged Knowledge, Privileged Access? Early Universities in Australia’. History of Education Review, 45 (1), pp. 1-16. Available at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/HER-04-2014-0028

Ho, P. & North, S. (2015) Evidencing teacher education: Strategies for assessing teaching and learning for program quality and improvement, Advances in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2 (2), pp. 33-57. Available at http://tlc.unisim.edu.sg/research/AdvSoTL-3/ho_north.html

North, S., Ferrier, F. & Long, M. (2010) ‘More than a quick fix: systemic reform of VET’. Professional Educator, 9 (4), pp. 11-13.

Ferrier, F., & North, S. (2009) ‘VET and Australia’s Social Inclusion Agenda’. Professional Voice, 7 (1), pp. 49-52.

North, S., Snyder, I. & Bulfin, S. (2008) ‘Digital Tastes: social class and young people’s technology use’. Information, Communication & Society, 11 (7), pp. 247-263.

North, S. (2007) ‘Creativity: not the economics, but the art, of living’. Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development, 4 (1), pp. 20-28.

Bulfin, S. & North, S. (2007) ‘Negotiating digital literacy practices across school and home: Case studies of young people in Australia’. Language and Education, 21 (3), pp. 247-263.

North, S. (2006) ‘Creativity: the fire in the fennel stalk’. Text,10 (2), pp. 1-15. Available at http://www.textjournal.com.au/oct06/north.htm

Conferences and Presentations

North, S. (2014) The Conflict of the Faculties: utility or morality at the core of English studies in universities. Paper presented at the Australian and New Zealand History of Education conference, Melbourne, December 2014.

North, S. (2014) Addressing the Social Context of Schools in Teacher Education. Paper presented at The Australian Sociological Association, Adelaide, November 2014.

North, S. (2013) Privileging specific knowledge in the establishment of early universities in Australia. Paper presented at the Australian and New Zealand History of Education conference, Brisbane, December 2013.

North, S. (2011) Social Inclusion in VET and Higher Education. Keynote presentation to the Academic Senate, Swinburne University, Melbourne, July 2011.

North, S. (2011) Social Inclusion in VET. Keynote presentation, TAFE Development Centre Annual Teaching and Learning Conference, Melbourne, September 2011

North, S. (2010) National Mapping of Teacher Professional Learning survey results. Invited presentation to the Victorian Institute of Teachers, Melbourne, May, 2010.

North, S. (2010) National Mapping of Teacher Professional Learning survey results. Invited presentation to the Australian Government Quality Teacher Program, Melbourne, April, 2010.

Ferrier, F. & North, S. (2009) Stocktake of Social Inclusion in VET and Higher Education. Invited presentation to DEEWR Public Policy Forum, Canberra, September 2009.

Shah, C. and North, S. (2010) Moving to a low carbon economy: possible employment, education and skill effects. Paper presented at the Monash-ACER Centre for the Economics of Education and Training 14th Annual Conference, Melbourne, 29 October 2010. Available at http://monash.edu/education/non-cms/centres/ceet/docs/conferencepapers/2010/abstract_shahnorth.pdf

North, S. & Ferrier, F. (2009) Social inclusion and tertiary education. Paper presented at the 13th Annual CEET Conference, Melbourne, October 2009. Available at http://www.monash.edu/education/non-cms/centres/ceet/docs/conferencepapers/2009/2009-north-socialinclusionfinal.pdf

Ferrier, F. & North, S. (2008) Inclusion and exclusion in VET and higher education. Paper presented at the Monash-ACER Centre for the Economics of Education and Training 12th Annual Conference, Melbourne, 31 October 2008.

North, S. (2006) Digital tastes: social class and young people’s technology use. Paper presented at the Information, Communication & Society 10th Anniversary International Symposium, York, UK, September 2006.

North, S. (2004) ‘You’re lucky you’re not an intellectual’: creative writing as a higher degree. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Conference of the Australian Association of Writing Programs, Adelaide, November 2004.

North, S. (2004) Creativity: not the economics, but the art, of living. Paper presented at the Cultural Studies Association of Australasia’s Annual Conference, Fremantle, December 2004.

North, S. (2001) Challenging the doxa of research writing through creative practice. Paper presented at the Association of Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies 12th Triennial Conference, Canberra, July 2001.