Lots of work to catch up on and preparing for fieldwork. The focus group interviews went from the afternoon into the evening. We need to vary the times, as we’re speaking with apprentices and trainees who work a range of hours and shift work.
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On the last day of fieldwork in Dubbo, plans did not go as expected. Nevertheless it a very busy day, going from one cafe to the next, typing up notes and catching up on project planning and other work.
Continue reading “Last Day: Catching Up on Work on the Road”I travelled with colleagues through Kiama, Dharawal land, along the South Coast of New South Wales, en route to Nowra, land of the Yuin and Dharawal people. Along with a group of policy analysts, we are travelling to meet with … Continue reading Kiama and Aboriginal Rights
Why yes, that is a Freud doll (with Edgar Allan Poe staring in the background)! Continue reading Freud and Poe Walked Into a Bar
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” Nelson Mandela inspiring us from high above a building in inner West Sydney. Continue reading Impossible
This fieldwork was interesting. We drove from Lismore to Byron Bay yesterday speaking to vulnerable people about their experiences with the justice system and the support available to them.
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The back to back fieldwork travel… this time on a tiny plane! I arrived in regional New South Wales for the second phase of my research on vulnerable people and justice. Talking to people who need better support to navigate structural outcomes inequity and the law. Continue reading Fieldwork in a Regional New South Wales
Our fieldwork was so much fun! Our partner organisation was phenomenal in recruiting a range of participants across the education sector. Almost too efficient – the first day we interviewed 12 people (over half our sample) and my wrists and eyes nearly fell off from notetaking! We studied how peer networks can help or hinder education to work experiences. We also discussed the types of support and encouragement available to students and at work and school. Continue reading Education interviews
In the field again, this time for a new education and training project I’ll be taking over soon. It is a longitudinal study of youth cohorts in regional areas, exploring their support networks for study and work. I am visiting training organisations and workplaces, and interviewing students. Continue reading Education and Work
This was the view as I neared the end of Phase 1 of fieldwork interviews for my project on justice for vulnerable groups! The interviews were wonderful. Excellent reflections on how cyclical policy funding undermines community justice and how to build respectful relations between programs, legal system and minority groups. Continue reading Cycle Funding and Community Justice
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