REDI publications and events

Jessica Holloway and Steven Lewis engage in public debate around NAPLAN

ARC DECRA Research Fellows Dr Jessica Holloway and Dr Steven Lewis appeared in several media outlets recently, engaging in the public debate about NAPLAN:

Attached is copy of Herald Sun article: Herald Sun Thursday August 29 2019 pages from 29 to 29_a1

Congratulations Jessica and Steven!

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Datafying Childhood: Can Schools or Families Resist?

The highly successful seminar: Datafying Childhood: Can Schools or Families Resist?, was held at Deakin Downtown on Friday 30 August. Organised by Julian Sefton Green and Luci Pangrazio, the seminar featured Sonia Livingstone (London School of Economics), Mark Andrejevic (Film, Media and Journalism, Monash University), Sven Bleummel (Victorian Information Commissioner, Office of the Victorian Information Commission), Moria Paterson (Law, Monash University), Melissa Kang, (General Practice, UTS) and Neil Selwyn (Monash University). The focus on data, childhood, youth and privacy ranged across a wide range of educational, legal, health and security concerns, The day closed with reflections on possibilities for agency and resistance, and the possibilities for thoughtful social change.

If you weren’t able to attend you can watch a recording online.

 

Moira Paterson (Monash University) discusses data regulation with Victorian Information Commissioner, Sven Bluemmel, and Natalie Hendry (Deakin University) at REDI’s recent Datafying Childhood: Can Schools or Families Resist? symposium, held at Deakin Downtown.

Congratulations Julian and Luci for organising a wonderful symposium!

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Professor of New Media Education Julian Sefton-Green has just released his latest book, co-written with S Craig-Watkins and Ben Kirshner.

Young People’s Transitions into Creative Work: Navigating Challenges and Opportunities acknowledges the new and diverse challenges faced by today’s youth as they look to enter employment, and explores how opportunities for creative work have multiplied in recent years as digital technologies open new markets, new scenes, and new opportunities for entrepreneurs and innovation.

Available now via Routledge – 20% Discount Available – enter the code FLR40 at checkout.

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New publications by Deb Ollis

Associate Professor Deb Ollis has published an article in Deakin Disruptr titled ‘Comprehensive sexuality education is fundamental’.

“Our research showed that young people are most interested in learning about violence in relationships, gender and sexual diversity, starting and ending relationships, staying safe online, and love,” she says.

The research also found many secondary school students would like to learn about sex through a positive lens.

“Students are sick of sex being presented as something risky,” Associate Professor Ollis says.

“We never teach them that sexual activity can be a really lovely thing, or the importance of self-love and self-pleasure.”

Read the full article in Disruptr.

 

Deb has also written a chapter titled Media Landscapes: ‘Meet the Maker’—The Highs and Lows of Translating Gender and Sexuality Research into Practice, in Uplifting Gender and Sexuality Education Research, Jones, T., Coll, L., van Leent, L. and Taylor, Y. (Eds), published by Palgrave Macmillan.

“This book showcases and celebrates the work of Gender and Sexuality Education scholars in order to challenge current negative interpretations of the field, and work towards new shared visions. The editors and contributors call for, affirm and offer examples of pathways towards exciting and dynamic collaborative work in Gender and Sexuality in Education. In doing so, they also acknowledge the various complexities of this field, and detail the context-specific barriers faced by academics and activists. Drawing upon a range of global case studies, this book sets out information and advice from cross-sector experts to set an agenda of mutual supportiveness, and to smooth pathways for future collaboration.  Above all, this book is a call to action to uplift the field – and each other – in challenging environments. This ground-breaking book will be of interest and value to scholars of Gender and Sexuality Education research.”

Available now via Palgrave Macmillan.

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Funding success

Debbie Ollis, Leanne Coll and Cassandra Iannucci recently had funding success to the tune of $180,000 from the Australian Institute of Sport, for their research project into Respectful Relationships in Elite Sport.

Congratulations Debbie, Leanne and Cassandra!