2022 Postgraduate Symposium

The Postgraduate Symposium is an annual event that provides an opportunity for postgraduate students in the Division of Education at the University of Waikato to present the crucial contributions of their research. With the success of last year’s Virtual Postgraduate Symposium, the symposium will be also conducted online this year via the ZOOM platform. The symposium will include a keynote speaker followed by a series of research presentations. It is an opportunity to network with other student researchers, gain valuable insights and build an academic CV.

Most of Anne's working life has been spent in education - as a learner, teacher, public servant and researcher. For the last 12 years she has worked as an independent social science researcher and evaluator. While most of her work has been in tertiary education - in the foundation and VET sectors, she has also undertaken work in health, transport, emergency management, and the volunteer sectors. A particular focus of Anne's work has been in the foundation education sector where she sees research and evaluation as being pivotal to government policy making and funding decisions. Alongside being passionate about this topic area, Anne has had a growing interest in the practice of social science research - how can we do this better? In order to know more and improve her own practice - and as a 'late' career move, Anne completed a Doctorate of Professional Practice in 2021.

Deterritorialising Research: Methods and Representations

Sub-topics:

• Methods

• Under-served voices/lens

• Research design and presentation of methods and data collection

• Methodological choices and fieldwork

• Engaging participants in research

When you are submitting your abstract, please note the following:

• Abstracts must be in English, with a maximum of 200 words.

• Abstracts of research presentations should provide a brief description related to at one of the sub-topics related to the theme.

• Do not include any charts, bibliographies or footnotes in the abstract.

• Make sure your title is between 5 and 15 words in length.

• You should have between 3-8 keywords.

• Complete the form and submit the abstract at the link: Click here to submit your abstract

• Attach your file to the online form in word. The file name should include your name. Please also include your name, title, keywords and full abstract in the file.

• 31 August 2022: Abstract Due Date

• 28 September 2022: Notification of Abstract Acceptance

• 3 October 2022: Deadline for registrations for Symposium. All students submitting presentations MUST also register.

• 27 October 2022: Postgraduate Symposium