Lyn Harrison |
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| Position | Assoc HOS (Research & Res Training) | |
| lyn.harrison@deakin.edu.au | ||
| Area | School of Education | |
| Phone | +61 3 522 71494 | |
| Campus | Geelong | |
| Location | ic 3.506 | |
| Role and profile |
Teacher in Health and Wellbeing Education, Education Studies, Graduate Certificate of Applied Learning, Graduate Certificate of Higher Education and Master of Education. Coordinator: Master of Education and Graduate Certificate of Higher Education |
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| Research interests |
* Health Education * Gender and Sexuality * Qualitative Research Methods (including ethnography) * Young people at risk (Homeless, same sex attracted, rural, educational) and educational transitions * Postmodern theories * Sociology of Educaton |
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| Current research projects |
* Teaching young people in poverty * Cultural drivers of Drinking in 14-24 year-olds * Capacity Building and Social Enterprise: ARC Linkage Grant in partnership with Mission Australia * Exploring the impact of an intensive mode of delivery of Sexuality Education * Educational transitions for young pregnant and parenting students |
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| Service to the University, discipline or community |
Assessor/reviewer for VicHealth and NH&MRC grants as well as Honours, Masters and Doctoral theses. Member of Northern Futures Committee Geelong |
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| Qualifications | BA(Ed), BA(Ed) (Hons), PhD Deakin | |
| Memberships |
School of Education Teaching and Learning Committee School of Education Ethics Committee School of Education Research and Research Training Committee Australian Association for Research in Education |
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| Research link | View Deakin associated research data | |
| Publications | "Working in Jamie's Kitchen - Salvation, Passion and Young Workers". Peter Kelly and Lyn Harrison's book, published in 2009, uses the work of high-profile celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and the Fifteen Restaurants in the UK and Australia to examine marginalised young workers (Generation Y), social enterprises and the passion we are all meant to develop towards our work. | |
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22nd April 2013