This article reports on the experiences of a novice researcher undertaking a National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) scholarship programme. A summary of the research is provided, which involved a survey of international students completing vocational education and training (VET) courses in Tasmania. Whilst many students reported…

This article addresses research preparation for graduate students. A major assumption is that preparation needs to be differentiated based on a student's goals. Since this is a personal proposal for research preparation, based on experience and the literature, I begin the article providing my perspective since that frames what follows. The next…

This study examines the distribution of applicants for small grants, the consequences of being funded, and the processing of proposals. The sample included every applicant submitting a proposal in fiscal 1968. The following data were collected: 1) questionnaires from applicants, both funded and not funded; 2) factual material from proposals…

Research in Indigenous Australian education is at a dead-end. Researchers are still heading out into the field to look for new knowledge to answer old questions. The same epistemology dominates how we look, and where, while the methodology provides the researcher with a forced choice, one where either the student or the teacher is blamed for the…

Activities of the Oklahoma Vocational Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) are reported for the interim funding period from December 1, 1966 to August 31, 1968. The unit objectives were coordination of research, generation of new ideas, assisting researchers, and dissemination of results. The unit staff and priority problem areas to which they gave…

Fourteen research proposals related to the psychology of second-language learning are described in this report. Each project description includes: (1) background and objectives, (2) procedure, (3) duration, (4) personnel recommendations, and (5) budget estimates. Discussion questions center on the areas of language teaching materials, student…