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'I went in feeling like a student and came out feeling like a researcher'
— an evaluation of the first Australian Masterclass for Emerging Researchers in Ageing | | Author(s) | Helen Bartlett, Linda C Peach |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 27, no 4, December 2008 |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing, December 2008 |
| Pages | pp 195-199 |
| Source | http://www.cota.org.au / http://www.blackwellpublishingasia.com |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Postgraduate education ; Courses ; Research ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Arising from the National Emerging Researchers in Ageing Survey (NERAS) in 2005, the ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well conducted a Masterclass for PhD researchers in March 2008, in collaboration with the University of Queensland Australasian Centre on Ageing. The authors assess how well this Australian Masterclass for Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA) increased capacity for building careers in ageing in Australia. 26 delegates rated 13 career development activities for the importance of each to their future careers, and their perceived competence in each, before and after the Masterclass. Further qualitative feedback was collected at programme conclusion. Publishing research and working on large-scale, collaborative research projects were rated significantly more important after the Masterclass. Delegates' competence in 11 of the 13 activities increased significantly, as did averaged overall competence. Qualitative data analysis indicated that the Masterclass was particularly valued for networking opportunities and for providing access to senior people in the field. The inaugural ERA Masterclass assisted emerging researchers in ageing to develop capacity in career development activities. These outcomes have important implications for building research capacity in ageing in Australia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090601212 A |
| Classmark | BG: V7P: VE: 3A: 3F: 7YA |
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