Research and policy

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Policy publications

Adult learning and the ageing population, a policy briefing paper for Adult Learning Australia. Download summary here (290Kb PDF, 15 November 2005) and the full report  (680Kb PDF). 

Research in adult education (with N Grudens Schuck) in Foley, G. ed. Dimensions of Adult Learning. Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 2004.


Research and policy relationships

McIntyre, J. (1998). What do we mean ‘research influences policy’? AVETRA Conference paper.  Download PDF

McIntyre, J. & Wickert, R. (1999). Research for policy as practice. Paper presented at the 7th Annual International Conference on Post-compulsory Education and Training, Griffith University. Download PDF.

Research practice

McIntyre, J. (1998). Arguing for an interpretive method. Published as Chap 14 in Higgs, J. Writing Qualitative Research. Centre for Professional Education Advancement Research and Development Series. Sydney: Hampden Press. Pp.161-174  Download PDF .

McIntyre, J. (1998). Using databases for qualitative analysis. Published asChap 8 in Higgs, J. Writing Qualitative Research. Centre for Professional Education Advancement Research and Development Series. Sydney: Hampden Press. Pp.81-92. Download PDF.

McIntyre, J. & Solomon, N.(2000). Questioning research practice. In Research Questions/Questioning Research, Proceedings of an International Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Download PDF.


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