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CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION: THE CHOICE BETWEEN ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE AS CHILD PROTECTION RESPONSES
No full textThis article seeks to expand the conversation started in the primary article by Stephen Gay in this volume entitled ‘The Choice Between Adoption and Foster Care as Child Protection Responses’. It discusses the need for stability and permanence of care arrangements for children and young people living in out-of-home care in Part II before moving on in Part III to consider the option of widening the choice of care arrangements to better meet their needs. The importance of listening to the voices of children and young people and giving them a say in where they live and how they are cared for is also explored in Part IV
THE ABOLITION OF ANIMAL EXPORT
No full textThis article comments on Seamus Brand’s article in this volume entitled ‘Australian Live Animal Export: A Comparative Examination of Viable Alternatives’. Part I considers the economic arguments that support abolishing Australia’s live animal export trade. Part II focuses on the approach to animal welfare taken in Brazil and Part III discusses the merits of an umbrella treaty. The comment concludes that Australia should follow the lead taken by New Zealand and end the export trade in live animals.
RESPONSE: SEX & GENDER DIVERSITY, AND THE LIMITATIONS OF LEGAL IDENTIFICATION
No full textThis comment expands on three key issues raised by the argument put forward in on the article by Ashleigh Bagshaw in this volume entitled ‘Exploring the Implications of Gender Identification for Transgender People under Australian Law’. It points out that sex and gender diversity goes beyond transsexualism and explores the need to factor this insight into any future legal developments. It notes that the implications of any change to marriage law could be profound for sex and gender diverse people, and considers how change should best proceed. It concludes that the debates about the fine detail of legal regulation in this area beg the question of whether law should even be in the business of identifying and recording people’s sex/gender in the first place
Monologues for Living and Learning:Creating and Performing Educational Moments
No full textThis edition of Journal of Educational Enquiry (JEE) brings together six authors to examine and share reflections on performing and creating monologues in the context of classroom research, conferences, and theatres for general audiences. What are common, as well as distinct, phases one goes through when preparing a monologue for performance? When reflecting upon performed monologues, what insights can emerge for the arts-based researcher, or the actor who teaches, or the teacher who acts? How might a monologue performance about learning or teaching inform artistic, research, and pedagogical practices? This issue explores these questions with six articles by scholars from across Canada and Australia; each offering critical discourse on what it means to perform research. The origins of each monologue as it relates to its performer differ from one to the next; nonetheless, all of them are about the transformative act of performing narrative
More than we can tell: reflecting on the performing of monologues as a mode of inquiry
No full textMany years ago now, in my role as a community theatre artist and neophyte researcher, I was engaged in researching, writing and directing a play based on the stories of a regional town in Queensland, Australia. The stories were all focused on the main industry of the town, the local meatworks. I gathered stories from past and present employees, family members and other residents of the town, and trawled historical documents for interesting facts and anecdotes from the meatworks’ colourful past
ADOPTION IN ENGLAND AND WALES
No full textThis is a comment on the article by Stephen Gay in this volume entitled ‘The Choice Between Adoption and Foster Care as Child Protection Responses’ It aims to provide a different perspective on the relative merits of adoption and foster care. The article begins in Part I by outlining the historical and legislative context of adoption in England and Wales. Part II offers some observations on several different measures available in this jurisdiction aimed at ensuring that the interests of children are protected, including the Special Guardianship Order, which was introduced in 2005
A Self-study of Listening to Student Voice in two University Early Childhood Degree Programs
No full textEarly childhood educators' own experiences of being listened to and of developing their own voice is likely to give them insight into what it means to be a listener in professional practice. Universities, students and staff can learn much from incorporating processes to encourage pre-service teaching students to engage in dialogue with lecturers and their peers about learning and teaching in a way that contributes to the program, while building student and staff capacity (Martin & Russell 2005).
Using a self-study approach (Russell 1998), the author described and interrogated her journey as a listening educator, and the processes she and other staff teaching in early childhood programs used to engage students in dialogue about their programs. Key ideas from relevant literature were used in this process (Clark 2005; Freire 1975; Moss 2008; Rinaldi 2006). The aim of the study was to investigate the author's own practices of listening to student voices to inform her teaching, building a foundation for personal, professional and program improvement. Four challenges are identified: considering power relations, understanding the terms listening and voice, handling the content of feedback, and making the process dialogic. Ideas are proposed for improving the feedback processes using participatory methods (Searle 2010)
EXPLORING THE IMPLICATIONS OF GENDER IDENTIFICATION FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE UNDER AUSTRALIAN LAW
No full textDevelopments in Australian law over the last 40 years have allowed transgender persons a greater level of autonomy when it comes to establishing their legal gender. The shift in some jurisdictions from employing a strict biologically-based test for determining gender identity to adopting a multifactorial approach based on a broad range of relevant factors has enabled a greater number of individuals to gain legal recognition of their preferred gender. This article traces the development of a gender identification test at common law. It explores Australian federal and state legislative schemes and draws attention to the inconsistencies between jurisdictions. It also highlights the impact that these statutory variations may have upon transgender individuals. Parts I, II and III discuss the current approach to regulating gender identity at common law and via legislation. Part IV discusses the impact of these laws on transgender people and highlights the need for all Australian jurisdictions to adopt a uniform approach to gender identification
Train Station
No full textThe following is an excerpt from a one-hour solo piece called Empire of the Son. As an example of research-based theatre, this story is based on an audio interview I conducted with my father, Akira Shigematsu at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, Canada on January 22, 2014
A critical, a/r/tographical enquiry into the meaning and purpose of performing the monologue Gallop Apace
No full textThis article explores the author’s experiences performing the monologue Gallop Apace over an extended period of time using a/r/tographical enquiry and autophenomenological questioning. Through this process understandings about the significance of using the monologue as a form of personal interrogation and the implications of using monologues as a tool for reflexive development with pre-service teachers are discussed