Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge the support provided for this programme by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training.

The views expressed in this website do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching.

This programme has also benefited from the support and collaboration of many colleagues from universities in Australia and New Zealand and from professional associations and policy organisations. We would like to thank staff from the following universities for their interviews, informal discussions or for their participation in the Sydney symposium.

  • Australian Catholic University
  • Charles Sturt University
  • Flinders University
  • Griffith University
  • RMIT University
  • Southern Cross University
  • Tabor College (Adelaide)
  • Unitech Institute of Technology (N.Z.)
  • University of New England
  • University of Tasmania
  • Victoria University
  • Wellington Institute of Technology (N.Z.)

 

We would like to thank members of the reference groups who provided suggestions about people to contact, and to thank the representatives from professional associations and policy organisations who gave their time to be interviewed or by attending the Sydney symposium.

  • Council on the Ageing
  • National Aged Care Alliance
  • National Disability Services
  • Youth Action (New South Wales)
  • Western Australian Council of Social Services
  • Wellington Institute of Technology (N.Z.)
  • Youth Workers’ Association (Victoria)
  • Youth Work South Australia
  • Youth Work Western Australia

Finally, we would like to acknowledge and thank several special individuals for their contributions. Associate Professor Lynne Roberts, for her contribution as evaluator and critical friend. She offered valuable support, and insightful suggestions, giving equal attention to both parts of the role. We would like to thank Mr Dean Ward (Strategic Information Manager) for help will interpreting data about enrolments, and Mrs Wendy Simpson (Research Assistant and PhD candidate) for research support and advice on professional and policy networks in disability and ageing.