Papers by Rebecca Spooner-lane
Practitioner stories have been recognised as a valuable insight into practice as well as a means ... more Practitioner stories have been recognised as a valuable insight into practice as well as a means by which practice can inform theory. Our practitioner stories about our experiences of being co-supervisors in Higher Degree Research (HDR) supervision have enabled us to further our resonance with HDR literature and at the same time contribute to literature by proposing new issues related to this specific form of practice. Out of our juxtaposed stories we advocate a new model of co-supervision which addresses what we have experienced as levels of inequity within this professional relationship. This model advocates the explication of transparent expectations and opens the possibilities for mentorship and professional development in a realigned supervisory relationship.
The Australian Educational Researcher
The Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) Certification process introduced in Australia in ... more The Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher (HALT) Certification process introduced in Australia in 2012 was designed to recognise expert teachers, to encourage them to continue to influence and impact their students and colleagues through their exemplary classroom practice. Expert teachers prepare evidence of their impactful practices, and have this evidence evaluated through a National Certifying Authority. HALTs are a relatively new role in Australian education, and little is known about their impact in schools, or the potential for their ongoing role as middle leaders in schools. This paper analyses the experiences of HALT teachers who had been certified by Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) in 2018, and what impact they recognised they were having in the schools who supported them through their certification process. Impact is theorised as a temporal, reflexive narrative. Data were gathered in a cascading evaluative process through portfolio analysis, interviews with nationally ...
Objective: The present study extends our knowledge of the main determinants of burnout among nurs... more Objective: The present study extends our knowledge of the main determinants of burnout among nurses working in public hospitals and investigates the impact of work support on the stress-burnout relationship. Design: A cross-sectional, survey design. Setting: Data were collected from three public hospitals in south east Queensland, Australia. Subjects: A convenience sample of 273 nursing staff (235 females, 38 males) participated in the study. Main outcome measures: The influence of work stressors (i.e., job-specific stressors and role stressors) and work support (i.e., supervisor and coworker support) on burnout amongst public hospital nurses. Results: Overall, nurses reported moderate levels of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and reduced personal accomplishment). Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that sociodemographic factors play a small, but significant role in predicting burnout. Role Overload, Job Conflicts and Role Boundary contributed to higher levels...
Practitioner stories have been recognised as a valuable insight into practice as well as a means ... more Practitioner stories have been recognised as a valuable insight into practice as well as a means by which practice can inform theory. Our practitioner stories about our experiences of being co-supervisors in Higher Degree Research (HDR) supervision have enabled us to further our resonance with HDR literature and at the same time contribute to literature by proposing new issues related to this specific form of practice. Out of our juxtaposed stories we advocate a new model of co-supervision which addresses what we have experienced as levels of inequity within this professional relationship. This model advocates the explication of transparent expectations and opens the possibilities for mentorship and professional development in a realigned supervisory relationship.
Teaching Philosophy, 2012
The internationalisation of higher education is a global phenomenon and Australian universities i... more The internationalisation of higher education is a global phenomenon and Australian universities in particular are experiencing increasing cultural diversity in their student population. This is true also in the cohorts of pre-service teachers in education faculties. This paper explores some issues in assessing international pre-service teachers from the perspectives of lecturing staff, liaison staff and supervising classroom teachers during field experience. The authors present preliminary data from a pilot project in which participants representing these three roles were interviewed. Participants were asked to describe their experiences, beliefs and attitudes to the assessment of international pre-service students during field experience, with particular emphasis on ethical issues that arose during these experiences. The findings suggest concerns around a lack of international students' English language proficiency, insufficient background information for these students on schooling in Australia, limited information for supervising teachers to support these students during field experience, and inconsistent approaches to grading students against assessment criteria.
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Papers by Rebecca Spooner-lane