School of Education
Dr Peter Rushbrook
Senior Lecturer
BA (Hons) DipEd LaTrobe, MEdSt PhD Monash
Dr Peter Rushbrook
Bio
Before moving to Charles Sturt University in 2000 Peter worked in Victorian TAFE, community education and Monash University . In recent years his interests have focused on adult education and VET research and industry training and consulting. In 1995 he completed a PhD (Monash) on the development of TAFE in Victoria . At Charles Sturt University he is a Senior Lecturer in Education and VET. When not involved with the above Peter enjoys being with his family, playing golf and getting his hands dirty in the garden.
Research
- History of adult and vocational education and training
- Vocational Education and Training (VET) curriculum
- Organisational learning adult learning methodologies.
Research projects and consultancies:
Rushbrook, Peter and Pickersgill (2007), Communicating regional training need and demand to VET providers, National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Adelaide
Rushbrook, Peter (2006) Special Studies Program (2006), research and travel grant (January-July 2006) for book manuscript writing and professional visits to Monash University, Melbourne, and the University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
Rushbrook, Peter (2004-6), Senior Research Fellow (p/t), School of Rural Health, Faculty of Medicine,University of New South Wales, Wagga Wagga Campus
Kemmis, Stephen, Brennan Kemmis, Ros, Atkinson, Marianne, Rushbrook, Peter, Pickersgill, Richard (2004-6), Indigenous staff in Vocational Education and Training, Australian National Training Authority
Rushbrook, Peter (2003-4), Consultant, Primary and Secondary Teacher Education Project (PASTEP), University of Goroka, Papua New Guinea
Smith, Erica, Rushbrook, Peter, Smith, Andrew, Pickersgill, Richard (2003-5), The commitment of enterprises to accredited training for existing workers, National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Smith, E, Rushbrook, P and Hemmings, B (2003), Publish or perish? Academics’ attitudes towards the production of refereed publications, CSU Small Grant
Rushbrook, Peter (2002), The Kapooka tragedy 1945: when training fails, Group for Research in Employment and Training (GREAT) Seed Grant
Browne, Ron, Rushbrook, Peter, Brennan, Roslyn (2001), Organisational learning in the NSW Police Service, CSU Small Grant
Rushbrook, Peter and Brown, Mike (2001), The development of Australian vocational education curriculum, CSU GREAT Seed Grant
Possible future research directions:
- Historiographical work on the role of narrative method in contemporary history writing
- Continuing work on the contemporary history of adult and vocational education and training
- Integrating historical research into current VET research
- The history of professional practice
Teaching
- History of education
- Adult learning
- Organisational learning
- Teaching practicum
- Postgraduate supervision
Professional Engagement
- Australian and New Zealand History of Education Society (ANZHES – Honorary Secretary)
- Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA)
- Australian Vocational Teacher Education Colloquium (AVTEC)