BSc (Brist), GradCertSE (Lond), MEd (UNSW), PhD (UTS)

Associate Dean, Research and Development
Academic area: OVAL Centre

Telephone: +61 2 9514 3999
Email: Clive.Chappell@uts.edu.au
Room: CB10.5.119
Campus: City - CB10 Building

Clive Chappell is Associate Dean Research and Development and director of the Learning & Change Research Group. He has been involved in teaching, research and consultancy in the areas of Human Resource Development and Vocational Education and Training for 16 years. As well as managing the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) sponsored research conducted by the Faculty he has also been a chief investigator in an ARC Discovery research project that is examining changing identities at work. Currently he is a chief investigator in the ARC Discovery project Beyond Training and Learning; integrated development practices in organisations. He is also a senior researcher and research manager in the DEST funded NCVER managed 'Building capability of VET providers' research consortium with the University of South Australia and Canberra Institute of Technology.

Teaching Areas:
Research perspectives, needs analysis, program design, competency standards development, teaching and training practices, Human Resource Development and identity construction.

Research Areas:
Changing work changing workers, learning and knowledge production, working knowledge Vocational Education and Training policy and practice. Work-based learning and organisational development.

Consultant to many professional associations organisations and government bodies including; Medical Scientists of Australia, Architects Accreditation Council of Australia, Australian Audiology Society, Health & Community Services Industry Training Advisory Board. Departments of Education in Victoria and NSW, Queensland Public Service, Colegio Nacional de Educacion Profesional Tecnica – CONALEP Mexico, AIDAB, NSW VETAB.

Publications:
Tennant, M., Chappell, C., Solomon, N., Yates, L. and Rhodes C. (2003 forthcoming) Reconstructing the Lifelong Learner: Pedagogies on Individual, Organizational and Social Change, London: Routledge.

Rowlands B & Chappell C (2002) “Small employer-decision making with Australia’s New apprenticeship system; process orientated research”, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Vocational Education Research, (pub pending)

Chappell C, Gonczi a & Hager P (2000) ‘Competency-based Education’ in Foley G (ed) Understanding Adult Education and Training, (2nd ed) pp.191-206, Allen & Unwin, Sydney.

Chappell C, Farrell L, Scheerees H & Solomon N (2000) ‘The organization of identity: 4 cases’, in Symes, C. & McIntyre, J. (eds.)Working Knowledge The new vocationalism and higher education, Open University Press, Buckingham.

Chappell C (2001) ‘Issues of teacher identity in a restructuring VET system’, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Vocational Education Research, v9 (1) pp. 21-41.

A more complete list of publications

Chappell C S (1989) Chaos Theory and Competency Based Teacher Education, The Australian Journal of Teacher Education 10(2) 1-9.

Chappell C S (1991) Competency issues in TAFE Teacher Training Australian. Journal of TAFE Research and Development 7(1) 21-29.

Chappell C S (1992) Making the Most of TAFE Teacher Training Australian Journal of TAFE Research and Development 7(2) 8-18.

Chappell C S (1992) The Competency Debate Continued Competency Update No. 4 NOOSR Canberra.

Chappell C S Assessing Teacher Competence in Hager P & Chappell C Eds. Assessment Issues and Competency Standards Faculty of Education UTS Monograph Series, (1993).

Chappell C S (1993) National Competency Standards -The Australian Perspective paper presented at conference Time for National Standards at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology North Bangkok Thailand.

Chappell C , Gonczi A and Hager P, (1994) Kangan and developments in TAFE teacher education in Kangan 20 Years on , National Centre for Vocational Education Research. Adelaide.

Chappell C, Gonczi a & Hager P (1995) Competency-based Education in Foley G (ed) Understanding Adult Education and Training, Allen & Unwin, Sydney.

Chappell C & Melville B (1995) Professional Competence and the Initial and Continuing Education of NSW TAFE Teachers, Sydney, University of Technology, Sydney Printing Services.

Chappell C & Hager P (1995) Values and Competency Standards in Journal of Further and Higher Education vol 18.3.

Chappell C & Hager P (1995) Problem-Based Learning and Competency Development, The Australlian Journal of Teacher Education vol 20 (1).

Chappell C (1996) Professional Competence and TAFE Teachers, Australian Vocational Education Review vol 3(1) 1-6.

Chappell C (1996) Knowledge in an age of uncertainty Proceedings of the Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults 26th annual Conference, Leeds.

Chappell C (1996) Quality and Competency Standards Prospect A journal of Australian TESOL vol 11(1) 59-71.

Chappell C (1996) Post-compulsory education and training a modernist project, The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Vocational Education Research. vol 4(1) 14-35.

Nicholl C & Chappell C (1998) Policy Effects: ‘Flexible learning in higher education and the ‘de-differentiation’ of the vocational sector, Studies in Continuing Education vol 20 (1) 39-50.

Chappell C (1998) Changing TAFE in new times, Australian Journal of Teacher Education -v23(2)17-29.