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Faculty of Education, Bendigo
Staff Profile
Dr Jennifer Sheed
B.Sc, Dip.Ed Sydney, MA Macquarie, PhD Monash

Academic Director, Bendigo Campus
Lecturer
Room/Location: 3.16a Education
Ph: 5444 7307
Fx: 5444 7800
Email: j.sheed@latrobe.edu.au
Teaching Areas
- Beginning Teaching EDU42BT
- Issues in Education EDU43IIE (Grad Dip Tech. Ed)
- Practicum C - Curriculum Development EDU30PRC
- Educational Issues 1 EDU50EI1
Research Interests
- Convergence of general education and vocational education
- Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Schools and Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)
- Enterprise learning
Current Research Project
Evaluation of Enterprise Teachers for the 21st Century Project – a program currently being implemented at Castlemaine Secondary College and funded by the Department of Education, Science and Training. The evaluation team comprises Dr. Jennifer Sheed, Professor Vaughan Prain and Ms Rosie Rosengren. The final evaluation report will be produced in 2007.
Recent Consultancies and Reports
Sheed, J. (2006) Communicating information about VET funding initiatives 2005-2008. A Report prepared for the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria.
Sheed, J. and Kelly, T. (2004) The future viability of vocational education in Victorian Catholic schools. A discussion paper prepared for the catholic Education Commisssion of Victoria.
Sheed, J., Rosengren, R. and Kelly, T. (2003) Engaging Teachers and Students through Applied Learning: Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning Projects in Victorian Catholic Secondary Schools, Critical Development Needs. A report produced for the Catholic Education Commission of Victoria.
Sheed, J. and Byrne, G. (2002) Northern Mallee Local Learning and Employment Network (NMLLEN) Environmental Scan. A report produced for the Northern Mallee Local Learning and Employment Network.
Sheed, J. andApril 18, 2008n. A report produced for the Adult Community and Further Education Division of DE&T.
Blanksby, D., Sheed, J., Savage, W., Dudley, A. and Collett, P. (2001) Students at Risk: Factors, Issues and Programs. Report of a study in the secondary schools of the Sandhurst Diocese. La Trobe University Bendigo and Catholic Education Office Sandhurst Diocese.
Ling, L., Sheed, J., Knipe, S., Byrne, G. Caulley, D. and Brew, C. (2000) Empowering communities: a toolkit for action.
A report produced for the Dusseldorp Skills Forum.
Associations
- Member of Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association
- Member of the Bendigo sub-committee of the Goldfields Local Learning and Employment Network
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