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Lelia<br><br>
I think that it is a significant matter for concern, for reasons probably
similar to yours, at both a personal and an institutional level. I have
also raised it on the ANZCA list. <br><br>
Cheers<br>
Terry<br><br>
At 06:58 PM 29/09/2005, you wrote:<br>
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<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">Dear CSAA list<br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">Do other members share
my concern that the 'Preferred model' of the Research Quality Framework,
recently released for discussion, places 'Journalism [no comma]
communication and media' in the <i>Social sciences, law, education,
politics, sociology and indigenous studies panel</i> instead of in the
<i>Humanities panel?</i> The model is available at:
</font><a href="BLOCKED::http://www.dest.gov.au/resqual">
<font face="arial" size=2>http://www.dest.gov.au/resqual</a></font>
<font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF"> (and, specifically,
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<a href="BLOCKED::http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/policies_issues_reviews/key_issues/research_quality_framework/rqf_preferred_model.htm#The_RQF_Preferred_Model">
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http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/policies_issues_reviews/key_issues/research_quality_framework/rqf_preferred_model.htm#The_RQF_Preferred_Model</a>
</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">).<br>
</font><font size=2> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">The ARC has
traditionally dealt with journalism, communication and media studies via
the Humanities and Creative Arts panel, and Humanities is generally
constructed as providing the key disciplinary and methodological
orientations for the disciplines as practiced in Australia.<br>
</font><font size=2> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">The Research Quality
Assessment Framework (RQAF) Team has asked for written comments and
feedback by the 4th October to:<br>
RQAF Team<br>
Loc 721<br>
Department of Education, Science and Training<br>
GPO Box 9880<br>
Canberra ACT 2601<br>
</font><font size=2> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">Fax 02 6123 5717 or 02
6123 5911<br>
</font><font size=2> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">Email
<a href="BLOCKED::mailto:rqf@dest.gov.au">rqf@dest.gov.au</a> <br>
</font><font size=2> <br>
</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">While the Academy of the
Humanities and the Council of the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
etc will all be responding to the Preferred Framework paper, I believe it
is worth our time in making our own judgements and representations as
individual academics and as Schools, Departments and Faculties. <br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2 color="#0000FF">Lelia Green<br>
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