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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=513083005-29092005>Dear <SPAN class=574425508-29092005>CSA</SPAN>A
list</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT face=Arial 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 <EM>Social sciences, law, education, politics,
sociology and indigenous studies panel</EM> instead of in the
<EM>Humanities panel<SPAN class=574425508-29092005>?</SPAN></EM> The model is
available at: </FONT><A href="BLOCKED::http://www.dest.gov.au/resqual"><FONT
face=Arial>http://www.dest.gov.au/resqual</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff> (and, specifically, </FONT><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"><FONT
face=Arial>http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/research_sector/policies_issues_reviews/key_issues/research_quality_framework/rqf_preferred_model.htm#The_RQF_Preferred_Model</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff>).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=513083005-29092005>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.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=513083005-29092005>The Research Quality Assessment
Framework (RQAF) Team has asked for written comments and feedback by the
4th October to:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=513083005-29092005>RQAF
Team</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=513083005-29092005>Loc
721</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=513083005-29092005>Department of Education,
Science and Training</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=513083005-29092005>GPO Box
9880</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=513083005-29092005>Canberra ACT
2601</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=513083005-29092005>Fax 02 6123 5717 or 02 6123
5911</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT face=Arial>Email </FONT><A
href="BLOCKED::mailto:rqf@dest.gov.au"><FONT
face=Arial>rqf@dest.gov.au</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=513083005-29092005>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. </SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><FONT><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=513083005-29092005><SPAN
class=574425508-29092005>Lelia
Green</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>