Gowrie Victoria and Deakin University Partner to Research the Impact of ECT Mentoring’s Additional Features

If you completed the Mentoring for Provisionally Registered Teachers (PRT) Program at Gowrie Victoria since 2019, we’d love to hear from you.

Gowrie and Deakin University are partnering on a joint research project to better understand what graduates of the program valued most and how those experiences shaped their practice and professional identity beyond the program.

Gowrie Executive Manager of Adult Learning, Glyn Williams, says the research reflects Gowrie’s ongoing commitment to understanding the real-world impact of its professional learning programs.

The project, led by Deakin University researcher Dr Jessica Ciuciu, will explore the value-added elements that Gowrie has developed beyond the standard mentoring program, including the strengths and limitations of those features, and how participation influenced graduates during and after their time in the program.

Program Manager Sue Plowright says the mentoring program has always been about more than meeting registration requirements.

Combined professional development and research focus groups

Participation takes the form of combined professional development and research focus groups with the chance to reconnect with colleagues, engage with current thinking in the sector, and contribute to research that could strengthen ECT mentoring for years to come.

Upcoming events include:

• Online — Wednesday 15 July, 6:30–8:30pm: Nurtured by Nature: Supporting Early Learning Outdoors with Ros Molyneaux
• Gowrie Carlton North — Friday 17 July, 10:00am–1:00pm: Using multiple languages to make thinking visible, and centre tour
• Online — Tuesday 21 July, 6:30–8:30pm: Mapping the contact zones of children becoming eaters with Dr Sayuri Amemiya
• Gowrie Broadmeadows Valley — Monday 27 July, 10:00am–1:00pm: Trauma-informed practices, and centre tour
• Gowrie The Harbour — Thursday 30 July, 9:45am–12:45pm: Child Participation — Exploration of Light, and centre tour

Participation is open to all graduates of the Gowrie Victoria provisionally registered ECT mentoring program since 2019. The research has been approved by the Deakin University Human Ethics Advisory Group.

How to get involved

To register your interest or find out more, contact Dr Jessica Ciuciu at Deakin University via email: j.ciuciu@deakin.edu.au

Jessica will send you a Plain Language Statement and consent form. Once you’ve reviewed these and confirmed your interest, she will confirm your eligibility and provide event registration details.