Bridget Backhaus

Bio: Bridget Backhaus is an academic researcher from Griffith University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Journalism & Higher education. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 18 publications receiving 97 citations.

The Renewal of Critical Social Work

Abstract: Social Alternatives analyses, critiques and reviews contemporary social issues and problems. The journal seeks to generate insight, knowledge and understanding of our contemporary circumstances in order to determine local, national and global implications. We are committed to the principles of social justice and to creating spaces of dialogue intended to stimulate social alternatives to current conditions. Social Alternatives values the capacity of intellectual and artistic endeavour to prompt imaginative solutions and alternatives and publishes refereed articles, review essays, commentaries and book reviews as well as short stories, poems, images and cartoons.

Practical aspects of service learning make work-integrated learning wise practice for inclusive education in Australia

Abstract: Inclusive education remains a challenge for Australian tertiary education, particularly specialized pedagogical approaches like work-integrated learning (WIL) and service learning. Critiques of mainstream pedagogical approaches raise questions about the predominant models of educating students (Butin, 2010; Howard, 1998). There is a definitive need to recognize the diversity of the student population within course structures, rather than integrating diverse student needs into a static curriculum (Harrison & Ip, 2013) "Wise practice" takes WIL objectives--professional skills development and professional experience--and positions inclusion and transformation at the center of the learning experience. This paper explores inclusive education in WIL and service learning and exa

Fifty Years of Resistance and Representation: A Historical Account of Australian Community Radio

Abstract: This article outlines the early history of the Australian community radio sector. It focuses on three of the country’s oldest stations – Radio Adelaide, 4ZZZ and 3CR – to document the establishment...

In her own words: Melanesian women in media

Abstract: Representation of women in media has been a noted gender equity issue globally for decades. Given the increasing encroachments into press freedom in Melanesia, female journalists and media workers face serious challenges. With this in mind, the Melanesian Media Freedom Forum (MMFF) hosted a special session focusing specifically on the issues affecting women in the media in Melanesia. This article focuses on the discussions of female Melanesian journalists and the unique challenges they face in terms of representation in the media workforce, having their voices heard in the media, and the threats to their personal safety.

Community Radio as Amplification of Rural Knowledge Sharing

Abstract: Community radio’s relationship with the farming communities has a long history in India. The earliest successful experiments in community broadcasting involved both farmers and agriculture. In term...

Index for inclusion: developing learning and participation in schools

Abstract: by Tony Booth and Mel Ainscow, Bristol, Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education (CSIE), 2011, 190 pp., £23.00, ISBN 978-1-872001-68-5 This is the third and “Green” edition – and the best yet. It ...