Year | Citation |
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2023 | Hooley, T. J., Bennett, D., & Knight, E. B. (231101). Rationalities that underpin employability provision in higher education across eight countries. Higher Education, 86(5), (1003-1023). |
2023 | Leif, E., Knight, E., Buhne, J., Ford, E., Casey, A., Carney, A., Cousins, J., Dinmore, S., Downie, A., & Dracup, M. (230101). Building Australian tertiary educator Knowledge and skill in Universal Design for Learning. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 36(1), (55-64). |
2023 | Andrewartha, L., Knight, E., Simpson, A., & Beattie, H. (230101). Balancing the books: how we can better support students who are parents. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 45(2), (160-173). |
2022 | Corcoran, T., Whitburn, B., & Knight, E. (220101). Inherent requirements in higher education: locating You in Us. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 26(2), (69-75). |
2022 | Knight, E. B. (220101). The homogenisation of prospectuses over the period of massification in the UK. Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 32(1), (19-36). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Higher vocational education
- Career development
- Disability rights
- Qualification reform
- Higher Education
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Lizzie Knight
Lizzie works in Victoria University's Mitchell Institute. A key area of interest is equity of access to and in tertiary education, the provision of institutional information and support for transition into post-school education.
She has published widely on employability, higher and vocational education, qualifications reform, always taking an explicit stance promoting equitable access to career information, education provision and outcomes. Her edited book 'Equity and Access to High Skills through Higher Vocational Education' was published by Palgrave in 2022.
She acts as the research advisor for the Career Industry Council of Australia, sits on the executive of the Australasian Vocational Education Research Association (AVETRA), is Associate Editor of Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education and Reviews Editor of International Journal for Lifelong Learning.
Lizzie's academic work starts from her background as practitioner. After teaching English as a foreign language in London, Lizzie worked as an assistive technology trainer in 2001, and for the next five years worked in support for tertiary students with disabilities as Disability Liaison Officer. Then she worked in central student support as an Assistant Registrar in London at the teacher training specialist college the Institute of Education, University of London, until she retrained as a Professional Career Practitioner on her return to so-called Australia, including at the Ministerial Company Education Services Australia. In 2017, after six years of interrupted part-time study, Lizzie completed a PhD at Monash University, investigating equity and access to higher education change in pre-enrolment information between the 1970s and 2010s in Australia and the UK.
Lizzie is a disabled, settler researcher working on the Traditional Lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.
Qualifications
- PhD (Education), Monash University, 2018
- Graduate Certificate Career Education and Development, RMIT, 2010
- Cert IV Training and Assessment, 2010
- Master of Arts (Higher & Professional Education), University of London, 2006
- Bachelor of Arts (1st Class Honours) Teaching English as a Foreign Language and Education Studies, Middlesex University, 2004
Key publications
Lizzie has over 78 publications, with a selection listed here.
A more comprehensive list of Lizzie's publications is available in the VU Research Repository.
Book chapter (showing 3)
Year | Citation |
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2023 | Bennett, D., Knight, E., & Bell, K. (230426). Graduate employability and the career thinking of university STEMM students (pp. 88-103). Routledge. |
2022 | Knight, E., Staunton, T., & Healy, M. (220623). About University Career Services Interaction with EdTech (pp. 303-315). Cambridge University Press. |
2022 | Hodge, S., Knight, E., Rawolle, S., & Webb, S. (220101). Higher Education in Vocational Institutions in Australia: What s Going On? (pp. 189-214). Springer International Publishing. |
Commissioned research report (showing 2)
Year | Citation |
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2022 | Wade, A., Williams, M., Knight, E., Tham, M., Gao, Y., & Dixon, J. (220811). Strategies for skills and jobs in Melbourne's West. Melbourne, Victoria: Centre for International Research on Education Systems. |
2021 | Knight, E., & Hodge, S. (211130). The best of both worlds? Integrating VET and higher education. |
Journal article (showing 5 of 40)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2021
Supporting students with disability in vocational educational and
training (VET)
From: University of Tasmania
Other investigators: Dr Melissa Tham, Ms Esther Doecke, Dr Yuan Gao
For period: 2021-2022
|
Not disclosed |
Courseware for cadetships - proof of concept
From: Victorian Higher Education Strategic Investment Fund
Other investigators: Mr Peter Hurley
For period: 2021-2022
|
$90,000 |
VU RISE: Skills and Jobs for Melbourne’s West (SJMW)
From: Victorian Higher Education Strategic Investment Fund
Other investigators: Mr Graeme Newman, Dr Melissa Tham, Aspr Janine Dixon, Prof Glyn Wittwer, Mr Christopher King, Mr Andrew Wade
For period: 2021-2022
|
$748,000 |
Integrating Higher Education and VET qualifications to support movement between the sectors
From: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
For period: 2021-2021
|
Not disclosed |
2020
'My Career Pathways' Needs Analysis
From: Centre for Multicultural Youth
Other investigators: Dr Melissa Tham
For period: 2020-2021
|
Not disclosed |
Support for Care-Experienced People in Higher Education
From: Collier Charitable Fund
For period: 2020-2020
|
Not disclosed |
2017
Vocational Institutions, Undergraduate Degrees
From: ARC - Discovery (Non-Lead Org)
For period: 2017-2020
|
$32,000 |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
No. of students | Study level | Role |
---|---|---|
1 | PhD Integrated | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
Students & level | Role |
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PhD Integrated (1) | Principal supervisor |
Other supervision of research students
Key industry, community & government roles
Dates | Role | Department/Organisation |
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Feb 2020 - Jan 2024 |
Research Advisor
|
Career Industry Council of Australia |
Aug 2013 - Feb 2025 |
Management Committee Member
|
Disability Discrimination Legal Service |
Aug 2019 - Apr 2024 |
Executive Member
|
Australasian Vocational Education Training Research Association |
Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
---|---|
Feb 2020 - Jan 2024 |
Research Advisor
Career Industry Council of Australia |
Aug 2013 - Feb 2025 |
Management Committee Member
Disability Discrimination Legal Service |
Aug 2019 - Apr 2024 |
Executive Member
Australasian Vocational Education Training Research Association |
Awards
Year | Award |
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2014 |
Australian Postgraduate Award for Exceptional Research Potential - Australian Research Council via Faculty of Education, Monash University |
2015 |
Monash Graduate Research Equity Scholarship - Monash University |
2013 |
Vice Chancellor's Award for Diversity and Inclusion - Monash University |
Keynote and invited speeches
Year | Title/Description |
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2021 |
ARPCE Online Social Justice Seminar Series Disability and Education 29th Sept 2021 – 4-6pm Special thanks to Taylor & Francis and The Edge Foundation who sponsored this series. |
2022 |
Inclusive principles for VET 2022 CCA ANNUAL CONFERENCE |
Professional memberships
- Professional, Career Education Association of Victoria
- Registered Professional Career Development Practitioner, Career Industry Council of Australia
- Member / SIG Convenor Professional and Higher Education, Australian Association for Research Education
- Member, The Australian Sociology Association