Dr Jane Cowie is a lecturer in the Bachelor of Social Work Program at the University of South Australia. She has held multiple positions in a range of roles and courses at the university since 2006. Until 2014, Jane worked primarily as a social work practitioner. Jane has worked in a number of fields including domestic violence; youth homelessness; general counselling and school counselling. Jane's research interests are in the field of youth transitions and aspirations, particularly for young people from regional and remote areas. Her PhD thesis explored the aspirations, plans, expectations and experiences of youth from regional and remote areas during the transition from school. Jane is also passionate about ... Read more
About me
Dr Jane Cowie is a lecturer in the Bachelor of Social Work Program at the University of South Australia. She has held multiple positions in a range of roles and courses at the university since 2006. Until 2014, Jane worked primarily as a social work practitioner. Jane has worked in a number of fields including domestic violence; youth homelessness; general counselling and school counselling. Jane's research interests are in the field of youth transitions and aspirations, particularly for young people from regional and remote areas. Her PhD thesis explored the aspirations, plans, expectations and experiences of youth from regional and remote areas during the transition from school. Jane is also passionate about the scholarship of learning, with her most recent publication focussed on the role of emotion in practice-based learning and teaching practice-based skills in online environments.
About me
Australian Association of Social Workers
Mental Health Academy
The Golden Key Honours Society
About me
Doctor by Research The University of South Australia
Bachelor of Social Work with Honours The University of South Australia
Regional and remote youth,The transition from school,Youth aspirations and experiences
Emotion in practice-based learning
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
Open access
15
11
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
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| 2021 |
Open access
6
6
1
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| 2020 |
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| 2018 |
Open access
15
11
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Cowie, J and Summers, R 2020, 'At the heart of social work: Best practice for managing emotion in the technology-enhanced, practice-based learning classroom' [online]. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 36-49. Availability: <https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=075612615992228;res=IELHSS>.
Cowie, J & Summers, R 2018, ‘Best practice for managing emotion in the practice-based learning classroom’, symposium presentation, UniSA Teaching & Learning Symposium, City West.
Cowie, J & Summers, R 2015, 'At the heart of social work: Emotion in the practice-based classroom', conference presentation, Higher Education Research Group Adelaide conference, University of Adelaide.
COWIE, J 2015, The transition from school for regional and remote youth: insights into their plans, aspiration, expectations and experiences, PhD thesis, University of South Australia, Centre for Regional Engagement, Whyalla, http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/892430840
Research
Regional and remote youth,The transition from school,Youth aspirations and experiences
Emotion in practice-based learning
2019 Academic Excellence Award High Achievement in Student Evaluation Attainment (undergraduate teaching)
2019 Student Choice Excellent Teacher Award Finalist
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
Member, Youth Thematic GroupThe Australian Sociological Association, |
2018 |
Member, Youth Thematic GroupThe Australian Sociological Association, |
2017 |
The Golden Key Honours Society
Teaching & student supervision
