Janet has been an educator and librarian for 30 years in the tertiary, corporate and public sectors in the UK, US and Australia. She teaches Tertiary Preparation Pathways (TPP) courses, and English language and literacy for first year pre-service teachers.
In addition, Janet is the coordinator of the TPP/Supporting Teenagers with Education, Mothering and Mentoring (STEMM) outreach program at Burnside High School which is a Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program (HEPPP) funded project supporting young women to transition into Higher Education.
Memberships
- Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia (EPHEA)
- The National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA)
- Australian Association for Research in Education(AARE)
Awards
- Citation Award, 2017, Commonwealth Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) awarded to Janet as part of the COR109 team for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in recognition of 'a collaborative transdisciplinary team culture, which facilitates an exemplary supportive tertiary education experience for first-year students through scholarly and informed curricula and resources'.
- Citation Award, 2012, Commonwealth Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) awarded to Janet and Johanna Einfalt for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning ‘for designing and driving a sustained assessment support model built on collaborative partnerships and paving the way for student growth in skill, independence and peer-to-peer learning.’
Research areas
- Enabling education and the transition to tertiary education
- Equality of opportunity in higher education
- The first-year student learning experience
Teaching areas
Janet Turley’s specialist areas of knowledge include, student retention, engagement and transitions and the second-year student experience.