Dr Julie McMillan

Fellow

T: +61 2 6125 9587
E: Julie.McMillan@anu.edu.au
Room 3220 Coombs Building

Background

Prior to joining ADSRI in April 2008, Julie worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).

Research interests

• Social stratification
• Educational attainment and transitions from school
• Health and well-being during the transition from school to adulthood
• Measurement of socioeconomic status

TASA Thematic Group on Social Stratification

Julie is a co-convenor of the TASA Thematic Group on Social Stratification.

Selected publications

(i) Educational attainment and transitions from school

Curtis, D. & McMillan, J. (2008). School Non-completers: Profiles and Initial Destinations. LSAY Research Report Number 54. Melbourne: ACER. 68 pp. 

Marks, G.N. & McMillan, J. (2007). Australia: Changes in socioeconomic inequalities in university participation. In Y. Shavit, R. Arum, & A. Gamoran (eds.), Stratification in Higher Education. (pp.351-373). Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.

McMillan, J., Rothman, S. &Wernert, N. (2005). Non-apprenticeship VET Courses: Participation, persistence and subsequent pathways. LSAY Research Report Number 47. Melbourne: ACER.

McMillan, J. (2005). Course Change and Attrition from Higher Education. LSAY Research Report Number 39. Melbourne: ACER.  

Marks, G.N. &  McMillan, J. (2003). Declining inequality? The changing impact of socio-economic background and ability on education in Australia. British Journal of Sociology, 54(4), 453-471.

Rothman, S. & McMillan, J. (2003). Influences on Achievement in Literacy and Numeracy. LSAY Research Report Number 36. Melbourne: ACER.

McMillan, J. & Marks, G.N. (2003). School Leavers in Australia: Profiles and pathways. LSAY Research Report Number 31. Melbourne: ACER.

Marks, G.N., McMillan, J. & Hillman, K. (2001). Tertiary Entrance Performance: The role of student background and school factors. LSAY Research Report Number 22. Melbourne: ACER.

Marks, G.N., Fleming, N., Long, M. & McMillan, J. (2000). Patterns of Participation in Year 12 and Higher Education in Australia: Trends and issues. LSAY Research Report Number 17. Melbourne: ACER.

(ii) Health and well-being during the transition from school to adulthood

Hillman,K. & McMillan, J. (2005). Life Satisfaction of Young Australians: Relationships between further education, training and employment, and general and career satisfaction. LSAY Research Report Number 43. Melbourne: ACER.

McMillan, J. & Hillman,K. (2004). The emotional wellbeing of young people: School, further study and beyond. Supporting Student Wellbeing. Conference Proceedings (pp.85-88). Melbourne: ACER.

(iii) Socioeconomic status – measurement

Jones, F.L. & McMillan, J. (2001). Scoring occupational categories for social research: A review of current practice, with Australian examples. Work, Employment and Society, 15(3), 539-563.

McMillan, J. & Jones, F.L. (2000). The ANU3_2 Scale: A revised occupational status scale for Australia. Journal of Sociology, 36(1), 64-80.

McMillan, J. & Western, J.S. (2000). Measurement of the socio-economic status of Australian higher education students. Higher Education, 39(2), 223-248.

Ainley, J., Frigo, T., Marks, G.N., McCormack, S., McMillan, J., Meiers, M., & Zammit, S.A. (2000). The Measurement of Language Background, Culture and Ethnicity for the Reporting of Nationally Comparable Outcomes of Schooling. Report prepared for the National Education Performance Monitoring Taskforce. Melbourne: ACER.

Marks, G.N., McMillan, J., Jones, F.L. & Ainley, J. (2000). The Measurement of Socioeconomic Status for the Reporting of Nationally Comparable Outcomes of Schooling. Report prepared for the National Education Performance Monitoring Taskforce.  Melbourne: ACER & Canberra: The Australian National University.

Western, J., McMillan, J. & Durrington, D. (1998). Differential Access to Higher Education: The measurement of socioeconomic status, rurality and isolation. Canberra: AusInfo.

(iv) The professions

Le Brun, M., McMillan, J. & Tamsitt, G. (July, 2009). ‘Bringing knowledge about the career destinations of Australian law graduates into 21st century law schools in Australia: A summary of what is proposed.’ 2009 Australasian Law Teachers Association (ALTA) Annual Conference, University of Western Sydney.

Western, J., Makkai, T., McMillan, J. & Dwan, K. (2002). The nature and characteristics of professionals in Australia’. In R.G. Smith (ed.), Crime in the Professions (pp. 33-52). Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Ltd.