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Margaret McAlister Margaret McAlister i(A65126 works by)
Born: Established: 1949 ;
Gender: Female
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1 Becoming Authentic Multidisciplinary or Interdisciplinary Researchers : Methodological Practices and Outcomes Donna Lee Brien , Margaret McAlister , 2016 single work criticism
— Appears in: TEXT : Special Issue Website Series , no. 34 2016; 'This article outlines successful practices employed by two experienced researchers from different knowledge fields (in this case, creative writing/applied arts and nursing/applied science) who bring diverse research methodologies and approaches to work on multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary projects. Defining single discipline, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research, and based on a review of their own disciplinary – as well as multidisciplinary and traditional ‘mixed methods’, research methodologies – this article investigates how these researchers navigate the range of available methodologies to both make meaning in their research projects and also allow a wide, and project-relevant, dissemination of their findings. It profiles completed collaborative projects and evaluates the approaches utilised, including how this rationale has influenced their practice as higher degree research student supervisors.' (Publication abstract)
1 Narratives of the “Not-So-Good Nurse” : Rewriting Nursing’s Virtue Script Margaret McAlister , Donna Lee Brien , 2015 single work criticism
— Appears in: Hecate , vol. 41 no. 1-2 2015; (p. 79-97) 'The prolonged commemoration of the ANZAC centenary has flooded popular culture with images of the self-sacrificing, ever-reliable, ablycompetent and often feisty, forthright, female nurse. This notion of ‘the good nurse” is prevalent and promulgates what Nelson and Gordon (in The Complexities of Care: Nursing Reconsidered, New York, 2006) term a “virtue script” for, and about, nurses. Following this scripting, nurses portray themselves, and are portrayed, as angelic, sweet, kind carers. This positive feedback loop, ironically, traps nursing and nurses (who are still predominantly women) into a continual one-dimensional, unrealistic and de-humanised portrayal. Nurses are undermined and silenced when only one aspect of their identity is understood. There are, however, other representations of nursing, which offer important counter-points to the “good nurse” which, when examined closely, can yield a more nuanced, albeit sometimes shockingly gritty, realistic reading. Re/reading recent auto/biographies of nurses to move beyond the virtue script reveals how a more nuanced, cosmopolitan reading of these nurses and their profession can promote a clearer understanding of how contemporary nursing identity can be understood, characterised and developed.' (Publication abstract)
1 y separately published work icon Mitch on the Run Margaret McAlister , Port Melbourne : Heinemann Library , 2001 Z1267168 2001 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Crime Night Margaret McAlister , St Leonards : Horwitz Martin , 1999 Z1268382 1999 single work children's fiction children's

'When an elderly neighbour is beaten and robbed, Ric decides to investigate, wondering if his sister and her friends are involved.' (Publication summary)
1 2 y separately published work icon Crazy Kat Margaret McAlister , Port Melbourne : Mammoth , 1995 Z923762 1995 single work children's fiction children's mystery humour

'Ash Keeley is not happy. Three weeks on holiday on an island with a writer doesn't sound very exciting - even if Aunt Kat is known as the Queen of Horror.

'But it may not be as dull as he thinks. Even before he sets foot on the island, he learns that the police are interested in his strange aunt. Then he arrives to find the house deserted - and a grisly discovery waiting for him.

'Will Ash stay to discover why people call his aunt Crazy Kat?' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Do They Play Marbles on Mars? Margaret McAlister , Sydney : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich , 1992 23102637 1992 single work children's fiction children's
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