Meet The Education Researcher

Dr. David Bright (Monash University) talks about his research and writing on the topics of teaching English as a second language, global citizenship & 'difference'. We talk about Deleuze, fitting into North American conferences, ethnography as 'slow' research, and how to seek out research opportunities across all aspects of our academic work.

A/Prof Andrea Rupert (Monash University) talks about her work on mental health and well-being in families. We talk about making yourself credible with medical research funders, how prestigious offers usually come from small less-prestigious bits of work, and the need for education researchers to focus on improving the 'public understanding of education'.

Dr. Deana Leahy (Monash University) talks about her work in the critical studies of health education. We talk about how to combine critical approaches with successful grant funding, how to build international networks of like-minded scholars and future directions for education research in times of austerity.

Dr. Rosie Welch (Monash University) talks about her research in the area of health & physical education ... approached through the lens of Foucault, Deleuze and materialist critiques. The discussion starts by unpacking Rosie's biog by-line of "Teacher Education, Content, Knowledge & Pedagogy: issues of Biography, Embodiment & Wellbeing" ...

Prof. Jeff Brooks (Monash University) talks about his current research work in the area of education leadership & social justice ... ... or as he described it in 140 characters ... "The Sense and Nonsense of Leadership, Equity and Learning in Education: An Interrogation of Assumptions and an Exploration of Possibilities"