Research interests
My research program focuses on issues central to secondary subject English teaching and teachers' work. I investigate young people's creation and usage of texts; innovative pedagogy, curriculum design and teaching practices; the policies and conditions of teachers' work. I have a particular interest in the areas of new literacies studies and the arts and am passionate about my ongoing series of research projects in the areas of reading, creative writing, drama education pedagogy and practices, digital games, emergent literacies and new textual practices.
Teaching interests
I am the Chair of Secondary English Curriculum Inquiry (ECL 761) and English Curriculum Inquiry: Senior Years (ECL 762). I have taught secondary English and Drama education in a wide range of school and university settings. I have taught in Melbourne, Ballarat, Brisbane, Vanuatu and Canada, and bring this experience to my research, curriculum design and critique, and teaching.
I am an experienced post-graduate research supervisor and have successfully supervised a range of doctoral and masters students and their projects. I work in partnership with my post-graduate students, supporting them in the pursuit of their chosen project. I have worked across a range of critical theoretical resources and discipline areas. I am particularly interested in the usage of the creative arts as a research method and innovative approaches to research in the field of education. I have a strong record of supporting students through their studies to completion and beyond, assisting them to achieve their research and employment goals.
I believe that you have to start with where people are at and try to take them where they need to/want to go. This student-centred approach to learning and teaching in the context of my Higher Degree Research students means getting to know their working style closely, so that I (and other members of the supervision team) can best help them to draw on their strengths to work towards their goals.
Units taught
I am the chair of the two secondary English Curriculum Inquiry units:
Secondary English Curriculum Inquiry (ECL 761)
Secondary English Curriculum Inquiry: Senior Years (ECL 762)
Publications
Teacher Agency and the Digital Technologies Curriculum in Disadvantaged Australian Schools
J O’Mara, G Auld, J Lynch, A Cloonan
(2024), Vol. 51, pp. 365-380, Australian Educational Researcher, C1
T Delphine, G Auld, J Lynch, J O’Mara
(2024), pp. 1-16, English in Education, London, Eng., C1
Urgency through education: Futures learning through children's literature
G Auld, J O'Mara, P White
(2023), Vol. 39, pp. 234-240, Australian Journal of Environmental Education, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Teachers' everyday work-for-change: implementing curriculum policy in 'disadvantaged' schools
J Lynch, G Auld, J O’Mara, A Cloonan
(2023), pp. 1-19, Journal of Education Policy, London, Eng., C1
Reflective practice across the disciplines: A synthesis
Joanne O'Mara, David Smith
(2022), pp. 75-87, Reflective Practice in Education and Social Work Interdisciplinary Explorations, Abingdon, Oxon, B1
What does it mean to be a reflective practitioner in education?
Ewing Robyn, Kervin Lisa, Joanne O'Mara, Mantei Jessica, David Smith
(2022), pp. 41-58, Reflective Practice in Education and Social Work Interdisciplinary Explorations, Abingdon, Oxon, B1
Theoretical underpinnings for reflective practice in the university and workplace
Ewing Robyn, Fran Waugh, Josephine Fleming, David Smith, Lisa Kervin, Jessica Mantei, Morley Christine, Joanne O'Mara, Chambers Belinda, Bowles Wendy
(2022), pp. 13-25, Reflective Practice in Education and Social Work Interdisciplinary Explorations, Abingdon, Oxon, B1
Reading as Community: Solace, pleasures and becoming during COVID-19 pandemic
Joanne O'Mara, Glenn Auld
(2022), pp. 238-252, Applied Arts and Health: Building Bridges Across Arts, Therapy, Education and Community, Chicago, Ill., B1
Expert writers on how to achieve narrative immersion in digital games
L Jackson, J O’Mara, J Moss, A Jackson
(2022), Vol. 19, pp. 227-239, New Writing, C1
Putting professional learning practice first in innovative learning environments
J Blackmore, J O’Mara
(2022), Vol. 44, pp. 232-246, Studies in Continuing Education, C1
Analysing digital educational games with the Games as Action, Games as Text framework
L Jackson, J O'Mara, J Moss, A Jackson
(2022), Vol. 183, pp. 1-14, Computers & Education, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Examining the paradoxes children experience in language and literacy learning
G Auld, J O’Mara, A Cloonan, T Delphine, A Eyers, M Nicholas, S Ohi, L Paatsch, L Pangrazio, J Quick
(2022), pp. 1-16, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, Berlin, Germany, C1
Joanne O'Mara, Kitty Te Riele, Clair Andersen, Glenn Auld, Natalie Brown, Tim Corcoran, Daivd Hicks, Julianne Moss, Tim Delphine, Emily Rudling, Harsha Chandir, Tess Crellin
(2022), pp. 1-59, Improving the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students within Catholic Education Tasmanian. Final Report. Hobart: Catholic Education Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., A6
Secret Lives of Children in the Digital Age : Disruptive Devices and Resourceful Learners
Linda Laidlaw, Joanne O'Mara, Suzanna Wong
(2021), Gorham, Me., A1
Glenn Auld, Lena Djabibba, Joanne O'Mara
(2021), pp. 73-83, Rethinking languages education : directions, challenges and innovations, Abingdon, Eng., B1
Encountering Diversity: drama as a democratic pedagogy to prepare inclusive-minded teachers
Jo Raphael, Joanne O'Mara, Ben Whitburn, Edwin Creely, Kate Anderson, Julianne Moss
(2021), Vol. 47, pp. 119-131, Inclusive Education is a Right, Right?, Leiden, The Netherlands, B1
Digital games in the museum: perspectives and priorities in videogame design
C Beavis, J O’Mara, R Thompson
(2021), Vol. 46, pp. 294-305, Learning, Media and Technology, C1
Gratitude notes as formative assessment in middle years literacy learning
Glenn Auld, Joanne O'Mara, Andrew Eyers
(2021), Vol. 29, pp. 37-46, Literacy learning: the middle years, Norwood, S.Aust., C1
Necessary But Not Sufficient: Literacy Pedagogies for Changing Times
Joanne O'Mara, Glenn Auld, Narelle Wood
(2021), Vol. 23, pp. 32-44, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY, C1
Glenn Auld, Joanne O'Mara, Peta White
(2021), Vol. 44, pp. 86-95, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, Adelaide, S.Aust., C1
Glenn Auld, Joanne O'Mara, Clair Anderson, Natalie Brown, Tim Corcoran, Kitty Te Riele, Julianne Moss, Tim Delphine, David Hicks, Harsha Chandir, Tess Crellin, Emma Rudling
(2021), Hobart, Tas., A6
Researching and parenting in the iWorld: the dialogism of family life
Joanne O'Mara, Linda Laidlaw
(2020), pp. 160-177, Child-parent research reimagined, Leiden, The Netherlands, B1
Gendered Perspectives on War and Nationhood: The Prism of Anzac
Carolyn Holbrook
(2020), pp. 87-94, How gender can transform the social sciences : innovation and impact, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Children as architects of their digital worlds
J O'Mara, L Laidlaw, S Wong
(2020), pp. 144-151, The Routledge companion to digital media and children, New York, N.Y., B1
Translanguaging: Towards a strength-based literacy curriculum
Glenn Auld, Lena Djabibba, Joanne O'Mara
(2020), Vol. 28, pp. 32-40, Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, Crows Nest, NSW, C1
Assessing pre-service teachers' literacy pedagogy through gratitude notes to secondary students
G Auld, A Eyers, J O'Mara
(2020), Vol. 45, pp. 62-75, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, C1
Julianne Lynch, Glenn Auld, Anne Cloonan, Joanne O'Mara, Christopher Speldewinde
(2020), Geelong, Vic., A6
Joanne O'Mara, Catherine Beavis
(2019), pp. 215-226, The future of English teaching worldwide: celebrating 50 years from the Dartmouth Conference, Abingdon, Eng., B1
Researching in the IWorld: from home to beyond
Linda Laidlaw, Joanne O'Mara, Suzanna So-Har Wong
(2019), pp. 182-195, The routledge international handbook of learning with technology in early childhood, Abingdon, Eng., B1
Morphologies of knowing: Fractal methods for re-thinking classroom technology practices
Julianne Lynch, Joanne O'Mara
(2019), pp. 166-186, Practice methodologies in education research, London, ENg., B1
The evidence of literacy learning through contemporary Kunibídji knowledge systems
Lena Djabibba, Glenn Auld, Joanne O'Mara
(2019), Vol. 19, pp. 15-32, Literacy education and indigenous Australians : theory, research and practice, Berlin, Germany, B1
S Ohi, J O’Mara, R Arber, C Hartung, G Shaw, C Halse
(2019), Vol. 18, pp. 234-247, European Educational Research Journal, C1
Linda Laidlaw, Joanne O'Mara, Suzanna Wong
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 268-281, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, C1
'Four Boys Nga-Lerebina Ngana': Oracy and Translanguaging in English and Ndjébbana
J O’mara, G Auld, L Djabibba
(2019), Vol. 54, pp. 59-68, English in Australia, C1
Indexing drama research: NJ 1997-2018
Mary Mooney, Joanne O’Mara
(2019), Vol. 43, pp. 114-135, NJ: drama Australia journal, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Julianne Lynch, Glenn Auld, Anne Cloonan, Joanne O'Mara, Christopher Speldewinde
(2019), Sydney, N.S.W., A6
The contribution of becoming reflective on the employability of teachers and social workers
Bowles Wendy, Chambers Belinda, Robyn Ewing, Josephine Fleming, Lisa Kervin, Jessica Mantei, Morely Christine, Joanne O'Mara, Fran Waugh, David Smith
(2019), Canberra, A.C.T., A6
A critical review of the effectiveness of narrative-driven digital educational games
L Jackson, J O'Mara, J Moss, A Jackson
(2018), Vol. 8, pp. 32-49, International journal of game-based learning, Hershey, Pa., C1
Inclusive education, subjectivities and the posts
B Whitburn, J Moss, J O'Mara
(2017), Vol. 6, pp. 31-44, Inclusive education: making sense of everyday practice, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, B1
The new digital divide: digital technology policies and provision in Canada and Australia
J O'Mara, L Laidlaw, J Blackmore
(2017), pp. 87-104, The case of the iPad: mobile literacies in education, Singapore, B1
Impassioned learning and Minecraft
M Dezuanni, J O'Mara
(2017), pp. 36-48, Serious play: literacy, learning and digital games, New York, N.Y., B1
Narratives come to life through coding: digital game making as language and literacy curriculum
J O'Mara
(2017), pp. 102-114, Serious play: literacy, learning and digital games, New York, N.Y., B1
Mining the Cli-Fi world: renegotiating the curriculum using Minecraft
J O'Mara, K Robinson
(2017), pp. 114-131, Serious play: literacy, learning and digital games, New York, N.Y., B1
Games as text and games as action: English, literacy and digital games
C Beavis, S Prestige, J O'Mara
(2017), pp. 135-150, Serious play: literacy, learning and digital games, New York, N.Y., B1
B Whitburn, J Moss, J O'Mara
(2017), Vol. 32, pp. 467-479, Journal of education policy, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Supervisory scratchings: Critical autoethnography complicating "process" in doctoral supervision
L McKnight, J O'Mara
(2017), Vol. 14, pp. 106-115, Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, C1
J Moss, J O’Mara, T McCandless
(2017), Vol. 21, pp. 956-973, International Journal of Inclusive Education, C1
B Whitburn, J Moss, J O'Mara
(2017), Vol. 21, pp. 1065-1079, International journal of inclusive education, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Serious play : literacy, learning, and digital games
C Beavis, C Beavis, M Dezuanni, M Dezuanni, J O'Mara, J O'Mara
(2017), Abingdon, Eng., A7
Thinking on your feet: a model for teaching teachers to use process drama
J O'Mara
(2016), pp. 98-112, Drama and theatre with children : international perspectives, Abingdon, Eng., B1
Shifting practices and frames: literacy, learning and computer games
C Beavis, J O'Mara
(2016), Vol. 22, pp. 239-253, Leadership in diverse learning contexts, Berlin, Germany, B1
"Daddy, look at the video I made on my iPad!": reconceptualizing 'readiness' in the digital age
L Laidlaw, J O'Mara, S Wong
(2015), pp. 65-77, Rethinking readiness in early childhood education : implications for policy and practice, New York, N.Y., B1
Thinking on your feet: A model for teaching teachers to use process drama
J O’Mara
(2015), pp. 78-90, Drama and Theatre with Children: International perspectives, London, Eng., B1-1
L Laidlaw, J O'Mara
(2015), Vol. 17, pp. 59-74, Language and literacy, Kingston, Ont., C1
'Redstone is like electricity': Children's performative representations in and around Minecraft
M Dezuanni, J O’Mara, C Beavis
(2015), Vol. 12, pp. 147-163, E-Learning and Digital Media, C1
'Turning around' to the affordances of digital games: English curriculum and students' lifeworlds
C Beavis, C Walsh, C Bradford, J O'Mara, T Apperley, A Gutierrez
(2015), Vol. 50, pp. 30-40, English in Australia, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Doing diversity: intercultural understanding in primary and secondary schools
C Halse, C Halse, F Mansouri, F Mansouri, J Moss, J Moss, Y Paradies, Y Paradies, J O'Mara, J O'Mara, R Arber, R Arber, N Denson, N Denson, C Arrowsmith, C Arrowsmith, N Priest, N Priest, C Charles, C Charles, A Cloonan, A Cloonan, B Fox, B Fox, C Hartung, C Hartung, C Mahoney, C Mahoney, S Ohi, S Ohi, G Ovenden, G Ovenden, G Shaw, G Shaw, L Wright, L Wright
(2015), Melbourne, Vic., A6
With rest... and time... and a little hope: moving into virtual worlds through multi literacy forms
L Laidlaw, J O'Mara, L Makovichuk
(2014), pp. 223-234, International perspectives on teaching English in a globalised world, Abingdon, England, B1
Supporting intercultural engagement in literacy education
A Cloonan, J O’Mara, S Ohi
(2014), pp. 83-98, Becoming a teacher of language and literacy, Port Melbourne, Vic., B1
J O'Mara, L Paatsch
(2014), pp. 99-116, BECOMING A TEACHER OF LANGUAGE AND LITERACY, Cambridge, Eng., B1
Closing the emergency facility: Moving schools from literacy triage to better literacy outcomes
J O'Mara
(2014), Vol. 13, pp. 8-23, English teaching: practice and critique, Hamilton, New Zealand, C1
Teachers' beliefs about the possibilities and limitations of digital games in classrooms
C Beavis, L Rowan, M Dezuanni, C Mcgillivray, J O'Mara, S Prestridge, C Stieler-Hunt, R Thompson, J Zagami
(2014), Vol. 11, pp. 569-581, E-Learning and Digital Media, C1
Serious Play Project Documentary
C Beavis, J O'Mara, R Thompson
(2014), JR1-1
The literacy and numeracy strategy literature review
A Kostogriz, C Vale, G Auld, D Blake, L Bragg, S Ohi, T Ollis, J O'Mara, L Paatsch, G Williams
(2013), Melbourne, Vic., A6-1
Finding aesthetic form inside the tome: the doctorate and arts based educational research
J Moss, J O'Mara
(2013), pp. 1-1, AARE 2013 : Shaping Australian educational research : Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education 2013 annual conference, Adelaide, S. A., E1-1
J O'Mara, L Laidlaw
(2013), pp. 1-1, AARE 2013 : Shaping Australian educational research : Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education 2013 annual conference, Adelaide, S. A., E1-1
A blank slate of potential : using GameMaker to create computer games
J O'Mara, J Richards
(2012), pp. 57-64, Digital games : literacy in action, Kent Town, S. Aust., B1
Literacy learning and computer games : a curriculum challenge for our times
C Beavis, J O'Mara, L McNeice
(2012), pp. 3-10, Digital games : literacy in action, Kent Town, S. A., B1
Breaking through the fourth wall : invitation from an avatar
J O'Mara, B Lees
(2012), pp. 33-40, Digital games : literacy in action, Kent Town, S. A., B1
J O'Mara
(2012), Vol. 17, pp. 517-534, Research in drama education : the journal of applied theatre and performance, Abingdon, England, C1
C Beavis, J O'Mara
(2012), pp. 1-1, AARE 2012 : Regional and global cooperation in educational research : Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education 2012 annual conference, Sydney, N. S. W., E1-1
As if they could be otherwise...finding spaces for creativity in the enacted curriculum
J O'Mara
(2011), pp. 155-168, Creating an Australian curriculum for English : national agendas, local contexts, Putney, N. S. W., B1
J O'Mara, L Laidlaw
(2011), Vol. 10, pp. 149-159, English teaching : practice and critique, Hamilton, New Zealand, C1
Research into the connection between built learning spaces and student outcomes
J Blackmore, D Bateman, J Loughlin, J O'Mara, G Aranda
(2011), East Melbourne, Vic., A6
Classroom teachers as co-researchers: The affordances and challenges of collaboration
O Joanne, G Amanda
(2010), Vol. 33, pp. 1-1, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, C1-1
Computer games - pushing at the boundaries of literacy
C Beavis, J O'Mara
(2010), Vol. 33, pp. 65-76, Australian journal of language and literacy, Norwood, S. Aust., C1-1
Computer games - pushing at the boundaries of literacy
C Beavis, J O’Mara
(2010), Vol. 33, pp. 65-76, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, C1-1
Classroom teachers as co-researchers: The affordances and challenges of collaboration
J O’Mara, A Gutierrez
(2010), Vol. 33, pp. 41-53, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, C1-1
Literacy in the digital age : learning from computer games
C Bradford, C Beavis, T Apperley, J O'Mara, C Walsh
(2009), Vol. 43, pp. 162-175, English in education, United Kingdom, C1
Reading and writing ourselves into the twenty-first century
J O'Mara
(2008), pp. 149-159, Drama and english teaching : imagination, action, and engagement, South Melbourne, Vic., B1-1
C Beavis, C Bradford, J O'Mara, C Walsh
(2008), pp. 1-9, AARE 2008 : Changing climates : education for sustainable futures : Proceedings of the 2008 Australian Association for Research in Education conference, Brisbane, Qld., E1-1
Proteus, the giant at the door : drama and theater in the curriculum
J O'Toole, J O'Mara
(2007), pp. 203-218, International handbook of research in arts education, Dordrecht , Netherlands, B1-1
Preparing English teachers for a changing world
C Beavis, J O'Mara
(2006), pp. 349-355, Only connect : English teaching, schooling and community, Kent Town, S. Α., B1
Becoming l(IT)erate : pre-service English teachers and ICTs
J O'Mara
(2006), Vol. 41, pp. 44-47, English in Australia, Melbourne, Vic., C1
Capturing the ephemeral : reflection-in-action as research
J O'Mara
(2006), Vol. 30, pp. 41-50, NJ (Drama Australia journal), Brisbane, Qld., C1
At Sunny Bay: building students` repertoire of literacy practices through process drama
J O'Mara
(2004), pp. 119-136, Text next : new resources for literacy learning, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Repositioning drama to centre stage: drama, English, text and literacy
J O'Mara
(2003), Vol. 27, pp. 17-26, N J Drama Australia Journal, Brisbane, Qld., C1
A challenge, a threat and a promise: drama as professional development for teacher educators
J Raphael, J O'Mara
(2002), Vol. 43, pp. 77-87, Melbourne Studies in Education, Carlton, Vic., C1
Carole Miller, Allison Preece, Joanne O'Mara
(1999), Vol. 77, pp. 137-143, Language arts, Urbana, Ill., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Literacy in the digital world of the twenty-first century: learning from computer games.
Prof Catherine Beavis, Prof Clare Bradford, Prof Joanne O'Mara, Dr Christopher Walsh
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 1
- 2010: $52,596
- 2008: $41,626
- 2007: $65,295
Intercultural understanding in primary and secondary schools
Adj/Prof Christine Halse, Prof Fethi Mansouri, A/Prof Colin Arrowsmith, Prof Julianne Moss, Hon Prof Ruth Arber, Dr Nida Denson, Dr Naomi Priest, Prof Joanne O'Mara
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 2
- 2015: $76,337
- 2014: $149,988
- 2013: $108,321
- 2012: $70,097
Serious Play: Using digital games in school to promote literacy and learning in the twenty first century
Prof Catherine Beavis, Dr Michael Dezuanni, Prof Joanne O'Mara, Dr Sarah Prestridge, Dr Leonie Rowan, Prof Claire Wyatt-Smith, Dr Jason Zagami, A/Prof Yam San Chee
ARC Linkage - Projects Rnd 2
- 2014: $44,500
- 2013: $39,500
- 2012: $38,500
The contribution of becoming reflective on the employability of teachers and social workers
A/Prof Fran Waugh, Prof Robyn Ewing, A/Prof Wendy Bowles, Prof Joanne O'Mara, Prof Joan Fook, Dr Jonothan Doherty, Dr Jane McLenachan, A/Prof Christine Morley, A/Prof Lisa Kervin, Dr Jessica Maneti
OLT Innovation and Development Grants - Office for Learning and Teaching
- 2017: $6,250
Other Public Sector Funding
Literacy in the digital world of the twenty-first century: learning from computer games.
Prof Catherine Beavis, Prof Clare Bradford, Prof Joanne O'Mara, Dr Christopher Walsh
DETVic Department of Education and Training Victoria, ACMI -The Australian Centre for the Moving Image
- 2010: $25,000
- 2008: $30,000
- 2007: $25,000
Review of the literature on the connections between physical learning spaces and student learning outcomes
Prof Jill Blackmore, Dr Debra Bateman, Prof Joanne O'Mara, Dr Jill Loughlin
DEECD Research Panel - Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- 2010: $30,844
Innovative Learning Environments Research Study
Prof Jill Blackmore, A/Prof Mary Dixon, Prof Joanne O'Mara, Dr Jill Loughlin, Dr Debra Bateman, Hon Prof Anne Cloonan, Dr Kim Senior, Dr Jill Bamforth, Dr George Aranda, Mr Rod Le Cudennec, Ms Kate McCulloch
DEECD Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- 2011: $143,524
- 2010: $54,000
Intercultural understanding in primary and secondary schools
Adj/Prof Christine Halse, Prof Fethi Mansouri, A/Prof Colin Arrowsmith, Prof Julianne Moss, Hon Prof Ruth Arber, Dr Nida Denson, Dr Naomi Priest, Prof Joanne O'Mara
DEECD Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- 2013: $10,000
- 2012: $125,000
Literacy and Numeracy Strategy - Literature Review
A/Prof Colleen Vale, Prof Damian Blake, A/Prof Glenn Auld, Dr Leicha Bragg, Prof Louise Paatsch, A/Prof Trace Ollis, Prof Joanne O'Mara, Dr Sarah Ohi, Dr Gaye Williams
DEECD Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- 2013: $54,420
Transition: Improved Literacy and Numeracy Outcomes (Survey)
Dr Brian Doig, Prof Joanne O'Mara
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2015: $50,959
Evaluation of NISA project: Supporting implementation of Digital Technologies Curriculum
A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Prof Joanne O'Mara, Hon Prof Anne Cloonan, A/Prof Glenn Auld
Australian Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting Authority
- 2020: $47,835
- 2019: $22,500
- 2018: $22,500
- 2017: $5,000
Virtual Learning Principles for Teachers: Best Practices.
Prof Joanne O'Mara, Prof Catherine Beavis
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2019: $45,454
Learner Improvement in Reading in Tasmanian Government Schools.
A/Prof Glenn Auld, Prof Julianne Moss, Prof Louise Paatsch, Prof Joanne O'Mara, Dr Maria Nicholas, Dr Sarah Ohi
Department for Education, Children & Young People (Tasmania)
- 2024: $605,126
- 2023: $605,126
Industry and Other Funding
Intercultural understanding in primary and secondary schools
Adj/Prof Christine Halse, Prof Fethi Mansouri, A/Prof Colin Arrowsmith, Prof Julianne Moss, Hon Prof Ruth Arber, Dr Nida Denson, Dr Naomi Priest, Prof Joanne O'Mara
Together for Humanity Foundation Limited
- 2014: $30,000
- 2013: $30,000
- 2012: $30,000
Evaluation of the Professional Learning Flagship Program: Leading Curriculum Change
Prof Brenton Doecke, Prof Julianne Moss, Hon Prof Anne Cloonan, A/Prof Julianne Lynch, Prof Joanne O'Mara
Aust Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
- 2012: $47,117
Literacy Learning in Playful Spaces: Using multimodal strategies to develop narrative with young learners
A/Prof Linda Laidlaw, Prof Joanne O'Mara
CSSHRC Grant - Research - Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- 2014: $18,043
Reimagining literacy education: Being literate in the twenty-first century
A/Prof Linda Laidlaw, Prof Jannifer Rowsell, Prof Joanne O'Mara
SSHRCC Grant - Research - Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada
- 2021: $15,597
Improving the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Project.
Prof Joanne O'Mara, Prof Julianne Moss, A/Prof Tim Corcoran, A/Prof Glenn Auld
Catholic Education Centre
- 2021: $117,066
- 2020: $42,867
Opportunities and Challenges to / of Text Selection in Secondary English Education.
Prof Joanne O'Mara
Victorian Association for the Teaching of English Collaborative Research Grant
- 2022: $8,000
Supervisions
Bella Nitza Illesca
Thesis entitled: Storytelling and the Representation of the Everyday Work of English Teachers
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Susan Mullane
Thesis entitled: Coming to Know the Accompanied Solo
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Gary Robert Shaw
Thesis entitled: How might interculturality be developed in an Australian primary school?
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Lucinda McKnight
Thesis entitled: The Glitterbomb: Designing Curriculum and Identity with Girls' Popular Culture
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Michelle Ludecke
Thesis entitled: Using beginning teachers' 'firsts' to understand identity formation and transformation
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Margaret Milne
Thesis entitled: Doing Without School! Spaces becomes places: adolescent identity and engagement
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Ena Herni Wasli
Thesis entitled: Using Drama Methodology to Teach Traditional Malay Literature in Brunei
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Fiona Phillips
Thesis entitled: Becoming Musical: Stories from The Staff
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Maureen Patricia Cann
Thesis entitled: Literacy Reform in an Australian Secondary School: Living the Discourses of Recontextualisation
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Kynan Mackintosh Robinson
Thesis entitled: Enabling Collective Creativity in Schools using Minecraft: Serious Play
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Luke Conrad Jackson
Thesis entitled: The Role of the Writer in Creating Narrative-Driven Digital Educational Games
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Education
Benjamin Whitburn
Thesis entitled: Critical Engagement with Insider Accounts of Inclusive Schooling
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Nishta Devi Rosunee
Thesis entitled: Who's culture, where and why? - identity, culture and artistic expression
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Jodi Williams
Thesis entitled: Peeling back the wallpaper: Postfeminist discourses in the senior Literature classroom
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Brandi Nichole Fox
Thesis entitled: Intercultural subjectivities of the everyday: A study of Australian school kids
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Lisa Breen
Thesis entitled: Teacher professional practice and an ethic of care: an everyday problematic
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education