Faculty of Arts and Education

School of Education


   Dr. Linda Hobbs

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Position Senior Lecturer in Science Education
Email l.hobbs@deakin.edu.au
Area School of Education
Phone +61 3 522 72661
Campus Geelong
Location ic3.312
Role and profile Lecturer
Teaching responsibilities Lecturer for EES101 Communicating Science
Lecturer for EES240 Primary Science Education I
Lecturer for EES340 Primary Science Education II
Research interests Science Education
Mathematics Education
Qualitative research methodologies
Secondary science teaching and learning
Teaching out-of-field
Aesthetic dimensions of teaching
Narrative pedagogies
Subject cultures and disciplinary boudaries
Teacher knowledge
Teacher identity
Teacher motivations and passions
Boundary crossings
Constructivist methodologies
Professional Development and Teacher support
Rural spaces
Current research projects 2010 Teacher Identity In and Across Subjects (TIIAS) (Research into the identity and support needs of out-of-field teachers)

2012 Discipline-related commitments and identities of out-of-field early career teachers. CIs: Linda Hobbs, Coral Campbell, Sandra Herbert. Mentor: Chris Hickey. Funded by CREFI. Developing and trialling a survey for pre-service and in-service teachers exploring the adaptability of teachers when faced with the reality of teaching out-of-field.

2012 National Partnership (Teacher Quality, Supply and Retention) Initiatives (TQNP). Funded by DEECD.
Qualifications B.App.Sci (Biology/Biological Resources Management)(University of Ballarat)
Grad.Dip.Ed. (Sec) (University of Ballarat)
M.Ed. (University of Ballarat)
Ph.D. (Deakin University)
Memberships AARE
AERA
ASERA
BERA
Conferences AARE
AERA
ASERA
ESERA
EARLI
BERA
Research link View Deakin associated research data
Additional URLs

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22nd April 2013