Research interests
International education, International inbound and outbound mobility, International graduates' employability
Conferences
Publications:
2018 Tran, L. T. & Rahimi, M. New Colombo Plan: A Review of Research and Implications for Practice. Research Digest, No. 14. Melbourne: International Education Association of Australia (IEAA).
2017 Rahimi, M., Blackmore, J., & Halse, C., Transnational secondary schooling and im/mobile international students, The Australian Educational Researcher, 44(3), 299-321.
2017 Morrissey, A., Rahimi, M. & Scott, C., A comparison of sociodramatic play processes of preschoolers in a naturalised and a traditional outdoor space, International Journal of Play. 6(2), 177-197.
2017 Rahimi, M. & Smith, H., Management of knowledge in international VET: Diversity of practice from Laos, Kuwait and China, Chapter 7 (pp.117-134) in: Tran, L. T. & Dempsey, K. (Eds). Internationalization in Vocational Education and Training: Transnational Perspectives. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Springer.
2016 Gribble, C. & Rahimi, M. & Blackmore, J. International students and post study employment: The impact of university and host community engagement on the employment outcomes of international students in Australia, Ch.2 (pp. 15-39) in Tran. L. T. & Gomes, C. (Eds). International student engagement and identity. Dordrecht, the Netherlands: Springer
.2015 Arber, R. & Rahimi, M. International graduates’ endeavours for work in Australia: the experience of international graduates of accounting transitioning into Australian labour market, Chapter 4 in: Ata, A. & Kostogriz, A. (Eds) 'International Education: Cultural-Linguistic experiences of International Students in Australia', QLD, Australia: the Australian Academic Press.
2015 Gribble, C., Blackmore, J., & Rahimi, M. (2015). Challenges to providing work integrated learning to international business students at Australian universities. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 5(4), 401-416. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-04-2015-0015
2015 Blackmore, J., Gribble, C., & Rahimi, M. (2015). International education, the formation of capital and graduate employment: Chinese accounting graduates’ experiences of the Australian labour market. Critical Studies in Education, 1-20. doi:10.1080/17508487.2015.1117505
Arber, R. & Rahimi, M. (2013) 'International graduates' endeavours for work in Australia' presented at the 2013 International Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE 2013), Adelaide, 1-5 Dec.
Smith, H., Rahimi, M. & Nokelainen, P. (2012) ‘Vocational Excellence in Australia’, Symposia conducted at the World Education Research Association (WERA) Focal Meeting Program, AARE & APERA Joint International Conference, Sydney, NSW December 2-6.
Nokelainen, P., Smith, H., Rahimi, M., Stasz, C. & James S, ‘Modelling Vocational Excellence: An International Perspective’, Symposia conducted at the World Education Research Association (WERA) Focal Meeting Program, AARE & APERA Joint International Conference, Sydney, NSW December 2-6.
Publications
Private funding in Australian public schools: a problem of equity
G Thompson, A Hogan, M Rahimi
(2019), Vol. 46, pp. 893-910, Australian educational researcher, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1-1
Ly Tran, Glen Stafford, Thao Vu, Mark Rahimi
(2019), pp. 95-108, Innovate higher education to enhance graduate employability: rethinking the possibilities, London, Eng., B1
J Blackmore, M Rahimi
(2019), Vol. 32, pp. 436-448, Journal of education and work, London, Eng., C1
J Blackmore, C Gribble, M Rahimi
(2017), Vol. 58, pp. 69-88, Critical studies in education, Oxford, Eng., C1
C Gribble, M Rahimi, J Blackmore
(2017), Vol. 6, pp. 15-39, International student connectedness and identity: transnational perspectives, Singapore, B1
Management of knowledge in international VET: diversity of practice from Laos, Kuwait and China
M Rahimi, H Smith
(2017), Vol. 25, pp. 117-134, Internationalization in vocational education and training: transnational perspectives, Cham, Switzerland, B1
Transnational secondary schooling and im/mobile international students
M Rahimi, C Halse, J Blackmore
(2017), Vol. 44, pp. 1-23, The australian educational researcher, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
A Morrissey, C Scott, M Rahimi
(2017), Vol. 6, pp. 177-197, International journal of play, Abingdon, Eng., C1
R Arber, M Rahimi
(2015), pp. 59-76, International education and cultural-linguistic experiences of international students in Australia, Samford Valley, Qld., B1
C Gribble, J Blackmore, M Rahimi
(2015), Vol. 5, pp. 401-416, Higher education, skills and workbased learning, London, Eng., C1
Problematic placement: pathways pre-service teachers' perspectives on their infant/toddler placement
L Rouse, A Morrissey, M Rahimi
(2012), Vol. 32, pp. 87-98, Early Years, C1
Modelling of vocational excellence: An international perspective
H Smith, M Rahimi
(2011), pp. 1-10, AVETRA 2011 : Janus- Reflecting Back, Projecting Forward : Proceedings of the Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association 2011 conference, Melbourne, Vic., E1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Industry and Other Funding
Review and advice for Sustainably research project 'Gen Green 4 Australia: A national study of demand for and supply of skills for sustainability'
Dr Mark Rahimi
- 2014: $2,400
- 2013: $2,400
Evaluation of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation's education programs.
Prof Jillian Blackmore, A/Prof Andrea Gallant, A/Prof Julie Rowlands, Dr Mark Rahimi
- 2017: $91,991
- 2016: $22,997
Critical Thinking (CT) Skills in Thai Universities: Scrutinising implementational Challenges.
A/Prof Indika Borala Liyanage, Dr Hossein Shokouhi, Dr Mark Rahimi
- 2019: $61,150
Critical Thinking Skills in Thai Universities - II: Scrutinising Implementation Challenges.
A/Prof Indika Borala Liyanage, Dr Hossein Shokouhi, Dr Mark Rahimi
- 2020: $120,000
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report