July 2016
Publications:
Congratulations!
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McInnes, E., Diamond, A. & Whitington, V. 2016 ‘Developing Trauma Informed Pedagogy
in a Classroom with 6-8 year old children’ in Schaub, D. and McInnes, E. (Eds.) Trauma and
Meaning-Making, Oxford UK: Inter-Disciplinary Press.
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Schaub, D., and McInnes, E. 2016 (Eds.) ‘Trauma and Meaning-Making’ Oxford UK: InterDisciplinary Press.
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Spears, B.A., Taddeo, C.M., Barnes, A., Collin, P., Swist, T., Webb-Williams, J., Kavanagh,
P., Drennan, J., Razzell, M., & Borbone, V. 2016 ‘Connect. Challenge. Do. Design and
evaluation of Goalzie: a goal-setting campaign to promote positive attitudes towards helpseeking for wellbeing.’ Melbourne. Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre
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Spears, B.A., Taddeo, C.M., Barnes, A., Collin, P., Swist, T., Webb-Williams, J., Brock, C.,
Kavanagh, P., Drennan, J., Razzell, M. & Borbone, V. 2016 ‘Something Haunting You?
Reframing and promoting help-seeking for young men: The co-creation and evaluation of a
social marketing campaign.’ Melbourne. Young and Well Cooperative Research Centre
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Paige, K., Lloyd, D., & Smith, R. 28- 1st July 2016. ‘Eco justice, critical pedagogy and Science
Teacher Education’. Canberra. Australasian Science Education Research Association
Conference.
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Stahl, G. 2016 ‘The practice of ‘Othering’ in reaffirming white working-class boys’
conceptions of normative identities, Journal of Youth Studies’ Routledge Taylor and Francis
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Stahl, G. 2016 ‘Educators should allow students to feel working-class pride’ Schools Week
Online
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Webb-Williams, J. 2016 ‘Community Connections Through Play.’ Research reported
prepared for City of Campbelltown Council and OPAL. University of South Australia.
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Yim, H. Y. B., & Ebbeck, M. 2016 ‘Parental engagement in music with young children: A
cross-cultural study. In I. Liyanage & B. Nima (Eds.), Multidisciplinary research perspectives
in education: Shared experiences from Australia & China’ Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Sense Publishers pp. 93-104.
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Kabir,A, N. 2016 ‘The Road to a Transcultural America: The Case of American Muslim Girls’,
Journal of Intercultural Studies, Vol. 37, No. 3, pp. 250-264.
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Crotty, R., 2016 'Jesus, his Mother, her sister Mary and Mary Magdalene' The Gnostic
background to the Gospel of John, Published by David Lovell Publishing
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Scott, D., Terano, M., Slee, R. 2016 Husbands, C., Wilkins, R., ‘Policy Transfer and
Educational Change’ SAGE Publications Ltd
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Staff News and Achievements:
Congratulations!
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Kabir, A, N., who was invited to run a workshop, ‘Research Design and Publications’, at the
Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation, Charles Sturt University. On 18 April (2016)
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Kabir, A, N., who was an invited keynote speaker at a symposium, "Human Dignity in
Islam" at the Imam Hasan Centre in Sydney, Her paper was titled, ‘The Question of Human
Dignity and Identity Formation: The Case of Young Muslims’ 16-17 July (2016)
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Slee, R., who presented keynotes at University of Hong Kong conference on Disability
Rights & Equality July (2016)
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Piltz, W., who presented two integrated workshop presentations titled ‘Innovative
strategies for challenging and transforming coaching & teaching practice’ and ‘Lacrosse learning to play the game quickly & enjoyably’ at the German Sport University 10th dvsSportspiel-Symposium & the 6th International TGfU Conference, Cologne, Germany, July
25th -27th (2016)
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Ey, L., & Spears, B., who presented ‘Using cartoons to explore children’s understanding of
bullying’ Conference Proceeding of Towards Bullying Solutions – Theory and Practice, at
the National Centre Against Bullying (NCAB), Melbourne, VIC July 28-29th (2016)
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Ey, L., & Spears, B., who presented ‘Very young children’s understanding of bullying:
Finding the right language’, Conference Proceedings of Enhancing child and adolescent
well-being and preventing violence in school and early childhood settings, Student
WellBeing and Prevention of Violence Research Centre (SWAPv), Adelaide, SA July 13-15th
(2016)
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Caldwell, D., who was invited to present keynote papers at the Australian Association for
the Teaching of English/Australian Literacy Educators’ Association National Conference,
‘Linguistic landscape, multiliteracies, and the printed t-shirt’, presented at the ‘Weaving
Worlds with Words and Wonder’, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, 7-10 July (2016)
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Caldwell, D., who chaired a colloquium ‘Social linguistic perspectives on the language of
sport’, at the European Systemic Functional Linguistic Conference, ‘Functional Linguistic
and Social Semiotic Approaches to the Media’, Universitat Salzburg, Salzburg, 13-15 July
(2016b)
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Caldwell, D., & White, P., Who were invited to present a paper at the International
Systemic Functional Linguistic Congress ‘That’s not a narrative; this is a narrative:
unpacking narrative exemplars in NAPLAN’ and ‘Learning Language, Learning Through
Language, Learning About Language: Glocalising Systemic Functional Linguistics’, Bandung
University, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), Bandung, 19-23 July (2016)
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Comber, B., Invited to deliver a Research Address at the International Literacy Association
Annual Convention, Titled ‘Researching classroom literacy practices to make a difference:
rekindling optimism and speaking back to deficit’ in Boston, July 8-11 (2016)
 Comber, B., who was invited to present an Opening Plenary Address at the National
Conference for Teachers of English and Literacy titles ‘Literacy and imagination: schools as
wondering places and spaces?’ at the Adelaide Convention Centre. July 7-10 (2016)
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Duckworth, V., Stahl, G., for presenting ‘Considering Bourdieu’s conceptual framework
when exploring the nexus of literacy, language and identity’ at the British Sociological
Association’s Bourdieu Study Group’s Inaugural Biennial Conference, held in Bristol, UK.
(2016)
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Nichols, S., for presenting at the international Literacy, Language and Identity conference
at the University of Sheffield. The paper, co-authored with Caldwell, D., was titled 'Mobile
texts of globalised popular culture: From t-shirts to magazines' and was based on the
forthcoming book ‘Languages and Literacies as Mobile and Placed Resources’. July 1-2
(2016)
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Nichols, S., & Stahl, G., for presenting two papers at the International Sociological
Association conference in Vienna. The two papers, both drawn from their Life after School
study, were, ‘I don't really have time for people who are moody: Young men negotiating
emotions in education contexts' and, ‘I tend not to take things too seriously: Australian
men's conceptions of their futures.' July 11 - 15. (2016)
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To Doctoral graduate Husin, A., N who’s paper has appeared in the latest issue of the Coauthored with doctoral supervisor Nichols, S., the paper, titled 'Parent Partnership in the
Education of Children with Learning Disabilities in Inclusive Classes in Malaysia', CAISE
Journal Review Volume 3, July (2016)
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Le Cornu, R., who gave the keynote address to the Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa
New Zealand (TEFANZ) at the University of Otago College: Education. The conference was
titled 'How best to educate a Nation's Teachers? Debating Quality Teacher Education for
Today and the Future'. Rosie's address was titled ' Quality Professional Experiences: Lessons
from Research'. 30th June, (2016)
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Le Cornu, R., gave an invited address to the ECR/HDRs' pre-conference day held by the
Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) at Federation University, Ballarat. Rosie's
address was titled 'Teacher Educator Resilience'. July 3rd (2016)
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Le Cornu, R., who gave the invited address to launch ATEA's inaugural research book at
the 2016 ATEA Conference, 3-6th July, Federation University, Ballarat. The book details are;
R. Brandenburg, S. McDonough, J. Burke, S. White (eds). 2016. ‘Teacher Education:
Innovation, Intervention and Impact’, Springer.
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Le Cornu, R., was the invited as a discussant for a Symposium titled 'Narratives of Learning
through International Professional Experience' at the ATEA conference presented by
teacher educators from Monash University. July (2016)
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Stehlik, T., who was invited to Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School in Sydney on July 18 th 2016,
as the keynote speaker for their staff professional development day. He gave a
presentation on Education in Finland and comparisons with Australia, and led workshops in
developing Professional Learning Communities.
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Whitington, V., presented an invited talk entitled ‘Leadership in Community’ to the
staff and parents of Felixstowe Community School. June 8th (2016)
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Whitington, V., who presented an invited talk and workshop entitled ‘Trauma, the brain
and the classroom’ at the Wellbeing Classroom Conference at Adelaide Oval on June 29
2016. The presentation was prepared in collaboration with McInnes, E.,
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Ey, L., & Spears, B., Paper presented at the Student Wellbeing and Prevention of Violence
(SWAPv) Conference, Flinders University ‘Very young children’s understanding of bullying:
Finding the right language’ in the Symposium: Approaching and Achieving Wellbeing:
Considerations from Diverse Projects. Chair, Spears, B., Discussant, Prof Larry Owens
(2016a) July, 13-15, (2016)
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Ey, L., & Spears, B., Paper/Workshop presented at the National Centre Against Bullying
International Conference, Crown Casino, Melbourne ‘Using cartoons to explore young
children’s understanding of bullying’ (2016b) July 28th (2016)
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Green, D., & Price, D., On their paper presented at the International Society for Research
on Aggression (ISRA), University of NSW, ‘Persistent Bullies: The Power of Language’ July
19th (2016)
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Green, D., & Price, D., On their paper presented at the National Centre Against Bullying
International Conference, Crown Casino, Melbourne ‘The Role of Self-Verification in the
cyclical nature of persistent bullying: Implications for educators’ July 28-29th (2016b) (2016)
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Green, D., Price, D., & Spears, B., On their paper presented at the National Centre Against
Bullying International Conference, Crown Casino, Melbourne ‘Turning Points: A key to
understanding persistent bullying? ‘July 28-29th (2016)
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Karklins, L., Spears, B., & Taddeo, C. On their paper presented at the International Society
for Research on Aggression (ISRA), University of NSW: ‘Coping with cyberbullying: How
emotion focused coping strategies predict poor mental health outcomes among
disconnected victims’ (2016a) , July 19-23 (2016)
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Karklins, L, Spears, B. & Taddeo, C. On their paper presented at the National Centre
Against Bullying International Conference, Crown Casino, Melbourne ‘Coping with
cyberbullying: The importance of feeling connected’(2016b) July 28-29 (2016)
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Price, D, Green, D, & Morrison, A. On their paper presented at the Student Wellbeing and
Prevention of Violence (SWAPv) Conference, Flinders University ‘Growing with Gratitude: A
school curriculum for promoting wellbeing’ in the Symposium: Approaching and Achieving
Wellbeing: Considerations from Diverse Projects. Chair, Dr Barbara Spears; Discussant, Prof
Larry Owens, July, 13-15 (2016)
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Spears, B. & Barnes, A., On their Paper presented at the International Society for Research
on Aggression (ISRA), University of NSW, ‘Hybrid Bystanders: A Foot in each Camp?’ July 1315 (2016)
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Spears, B., Taddeo, C., Barnes, A., Kavanagh, P., Webb-Williams, J., Stretton, A. &
Karklins, L. Paper presented at the Student Wellbeing and Prevention of Violence (SWAPv)
Conference, Flinders University ‘Using Online Digital Campaigns to Promote Wellbeing:
Safe and Well Online’ in the Symposium: Approaching and Achieving Wellbeing:
Considerations from Diverse Projects. Chair, Dr Barbara Spears; Discussant, Prof Larry
Owens. July, 13-15, (2016)
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Spears, B., Taddeo, C., Barnes, A., Kavanagh, P., Webb-Williams, J., Stretton, A. &
Karklins, L. On their paper presented at the International Society for Research on
Aggression (ISRA), University of NSW, ‘Safe and Well Online: Findings from a Five Year
Multidisciplinary Project.’ July 19-23 (2016)
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Stretton, A., Spears, B., Taddeo, C. & Drennan, J. (2016a) On their paper presented at the
International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA), University of NSW ‘ Social
normalisation and aggression online’ July 19-23 (2016)
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Stretton, A., Spears, B., Taddeo, C. & Drennan, J. (2016b) On their paper presented at the
National Centre Against Bullying International Conference, Crown Casino, Melbourne
‘What’s Normal: Youth mental health and perceptions of cyberbullying’ July 28-29th (2016)
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Taddeo, C. & Spears, B. (2016a) On their paper presented at the Student Wellbeing and
Prevention of Violence (SWAPv) Conference, Flinders University ‘Social Respect: Measuring
respect and its relationship with cyberbullying’ in the Symposium: Approaching and
Achieving Wellbeing: Considerations from Diverse Projects. Chair, Dr Barbara Spears;
Discussant, Prof Larry Owens. July, 13-15 (2016)
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Taddeo, C. & Spears, B. (2016b) On their paper/workshop presented at the National
Centre Against Bullying International Conference, Crown Casino, Melbourne ‘Taking it
online: Using existing online resources to support youth wellbeing, help seeking and
cyberbullying’. July 28-29 (2016)
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Wotherspoon, A. & Spears, B. (2016) Paper presented at the Student Wellbeing and
Prevention of Violence (SWAPv) Conference, Flinders University ‘Creative Practice Research
and Living Lab Research into Bullying and Cyberbullying.’ July, 13-15 (2016)
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Karklins, L., Spears, B., & Taddeo, C. (2016) Paper presented at the Anti-Bullying Centre
Conference, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland ‘Understanding Coping With
Cyberbullying: The importance of social connectedness when examining help-seeking
intentions.’ June 9-10 (2016)
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Spears, B., Taddeo, C., Barnes, A., Kavanagh, P., Webb-Williams, J., Stretton, A. &
Karklins, L. (2016) Paper presented at the Anti-Bullying Centre Conference, Dublin City
University, Dublin, Ireland ‘Safe and Well Online: A Social Marketing Styled Approach to
Intervention.’ June 9-10 (2016)
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Spears, B.A., Wotherspoon, A., Taddeo, C., Ey, L, Langos, C. (2016) Paper presented at the
Anti-Bullying Centre Conference, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland ‘A ‘Living Lab’
Approach to Understanding the Indian Cultural Context of Bullying and Cyberbullying’ June
9-10 (2016)
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Stretton, A., Spears, B., Taddeo, C. & Drennan, J. (2016) Paper presented at the AntiBullying Centre Conference, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland ‘Blurred Lines: The
Concept of Normality and Potential Consequences for Bystander Intervention and HelpSeeking Behaviours.’ June 9-10 (2016)
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Taddeo, C.M., Spears, B.A., Barnes, A., Kavanagh, P. and Webb-Williams, J., Paper
presented at the Anti-Bullying Centre Conference, Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland
‘Who Is Online After 11pm And Does it Matter? Investigating Cyberbullying, respectful
Behaviours and Wellbeing’ June 9-10 (2016)
Events:
Congratulations!
To all involved and to those who attended the CREd Events within July
 Associate Professor Karen Dooley all day Writing workshop July 18th
 The two day HDR Winter Writing School July 19th-20th
 Professor Barbara Kamler (Deakin University) ‘2 day Masterclass’ 21st-22nd July
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Congratulations to the members of the STEM research group, White, B., Rogers, A., O’Keeffe, L.,
Brown, L., Chinnappan, M., Trenholm, S & McCluskey, C, in conjunction with Julie Clark at
Flinders University hosted the Mathematics Education Research Group Australasia annual
conference, MERGA 39, from 3rd to the 7th of July 2016. There were 170 delegates, with 30
international participants from 9 countries. The members of the group made 7 presentations and
the conference proceedings were edited by Bruce White, Mohan Chinnappan and Sven Trenholm.
The conference provided an opportunity for the STEM group to engage with leading Mathematics
Education researchers from around the world.
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O’Keeffe, L & J. Johnson on presentation titled ‘An Application of the Five Processes of
Mathematical Thinking to Numeracy Sample Items’ In White, B., Chinnappan, M. &
Trenholm, S. Opening up mathematics education research (proceedings of the 39th annual
conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia), pp. 690.
Adelaide: MERGA.(2016)
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Brown, L & L. O’Keeffe on paper titled ‘Preparing for the Numeracy Skills Test: Developing
a Self-Perception for Success’ In White, B., Chinnappan, M. & Trenholm, S. Opening up
mathematics education research (proceedings of the 39th annual conference of the
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia), pp. 156-163. Adelaide: MERGA
(2016)
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O’Keeffe, L., for presenting her paper titled ‘A Preliminary Analysis of the Linguistic
Complexity of Numeracy Skills Sample Test Items’ In White, B., Chinnappan, M., &
Trenholm, S., Opening up mathematics education research (proceedings of the 39th
annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia), pp. 503510. Adelaide: MERGA (2016)
O’Keeffe, L., who was awarded the Early Career Researcher, for her paper, ‘A Preliminary Analysis
of the Linguistic Complexity of Numeracy Skills Test Items for Pre Service Teachers’
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White, B., Chinnappan, M., & Trenholm, S., Opening up mathematics education research
(proceedings of the 39th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group
of Australasia), pp. 33–58. Adelaide: MERGA (2016)
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White, B., on presentation titled ‘Student views on 21st Century Teaching and Learning of
Mathematics’. In White, B., Chinnappan, M. & Trenholm, S. Opening up mathematics
education research (proceedings of the 39th annual conference of the Mathematics
Education Research Group of Australasia), pp. 669–672. Adelaide: MERGA (2016)
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White, B., on presentation titled ‘Secondary student’s perceptions of what is important
when they are learning Mathematics’. In White, B., Chinnappan, M. & Trenholm, S. (Eds.).
Opening up mathematics education research (proceedings of the 39th annual conference
of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia), pp. 669–672. Adelaide:
MERGA (2016)
HDR Student News:
Welcome
Commencing students
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Sarah Forrest, Supervisors: Dr Sue Nichols and Dr David Caldwell
Fuad Fudiyartanto, Supervisors: Professor Stephen Dobson and Dr Garth Stahl
Xiaolin (Celine) Zhang, Supervisors: Dr Greg Restall and Dr Alan Barnes
Muhammad Abdullah, Supervisors: Professor Mohamad Abdalla and Professor Stephen
Dobson
Nadia Selim, Supervisors: Professor Mohamad Abdalla and Dr Ibrahima Diallo
Hayder Al Hamdany, Supervisors: Dr Nahid Kabir and Dr Elspeth McInnes
And Congratulations!
Recent Completions
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Adrian Smith, Supervisors: Dr Jenny Barnett and Dr Zheng Lin
‘Speaking in a Korean university General English class: a sociocultural perspective’
Lanoi Maloiy, Supervisors: Emiratis Professor Bruce Johnson, Dr Elspeth McInnes and Paul
McDonald
‘The impact of crucible events on the development of female political leaders in Kenya’
Trang Nguyen, Supervisors: Dr Elspeth McInnes and Professor Margaret Hicks
‘Student engagement: a useful quality concept in the Vietnamese higher education system’
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