Research News

I was thrilled and honoured to be awarded the Australian Teacher Education [ATEA} Research Recognition Award for an Early Career Researcher in 2016.

It was truly an honour to receive the 2016 Teachers Mutual Bank/ATEA Teacher Educator of the Year Award, and to share my work as a teacher educator at the annual conference in Victoria.

Research shows that a growing percentage of students in teacher education programs are career changers. Many have families and are still working while studying to become a teacher.

Non-traditional students who have no history in the field of higher education (HE) in the UK, and have progressed through non-traditional routes, often undergo a unique and profound experience.