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Dr Julie Edwards

Job title: Course Coordinator Double Degrees & Primary
Qualifications:  Dip. Teach Prim., SCV (Frankston), B.A., M.Ed., PhD (Melb).
 
Location:Peninsula, building A3, room 42
Phone:+61 3 990 44325
 
Email:
Julie.Edwards@Education.monash.edu.au
Fax:  N/A

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Teaching commitment

Research Interests

History of Educational Ideas:- culture and society, conservative to socialist paradigms particularly in the English context; social justice, access and excellence/elitist and egalitarian issues in relation to cultural transmission; comparative education, curriculum and assessment issues in Studies of Society and Environment (primary curriculum); international education.

Supervision

Aboriginal centres and support for families and children

Impact of adoption on single mothers

History of Victorians learning in the 1800's

International education in the Philippines

International education in Malaysia

Early childhood education in Kenya

Home schooling in the Australian context

Student disengagement in primary school settings

Publications

Chapters in Books

Edwards, J., Thailand, in Edwards, R. and Skully, M. (eds.), ASEAN Business Trade and Development: An Australian Perspective, Butterworth-Heinemann, Australia, 1996, Chapter 8, pp.155-188.

Edwards, J. & Surman, L., Civics and Citizenship Education in the Primary Curriculum: auditing and program planning in: Tudball, L., Forsyth, A. and Triolo, R. (eds), Civics and Citizenship Education: Extended Professional Development Program, 1999, Chapter 11.

Book Contributor

Taylor, T., in association with Arnold, J., Carrodus, G., Edwards, J., Peel, M., Plunkett, Tudball, L. and Triolo, R., The Future of the Past: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into School History, Monash University, May, 2000.

Articles in Refereed Journals

Edwards, J., British League Tables and Lessons for Australia: Assessment, Quality and Social Justice, Curriculum Perspectives, Vol. 15, No. 1, April, 1995, pp. 9-19.

Edwards, J. & Tudball, L., What the Fish Saw: Innovative Strategies for Developing Intercultural Understandings: Towards a Humane World, The Social Educator, Vol. 17, No. 2, September, 1999, pp. 41-49.

Edwards, J. & Tudball, L., Exoticism or Celebration of Diversity: Emerging Issues in Internationalisation in Victorian Secondary Schools, Curriculum Perspectives, Vol. 20, No. 1, April, 2000.

Edwards, J. & Surman, L., Civics and Citizenship Education in the Primary Curriculum: Auditing and Program Planning, Ethos P-6, Vol. 8, No. 2, Term 2, 2000, pp. 1-10 (insert).

Edwards, J. & Edwards, R., Internationalisation of Education: A Business Perspective, The Australian Journal of Education, Vol. 45, No. 1, April, 2001, pp. 76-89.

Edwards, J., Murphy, E., & Gale, T. Talking with their feet: Student absenteeism and compulsory schooling. Refereed Proceedings of the Joint International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) World Assembly and the Australian Teacher Educators Association (ATEA) Annual Conference, Melbourne, 2003).

Edwards, J., Researching the Development of Historical Consciousness in Late Primary and Junior Secondary Students, Curriculum Perspectives, (forthcoming 2005).

Articles in Non refereed Journals

Edwards, J. & Walker, I., Student Teachers Perceptions of Asia, The Social Educator, Journal of the Social Education Association of Australia, April, 1992, pp. 48-56.

Edwards, J., & Edwards, R., Thailand Provides New Export Markets, Business Victoria, Vol. 3, No. 6, 1993.

Edwards, R. & Edwards, J., Strife Dulls Competitive Edge, The Australian, December 3, 1993, p. 3. This publication was also reprinted in The Australian Asia Link 1993, p. 64, published by Qantas.

Edwards, J., Trade Profile Thailand, Exhibit No. 4 in: Senate Standing Committee, Australias Relations with Thailand, Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Parliament House, Canberra, 1994, pp. 1-23.

Edwards, J. & Walker, I., Critical Reflections in Teaching English and Studies of Society, Sharpley, B. (ed.), A Model for Presenting Key Competencies at the Preservice Level. Report to DEETYA, Volume 2, May 1997, pp. 4.1-4.22.

Edwards, R., Edwards, J. & Muthaly, S., Doing Business in Thailand: Essential Background Knowledge and First Hand Advice. Monograph prepared by Monash Universitys Asian Business Research Unit for the Thai-Australian Chamber of Commerce. Published with the assistance of the Australian Dairy Corporation, 1995, pp. 1-45.

Edwards, J., Critical Cultural Issues, in: Sharpley, B. (ed.), A Model for Presenting Key Competencies at the Preservice Level. Report to DEETYA, Volume 2, May, 1997, pp. 3.1-3.27.

Edwards, J. Global Teachers: global learners: The Cook Islands experience. Educare News, No. 146, April, 2004.

Murray, S., Mitchell, J., Gale, T., Edwards, J. & Zyngier, D. Student disengagement from primary schooling: a review of research and practice. A Report to the CASS Foundation, November, 2004.

Edwards, J., British League Tables and Lessons for Australia: Assessment, Quality and Social Justice, in: Australian Curriculum Studies Association, Curriculum in Profile: Quality or InequalityCurriculum 1993 Conference Report.

Edwards, J. & Flack, J. Question: Who was the rich cool dude who came out on the First Fleet with his two greyhounds? Answer: You dont mean Joseph Banks do you? Understanding the development of historical consciousness in late primary and junior secondary students. Conference Proceedings AERA, Brisbane, December, 2002.

Edwards, J. & Tudball, L., It must be a two-way street: Understanding the process of internationalizing the curriculum in Australian schools. Conference Proceedings AERA, Brisbane, December, 2002.

Edwards, J. & Seah, W.T., Flying in and out: Offshore Teaching in higher education in the new economy, Conference Proceedings ERAS, Singapore, November, 2004.

Reviews

Edwards, J., Cumming, J. and Cormack, P., (1996), From Alientation to Engagement: Opportunities for Reform in the Middle Years of Schooling (Vols. 1, 2 and 3). Belconnen: Australian Curriculum Studies Association, Curriculum Perspectives, Vol. 16, No. 3, September, 1996, pp. 79-80.

Expert Commentary

Edwards, J. The Cook Islands teaching practicum experience. Interview with Clement Paligru, Pacific Beat, Radio National, June 17, 2003. [Also on line at the ABC website].

Edwards, J. (and Monash University students: Knights, S., Noble, G. & Townsend, C.) Interview with Nick McLellan, Pacific Beat, Radio National, July 16, 2003 (Also on line at the ABC website).

Thesis

Edwards, J., Access and Excellence in Education: Some Twentieth Century Approaches to the Dilemma, PhD thesis, University of Melbourne, 1997. (Unpublished)

Papers delivered at Conference and Seminars

November 20-22, 1998: Edwards, J. & Tudball, L., What the Fish Saw: Innovative Strategies for Teaching Intercultural Studies. Paper and workshop presented at the National Council for the Social Studies 78th Annual Conference: Toward a Humane World: Making a Difference with Social Studies, Anaheim, United States.

Conference proceedings