McKenzie, Barbra

McKenzie, Barbra Dr.

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Social Sciences
Associate Member - Early Start Research
School of Education

barbra_mckenzie@uow.edu.au

+62 2 4221 3808

Research Areas

Research Overview

Exploring the relationships between teacher professional development and classroom practice.

Available as Research Supervisor

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2013	Pre-service teachers' attitudes towards overseas professional experience: Implications for professional practice Published In Australian Journal of Teacher Education Volume 38 Pages 36 - 54 ISSN 0313-5373
2010	Optimising personal and professional reflection in a unique environment: making sense of an overseas professional experience Published In Reflective Practice Volume 11 Pages 45 - 56 ISSN 1470-1103 Altmetric
2008	A critical examination of the nexus between literacy research, policy and practice Published In English in Australia Volume 43 Pages 57 - 65 ISSN 0046-208X

Chapter

Year	Title
2013	Pre-service teachers, professional experiences and culture shock: ‘Enactment and sense making’ in new spaces and places Published In Space and Place: Diversity in Reality, Imagination and Representation Publisher Inter-Disciplinary Press Pages 165 - 173
2010	Introduction Published In Exploring Interdisciplinary Trends in Creativity and Engagement Publisher United Kingdom: Inter-Disciplinary Press Pages vii - x ISBN 9781904710738
2010	Introduction Published In Refocusing the Vision, the Viewer and Viewing Through an Interdisciplinary Lens Publisher United Kingdom: Inter-Disciplinary Press Pages vii - x ISBN 9781848880221
2010	Teaching creative engagement Published In Exploring Interdisciplinary Trends in Creativity and Engagement Publisher United Kingdom: Inter-Disciplinary Press Pages 65 - 76 ISBN 9781904710738
2010	The Visual Elements of Flowcharts Published In Refocusing the Vision, the Viewer and Viewing Through an Interdisciplinary Lens Publisher United Kingdom: Inter-Disciplinary Press Pages 117 - 128 ISBN 9781848880221

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2008	Can creative engagement be taught: walking the talk Published In Global Conference. Creative Engagements: Thinking with Children Pages 1 - 12
2008	Flowcharting and visual literacy: exploring tacit knowledge through the visual Published In Global Conference: Visual Literacies: Exploring Critical Issues Pages 1 - 12
2008	Using a sensemaking approach to explore interrelationships between policy and practice Published In AARE International Education Research Conference Pages 1 - 18
2007	Investigating relationships between literacy research, policy and practice: a critical review of the related literature Published In AATE & ALEA National Conference Pages 1 - 15
2007	Meeting pre-service teachers where they are: supporting them as literacy educators Published In Australian Teacher Education Association Conference Pages 1 - 10
2007	Re-framing primary school visual literacy: enrichment from interdisciplinary approaches Published In Global Conference: Visual Literacies: Exploring Critical Issues Pages 1 - 12
2007	The New Symbolic Space: The Use of Popular Culture as Tools of Engagement Published In Global Conference Creative Engagements: Thinking with Children Pages 1 - 10

Investigator On

Year	Title
2010	The National English Curriculum: Understanding the development, interpretation and implementation of disciplinary knowledge Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2007	Investigating the relationship between literacy, research and policy Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Available as Research Supervisor

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Education	Understanding college English learners task engagement in the Vietnamese context: an investigation from the perspective of activity theory	Nguyen, Thi Khanh Doan

Research Areas

Research Overview

Exploring the relationships between teacher professional development and classroom practice.

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2013	Pre-service teachers' attitudes towards overseas professional experience: Implications for professional practice Published In Australian Journal of Teacher Education Volume 38 Pages 36 - 54 ISSN 0313-5373
2010	Optimising personal and professional reflection in a unique environment: making sense of an overseas professional experience Published In Reflective Practice Volume 11 Pages 45 - 56 ISSN 1470-1103 Altmetric
2008	A critical examination of the nexus between literacy research, policy and practice Published In English in Australia Volume 43 Pages 57 - 65 ISSN 0046-208X

Chapter

Year	Title
2013	Pre-service teachers, professional experiences and culture shock: ‘Enactment and sense making’ in new spaces and places Published In Space and Place: Diversity in Reality, Imagination and Representation Publisher Inter-Disciplinary Press Pages 165 - 173
2010	Introduction Published In Exploring Interdisciplinary Trends in Creativity and Engagement Publisher United Kingdom: Inter-Disciplinary Press Pages vii - x ISBN 9781904710738
2010	Introduction Published In Refocusing the Vision, the Viewer and Viewing Through an Interdisciplinary Lens Publisher United Kingdom: Inter-Disciplinary Press Pages vii - x ISBN 9781848880221
2010	Teaching creative engagement Published In Exploring Interdisciplinary Trends in Creativity and Engagement Publisher United Kingdom: Inter-Disciplinary Press Pages 65 - 76 ISBN 9781904710738
2010	The Visual Elements of Flowcharts Published In Refocusing the Vision, the Viewer and Viewing Through an Interdisciplinary Lens Publisher United Kingdom: Inter-Disciplinary Press Pages 117 - 128 ISBN 9781848880221

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2008	Can creative engagement be taught: walking the talk Published In Global Conference. Creative Engagements: Thinking with Children Pages 1 - 12
2008	Flowcharting and visual literacy: exploring tacit knowledge through the visual Published In Global Conference: Visual Literacies: Exploring Critical Issues Pages 1 - 12
2008	Using a sensemaking approach to explore interrelationships between policy and practice Published In AARE International Education Research Conference Pages 1 - 18
2007	Investigating relationships between literacy research, policy and practice: a critical review of the related literature Published In AATE & ALEA National Conference Pages 1 - 15
2007	Meeting pre-service teachers where they are: supporting them as literacy educators Published In Australian Teacher Education Association Conference Pages 1 - 10
2007	Re-framing primary school visual literacy: enrichment from interdisciplinary approaches Published In Global Conference: Visual Literacies: Exploring Critical Issues Pages 1 - 12
2007	The New Symbolic Space: The Use of Popular Culture as Tools of Engagement Published In Global Conference Creative Engagements: Thinking with Children Pages 1 - 10

Investigator On

Year	Title
2010	The National English Curriculum: Understanding the development, interpretation and implementation of disciplinary knowledge Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
2007	Investigating the relationship between literacy, research and policy Awarded by: Australian Research Council (ARC) Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Education	Understanding college English learners task engagement in the Vietnamese context: an investigation from the perspective of activity theory	Nguyen, Thi Khanh Doan

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