Dr Greg Burnett ~ Senior Lecturer in Education; Adjunct Senior Lecturer

Greg Burnett is Senior Lecturer (Adjunct) in the College of Arts, Society and Education at James Cook University in Australia. His research and teaching emphases include: a broad sociology of education with a Pacific focus; the influence of cultural and other social difference on schooling; and an exploration of critical and postcolonial theory as a basis for teaching, learning and researching in teacher education. His professional and personal life have emerged from various Pacific ‘routes’ that have led via Australia, Nauru, Kiribati, Fiji and New Zealand to name but a few. In each of these places he has lived and worked as an educator at various levels for extended periods over the last 30 years.

Teaching

• ED1401: Education Perspectives and Practice (Level 1; ONL)
• ED4461: Indigenous Futures (Level 4; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Professional

• "Aspire to Teach" - Year 10 students and their aspirations to teach as a career choice

Research

• Pacific systems of schooling, Postcolonial theory, Critical discourse analysis

Teaching

• Sociology of education, Social justice and schooling, Indigenous education

Experience

• 2022 to present - Education Advisor, Australia-Pacific Partnerships Platform (Nauru, Central Pacific)
• 2019 to 2022 - Senior Lecturer and Masters Coordinator (MTL and MEd), James Cook University (Cairns, Australia)
• 2017 to 2019 - Senior Lecturer and Profex Coordinator, University of the South Pacific (Laucala, Suva, Fiji)
• 2014 to 2016 - Nauru Teacher Education Project, University of New England (Nauru, Central Pacific)
• 2006 to 2013 - Senior Lecturer and Associate Postgraduate Studies Coordinator, University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand)
• 2004 to 2006 - Lecturer, University of the South Pacific (Laucala, Suva, Fiji)
• 1998 to 2003 - PhD research, University of New England (Armidale, NSW, Australia)
• 1995 to 1997 - Primary Teacher, Wellington Christian School (Wellington, NSW, Australia)
• 1990 to 1994 - Secondary Teacher, Hiram Bingham High School (Rongorongo, Beru, Kiribati)
• 1988 to 1989 - Primary Teacher, Nauru Primary School (Nauru, Central Pacific)

Research Disciplines

• Education systems (3903)
• Pacific Peoples education (4514)
• Specialist studies in education (3904)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Teaching and curriculum (1603)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Burnett G, Tikoduadua M and Lingam G (2021) Fijian teachers working across Pacific borders: teacher identities, pedagogies and sense of difference. Micronesian Educator, 30. pp. 9-16
• Burnett G (2019) Reading constructive alignment against the grain at the University of the South Pacific. Directions: A Journal of Education Studies, 33 (1). pp. 100-107
• Burnett G, Prakash K and Sharma V (2019) Negotiating conflicting discourses of quality teaching in Fiji: initial teacher education and practicum at the University of the South Pacific. Waikato Journal of Education, 24 (1).
• Burnett G (2018) Toward a theoretical framework for educational aid and teacher education within the Pacific Region. Journal of Pacific Studies, 38 (1). pp. 5-22
• Gasson N, Burnett G, Sanderson L and van der Meer J (2018) (Re)conceptualising inclusive education in New Zealand: listening to the hidden voices. Disability & Society, 33 (4). pp. 618-637
• Sullivan T, Serow P, Taylor N, Angell E, Tarrant J, Burnett G and Smardon D (2017) Supporting families: a nurturing teacher education strategy in Nauru. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 45 (1). pp. 39-52
• Freeman C, Lingam G and Burnett G (2015) Children's changing urban lives: a comparative New Zealand–Pacific perspective. Journal of Urban Design, 20 (4). pp. 507-525
• Gasson N, Sanderson L, Burnett G and van der Meer J (2015) “It’s all he’s going to say”: using poetic transcription to explore students’ mainstream and residential school experiences. Disability & Society, 30 (5). pp. 731-742
• Sullivan T, Serow P, Taylor N, Burnett G, Tarrant J, Smardon D and Angell E (2015) A flexible delivery teacher education strategy in Micronesia. Micronesian Educator, 21. pp. 33-43
• Lingam G, Burnett G, Lilo J and lingam N (2014) Curriculum reform in Solomon Islands: a shift from Eurocentrism to Solcentrism in curriculum making. Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 23 (3). pp. 345-353
• Serow P, Taylor N, Burnett G, Sullivan T, Smardon D, Tarrant J and Angell E (2014) One size doesn’t fit all: teacher education in developing Pacific Island countries. Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, 18 (2). pp. 18-28

Book Chapters

• Burnett G and Raturi S (2020) Acknowledging the graduate student research experience: lessons for supervisors from the auto-ethnographic writing of thesis acknowledgements and dedications pages. In: Graduate Research Supervision in the Developing World: policies, pedagogies and practices. Routledge Research in Higher Education. Routledge, New York, NY, USA, pp. 155-168

More

ResearchOnline@JCU stores 19+ research outputs authored by Dr Greg Burnett from 2012 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Mainland Chinese students? experience of learning English at a transnational higher education institution in Singapore (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Improving Chinese Language Teachers' Approaches to Teaching Chinese Writing Proficiency Skills via Distance Education - Preparing a Smoother Transition from Junior to Senior Years (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Exploring picture books as pedagogical resource for developing understanding of New Caledonian identities (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Backpackers or Educators, A Comparative Analysis of International Teachers in Schools across Southern China (Masters , Primary Advisor)
• An Exploration of Adult English Learners' Lived Experiences in, between and beyond the Classroom (PhD , Advisor Mentor)
• Child Language Acquisition in Lewo, Vanuatu (Masters , Secondary Advisor)
• Using mobile technology to personalise the acquisition of English as an additional language learning (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
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