Dr Greg Burnett ~ Senior Lecturer in Education

Greg Burnett is Senior Lecturer 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; CNS & TSV)
• ED2991: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• ED4461: Indigenous Futures (Level 4; CNS & TSV)
• ED5952: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education in Primary School Contexts (Level 5; CNS)
• ED5977: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• ED5980: Teachers as Researchers for Learning and Change in Primary School Contexts (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• ED5981: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms and Communities (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• ED5985: Teachers as Researchers for Learning and Change in Secondary School Contexts (Level 5; CNS & TSV)
• ED5986: Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms and Communities (Level 5; CNS & TSV)

Research Disciplines

• Education Systems (1301)
• Specialist Studies in Education (1303)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Education and Training (9399)
• Education and Training Systems (9305)
• Learner and Learning (9301)

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 (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), DOI:10.15663/wje.v24i1.647.
• 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, DOI:10.1080/09687599.2018.1436042.
• Sullivan T, Serow P, Taylor N, Angell E, Tarrant J, Burnett G, Smardon D and (2017) Supporting families: a nurturing teacher education strategy in Nauru. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 45 (1), pp. 39-52, DOI:10.1080/1359866X.2015.1115821.
• 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, DOI:10.1080/13574809.2015.1044508.
• 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, DOI:10.1080/09687599.2015.1021762.
• 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, DOI:10.1007/s40299-013-0109-6.
• 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.
• Burnett G (2013) Approaches to English literacy teaching in the Central Pacific Republic of Kiribati: quality teaching, educational aid and curriculum reform. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 33 (3), pp. 350-363, DOI:10.1080/02188791.2013.787389.

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

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 13+ research outputs authored by Dr Greg Burnett from 2013 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

• Transition Pedagogy for English Pathway Learners (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Backpackers or Educators, A Comparative Analysis of International Teachers in Schools across Southern China (Masters , Primary Advisor)
• Peer Review: a 21st Century Approach to Professional Learning in Teaching (PhD , Primary 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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