Dr Philemon Chigeza ~ Senior Lecturer

Dr Philemon Chigeza is broadly interested in representation and systems of representation in mathematics education in physical, blended and virtual learning spaces.

Philemon’s earlier research focused on developing capacity building pedagogies that affirm students’ lived languages, experiences and knowledge in their learning. His work explores the notion of agency and students’ negotiation of language and culture in mathematics and science classrooms.

Much of his present research is focused on emerging technology-based curriculum innovation designed to enhance engagement and learning, particularly for blended and virtual spaces. Philemon is also passionate about issues of environmental sustainability and how schools, electronic media and the home can be productively used to work towards a more sustainable and just society.

 

Teaching

• ED1491: Foundations of Mathematics and Numeracy in Education (Level 1; CNS)
• ED1492: Teaching Mathematics and Numeracy in Primary and Early Childhood Settings (Level 1; CNS, ONL & TSV)
• ED2093: Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy (Level 2; ONL & TSV)
• ED2193: Mathematics Education for Primary School (Level 2; CNS)
• ED3096: Early Childhood Mathematics and Numeracy 2 (Level 3; ONL & TSV)
• ED3098: Specialist Primary Mathematics Curriculum (Level 3; CNS)
• ED3497: Advanced Mathematics Education (Level 3; CNS & ONL)
• ED5978: Collecting, Analysing and Reporting Data: Leading for Learning (Level 5; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Research

• Mathematical representation
• Technology enabled active learning spaces
• Enhanced online engagement and learning
• Science literacy
• Numeracy
• Environmental sustainability

Research Disciplines

• Specialist studies in education (3904)
• Curriculum and pedagogy (3901)
• Education systems (3903)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Teaching and curriculum (1603)
• Learner and learning (1601)
• education and training (1699)

Awards

• 2020: Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• 2011: Antrology Australia, Cairns Institute and the Indigenous Reference Group on evaluation of the Indigenous Male Health Module
• 2012: Postcards of the Environment - Using Arts-Based Methods to determine children's understandings of the environment
• 2013: National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) in partnership with LH Martin Institute redesign grant - Education for Cultural Diversity
• 2015: Teaching and Learning grant supporting a project that utilises the School of Education Professional Standards for Teachers – Graduate (APST) Pebblepad ePortfolio templates
• JCU 2014 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

Memberships

• Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) - Full Teacher Registration
• Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
• Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT)
• Queensland Association of Mathematics Teachers (QAMT)
• Australasian Science Education Research Association (ASERA)
• Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA)
• International Society for Leadership in Pedagogies and Learning (IslPAL)

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

• Chinofunga M, Chigeza P and Taylor S (2022) A framework for content sequencing from junior to senior mathematics curriculum. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 18 (4).
• Chinofunga M, Chigeza P and Taylor S (2022) Senior high school mathematics subjects in Queensland: options and trends of student participation. PRISM, 4 (1). pp. 72-85
• Suleman A, Chigeza P and Mensinga J (2022) A scoping review and thematic analysis of mentoring models that include leadership and school connectedness theories. PRISM, 4 (1). pp. 56-71
• D'Aietti K, Lewthwaite B and Chigeza P (2021) Negotiating the pedagogical requirements of both explicit instruction and culturally responsive pedagogy in Far North Queensland: teaching explicitly, responding responsively. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 50 (2). pp. 312-319
• Suleman A and Chigeza P (2019) Enhancing participation of first-year education students: focusing on life circumstances. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 29 (2). pp. 53-65
• Chigeza P (2018) Educators' perceptions of the role of language when kindergarten children learn numeracy. Nalans: Journal of Narrative and Language Studies, 6 (11). pp. 205-216
• Njaramba J, Chigeza P and Whitehouse H (2018) Barriers and challenges experienced by migrant African women entrepreneurs in North Queensland, Australia. Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 5 (4). pp. 1054-1068
• Chigeza P, Jackson C and Neilson A (2017) Perceptions on the role of a pre-service primary teacher education program to prepare beginning teachers to teach mathematics in Far North Queensland. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42 (11). pp. 135-149
• Chigeza P and Sorin R (2016) Kindergarten children demonstrating numeracy concepts through drawings and explanations: Intentional Teaching within play-based learning. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 41 (5). pp. 64-77

Book Chapters

• Adam R, Ofosu-Asare Y, Wijesinghe T, Chigeza P and Buller A (2022) Walking the Mandala - A Big-Little Way of Being and Knowing in Disrupted Worlds. In: Arts-Based Thought Experiments for a Posthuman Earth: A Touchstones Companion. Imagination and Praxis: Criticality and Creativity in Education and Educational Research. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands, pp. 38-56
• Adam R, Whitehouse H, Stevenson R and Chigeza P (2019) The socioecological (un)learner: unlearning binary oppositions and the wicked problems of the Anthropocene. In: Touchstones for Deterritorializing Socioecological Learning: the Anthropocene, posthumanism and common worlds as creative milieux. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 49-74

Conference Papers

• Chinofunga M, Chigeza P and Taylor S (2022) Procedural Flowcharts can Enhance Senior Secondary Mathematics. Mathematical Confluences and Journeys: proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. In: MERGA 44: 44th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia: mathematical confluences and journeys, 3-7 July 2022, Launceston, TAS, Australia

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 37+ research outputs authored by Dr Philemon Chigeza from 2007 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

• Education for Sustainability in the Civics and Citizenship Curriculum. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• An Investigation into enhancing the teaching of calculus-based senior mathematics in Queensland (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)
• Peer to peer mentoring to support transitions to secondary schools and develop leadership skills (PhD , Primary Advisor/AM/Adv)

Completed

• ?We let `em go!? Transition from remote community to boarding school: The Lockhart River experience (2021, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• A case study inquiry into the implementation of a professional learning intervention in cultural competence and culturally responsive pedagogy to support refugee students (2021, PhD , Primary Advisor)