School of Education
Dr Shaun Rawolle
Lecturer
BEd (Science) Newcastle, MEd Stud Newcastle, PhD University of Queensland
Shaun Rawolle
Bio
I am currently a lecturer in education at Charles Sturt University Australia , having moved from being a high school teacher of science to academia at the beginning of this century. As a science teacher I taught in NSW and Queensland before beginning my academic journey at the University of Queensland . I have recently completed my PhD on Bourdieu, the mediatization of education policy and national versions of the knowledge economy through the University of Queensland . Between my academic career and today I have been involved with the Australian Association of Research for Education, being on the executive of the Association as a post-graduate representative for a year. I have been involved with two book publications including the edited book, Educational Imaginings: On the play of texts and contexts (Australian Academic Press, 2003), co-edited with Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur. I have been involved with the organisation of a number of conferences and symposia, including two postgraduate conferences at the University of Queensland and a symposium on educational policy and practice, held at Charles Sturt University in 2006. My journal publications include ‘Cross-field effects and temporary social fields: A case study of the mediatisation of recent Australian knowledge economy policies’, Journal of Education Policy Vol 20, No 6; and ‘Globalising policy sociology in education: working with Bourdieu’, Journal of Education Policy Vol 20, No 6., with Bob Lingard and Sandra Taylor.
Research
- Policy sociology
- Knowledge economy policies
- Mediatization of policy
- Interactions between the media and educational policy
- Understanding innovation using cross-field effects, practice sequences of production and consumption and temporary social fields
- Sociology of education
- Social epistemology
- Application of Bourdieu in educational studies
- New contractualism
- The ethics of educational research
Teaching
- Education Policy Analysis
- Teaching for Learning
- Teaching: The social context
- Primary and Secondary Science
Professional Engagement
- Member of Australian Association for Educational Research.
- Member of British Education Research Association