School of Teacher Education
Marilyn Pietsch
Lecturer
BA (Hons) (ANU), Dip Ed (Syd), M Ed Admin (UNE), ATCL, A Mus A, LTCL (P), LTCL (T)
Marilyn Pietsch
Charles Sturt University Faculty of Education
Bathurst, NSW, Australia
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Marilyn joined the staff of CSU in 2009 as a lecturer in Professional Studies, Primary Education. She has extensive experience in the NSW Department of Education and Training as a teacher and principal. Marilyn’s current research interests centre around the work lives of beginning teachers and the development of professional identity. She is currently completing her PhD through the University of Tasmania.
Research
- Teacher work lives
- Beginning teachers
- Teacher knowledge
- Teacher professional identity
Teaching
- Child Development
- Aboriginal Cultural Pedagogies
- Literacies for Learning
Professional Engagement
- Member, British Educational Research Association
Publications
Refereed Publications
- Pietsch, M. & Williamson, J. (2004) Ready and waiting: Beginning teachers in NSW. Fully refereed proceedings of the Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference, Making Spaces: Regenerating the Profession, Bathurst, Australia, 7-10 July, 2004.
- Pietsch, M. & Williamson, J. (2005) ‘I felt like a teacher today’: Beginning teachers and professional identity. Fully refereed proceedings of the Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference, Teacher Education: Local and Global, Gold Coast, Australia, 6-9 July, 2005.
- Pietsch, M. & Williamson, J. (2007) ‘It’s all about experience.’ The challenge of becoming a teacher in fragmented employment contexts. Fully refereed proceedings of the Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference, Quality in Teacher Education: Considering Different Perspectives and Agendas, Wollongong, Australia, 3-6 July, 2007.
Conference Presentations
- ‘Just what am I doing?’ Beginning teachers’ workplace learning. Poster presented to the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, ‘Research on Schools, Neighborhoods and Communities: Towards Civic Responsibility’, March 24-28, New York, USA. M. Pietsch, C. Gardner & J. Williamson. (2008)
- No place to be; no place to be needed’: Learning to teach in fragmented employment contexts. Paper presented to the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, September 3-6, Edinburgh UK. M. Pietsch & J. Williamson. (2008)