School of Teacher Education
Associate Professor Ninetta Santoro
Head, School of Teacher Education
BEd (Uni Melbourne), GD TESL (Deakin), MEd (Uni Melbourne), PhD (Uni of Melbourne)
Dr Ninetta Santoro
Charles Sturt University Faculty of Education
Bathurst, NSW, Australia
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Ninetta Santoro was appointed to the position of Associate Professor of Education and the Head of the School of Teacher Education at Charles Sturt University in September 2008. She has extensive experience as a teacher educator, having previously held a position at Deakin University, Melbourne for 12 years. Prior to this she worked as an English and English as a Second Language teacher in Victorian secondary schools and in adult settings including TAFE and Adult Migrant Education Service.
Her research interests lie in post-structuralist theories of practice, teacher identity, teacher education and multicultural education across both secondary school and adult contexts. Ninetta has secured a number of competitive research grants including ARC grants and commissioned research grants that have investigated the experiences of overseas-born and educated non-native English-speaking teachers, Indigenous teachers, pedagogies for culturally and linguistically diverse schooling contexts and language education. She has published in the areas of classroom practice, teacher education, language education and research methodology. She is co-editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Teacher Education.
Research
Associate Professor Santoro's major areas of interest include:
- second language learning and the construction of learner and teacher
- teacher education
- multicultural education
- teacher identities
Professional Engagement
Current Membership of Professional Associations
- Australian Teacher Education Association
- Australian Association for Research in Education
- European Teacher Education Association
- European Educational Research Association
Publications
- Santoro, N.(2009) “She’s one of us”: Ethnic minority and Indigenous teachers in culturally diverse Australian classrooms in Mansouri, F. (Ed) ‘Youth Identity and Migration: Culture, Values and Social Connectedness’ Common Ground, Altona, Victoria.
- Santoro, N. & Smyth, G. (in press) Researching Ethnic ‘Others’: Conducting Critical Ethnographic Research in Australia and Scotland. Intercultural Education.
- Santoro, N. (2009) Teaching in culturally diverse contexts: What knowledge about ‘self’ and ‘others’ do teachers need? Journal of Education for Teaching. 35, (1), pp. 33-45.
- Allard, A. & Santoro, N. (2008) Which differences matter when? Teaching for and with diversity, Excellence and Equity in Education. 41, (2), pp. 200-214.
- Santoro, N. and Allard, A. (2008) Scenarios as springboards for reflection on practice: Stimulating discussion, Reflective Practice, 9. (2), pp. 167-176.
- Santoro, N. (2007) ‘Outsiders’ and ‘Others’: ‘Different’ Teachers Teaching in Culturally Diverse Classrooms, Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 13, (1) pp.81-97.
- Santoro, N. (2007) Academic Freedom at the Dawn of a New Century. How Terrorism, Governments, and Culture Wars Impact Free Speech, A Review Essay for the European Journal of Teacher Education, Vol 30 no 3. pp. 345-347.
- Santoro, N. (2007) Teaching in Culturally Diverse Classrooms: Learning Lessons From Teachers of Ethnic and ‘Racial’ Difference. Invited paper presented at ‘The 3rd Symposium on International Education’, Nov. 13-15, Macau University, Macau.
- Reid, J. & Santoro, N. (2006) Cinders in snow? Indigenous teacher identities in formation,Asia Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 34, (2), pp.143-160.
- Santoro, N. and Allard, A. (2006), Creating Spaces for Learning: Research as Pedagogy. Australian Educational Researcher. 33, (1), Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 41- 54.
- Allard, A., & Santoro, N. (2006), Troubling identities: teacher education students’ constructions of class and ethnicity. Cambridge Journal of Education, 36 (1), pp115-129.
- Santoro, N. & Reid, J. (2006) 'All things to all people': Indigenous teachers in the Australian teaching profession. European Journal of Teacher Education, 29. (3) pp. 287-303.
- Santoro, N. (2005) Training for the New Work Order: The Adult Classroom as a Site of Class(ed) Work, Studies in the Education of Adults, 37 (2), pp123-136.
- Santoro, N., & Allard, A. (2005) (Re)Examining identities: working with diversity in the preservice teaching experience, Teaching and Teacher Education, 21 (7), pp 863-873.
- Santoro, N. (2005), When does race matter?: Teachers engaging in ‘race talk’, A Review Essay for the Australian Review of Public Affairs. www.Australianreview.net, October.
- Santoro, N. (2005) Practice, Pedagogy and Diversity: What knowledge do teachers need? Conference Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe, Teachers and Their Educators – Standards for Development. School of Education, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Oct. 2005.
- Allard, A, & Santoro, N. (2005) Making Sense of Difference: teaching Identities in Postmodern Contexts. Conference proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Doing the Public Good: Positioning Education Research, Melbourne Australia, 28th Nov - 2nd Dec. 2004.
- Santoro, N.(2004) Using The Four Resources Model Across the Curriculum in A. Healy, & Honan, E. (eds), Text Next. New Resources for Literacy Learning, PETA, Newtown, NSW. pp.51-68.
- Santoro, N. & Allard, A. (2004) Troubling identities: teacher education students’ constructions of class and ethnicity. Conference proceedings of NZARE-AARE Annual Conference, Educational Risks and Dilemmas, Auckland, New Zealand, 29th Nov-3 Dec, 2003.
- Santoro, N. (2004) Teaching for the ‘New Work Order’: Empowerment or Exploitation?, Fully refereed conference proceedings of NZARE-AARE Annual Conference, Educational Risks and Dilemmas, Auckland, New Zealand, 29th Nov-3 Dec, 2003.
- Reid, J., Santoro, N., McConaghy, C., Simpson, L., Crawford, L. & Bond, B. (2004) ‘Making spaces for Indigenous teachers in ‘the impenetrable whiteness of schooling’, Fully refereed proceedings of the Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference, Making Spaces: Regenerating the Profession, Bathurst, July, 2004.
- Santoro, N. (2003) Teacher or Trainer? Confusing Professional Identities. Continuing Studies in the Education of Adults. 25 (2), pp.211-224.
- Santoro, N. (2002) Teacher or trainer?: The Shaping of Teacher Identity in Adult Education Contexts. Conference Proceedings, Australian Association for Research in Education National Conference, Crossing Borders: New Frontiers for Educational Research, Fremantle, Australia, 2-6 Dec. 2001.
- Santoro, N., Reid, J. & Kamler, B. (2001) Teachers talking difference: Teacher education and the poetics of anti-racism, Teaching Education, 12 (1) pp.191-212.
- Santoro, N., Kamler, B. & Reid, J. (2001) Making difference count: A demographic study of overseas born teachers, Australian Journal of Education, 45(1) pp. 62-75.
- Santoro, N. (2001) Researching Multicultural Adult Education Classrooms: Intersections of ethnicity, gender and Class. Conference Proceedings, Australian Association for Research in Education National Conference, Education Research: Towards an Optimistic Future, Sydney, Australia, 4-7 December, 2000.
- Santoro, N. (2000) Communicative Language Teaching Materials: a critical language Perspective, Prospect, 15, (1), pp.46-60.
Conference Presentations and Seminars
- Message Sticks: Researching Indigenous Teachers. Paper presented to the Australian Teacher Education Association Conference, July 8-11, Maroochydore, Australia. Santoro, N., Reid, J., Crawford, L. and Simpson, L. (2008)
- ‘If it weren’t for my mum’: The influence of Indigenous mothers on their children’s aspirations to teach. Invited Seminar presentation at University of Strathclyde Research Seminar Series, September 26th, Glasgow, Scotland, N. Santoro. (2007)
- Teachers of Difference: Cultural Expertise at the Cost of Career Progression? Paper presented to the European Educational Research Association National Conference, ‘Contested Qualities of Educational Research’, September 19-21, Ghent, Belgium, T.Basit & N. Santoro. (2007)
- Teaching Indigenous Children: Learning from Indigenous Teachers. Paper presented to the American Education Research Association Conference, ‘The World of Educational Quality’, April 9-13, Chicago, USA. N. Santoro & J. Reid. (2007)
- Socially-just Teaching: Knowing When Differences Matter. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, ‘The World of Educational Quality’, April 9-13, Chicago, USA. A. Allard & N. Santoro. (2007)
- Indigenous Literacies: What knowledge do teachers need? Invited keynote address at the Indigenous Education Forum, May 4, Catholic Education Office, Melbourne, N. Santoro.(2007)
- Teaching Indigenous Children: Learning From Indigenous Teachers, Paper presented to 33rd Annual Australian Teacher Education Association Conference, ‘Teacher Education: Local and Global’, July 6-9 Fremantle, Australia. J. Reid & N. Santoro (2006)
- Researching ‘Others’: Conducting Anti-racist Research in Australia and Scotland, Paper presented to European Education Research Association Conference, ‘Transforming Knowledge’, Sept. 11-16, Geneva, Switzerland. N. Santoro & G. Smyth (2006)
- Practice, Pedagogy and Diversity: What knowledge do teachers need? Invited paper presentation to 2nd Symposium on International Education, June 21-22, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia, N. Santoro (2006)
- Research might not be what you think it is….. Invited seminar presentation for HDR students, Sept. 19, Education Faculty, University of Leicester, England. N. Santoro. (2006)
- ‘Outsiders’ and ‘Others’: Different Teachers teaching in Culturally Diverse Classrooms. Invited paper presentation at University of Strathclyde Research Seminar Series, Aug. 23, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. N.Santoro. (2006)
- ‘Outsiders’ and ‘Others’: Different Teachers teaching in Culturally Diverse Classrooms. Invited paper presentation, Sept. 26, Education Faculty, Leicester University, England. N. Santoro. (2006)
- Why do Indigenous teachers leave the profession? Constructing solutions. Paper presented at Australian Association for Research in Education Annual Conference, December, University of Western Sydney, Paramatta, Australia. J. Reid & N. Santoro. (2005)
- Representations of 'all things to all people': understanding the career experiences of Indigenous teachers in the Australian teaching profession, Paper presented to 30th Annual Conference of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe, ‘Teachers and Their Educators – Standards for Development’ October 22-26, School of Education, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. N. Santoro & J. Reid. (2005)
- Cinders in Snow: Indigenous Teacher Identities in Formation. Paper presented to Australian Teacher Education Association Conference, ‘Teacher Education: Local and Global’, 6-9 July, 2005, The Gold Coast, Australia. N. Santoro & J. Reid. (2005)
- Practice, Pedagogy and Diversity: What knowledge do teachers need? Paper presented to 30th Annual Conference of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe, ‘Teachers and Their Educators – Standards for Development’ October 22-26, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. School of Education. N. Santoro. (2005)
- Making Sense of Difference: Teaching Identities in Postmodern Contexts. Paper presented to AARE Annual Conference, ‘Doing the Public Good: Positioning Education Research’, Melbourne Australia, 28th Nov - 2nd Dec. A. Allard & N. Santoro. (2004)
- Ethnicity, Social Class, Practice and Pedagogy: A Study of Teacher Identity Paper presented to the 29th Annual Conference of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe, ‘The End of Theory, the Future of Practice?’ October 23-27, Agrigento, Italy. N. Santoro. (2004)
- Re(examining) Identities: Working with Diversity in the Practicum. Paper presented to ICET/ATEA 48th World Assembly, ‘Teachers as leaders: teacher education for a global profession’ July 20-25th, Melbourne. Australia. N. Santoro, A. Allard & D. Telford. (2003)
- Teaching for the ‘New Work Order’: Empowerment or Exploitation? Paper presented to NZARE-AARE Annual Conference, ‘Educational Risks and Dilemmas’, Nov-3 Dec. Auckland, New Zealand, 29th. N. Santoro. (2003)
- Troubling identities: teacher education students’ constructions of class and ethnicity, Paper presented to NZARE-AARE Annual Conference, ‘Educational Risks and Dilemmas’, Nov-3 Dec. Auckland, New Zealand. N. Santoro & A. Allard. (2003)
- Changing Teachers, Changing Work: the Shaping of Teacher Identity in Adult Education. Paper presented to British Education Research Association Annual Conference, Sept. 12-14, Exeter, England. N. Santoro (2002)
- Negotiating curriculum in adult classrooms: teaching culture and teaching antiracism, paper presented to ACTA/TESOL National Conference, ‘Learners from Diverse Cultures’, 20-22 Jan. Glenelg, Australia Glenelg, Australia. N. Santoro. (2002)
- ‘Managing’ racially and ethnically diverse students: what do we take for granted about ‘them’ … and ‘us’? Paper presented at ACTA/ATESOL National Conference, ‘Learners from Diverse Cultures’, 20-22 Jan. Glenelg, Australia. N. Santoro. (2002)
- Teacher or trainer?: The shaping of teacher identity in adult education contexts. Paper presented to the Australian Association for Research in Education National Conference, ‘Crossing Borders: New Frontiers for Educational Research’ 2-6 Dec. Fremantle, Australia. N. Santoro (2001)
- Researching Multicultural Adult Education Classrooms: Intersections of Ethnicity, Gender and Class. Paper presented to the Australian Association for Research in Education National Conference, ‘Crossing Borders: New Frontiers for Educational Research’, Dec. 2-6, Sydney, Australia. N.Santoro. (2000)
- Cultural Diversity in the Teaching Profession: A Case Study. Paper presented to the American Educational Research Association Conference, ‘ Creating Knowledge in the 21st Century. Insights from Multiple Perspectives, April 24-28, New Orleans, USA. N. Santoro (2000).
- Teachers’ Work and the Changing Nature of Adult Education, Paper presented to ACTA/ATESOL Annual Conference, ‘Reclaiming the Ground’, 2-5 July, Brisbane, Australia. N. Santoro (2000).