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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Bio

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

Book Chapters

Santoro, N., Reid, J. Crawford, L. & Simpson, L. (in press). Teaching Indigenous teachers: valuing diverse perspectives and acknowledging complex identities. In Basit, T. & Tomlinson, S. (Eds.). Social Inclusion and Higher Education. Routledge.
Allard, A. & Santoro, N. (2010). Questioning good practice: using speculative scenarios to develop knowledge of teacher thinking. In E. Errington (Ed.), Using real-life scenarios to achieve authentic learning in higher education settings. Brisbane, Qld: Post Press, pp 235-246.
Santoro, N. (2009). “She’s one of us”: Ethnic minority and Indigenous teachers in culturally diverse Australian classrooms. In F. Mansouri (Ed.), Youth Identity and Migration: Culture, Values and Social Connectedness (pp. 87-104). Altona, Victoria: Common Ground.
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.

Refereed Journal Articles

Santoro, N., Snead, S., (in press) I'm not a real academic: A career from industry to academe .Journal of Further and Higher Education (UK).
Santoro, N. (in press). “I really want to make a difference for these kids but it’s just too hard”: One Aboriginal teacher’s experiences of moving away, moving on and moving up. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education.
Santoro, N., Crawford, L., Simpson, L., (2011) Teaching Indigenous Children: Listening to and Learning from Indigenous Teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 36(10), 65-76.
Mayer, D. Mitchell, J., Santoro, N. & White, S. (2011) Teacher educators and ‘accidental’ careers in academe: an Australian perspective. Journal of Education for Teaching, 37(3), 247-260.
Basit, T. & Santoro, N. (2011). Playing the role of ‘cultural expert’: teachers of ethnic difference in Britain and Australia. Oxford Review of Education, 37 (1), 37-52,
Santoro, N. & Smyth, G. (2010). Researching Ethnic ‘Others’: Conducting Critical Ethnographic Research in Australia and Scotland. Intercultural Education, 21(3), 493-503.
Santoro, N. (2010). ‘If it weren’t for my mum…’: The influence of Australian Indigenous mothers on their children’s aspirations to teach. Gender and Education. 22: 4, 419 - 429.
Santoro, N. (2009). Teaching in culturally diverse contexts: What knowledge about ‘self’ and ‘others’ do teachers need? Journal of Education for Teaching. 35(3), 33-45.
Reid, J., Santoro, N., Crawford, L. And Simpson, L. (2009). Talking teacher education: Factors impacting on teacher education for Indigenous people. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. 38, 42-54.
Allard, A. & Santoro, N. (2008) Experienced Teachers' Perspectives on Cultural and Social Class Diversity: which differences Matter?, 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.
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. (2003) Caught up in the teaching-training divide: confusing professional identities. Continuing Studies in the Education of Adults. 25 (2), pp.211-224.
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. (2000) Communicative Language Teaching Materials: a critical language Perspective, Prospect, 15, (1), pp.46-60.
Santoro, N. (1999) Relationships of Power: an analysis of school practicum discourse, Journal of Intercultural Studies, 20, (1), pp.31-42.
Kamler, B. Reid, J. & Santoro, N. (1999) Who’s asking the questions? Researching race, ethnicity and teachers, The Australian Educational Researcher, 26, (1), pp.55-74.
Santoro, N. (1999) Second Language teaching Materials: rethinking their purpose and potential, TESOL in Context, 9 (1), pp. 17-22.
Santoro, N. (1997) ‘The Construction of Teacher Identity: An Analysis of School Practicum Discourse’, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 25 (1), pp. 91-99.
Santoro N. (1997) ‘Why Won't They Talk? : Engaging Victims of Trauma in Classroom Interaction’, TESOL in Context, Vol. 7 no. 1, pp 14-19.

Review Essays in Refereed Journals

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. (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. (1998) Psychology for Language Teachers, Prospect, Vol. 8 no 1. pp. 24-25.

Chapters in Conference Proceedings

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.
Santoro, N., Reid, J., McConaghy, C. and Simpson, L. (2005) ‘Exploring the Career Experiences of Indigenous Teachers: Beyond Policy and Resource Initiatives’, Fully refereed 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. (2005) Ethnicity, Social Class, Practice and Pedagogy: A Study of Teacher Identity, Fully refereed proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe, The End of Theory, the Future of Practice? Agrigento, Italy. October 23-27 2004.
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. (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.
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. (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.
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. (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. (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. (1999) Shades of Meaning: An Analysis of the Language of ESL Texts. Conference Proceedings, ACTA/ATESOL National Conference, TESOL Matters for the Millennium, Sydney, Australia, 17-20 Jan. 1999.
Kamler, B., Santoro, N. & J. Reid (1999), Cultural Difference in the Teaching Profession: How Much Does it Count? Conference Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education National Conference, Research in Education: How Much Does it Count? Adelaide, Australia, Nov. 29-Dec. 3, 1998.
Kamler, B., J. Reid & Santoro, N. (1998) Who’s Asking the Questions?: An attempt to Research Race, Ethnicity and Teachers, Conference Proceedings, Australian Association for Research in Education National Conference, Researching Education in New Times, Brisbane, Australia, Nov 30- Dec 4, 1997.

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