Education

Marcia Thorne

Lecturer, Education
marcia.thorne@jcu.edu.au

Andrew Snee

Lecturer, Curriculum and Pedagogy (Secondary Education)
andrew.snee1@jcu.edu.au

Raoul Adam

Senior Lecturer, Educational Psychology & Inclusive Education
raoul.adam@jcu.edu.au

Amanda Hoffensetz

Lecturer, Early Childhood Education
amanda.hoffensetz@jcu.edu.au

For the Provision of Research in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Inclusion in Queensland State Schools

Wili Suluma

06 Jan 2025 - 28 Nov 2025

Within this PAR model, CALD students are empowered as co-researchers and experts in their own lives, whom the study is ‘with’ rather than ‘about’ (Tsey et al., 2004). This PAR driven process will allow for robust data collection. A systemic integration and interpretations of the findings will be integral to the development of CALD student determined and targeted intervention that aligns with a holistic human rights-based approach. This research design will help provide evidence on the ways that CALD students feel a sense of belonging and most empowered to excel and thrive in Queensland state schools.

Recovery from disaster experience _community resilience.

Helen Boon

14 Jan 2010 - 14 Jan 2012

A multi site disaster preparedness and resilience to climate change induced disasters using a mixed methods, including Rasch methodology, approach.

Adaptation, piloting, and validation of research instrument for assessing ethical sensitivity in teaching

Helen Boon

01 Jan 2016 - 01 Jan 2018

an examination of the ethical sensitivity of educators and development of an instrument to measure it using Rasch analysis

Embedding digital technology in learning, teaching and assessment in HPE

Tamra Jones

01 Aug 2024 - 30 Jun 2025

Assessment practices traditionally utilised used in schools to evaluate physical capabilities of students are often superficial, inaccurate, and potentially biased leading to unreliable reporting (see DinanThompson & Penney, 2015). Furthermore, resultant of academic focus on literacy, numeracy and STEM subjects, what happens in HPE, flies ‘under the radar’, thereby avoiding accountability to be purposeful and meaningful (see Penney, 2020, Penney, in press). This research project aimed to determine how the use of digital technologies could address this identified problem.

A Model of Care Framework for Indigenous Men in Townsville (TIMA project )

Wili Suluma

01 Jul 2025 - 31 Jan 2026

Indigenous men face significant health disparities compared to non-Indigenous Australians, with a life expectancy gap of 8.6 years and higher rates of chronic disease, mental health issues, and social challenges (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2023). These disparities are compounded by historical trauma, ongoing impacts of colonisation, and barriers to accessing culturally safe services and supports (Dudgeon et al., 2014; Markwick et al., 2019). Existing research demonstrates that models of care developed with Indigenous leadership and cultural groundedness show significantly better engagement and outcomes (Harfield et al., 2018; Gibson et al., 2020). The project will engage with the Townsville Indigenous men community which includes Indigenous elders, individuals, men’s groups and associations, Indigenous organisations and services who support Indigenous men in accordance.