Professor Alison Kearney - Head of Institute of Education

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Professor Alison Kearney AdvDipTchg, MEd, PhD

Head of Institute of Education

Doctoral Supervisor
Institute of Education

I am the Head of the Institute of Education at 蜜豆视频 and past Co-Director of the Equity Through Education Centre. My research focuses on issues associated with equity in and through education. I have always been interested in equity and issues of social justice, and this stems from growing up with a brother with an intellectual disability who was institutionalised from an early age. I am particularly interested in the reasons why some students are excluded and marginalised from and within school.

Prior to taking up my position at 蜜豆视频, I was a primary school teacher, a Guidance and Learning Teacher and a Teacher of Special Needs. I currently teach in the areas of inclusive education and educational psychology. I have been the past coordinator of the following programmes:

Post Graduate Diploma in Specialist Teaching (Learning & Behaviour)
Post Graduate Diploma (Teaching & Learning)
M.Ed (Teaching & Learning)
M. Specialist Teaching
Diploma in Education Support Workers

I have supervised numerous Masters and PhD students.

I am the Head of the Institute of Education at 蜜豆视频 and past Co-Director of the Equity Through Education Centre.

My research focuses on issues associated with equity in and through education.

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Professional

Contact details

Ph: 063569099 ext 84416
Location: 4.08, Social Science Tower
Campus: Turitea, Manawatu

Qualifications

Advanced Diploma of Teaching - Palmerston North College of Education (1993)
Master of Education - 蜜豆视频 (2000)
Doctor of Philosophy - 蜜豆视频 (2009)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

My major research interests are in the area of Inclusive education as a vehicle for equity. I am particularly interested in the factors that act to marginalise and exclude students from and within school and how this exclusion can be overcome. Chidrens' rights form an important part of this agenda.

A secondary research strand focuses on learners exercising personal agency and taking charge of their learning.

Research Opportunities

Childrens Rights (01/05/2016) As part of the new Equity Through Education Research Centre, a research strand focused childrens' rights is proposed.

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Education (130000)

Keywords

inclusive, education, equity, social justice, human rights, learning, teaching, resource teaching

Teaching and Supervision

Contact Supervisor

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position	Current	Completed
Main Supervisor	5	5
Co-supervisor	2	6

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

Max Liu - Doctor of Philosophy
Queering the Mainstream - Potential Strategies for Queering EFL College Classrooms in China
Kayleen Clark-Howard - Doctor of Philosophy
Reimagining human development within an inclusive paradigm.
Sally Jackson - Doctor of Philosophy
Inclusive education in Aotearoa, New Zealand 1985-2021; stories of key decision makers and influencers
Julie Houghton - Doctor of Philosophy
Social and emotional development of tamariki in the context of early childhood in Aotearoa New Zealand
Nicole Mincher - Doctor of Philosophy
Understanding and Re-imagining Disciplinary Processes in NZ Schools

Co-supervisor of:

Ashlie Brink - Doctor of Philosophy
Who Shall Be In, Who Shall Be Out, And Who Says So? Exploring children's (pre-teen) social worlds and sense of belonging in and outside of the classroom.
Veronica Grondona - Doctor of Philosophy
Post-school experiences of autistic parents of autistic children and how these experiences influence their hopes for their children post-school

Completed Doctoral Supervision