Lesley Vidovich

Emeritus Professor, BSc BEd W.Aust., MEd PhD Murd.

Senior Honorary Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education, Graduate School of Education
Research Officer, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education, Graduate School of Education

Emaillesley.vidovich@uwa.edu.au

The University of Western Australia (M428), 35 Stirling Highway,
6009 Perth
Australia

479 Citations
13 h-Index

Research output per year

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Personal profile

Funding overview

I have received Australian Research Council funding for policy studies in Australia, Asia and Europe, and I have a current research proposal for Australia-Canada comparative policy studies.

Teaching overview

I teach units from first year to doctoral levels and supervise postgraduate research at Masters and Doctoral levels. Currently I teach Education in Australia (EDUC1100); Social Issues in Education (EDUC 8431); Human Resource Development in Education (EDUC8610); Education Policy Trends: Global to Local (EDUC 8658); and part of the Advanced Research Methods (EDUC 970) entitled ‘Researching Education Policies and Practices’. In 2008, I have 15 completed Masters thesis students and 15 completed Doctoral thesis students.

Research

My major field of interest is education policy and practices. Much of my research has been conducted with a view to understanding education policy trends within a context of globalisation, and therefore comparative work across different national and institutional settings has been a significant feature of my publications. I have researched a wide range of policy domains in both the schooling and higher education sectors of a number of countries across Asia, Europe and Africa as well as Australia. The majority of my publications have been in the areas of accountability and quality policy as well as curriculum policy. Policy interests inevitably extend to leadership and management fields. I have an ongoing interest in issues of social justice.

Research expertise keywords

Education policy and practices (schooling and higher education)
Globalisation and internationalisation of education
Comparative education
Educational leadership, management and administration
Qualitative methodologies

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Research Output

479 Citations
13 h-Index
49 Article
12 Conference paper
11 Chapter
3 Book

Global to local tensions in the production and enactment of physical education curriculum policy reforms

Paveling, B. J., Vidovich, L. & Oakley, G., 4 May 2019, In : Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education (RASP). 10, 2, p. 141-155 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Australian teacher education policy in action: The case of pre-service internships

Ledger, S. & Vidovich, L., 1 Jan 2018, In : Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 43, 7, p. 11-29 19 p., 2.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

2 Citations (Scopus)

The enactment of literacy curriculum policy by early childhood teachers in two Australian schools

Bromley, T. A. B., Oakley, G. & Vidovich, L., 9 Oct 2018, In : Literacy (Oxford). p. 1 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2 Citations (Scopus)

Investigating global-local networks and policy learning in university curriculum policy transformations: A focus on case studies from the Asia Pacific region

O'Donoghue, T. & Vidovich, L., 2017, In : International Journal of Educational Reform. 26, 4, p. 290-304

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Australian Universities' RPL Policy and Practices: What Knowledge Counts?

Pitman, T. & Vidovich, L., 2016, Open Learning and Formal Credentialing in Higher Education: Curriculum Models and Institutional Policies. S. R. A. A. M. K. (ed.). United States: Information Science Reference, p. 18-33 16 p. (Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership (AEMAL) Book Series).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter