Personal profile
Biography
Alex Kostogriz is Professor in Languages and TESOL Education at the Faculty of Education, Monash University. He has previously held leadership positions at Deakin University and Australian Catholic University. Alex’s research is based on sociocultural approaches to learning and teaching and centres on two overarching goals. The first is to understand the conditions by which students' involvement in various classroom practices is shaped, and how such involvement affects both what is learned and how it is learned. The second is to use this understanding to help create effective classroom communities of learners and inform teaching practices. Alex's current research projects focus on the professional practice and ethics of language teachers, teacher education and experiences of beginning teachers.
Research area keywords
- Sociology, history, and philosophy of education
- identity, culture and work
- professional learning of teachers
- professional ethics
- educational reforms
- globalisation and curriculum innovation
- language and literacy practices
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Teaching workforce development through integrated partnerships
Seddon, T. L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Kostogriz, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
4/10/17 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Investigating the effectiveness of teacher education for early career teachers in diverse settings: A longitudal study
Mayer, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dixon, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kostogriz, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Doecke, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), White, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Allard, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
ARC - Australian Research Council
1/01/11 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
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Mandated literacy assessment and the reorganisation of teachers' work
Comber, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Cormack, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Doecke, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kostogriz, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kerin, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Griffith, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Smith, D. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council
2/01/09 → 31/12/11
Project: Research
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National Accelerated Literacy Programme
Doecke, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Auld, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Forgasz, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Illesca, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kostogriz, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McGilp, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Miller, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rennie, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Smith, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Tonyan, H. (Chief Investigator (CI))
25/06/07 → 29/11/07
Project: Research
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Transnational literacies - diaspora, schooling and identity
Tsolidis, G. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Kostogriz, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
ARC - Australian Research Council, Federation University Australia
1/01/05 → 31/01/08
Project: Research
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Leadership as conversion: how school leaders enable teacher capabilities for responsive education in diverse schools
Kostogriz, A., Manton, C., Wilkinson, J., Bright, D., Fielding, R., Gamble, N. & Sharma, U., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Leadership in Education. 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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On language and hospitality: a practice-ontological perspective
Kostogriz, A., 2026, Multilingualism as opportunity: An Integrated Perspective on English and Languages Education in Australia. Turner, M. & Green, B. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 31-44 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Hybrid Professional Becoming: Shaping and applying empirical theory to understand English teacher professional identity beyond the binary
Nigar, N. & Kostogriz, A., Aug 2025, In: Review of Education. 13, 2, 39 p., e70064.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Hybrid professional identities: exploring non-native English-speaking teachers’ lived experiences through the Cyborg Manifesto
Nigar, N., Kostogriz, A. & Hossain, I., 2025, In: Pedagogy, Culture and Society. 33, 5, p. 1745-1767 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Hybrid professionalism: multilingual cosmopolitan identities of immigrant English teachers
Nigar, N., Dovchin, S., Wilson, R. & Kostogriz, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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International Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education 2022
Kostogriz, A. (Speaker), Adams, M. (Speaker) & Bonar, G. (Speaker)
27 Nov 2022 → 1 Dec 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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International Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education 2018
Creely, E. (Organiser), Chowdhury, R. (Speaker) & Kostogriz, A. (Speaker)
4 Dec 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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English Teaching: Practice and Critique (Journal)
Kostogriz, A. (Guest editor) & Godley, A. (Guest editor)
2007Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility