Personal profile
Biography
David is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne. His research interests include critical approaches to English as a second/foreign language, teacher and student identity, international schooling, and post-qualitative research methods. David teaches in a number of pre-service and postgraduate education programs.
Research area keywords
- Sociology, history, and philosophy of education
- English as a Second Language
- Teacher Education
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
- Difference
- Diversity
- Culture and Society
- Sociology of Education
- International Schools
- Expatriate Teachers
- Teacher Identity
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 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Teacher capabilities in conditions of superdiversity
Kostogriz, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Wilkinson, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sharma, U. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fielding, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bright, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Gamble, N. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/08/20 → 31/07/26
Project: Research
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Delivery of EMI Professional Learning Course for Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Bonar, G. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Tour, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bright, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Dang, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
14/10/19 → 25/10/19
Project: Consultancy
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WORKHELP Research Program
Bright, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Trieu, V. H. T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
18/03/19 → 20/12/19
Project: Research
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Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion
Goold, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Tudball, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Forgasz, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fitzgerald, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Bright, D. (Chief Investigator (CI))
14/02/17 → 29/09/17
Project: Consultancy
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Counter-narrative as method: researching immigrant teachers differently
Yan, D., Bright, D. & Prosser, H., 2025, In: The Australian Educational Researcher. 52, p. 23-43 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Navigating the tensions between international schooling and national goals of education: expatriate teachers and local students in international schools in Vietnam
Bright, D. & Poole, A., 2025, In: Educational Review. 77, 4, p. 1175-1192 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Performing my other self: movement between languages, cultures and societies
Yan, D., Bright, D. & Prosser, H., 2025, In: Applied Linguistics Review. 16, 6, p. 2899-2919 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Performing the inappropriate/d cultural other in the third space
Yan, D., Bright, D. & Prosser, H., 2025, Un-writing Interculturality in Education and Research. Dervin, F. & R'boul, H. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 100-129 30 p. (New Perspectives on Teaching Interculturality).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Speech-thinking and translation: cultivating liminal spaces of speech and reality in educational research
Yan, D., Prosser, H. & Bright, D., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Philosophy of Education. 23 p., qhaf020.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Prizes
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AARE Early Career Researcher Award
Bright, D. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Dean's Award for Outstanding HDR Theses
Bright, D. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Illinois Distinguished Qualitative Dissertation Award
Bright, D. (Recipient), 21 May 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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N.V. Varghese Prize for Comparative Education
Bright, D. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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What do Australians really think about teachers and schools?
Heffernan, A., Bright, D., Longmuir, F. & Magyar, B.
2/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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New research shows we trust and appreciate our teachers – but overworked teachers aren’t feeling it
Longmuir, F., Heffernan, A. & Bright, D.
2/03/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature