Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr George Variyan is a lecturer in Master of Educational Leadership in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. His background includes teaching, learning and leading in schools in Australia and overseas. George's engagement in research is based on a critically orientated sociology, which explores human agency in the relationship between education and society. Key interests include educational sociology, gender, social justice, and ethics.
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology of Education, PhD, Privilege, Power and Agency: A multisite study of teachers in elite private schools in Australia, Charles Sturt University
3 Mar 2014 → 31 Oct 2018
Award Date: 12 Oct 2018
Educational Leadership, Master of Education, Charles Sturt University
12 Jul 2010 → 12 Oct 2012
Award Date: 12 Oct 2012
Secondary Education, Graduate Diploma of Education, Edith Cowan University
11 Feb 2002 → 21 Feb 2003
Award Date: 21 Feb 2003
Physics, Bachelor of Science, Curtin University
10 Jul 1989 → 30 Aug 1995
Award Date: 30 Aug 1995
External positions
Sessional Academic, Curtin University
23 Apr 2018 → 31 Dec 2018
Research area keywords
- Sociology, history, and philosophy of education
- Leadership
- Elite Schools
- Social justice and education
- poststructuralism
- Sociology of Education
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 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 13 Climate Action
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Making room for ‘feelings’: what's at stake for the theory of practice architectures?
Variyan, G. & Gobby, B., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Feeling restricted
Gobby, B. & Variyan, G., 2025, Teachers' Emotional Experiences: Towards a New Emotional Discourse. Karnovsky, S. & Kelly, N. (eds.). 1st ed. Cham Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 199-216 18 p. (Palgrave Critical Perspectives on Schooling, Teachers and Teaching).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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From Richard III to American Psycho, via the locker room: niche curriculum in elite boys’ schools
McKnight, L., Little, E., Charles, C. & Variyan, G., 2025, In: Curriculum Perspectives. 45, p. 67-75 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Slippery solidarity: feminists researching about gender justice with elite boys’ school alumni
Charles, C., McKnight, L. & Variyan, G., 2025, Gender Un/Bound: Traversing Educational Possibilities. Gannon, S., Pasley, A. & Osgood, J. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 284-295 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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The subterranean masculinities of elite private boys’ schools
Variyan, G., McKnight, L. & Charles, C., 2025, In: Journal of Educational Administration and History. 57, 2, p. 194-211 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Special Commendation - Ray Debus Award for Doctoral Research in Education
Variyan, G. (Recipient), 2 Dec 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
- 1 External research and teaching
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Understanding Gender Perspectives Amongst Elite Private Boys’ School Alumni: 1970-Present
Variyan, G. (Fellow), Charles, C. (Fellow) & McKnight, L. (Fellow)
1 Mar 2021Activity: External Academic Engagement › External research and teaching
Press/Media
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Private schools need to tackle toxic masculinity now, experts warn
18/05/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Expert reveals the reason college boys behave so poorly
9/11/24
1 Media contribution
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With more single-sex schools going co-ed, what is the evidence for gender-segregated education?
1/03/24
1 Media contribution
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