Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Helen Grimmett is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. Before commencing her academic career, Helen taught as both a generalist primary teacher and music specialist in a variety of suburban, rural, government and independent primary schools. She has also worked in the educational publishing industry, including writing, editing and consulting on a number of teacher resource books. Helen completed her PhD in 2012 and published "The Practice of Teachers' Professional Development: A cultural-historical approach" in 2014. Her recent research has been in creating innovative approaches to professional experience for preservice teachers through building partnerships with schools, and developing dialogical pedagogical practices for teacher education.
Monash teaching commitment
EDF 2061 Arts across the Curriculum
EDF 2063 Planning for Teaching and Learning
EDF 2069 Primary Creative Arts
EDF 4033 Innovations in curriculum and pedagogy in schools
EDF 5848 Teaching, Learning and Child Development
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):
Research area keywords
- Cultural-historical theory
- Professional Experience in Teacher Education
- Interventionist methodologies
- Teachers' professional development/learning
- Creative pedagogies
- Primary education
- Arts education
- Transforming teaching and learning
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Development of Numeracy Across the Curriculum Resources - Phase 3
Kidman, G., Hall, J., Forgasz, H., Faigen, B., Wolfe, M., Ludecke, M., Crawford, R., Hall, C., Grimmett, H., Blannin, J., Tudball, E. & Jenkins, L.
31/05/21 → 30/11/21
Project: Research
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Capturing children's voices on transition
Kirkby, J., Walsh, L., Grimmett, H., Keary, A. & Evans, J.
1/05/17 → 30/09/18
Project: Research
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Anglicare Victoria - Frankston CfC Research/Evaluation: Understanding the collection of evidence in community-based practice
Kirkby, J., Grimmett, H., O'Donovan, R., Rickinson, M. & Walsh, L.
1/02/16 → 31/12/17
Project: Research
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Teaching Academy of Professional Practice (TAPP)
White, S., Forgasz, R., Grimmett, H. & Williams, J.
1/02/15 → 28/02/17
Project: Research
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Re-thinking Place in Urban Early Childhood Education Research: Exploring Alternate Theoretical and Methodological Approaches
Hennessy, L. & Grimmett, H., 2023, Decisions and Dilemmas of Research Methods in Early Childhood Education. Keary, A., Scull, J. A., S. G. & Walsh, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 32-44 13 p. (Routledge Research in Early Childhood Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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Game on! Collaborative research and resistance through play
Forgasz, R. & Grimmett, H., 2022, Learning through Collaboration in Self-Study: Critical Friendship, Collaborative Self-Study, and Self-Study Communities of Practice. Butler, B. M. & Bullock, S. M. (eds.). 1st ed. Singapore Singapore: Springer, p. 185-201 17 p. (Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices; vol. 24).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Becoming-unhinged: walking with vulnerability as a methodology of co-creating and re-connecting new forms of knowledge and possibilities
Henderson, L., Burke, G., Clarke, S., Grimmett, H., Quiñones, G., Slater, A. & Lam, C., 1 Mar 2021, In: International Journal of Education Through Art. 17, 1, p. 55-80 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
The in/finite game of life: playing in the academy in the face of life and death
Grimmett, H. & Forgasz, R., 2021, Reimagining the Academy: ShiFting Towards Kindness, Connection, and an Ethics of Care. Black, A. L. & Dwyer, R. (eds.). 2st ed. Cham Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 241-258 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Challenges and opportunities of evidence use in practice in Australian children’s development programs
Gleeson, J., Walsh, L., Rickinson, M., Kirkby, J., O'Donovan, R. & Grimmett, H., 2020, In: Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. 17, 5, p. 593-610 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)