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Biography
Jane Wilkinson is Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education at Monash University, Associate Dean Graduate Research and an adjunct in the School of Education at Charles Sturt University. Jane is Lead Editor of the Journal of Educational Administration and History and a member of the Australian Council of Educational Leadership, Victorian executive.
Jane's research interests are in the areas of educational leadership for social justice, with a particular focus on issues of gender and ethnicity; and theorising educational leadership as practice/praxis. She is a lead developer of the theory of practice architectures (Kemmis, Wilkinson, Edwards-Groves, Hardy, Grootenboer, & Bristol, 2014). She also draws on sociologist Pierre Bourdieu's work and the philosopher, Ted Schatzki. Jane has published widely in the areas of women and leadership, refugee students and theorising leadership as practice/praxis.
Her most recent publications include:
Naidoo, L., Wilkinson, J., Adoniou, M., & Langat, K. (2018). Refugee background students transitioning into higher education: Navigating complex spaces. Springer: https://link.springer.com/search?query=978-981-13-0419-4
Kaukko, M., & Wilkinson, J. (2018). ‘Learning how to go on’: refugee students and informal learning practices Journal of Inclusive Education. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.monash.edu.au/10.1080/13603116.2018.1514080
Wilkinson, J. & Bristol, L. (Eds.) (2018). Educational leadership as a culturally-constructed practice: New directions and possibilities. Singapore: Routledge https://www.routledge.com/Educational-Leadership-as-a-Culturally-Constructed-Practice-New-Directions/Wilkinson-Bristol/p/book/9781138915312
Jane has been a deputy principal of a large rural secondary school in Victoria, an English curriculum consultant and began her career as a secondary English, ESL and French teacher.
Research interests
- Feminist theories of leadership
- Leadership as practice, in particular practice architectures and praxis, and practice theorists Pierre Bourdieu and Theodore Schatzki
- Leadership as social justice
- Refugee education
Research area keywords
- Educational Leadership Studies
- gender
- Refugees
- practice theory
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Projects 2016 2022
Evaluation of Social and Economic Inclusion Program Services
Wickes, R., Powell, R., Forbes-Mewett, H., Wilkinson, J., Walsh, L. & Cooke, F. L.
30/08/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
Leading for social cohesion: Schools and communities facilitating ‘challenging conversations’ about social and political volatilities
Wilkinson, J., Walsh, L., Longmuir, F., Howie, L. & Keddie, A.
8/07/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Leading for social cohesion: Schools and communities facilitating ‘challenging conversations’ about social and political volatilities
Wilkinson, J., Walsh, L., Longmuir, F., Howie, L. & keddie, A.
8/07/19 → 11/07/22
Project: Research
School autonomy reform and social justice in Australian public education
Keddie, A., Blackmore, J., Wilkinson, J., Gobby, B., Niesche, R. & Eacott, S.
5/06/19 → 4/06/22
Project: Research
Leading for social cohesion: How principals respond to “challenging conversations” about social and political volatilities and disharmonies
Wilkinson, J., Walsh, L., Howie, L. & keddie, A.
3/04/17 → 30/07/18
Project: Research
Research Output 1995 2020
Embracing social inclusion? The asylum seeker experience of applying for admission to tertiary education in Australia
Dunwoodie, K., Webb, S. & Wilkinson, J., 2020, Power and Possibility: Adult Education in a Diverse and Complex World. Finnegan, F. & Grummell, B. (eds.). 1st ed. The Netherlands: Brill, p. 143-153 11 p. (Research on the Education and Learning of Adults; vol. 7).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Acknowledging the head, heart, hands and feet: research with refugees and people seeking asylum in higher education
Reimer, K., Kaukko, M., Dunwoodie, K., Wilkinson, J. & Webb, S., May 2019, In : Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning. 21, 2, p. 190-208 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Building bridges between schools and everyday learning spaces for refugee students: a response to Eileen Honan
Wilkinson, J. & Faulkner, J., Oct 2019, In : Literacy Learning: the Middle Years. 27, 3, p. 26-30 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Challenges for public education: perils and possibilities for educational leadership, policy and social justice
Wilkinson, J., Eacott, S. & Niesche, R., 2019, Challenges for Public Education: Reconceptualising Educational Leadership, Policy and Social Justice as Resources for Hope. Wilkinson, J., Niesche, R. & Eacott, S. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon Oxon UK: Routledge, p. 1-13 13 p. (Local/Global Issues in Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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Citations
(Scopus)
District offices fostering educational change through instructional leadership practices in Australian Catholic secondary schools
Wilkinson, J., Edwards-Groves, C., Grootenboer, P. & Kemmis, S., 9 Sep 2019, In : Journal of Educational Administration. 57, 5, p. 501-518 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Press / Media
Taking the lead from successful social cohesion in schools
29/10/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature