Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Jo Gleeson is a Research Fellow with the Q Project in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, investigating how educators use research evidence in their practice. Jo draws from cross-sectoral professional experience in executive human resource management, business consulting, careers counselling and education, as well as education research, and has worked in secondary schools, large Australian and international corporate organisations, professional services and tertiary education.
Her current research agenda centres on quality evidence-use by educators and the benefits for teaching practices. Her broader scholarly interests encompass youth transitions and employability, as well as adolescent career development and education. She has contributed to research into evidence-based practice in different sectors, transcultural capacity in teachers, inter-generational education and employment trajectories of women, elite higher education excellence programs, and youth transitions broadly. Her PhD research focussed on creating a measure of adolescent career identity to support more effective careers education at secondary school levels and improved youth transitions from education to work.
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):
Education/Academic qualification
Education, PhD, Measuring Adolescent Career Identity in the 21st Century, MONASH UNIVERSITY
18 Oct 2016 → 31 Jul 2019
Award Date: 1 May 2020
Education, Graduate Certificate in Educational Research, MONASH UNIVERSITY
1 Feb 2015 → 30 Nov 2015
Award Date: 30 Nov 2015
Career Education, Graduate Diploma in Career Development, Swinburne University of Technology
1 Feb 2013 → 30 Nov 2013
Award Date: 30 Nov 2013
Business, Graduate Diploma in Management (Human Resources), RMIT University
1 Feb 1993 → 30 Nov 1994
Award Date: 30 Nov 1994
Business, Bachelor of Commerce, University of Melbourne
1 Feb 1986 → 31 Dec 1989
Award Date: 31 Dec 1989
Research area keywords
- Evidence-informed Practice
- Evidence use
- Career development
- Education and Work
- Education-to-work transition
- Youth transitions
- Youth identities
- Employability
- Rasch analysis
- Measurement and Scale Development
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
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The Q Project: Quality Use of Evidence Driving Quality Education
Rickinson, M., Walsh, L., Smith, L., Gleeson, J., Cirkony, C., Salisbury, M., Cutler, B., Hall, G. & Khong, H.
1/01/19 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Education into the 2030s: The big education challenges of our times. Faculty of Education Working Paper #2
Allen, K-A., Berger, E., Devenish, B., Ellis, V., Emonson, C., Fleer, M., Gallo Cordoba, B., Gleeson, J., Lyall, B., Mantilla, A., Morris, Z., Papadopoulos, N., Perrotta, C., Reid, A., Reupert, A. E., Rinehart, N. J., Roberts, S., Selwyn, N., Summers, D., Walsh, L., & 2 others , 2023, Melbourne Vic Australia: Monash University, 40 p.Research output: Working paper › Working Paper › Other
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Evidence use in schools and policy systems: disjunctures, shared challenges and opportunities
Walsh, L., Gleeson, J., Rickinson, M., Cutler, B. & Hall, G., 29 Jun 2023. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Managing career uncertainty and anxiety: the power of career conversations
Gleeson, J. & Walsh, L., 2023, 5 p. Melbourne Vic Australia : Education Services Australia Ltd.Research output: Other contribution › Other
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Misguided by others? Unpacking young women’s career aspirations
Walsh, L., Gleeson, J., Gallo Cordoba, B. & Cutler, B., 2023. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Open Access -
Practitioner perspectives of the quality of use of research evidence in education
Gleeson, J., Walsh, L., Rickinson, M., Cutler, B. & Hall, G., 2023. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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2023 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research Engagement and Impact
Rickinson, Mark (Recipient), Walsh, Lucas (Recipient), Gleeson, Jo (Recipient), Cutler, Blake (Recipient), Hall, Genevieve (Recipient), Marshall, Phoebe (Recipient) & Daredia, Komal (Recipient), 2 Aug 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Young people choosing careers
Jo Gleeson (Keynote/plenary speaker) & Lucas Walsh (Keynote/plenary speaker)
27 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Education State Principals Conference 2022
Mark Rickinson (Invited speaker), Lucas Walsh (Invited speaker), Jo Gleeson (Invited speaker) & Blake Cutler (Invited speaker)
30 May 2022 → 31 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Australian educators' use of research in schools
Jo Gleeson (Contributor) & Blake Cutler (Contributor)
26 Jul 2022Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Higher Education Research & Development (Journal)
Jo Gleeson (Peer reviewer)
2022 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Exploring GEMS - Insights on using research evidence in schools
Jo Gleeson (Contributor) & Mark Rickinson (Contributor)
31 Aug 2021Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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Young women have more career choices but why more anxiety?
Lucas Walsh, Jo Gleeson, Beatriz Gallo Cordoba & Blake Cutler
5/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media › Blogs
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‘So many things to consider’: how to help school leavers decide what to do next
28/08/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Research Harnesses The Power Of Career Conversations And Combating Increasing Career Uncertainty
12/08/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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"When you were young, did you know what you wanted to be?"
2/08/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Harnessing the power of career conversations and combating increasing career uncertainty
2/08/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature