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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 Finished
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The Q Project: Quality Use of Evidence Driving Quality Education
Rickinson, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Walsh, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Smith, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gleeson, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Cirkony, C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Salisbury, M. G. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Cutler, B. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Hall, G. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Khong, H. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/01/19 → 30/06/24
Project: Research
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Beyond effective approaches: a rapid review response to designing professional learning
Cirkony, C., Rickinson, M., Walsh, L., Gleeson, J., Salisbury, M., Cutler, B., Berry, M. & Smith, K., 2024, In: Professional Development in Education. 50, 1, p. 24-45 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
18 Citations (Scopus) -
Education excellence and equity: what role for evidence use
Gleeson, J. & Rickinson, M., May 2024, Melbourne Vic Australia: Monash University, p. 9-10, 2 p. (Education Into the 2030s: The Big Education Challenges of Our Times; vol. 2, no. 3).Research output: Working paper › Working Paper › Other
Open Access -
Graduate capitals and employability: insights from an Australian university co-curricular scholarship program
Gleeson, J., Black, R., Keddie, A. & Charles, C., 2024, In: Pedagogy, Culture and Society. 32, 2, p. 341-359 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
School educators’ use of research: findings from two large-scale Australian studies
Gleeson, J., Harris, J., Cutler, B., Rosser, B., Walsh, L., Rickinson, M., Salisbury, M. & Cirkony, C., 2024, In: Research Papers in Education. 39, 1, p. 155-179 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Theorising and preparing students for precarity: how can leaders and educators better prepare students to enter an increasingly insecure workforce?
Walsh, L. & Gleeson, J., 2024, Educational Leadership and Policy in a Time of Precarity. Heffernan, A. & Wilkinson, J. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 7-19 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Prizes
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2023 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research Engagement and Impact
Rickinson, M. (Recipient), Walsh, L. (Recipient), Gleeson, J. (Recipient), Cutler, B. (Recipient), Hall, G. (Recipient), Marshall, P. (Recipient) & Daredia, K. (Recipient), 2 Aug 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ICSEI / JPCC Innovation Award
Rickinson, M. (Recipient), Gleeson, J. (Recipient), Cutler, B. (Recipient) & Walsh, L. (Recipient), 12 Feb 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Education State Principals Conference 2022
Rickinson, M. (Invited speaker), Walsh, L. (Invited speaker), Gleeson, J. (Invited speaker) & Cutler, B. (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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Young people choosing careers
Gleeson, J. (Keynote/plenary speaker) & Walsh, L. (Keynote/plenary speaker)
27 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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International Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education 2021
Jo Gleeson (Session chair)
2 Dec 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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How evidence-informed education is empowering teachers
Rickinson, M., Walsh, L., Gleeson, J. & Cutler, B.
1/07/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Project Lends Rigour to Classroom Teaching: Bridging the gap between teaching practice and research.
Rickinson, M., Walsh, L., Gleeson, J. & Cutler, B.
28/05/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Four ways to support teachers to use research in their practice
Hall, G., Rickinson, M., Walsh, L., Gleeson, J. & Cutler, B.
6/12/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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What’s the difference? Listening or holding hands
Cutler, B., Rickinson, M., Gleeson, J., Walsh, L. & Hall, G.
28/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Right on Q: Unravelling the complexity of research impact
Walsh, L., Rickinson, M., Gleeson, J., Cutler, B. & Hall, G.
20/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature