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Personal profile
Biography
Professor Joanne Deppeler was Associate Dean of Research Degrees in the Faculty of Education at Monash University from 2010 to 2016. As a qualified educational psychologist and teacher, Joanne Deppeler has spent most of her career in educational contexts, with a particular focus on students experiencing learning challenges that result from personal or social circumstances and other areas of disadvantage. She is committed to advancing theory, research and practice in the field of inclusive education. Professor Deppeler has extensive experience in leading inclusive education research and consultancy across different sectors in education. In particular, her work has focused on the examination and development of effective practices of teaching and learning with diverse students, structures and practices in schooling and practitioner research. Her research has been founded on the belief that to achieve change there needs to be collaboration, both within schools and amongst stakeholder groups, government ministries, and universities. This work has simultaneously involved collaboration with local, national and international organisations and with teachers and other health professionals to improve outcomes for students and families. For more than a decade, Professor Deppeler has engaged in international inclusive education reform and research in Ukraine with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), in India and China (AusAid) and in Bangladesh and Ghana with doctoral students and the recent project funded by Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid) in the Pacific (2013-2016).As the twice chair and member of the International Inclusive Education Research Forum (IIERF), a network of leading scholars in the field in Canada, England, Hong Kong, Ireland, Scotland and the USA, I regularly contribute to International Forums and their associated research publications.
In Australia, Professor Deppeler’s research and teacher professional development projects have been in partnership with The Catholic Education Office Melbourne (CEOM), Victorian Department of Education and with the Commonwealth government. In 2011-2013, in partnership the Victorian education department she worked with teachers and other professionals in 15 schools in evidence informed practices that resulted in improved academic and social participation outcomes for students diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Current research is focused on understanding how the actions of teachers can provide quality teaching and learning experiences for everyone in classrooms within and across a number of specific curriculum domains and in models of student support in school systems. She was selected as the recipient of the 2012 Deans Award for Excellence in Innovation and External Collaboration and nominated for the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Innovation and External Collaboration. Professor Deppeler has made a substantive contribution to the professional and policy domains of the education of students with disabilities at state, national and international levels.
Research interests
Examples of current research projects include: Investigating modesl of student support staff with Catholic Education Melbourne; Investigating inclusive pedagogy in teacher education in Australia, Canada and the UK; Understaning teachers and other professionals experiences of individual learning support; Young people's experiences of inclusive schooling; Professional knowledge development in the social services sector; and Teacher and student experiences of equity and quality in education.
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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
- Teacher Education
- Inclusive Education
- Equity
- School Development and Reform
- Collaborative Inquiry
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 12 Finished
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Professional Learning in Inclusive Education for School Principals from Zhejiang China
Sharma, U., Deppeler, J. & Cheong, S.
6/11/17 → 17/11/17
Project: Consultancy
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Developing and testing indicators for the education of children with disability in the Pacific (Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands)
Sharma, U., Baker, S. N. H., Deppeler, J., Forlin, C., Slee, R. & Sprunt, B.
26/04/13 → 31/08/16
Project: Research
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Inclusion Action Initiatives Research Project
Deppeler, J., Reupert, A. & Sharma, U.
Department of Education (Victoria)
1/07/12 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
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"Including The Excluded" through teacher education reform in China
16/05/12 → 10/09/12
Project: Research
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Provision of Mental Health Professional Learning Program: Intervention, Research and Evaluation
Reupert, A., Deppeler, J., Hasking, P., Maybery, D., Riley, P., Sharma, U. & Snow, P.
17/01/12 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
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Responsible Innovation: Designing Schools for Tomorrow's Learners
Deppeler, J. & Aikens, K., Mar 2020, Melbourne Vic Australia: Monash University. 24 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Research
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Perspectives on negative media representations of Sudanese and South Sudanese youths in Australia
Macaulay, L. & Deppeler, J., 2020, In: Journal of Intercultural Studies. 41, 2, p. 213-230 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
25 Citations (Scopus) -
Responsible innovation in school design - a systematic review
Deppeler, J. & Aikens, K., 2020, In: Journal of Responsible Innovation. 7, 3, p. 575-597 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus) -
Supporting learners with high support needs in inclusive schools: does this interconnect with career planning and transition into post-school options?
Forlin, C. & Deppeler, J., 2019, In: Hong Kong Special Education Journal. 20, p. 73-91 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research
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"It helps if you are a loud person": Listening to the voice of a school student with a vision impairment
Opie, J., Southcott, J. & Deppeler, J., 7 Sept 2017, In: The Qualitative Report. 22, 9, p. 2369 - 2384 15 p., 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Best full research paper award
Yan, Lixiang (Recipient), Martinez-Maldonado, Roberto (Recipient), Zhao, Morgan (Recipient), Deppeler, Joanne (Recipient), Corrigan, Deborah (Recipient) & Gasevic, Dragan (Recipient), 25 Mar 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Book of the Year Award 2011
Deppeler, Joanne (Recipient), 2011
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Senior Scholar Award
Deppeler, Joanne (Recipient), 28 Oct 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Australasian Journal of Special Education (Journal)
Joanne Deppeler (Peer reviewer)
2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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Deep University Press (Publisher)
Joanne Deppeler (Editorial board member)
2016 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Research Winter School Presentation
Joanne Marie Deppeler (Speaker), Scott Anthony Bulfin (Speaker), Graham Bruce Parr (Speaker), Catriona Louise De Bruin (Speaker) & Clare Hall (Speaker)
4 Jul 2016Activity: Other Teaching Engagements and non-HDR Supervisions › Mentor/ Internship supervision
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Open Review of Educational Research (Journal)
Joanne Deppeler (Editorial board member)
2015 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Asian Journal of Inclusive Education (Journal)
Joanne Deppeler (Editorial board member)
2013 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility