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Biography
Dr Linda Henderson is a Senioir Lecturer, Early Years in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. Her cognate research area is Early Years Education. Her research faciltiates the reimagining of educational leadership that is underpinned by issues of social justice and equity. Her major project in this area is an ARC Discovery Project: Learning-rich leadership for quality improvement in early education. Employing feminist poststructuralist methodologies, she is particularly interested in exploring intersections between institutional cultures, the impact of reform measures and policy implementation, and the effects these have on the everyday work of teachers.
An important aspect of her work is that of enhancing health and wellbeing for those working in education contexts. She has a number of publications arising from this work, including an edited book engaging with the intersection between motherhood and working as an academic in the university and a significant number of publications exploring slow scholarship and walking methodologies. She has worked on a number of projects such as the evaluation of a Canine Court Program and Story Dog Reading Program.
Research interests
Teacher learning and development
Reimagining educational leadership
Policy Analysis
Enhancing health and wellbeing
Qualitative and post-qualitative research methodologies
Feminist practices and methdologies
Narrative Inquiry
Action Reserach and Participatory Action Research
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 learning
- early years
- policy analysis
- qualitative research methods
- work place learning
- Early Childhood leadership
- discourse analysis
- post qualitative methodologies
- Transitions
- teacher well-being
- professionalism
- therapy dogs in education
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Projects
- 3 Finished
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Paw Pals: Evaluation of an Animal Assisted Education Program
Grove, C. & Henderson, L.
5/07/21 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
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Evaluation of the Canine Court Companion Program
Grove, C. & Henderson, L.
31/01/19 → 31/05/19
Project: Research
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Learning-rich leadership for quality improvement in early education
Nuttall, J., Henderson, L. & Wood, E.
8/02/18 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Afterword
Henderson, L., Bussey, K. & Banu Ebrahim, H., 2022, Early Childhood Education and Care in a Global Pandemic: How the Sector Responded, Spoke Back and Generated Knowledge. Henderson, L., Bussey, K. & Banu Ebrahim, H. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 211-222 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword / Postscript › Other › peer-review
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Children and the Ethics of Creativity: Rhythmic Affectensities in Early Childhood Education by Victoria Jane Hargraves, Singapore, Springer Singapore, 2020.
Henderson, L., 2022, In: Educational Philosophy and Theory. 54, 11, p. 1922-1924 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short Review › Other › peer-review
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Early Childhood Education and Care in a Global Pandemic: How the Sector Responded, Spoke Back and Generated Knowledge
Henderson, L. (ed.), Bussey, K. (ed.) & Banu Ebrahim, H. (ed.), Jun 2022, 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge. 230 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review
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Policy rhetorics and responsibilization in the formation of early childhood Educational Leaders in Australia
Nuttall, J., Henderson, L., Wood, E. & Trippestad, T. A., 2022, In: Journal of Education Policy. 37, 1, p. 17-38 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
The potential of ‘leading identity’ as an analytic concept for understanding Educational Leadership development in early childhood education
Henderson, L., Nuttall, J., Wood, E. & Martin, J., 2022, In: Teachers and teaching: theory and practice. 28, 7, p. 875-889 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Expert/ advisor
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Productivity Commission Inquiry into Early Childhood Education and Care Submission
Linda Henderson (Fellow), Megan Adams (Fellow), Gloria Quiñones (Fellow) & Robyn Babaeff (Fellow)
19 May 2023Activity: External Academic Engagement › Expert/ advisor
Press/Media
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Hope this one is not a shaggy dog story
Linda Henderson & Christine Grove
1/12/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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The benefits of a therapy dog in the school setting
Christine Grove & Linda Henderson
1/09/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Monash research goes to the dogs – and students reap the benefits
Christine Grove & Linda Henderson
14/09/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Monash research goes to the dogs – and students reap the benefits
Christine Grove, Linda Henderson, Louisa Trainer, Felicia Lee & Hannah Schena
14/09/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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School in drought-stricken NSW brings in a therapy dog to support students
3/09/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment