Projects per year
Personal profile
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
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
Network
Projects
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Learning-rich leadership for quality improvement in early education
Nuttall, J., Henderson, L. & Wood, E.
1/01/18 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Becoming-unhinged: walking with vulnerability as a methodology of co-creating and re-connecting new forms of knowledge and possibilities
Henderson, L., Burke, G., Clarke, S., Grimmett, H., Quiñones, G., Slater, A. & Lam, C., 1 Mar 2021, In: International Journal of Education Through Art. 17, 1, p. 55-80 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Opening to the hauntings of grief and mourning: writing our way towards hope
Henderson, L. & Black, A. L., 2021, Humanizing Grief in Higher Education : Narratives of Allyship and Hope. Sieben, N. & Shelton, S. A. (eds.). 1st ed. New York NY USA: Routledge, p. 49-59 11 p. (Routledge Research in Higher Education).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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Policy framework for the use of therapy dogs in educational settings
Grove, C., Henderson, L. & Lee, F., 2021, Building Better Schools with Evidence-based Policy: Adaptable Policy for Teachers and School Leaders. Allen, K-A., Reupert, A. & Oades, L. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge, p. 204-212 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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Problematising policies for workforce reform in early childhood education: a rhetorical analysis of England’s Early Years Teacher Status
Kay, L., Wood, E., Nuttall, J. & Henderson, L., 2021, In: Journal of Education Policy. 36, 2, p. 179-195 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Review of Children and the Ethics of Creativity: Rhythmic Affectensities in Early Childhood Education by Victoria Jane Hargraves, Singapore, Springer Singapore, 2020, ISBN 9789811566905
Henderson, L., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Educational Philosophy and Theory. 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Short Review › Other › peer-review
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