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Biography
Melanie C. Brooks is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. She is a J. William Fulbright Senior Scholar grant recipient to the Philippines and has conducted research in Australia, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, the United States, and Egypt. Her areas of expertise include school leadership, Islamic schooling, religion and education, international education, education and extremism, education in contexts of conflict, and qualitative research methodology.
Dr. Brooks is the author of Education and Muslim Identity During a Time of Tension: Inside an American Islamic School, published by Routledge in 2019. Her articles are published in leading education research journals, including Educational Administration Quarterly, Teachers College Record, International Journal of Educational Management, International Journal of Leadership in Education, Educational Management Administration and Leadership, Religion and Education, and Educational Policy.
Dr. Brooks is co-editor of two books, Urban Educational Leadership for Social Justice: International Perspectives (with Jeff Brooks) and Critical Perspectives of Black Education: Spirituality, Religion and Social Justice (with Noelle Witherspoon-Arnold). She has also contributed chapters to scholarly edited monographs and written several entries for reference works.
In 2019 she was awarded the "Bridge People" Award, in the Leadership for Social Justice SIG at the American Educational Research Association's (AERA) annual meeting for her work “creating a bridge between themselves and others” through scholarship and research.
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Research interests
Islamic education
Religion and education
Educational leadership
Education in contexts of conflict
Multiculturalism, diversity, and social cohesion
International education
Qualitative research methodology
Education/Academic qualification
International and Multicultural Education, Ph.D., Florida State University
Library Science, M.L.S., University of Missouri Columbia
Curriculum & Instruction, M.Ed., University of Missouri Columbia
English, B.A., University of Missouri Columbia
Research area keywords
- Education leadership
- International and comparative education
- Multiculturalism and diversity
- Qualitative research methodology
- Religion and education
- Islamic Education
Network
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Projects
Islamic Schooling in Australia and Indonesia: A Collaborative Documentary Film
Brooks, M., Brooks, J., Sanjakdar, F., Taufiq, I. & Mutohar, A.
1/07/19 → 1/07/21
Project: Research
Professional Development Program for Indonesian School Principal and Supervisors - Cohort 1, 2019
4/03/19 → 15/03/19
Project: Consultancy
Professional Development Program for Indonesian Schools Principals and Supervisors
Brooks, M., Sum, N. & Mutohar, A.
Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Indonesia
19/08/18 → 1/12/18
Project: Consultancy
Are Islamic Schools in Indonesia Educating For or Against Religious Extremism?
Brooks, M., Brooks, J. & Abdullah, I.
3/01/17 → 22/12/17
Project: Research
Research Output
Culturally (ir)relevant school leadership: ethno-religious conflict and school administration in the Philippines
Brooks, M. C. & Brooks, J. S., 2019, In : International Journal of Leadership in Education. 22, 1, p. 6-29 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Culturally relevant leadership: advancing critical consciousness in American Muslim students
Ezzani, M. & Brooks, M., Dec 2019, In : Educational Administration Quarterly. 55, 5, p. 781-811 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Dynamics that impede and facilitate educational effectiveness in the Philippines
Brooks, M. C. & Brooks, J. S., 2019, Asia-Pacific Education: Leadership, Governance and Administration. Fernandes, V. & Chan, P. W. K. (eds.). 1st ed. Charlotte NC USA: Information Age Publishing, p. 103-112 10 p. (Leadership Schools and Change ).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Education and Muslim Identity During a Time of Tension: Inside an American Islamic School
Brooks, M. C., 2019, 1st ed. Abingdon UK: Routledge. 166 p. (Routledge Research in Education)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
Grassroots leadership for ecological sustainability, empowerment, and political change: Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement
Brooks, M. C., 2018, Leadership Against the Grain: Lessons for Creating Just and Equitable Schools. Brooks, J. S. & Normore, A. H. (eds.). 1st ed. New York NY USA: Teachers College Press, p. 14-22 9 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
Prizes
Jeffrey V. Bennett Honorable Mention for Outstanding International Research
Melanie Brooks (Recipient), 2015
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
UIN Walisongo University Semerang Indonesia
Fida Sanjakdar (Visiting researcher), Melanie Brooks (Visiting researcher)28 Feb 2020
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Islamic education in Australia: Australian Muslim students and wellbeing based on al-afia
Melanie Brooks (Contributor), Fida Sanjakdar (Contributor)26 Feb 2020
Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
William L. Boyd - National Education Politics Workshop Mentor 2018
Melanie Brooks (Session chair)5 Apr 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
How to develop your literature review in qualitative research
Melanie Brooks (Invited speaker)7 Jun 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
A Classroom that Works: Exploring Australian Education
Melanie Brooks (Invited speaker)8 Jun 2019
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press / Media
Education and extremism in Indonesia: Building a more tolerant future through schools
19/12/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
Education and extremism in Indonesia: Building a more tolerant future through schools
19/12/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
"Being wholly Muslim and wholly American": Exploring one Islamic school's efforts to educate against extremism
17/08/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research