Melissa Barnes

Personal profile

Biography

Dr Melissa Barnes is a lecturer in the Faculty of Education, working within the fields of teacher education, assessment, policy and TESOL. She teaches and leads research initiatives that focus on policy construction, interpretation and enactment, with a focus on how policies, including structures such as curriculum and assessments, impact and shape teaching and learning. She has published in journals such as Critical Studies in Education, Discourse and English for Academic Purposes, among others. Melissa has been a classroom teacher in the US, Germany, Vietnam and Australia, collectively shaping her understanding and approach to teaching and learning.

Research interests

Melissa's research interests include Policy, Assessment, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Sustainability, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL), English as an International Language and language and literacy development.

Research area keywords

Policy
TESOL
Pedagogy
Assessment
Curriculum
Framing analysis
Teacher Effectiveness
Qualitative methodology
Mixed method research

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Projects

3 Finished

Building capacity in regional schools: Addressing EAL learners’ needs through professional development

Barnes, M., Matthews, P. & Al-Shwayli, S.

3/01/18 → 14/12/18

Project: Research

EAL Curriculum Writer

Turner, M. & Barnes, M.

4/07/16 → 5/12/16

Project: Consultancy

Evaluating the ACT Education Directorate's Smart Meter Website

Barnes, M., Almeida, S. & Moore, D.

6/06/16 → 30/09/16

Project: Research

Research Output

13 Article
5 Chapter (Book)
1 Edited Book
1 Conference Paper
1 More
- 1 Other contribution

Creating ‘advantageous’ spaces for migrant and refugee youth in regional areas: a local approach

Barnes, M., 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Educational social media tools: promoting student investment and language identity in the midst of digital surveillance

Barnes, M., 2019, In : Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics. 2, 2, p. 47-60 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Open Access

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Physical education across the international media: a five-year analysis

Hyndman, B., SueSee, B., McMaster, N., Harvey, S., Jefferson-Buchanan, R., Cruickshank, V., Barnes, M. & Pill, S., 20 Feb 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Sport, Education and Society. 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review