Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Nicola Sum is a lecturer within the Faculty of Education at Monash University. Her work in the faculty draws on over twenty years of school experience, having worked in the Victorian, UK and International school systems. Nicola is a school principal, who returned to Melbourne to undertake further study. She completed her doctoral studies on the inter-connected nature of glocalisation and educational leadership practice. She is passionate about the voice of educational leaders in the field.
Research interests
- Leadership
- Education systems
- Global and local contexts for leadership practice
- International Education frameworks and implementation
- Teaching and learning
Monash teaching commitment
- Educational leadership
- Principal preparation
- Teaching Partnerships- Working with families & communities
- Expertise in Teaching
- Learning & Educational Inquiry
Research area keywords
- Reimagining educational leadership
- Education and Globalisation
- Comparative and International Education
- English Medium Schools
- Cultural Literacy
- Critical spirituality
Projects
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The Social Ventures Australia Bright Spots Schools Connection: Improving Education Through Social Networks
Brooks, M., Sum, N., Brooks, J. & Daly, A.
1/09/20 → 31/08/21
Project: Research
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Professional Development Program for Indonesian School Principal and Supervisors - Cohort 1, 2019
4/03/19 → 15/03/19
Project: Consultancy
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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
Research output
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Glocalization: issues and strategies for school leadership
Sum, N., 2021, The School Leadership Survival Guide: What to Do When Things Go Wrong, How To Learn from Mistakes, and Why You Should Prepare for The Worst. Brooks, J. S. & Heffernan, A. (eds.). 1st ed. Charlotte NC USA: Information Age Publishing, p. 117-130 14 p. (Leadership, Schools, and Change).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other › peer-review
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The unlocking potential program: navigating complexity and co-constructing leadership preparation
Sum, N., Brooks, J. S., Wilkinson, J., Rickinson, M. & Heffernan, A., 2019, Who Controls the Preparation of Education Administrators?. Danzig, A. B. & Black, W. R. (eds.). 1st ed. Charlotte NC USA: Information Age Publishing, p. 219-244 26 p. (Research and Theory in Educational Administration).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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Leading for Social Cohesion: How Principals Respond to 'Challenging Conversations' About Social and Political Volatilities and Disharmonies
Wilkinson, J., Walsh, L., Keddie, A., Howie, L., Sum, N. & Longmuir, F., May 2018, Clayton Vic Australia: Monash University. 60 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other Report › Other
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School leaders’ perceptions of religion and spirituality in Bangladesh: leadership in English Medium Schools
Sum, N., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Transnational women academics of colour enacting ‘pedagogy of discomfort’: positionality against a ‘pedagogy of rupture’
Lahiri-Roy, R., Belford, N. & Sum, N., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Pedagogy Culture and Society. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Contribution to conference
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Australian Association for Research in Education: Educational Leadership Special Interest Group (SIG)
Nicola Sum (Member of programme committee)
2017 → 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference