Rachel Forgasz

Senior Lecturer, Teach Edu Language Arts & Prof Learning

EmailRachel.Forgasz@monash.edu

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Biography

Dr Rachel Forgasz is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education. All of Rachel's research and teaching centres on teacher professional learning, with a particular focus on the influence of emotion, agency, and embodiment on teaching and learning about teaching. She has published in the fields of embodied reflection, teacher emotion, mentoring, and self-study. Most recently, Rachel has turned her attention to questions about how to teach and prepare teachers to work with young people in the context of global climate crisis.

Research interests

Teacher education

Teaching for climate justice

Embodied teaching, learning, and reflection

Teacher emotion

Drama Education

Self-study

Research area keywords

Embodied pedagogies
Teacher Professional Learning
Embodiment
Teacher Education
Drama Education
Reflective Practice
Self Study
Climate Change

Network

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3 Finished

Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion
Goold, L., Tudball, E., Forgasz, R., Fitzgerald, A. & Bright, D.
14/02/17 → 29/09/17
Project: Consultancy
Teaching Academy of Professional Practice (TAPP)
White, S., Forgasz, R., Grimmett, H. & Williams, J.
1/02/15 → 28/02/17
Project: Research
Learning Design Evaluation and Support
Loughran, J., Brubaker, N., Forgasz, R. & Radojevic-Terzic, V.
1/12/12 → 1/04/13
Project: Research

12 Chapter (Book)
12 Article
7 Abstract
3 Conference Paper
More

Resistance as commitment. A reflective case study of teacher professionalism in neoliberal times
Forgasz, R., Kelchtermans, G. & Berry, A., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Teaching in Higher Education. 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Supporting teachers' critical reflection through the embodied practice of the Rainbow of Desire
Forgasz, R., 2 Oct 2019, In: The Educational Forum. 83, 4, p. 401-417 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)
Using embodies practices with preservice teachers: teaching and reflecting through the body to re-think teacher education
Klein, E., Taylor, M. & Forgasz, R., 2019, In: Journal of Practitioner Research. 4, 2, 28 p., 4.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review

Open Access
File
Charting the past to understand the cultural inheritance of concert hall listening and audience development practices
Nicholls, C. D., Hall, C. & Forgasz, R., 4 Jul 2018, In: Paedagogica Historica. 54, 4, p. 502-516 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Crossing from the personal to the professional and back: using 5Rhythms dance meditation to explore our teacher education practices
Taylor, M. & Forgasz, R., 2018, Pushing Boundaries and Crossing Borders: Self-study and a Means for Researching Pedagogy. Garbett, D. & Ovens, A. (eds.). 1st ed. Washington DC USA: Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices (S-STEP), p. 115-123 9 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

Open Access
File

Dean's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
Forgasz, Rachel (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence: Outstanding Author Contribution
Forgasz, Rachel (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Monash Education Academy Fellow
Forgasz, Rachel (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
Vice Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
Forgasz, Rachel (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

3 Peer review responsibility
3 Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
3 Visiting an external academic institution
1 Professional association or peak discipline body

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)
Rachel Forgasz (Visiting academic)
2018
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Australian Journal of Teacher Education (Journal)
Rachel Forgasz (Peer reviewer)
2018
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (External organisation)
Rachel Forgasz (Member)
2017
Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
Teaching and Teacher Education (Journal)
Rachel Forgasz (Peer reviewer)
2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Studying Teacher Education (Journal)
Rachel Forgasz (Peer reviewer)
2016 → 2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility