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Personal profile
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
Keywords
- Embodied pedagogies
- Teacher Professional Learning
- Embodiment
- Teacher Education
- Drama Education
- Reflective Practice
- Self Study
- Climate Change
Network
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Projects 2012 2017
- 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
Research Output 2007 2018
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
Disseminating secret-story-knowledge through the self-study of teacher education practices
Berry, A. & Forgasz, R., 2 Sep 2018, In : Studying Teacher Education. 14, 3, p. 235-245 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Presenter and audience: the two selves who go public in self-study research
Forgasz, R. & Loughran, J., 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. 369-375 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
Open Access
File
Prizes
Dean's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
Rachel Forgasz (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Vice Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
Rachel Forgasz (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities 2011 2017
Teaching and Teacher Education (Journal)
Rachel Forgasz (Peer reviewer)2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) (External organisation)
Rachel Forgasz (Member)2017
Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
Studying Teacher Education (Journal)
Rachel Forgasz (Peer reviewer)2016 → 2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
Keysborough (External organisation)
Rachel Forgasz (Member)2015 → 2016
Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board
Drama Victoria (External organisation)
Rachel Forgasz (Member)2012 → 2016
Activity: Industry, Government and Philanthropy Engagement and Partnerships › Membership of an advisory panel/policy group/ board