20182025

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Biography

Dr Stephanie Wescott is a feminist researcher and lecturer in humanities and social sciences in the Faculty of Education’s School of Education, Culture and Society. Using a feminist and social justice lens, her research examines how education practice and policy intersects with and is influenced by current socio-political conditions, and she is particularly interested in post-truth and its relationship to knowledge and expertise in education. At present, she is researching the influence of Andrew Tate on boys' behaviour in schools across Australia. Stephanie uses qualitative methodologies, including ethnography and discourse analysis, to examine the implications of these intersections for teachers' work and policy enactment.

Stephanie is a member of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre, and an Affiliate Researcher at the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Stephanie's teaching committments include units in the Bachelor of Education and Masters of Teaching programs at Monash. Her teaching specialisation is in history and social sciences. 

She is currently accepting PhD students on topics related to education policy, policy sociology, feminst theoretical approaches and methodologies, and feminist research in education. 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 4 - Quality Education
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Research area keywords

  • Discourse Analysis
  • Policy
  • Post-truth
  • Education for Social Justice
  • Sociology of Education
  • Feminism
  • Manosphere
  • Gender Equity

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