I am happy to be part of a school that is committed to diversity and social justice. Building strong connections between schools and communities is one way to put this commitment into action
Dr Sue Monk is a lecturer within the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University. Sue's current teaching areas include valuing diversity, education and society, and the Master of teaching internship. Sue has 15 years experience as a primary school teacher in Queensland. She has also worked as a performer on Arts Council school tours in Queensland and Victoria. Sue's PhD and continuing research interests are framed around Intercultural Understanding with a specific focus on Latin America. Sue recently organised a colloquium titled "Interculturalism: Developing communities of practice in Higher Education" which focused on bringing together researchers from different disciplinary perspectives for a discussion on theories and practices of interculturalism in the fields of education and applied linguistics.
Sue has presented her research at several conferences. One of her highlights includes:
Sue's research is focused around Intercultural Understanding. Her expertise includes investigating the experiences of Latin American migrants and their children in the Australian Education system; investigating classroom teacher's implementation of History and Intercultural Understanding in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community School; and investigating the ways in which indigenous knowledges are taught in different cultural contexts (Chile and Australia). Sue's research highlights include:
​Book: The Politics of Differentiation in Schools
Year: 2017 Publisher: Routledge
Developing identity and agency as an early career academic: Lessons from Alice
Year: 2017 Journal: Journal for Academic Development
Introducing a learner response system to pre-service education students: Increasing student engagement
Year: 2015 Journal: Journal for Active Learning in Higher Education
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