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Dr Alison Bedford

Dr Alison Bedford
Name Alison Bedford
Pronoun She/Her/Hers
Position Senior Lecturer (Curriculum and Pedagogy)
Section School of Education
Office G410
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 2054
Extension 2054
Email
Qualifications BEd Qld , BA Qld , BA(Hons) Qld , PhD USQ
Homepage https://research.usq.edu.au/researcher/80xq1/dr-alison-bedford
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Biography

Dr Alison Bedford's research focuses on history curriculum and pedagogy, and the teaching and study of literature. Her recent publications have focused on History in the Australian curriculum and effective inquiry pedagogies, and science fiction as both a genre and a discursive space. In addition to her academic work, she is is a practicing secondary History teacher with more than 16 years experience. Dr Bedford is the co-founder of the History Educators' Regional Network and is committed to supporting the professional development of regional and remote teachers.

Research Career


  • Heritage ( 430299 )
  • Literary Studies ( 470500 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy Theory And Development ( 390102 )
  • Heritage ( 430200 )
  • Humanities And Social Sciences Curriculum And Pedagogy (excl. Economics ( 390107 )
  • Literary Theory ( 470514 )
  • British And Irish Literature ( 470504 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy ( 390100 )

History education, curriculum and pedagogy; children's literature; Romantic era literature and science fiction


Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) (member)
History Educators' Regional Network (co-founder)
Queensland History Teachers' Association (member

Teaching


EDS4404 Secondary History Curriculum and Pedagogy
EDS5006 Signature Pedagogies
EDR8801 Foundations of Education Research


3 Years


16 Years

Supervision


  • Heritage ( 430299 )
  • Literary Studies ( 470500 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy Theory And Development ( 390102 )
  • Heritage ( 430200 )
  • Humanities And Social Sciences Curriculum And Pedagogy (excl. Economics ( 390107 )
  • Literary Theory ( 470514 )
  • British And Irish Literature ( 470504 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy ( 390100 )