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Dr Tony Dowden

Dr Tony Dowden
Name Tony Dowden
Pronoun He/Him/His
Position Senior Lecturer (Education)
Section School of Education
Office A236
Location Springfield Campus
Phone +61 7 3470 4347
Extension 4347
Email
Qualifications DipT Christchurch TC , BSc Otago , BA Massey , GCertUL&T Tas , MEd Otago , EdD Massey

Research Career


  • Education systems not elsewhere classified ( 130199 )
  • Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified ( 130299 )
  • Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified ( 130399 )
  • Education Systems not elsewhere classified ( 390399 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy not elsewhere classified ( 390199 )
  • Specialist Studies In Education not elsewhere classified ( 390499 )
  • Specialist Studies In Education ( 390400 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy ( 390100 )
  • Education Systems ( 390300 )

Dr Dowden conducts research on issues pertaining to curriculum and pedagogy at primary, secondary and tertiary levels as well as the scholarship of learning and teaching in higher education. He also has broad sociological interests which include democratic education, student-centred curriculum integration, Christian education, inclusive education and social justice in education. He has published over 60 research outputs and his work has been cited over 900 times.

Dr Dowden's contribution to research has been recognised through a number of awards including the New Zealand Association of Research in Education's Sutton-Smith Doctoral Award for excellence (2007), a Faculty Early Career Researcher award (University of Tasmania, 2012), a Research Merit Certificate (UTas, 2012), and two UniSQ Research Excellence awards (2014 & 2015). In addition, Dr Dowden is the Academic Editor for the Australian Journal of Middle Schooling (2013-present) and a Contributing Editor for the Australian Journal of Teacher Education (2013-present).

Dr Dowden has supervised/ is currently supervising 12 doctoral students.


Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK)
Registered Teacher (Full Registration - Queensland College of Teachers)


Australian Curriculum Studies Association

Teaching


Trimester 1, 2024
EDS2401 Junior Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy (Course Coordinator)
EDM5004 Curriculum and Pedagogy for Junior Secondary (Course Coordinator)
EDM5006 Signature Pedagogies (Course Coordinator)

Trimester 3, 2024
EDM5004 Curriculum and Pedagogy for Junior Secondary (Course Coordinator)
EDM5006 Signature Pedagogies (Course Coordinator)

Dr Dowden's contribution to quality learning and teaching at the tertiary level has been recognised by a Teaching Merit award (University of Tasmania, 2009), a Teaching Commendation (UniSQ, 2016) and a Stellar Award (UniSQ, 2024). He has also been accepted as a Fellow by the Higher Education Academy (UK). Dr Dowden's current scholarship interest in the university learning and teaching context is students' emotions pertaining to written feedback on assessment.


20 Years


15 Years

Supervision


  • Education systems not elsewhere classified ( 130199 )
  • Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified ( 130299 )
  • Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified ( 130399 )
  • Education Systems not elsewhere classified ( 390399 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy not elsewhere classified ( 390199 )
  • Specialist Studies In Education not elsewhere classified ( 390499 )
  • Specialist Studies In Education ( 390400 )
  • Curriculum And Pedagogy ( 390100 )
  • Education Systems ( 390300 )