Karen Peel
Biographic Data
| ID | 3029664 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen Peel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen |
| FAMILY NAME | Peel |
| SIGNATURE | PEEL K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1626-9525 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Exploring the roles and responsibilities of the teacher aide working in Australian classrooms
This study explored the roles of teacher aides (TAs) and the challenges faced by these paraprofessionals in carrying out their duties within Australian classrooms. A mixed-method approach was adopted that drew on responses from a national survey of teachers and TAs followed by the collection of data from semi-structured interviews with TAs. The descriptive analysis of the survey data and thematic analysis of the interview transcripts identified t…
Mothers’ duties and rights when positioned as remote education tutors in Australian distance schooling
The place of pedagogy in an uncertain world
The world is becoming increasingly characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA). How education systems, policies and practices respond to the challenges facing young people and their communities is of critical importance, including questions of pedagogy and curriculum in mainstream and alternative education contexts. Knowing how systems and institutions can address the challenges of a VUCA world is important in strivi…
Occupational (In)visibility
Remote Education Tutors (RETs) are central to the delivery of distance schooling in Australia and are accountable for the face-to face supervision and educational support of students. They act as the government mandated adult supervisors of Australian primary and secondary school students enrolled in distance education, including geographically isolated learners. This paper draws on statistical data from a national survey ( N = 575) that was desi…
Analysing teachers’ figurative language to shed new light on teacher resilience
This paper analyses practising schoolteachers' use of figurative language, drawn from a set of semi-structured interviews with 42 Australian teachers, part of a wider, five-nation study of teachers' emotional experiences. The analysis is clustered around the teachers' talk about commitment (as manifesting motivation), agency (as a consequence of professional competence), relationships (as expressing social competence) and self-awareness (as a pri…
Professional dialogue in researcher-teacher collaborations
The role of educational research, and schools’ and teachers’ engagement in and with research, changes when it is viewed as a form of professional development. The study presented in this paper intended to explore teachers’ practices for designing learning, instructing students and managing classrooms in the context of the primary–secondary school transition years, from Years 5–9 in Australia. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structure…
Teacher decision-making in the classroom
In everyday classroom situations, teacher decisions are influenced by cognitive load and affect. Cognitive demands related to decisionmaking by teachers, and associated affect, influence future decisions, providing a juncture to change potential outcomes. Eight Australian Secondary teachers were selected for this qualitative study based on the variance in years of experience, gender, age and expertise across content areas. Interviews, classroom o…
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Professional dialogue in researcher-teacher collaborations
The role of educational research, and schools’ and teachers’ engagement in and with research, changes when it is viewed as a form of professional development. The study presented in this paper intended to explore teachers’ practices for designing learning, instructing students and managing classrooms in the context of the primary–secondary school transition years, from Years 5–9 in Australia. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structure…
Teacher decision-making in the classroom
In everyday classroom situations, teacher decisions are influenced by cognitive load and affect. Cognitive demands related to decisionmaking by teachers, and associated affect, influence future decisions, providing a juncture to change potential outcomes. Eight Australian Secondary teachers were selected for this qualitative study based on the variance in years of experience, gender, age and expertise across content areas. Interviews, classroom o…
Occupational (In)visibility
Remote Education Tutors (RETs) are central to the delivery of distance schooling in Australia and are accountable for the face-to face supervision and educational support of students. They act as the government mandated adult supervisors of Australian primary and secondary school students enrolled in distance education, including geographically isolated learners. This paper draws on statistical data from a national survey ( N = 575) that was desi…
Analysing teachers’ figurative language to shed new light on teacher resilience
This paper analyses practising schoolteachers' use of figurative language, drawn from a set of semi-structured interviews with 42 Australian teachers, part of a wider, five-nation study of teachers' emotional experiences. The analysis is clustered around the teachers' talk about commitment (as manifesting motivation), agency (as a consequence of professional competence), relationships (as expressing social competence) and self-awareness (as a pri…
Mothers’ duties and rights when positioned as remote education tutors in Australian distance schooling
The place of pedagogy in an uncertain world
The world is becoming increasingly characterised by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA). How education systems, policies and practices respond to the challenges facing young people and their communities is of critical importance, including questions of pedagogy and curriculum in mainstream and alternative education contexts. Knowing how systems and institutions can address the challenges of a VUCA world is important in strivi…
Exploring the roles and responsibilities of the teacher aide working in Australian classrooms
This study explored the roles of teacher aides (TAs) and the challenges faced by these paraprofessionals in carrying out their duties within Australian classrooms. A mixed-method approach was adopted that drew on responses from a national survey of teachers and TAs followed by the collection of data from semi-structured interviews with TAs. The descriptive analysis of the survey data and thematic analysis of the interview transcripts identified t…
Pedagogy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Teacher education (3 works) · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (3 works) · Distance education (2 works) · Engineering (2 works)