Dr Heather Sharp
Senior Lecturer
School of Education
- Email:heather.sharp@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:02 4921 8700
Career Summary
Biography
Dr Heather Sharp was awarded a competitive residency Fellowship to the prestige Georg Eckert Institute in Germany, 2016. During this Fellowship, Heather researched ways educational media is used in History classrooms, innovative ways to teach history using ICT, and engaged in an analyse of national identity representations in History textbooks.
Heather Sharp is a Senior Lecturer and First Year Support Convenor at the School of Education, convenor of the History Network for Teachers and Researchers (HNTR); and a Special Issues Editor of Historical Encounters. Her current research investigates the teaching of difficult and controversial pasts, the influence of public history in teaching, historical representations in school curriculum, particularly textbooks and also examines the written and visual texts in picture books that deal with conflict.
Heather’s research has also included analysis of the representations of Indigenous Australians and British heritages in History textbooks across selected time periods of the Twentieth Century; and more recently, the exploration of competing representations of Gallipoli in Australian and Turkish history textbooks. Heather’s scholarship has adopted a bricolage approach that encompasses Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), historical methodologies, and visual analysis techniques, framed within a Gramscian and Althusserian understanding of hegemony.
After working as a secondary school teacher (English and History) for a number of years, Heather began herUniversity career in January 2006. She has taught and coordinated Education courses in the areas of: transformative pedagogies, philosophies of education, History curriculum and pedagogies, literacies, education as a professional career, assessment, and professional experience.
Research Expertise
Dr Sharp's PhD is titled: Constructing history: Selective representations of Indigenous Australians and British heritages in Queensland History curriculum. The research was conducted through a bricolage approach, encompassing Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), historical methodologies, visual analysis techniques and framed within an understanding of hegemony as espoused by Gramsci and Althusser. The thesis analysed representations of Indigenous Australians and British heritages in History textbooks across selected time periods of the twentieth century.
I also conduct research on academic and undergraduate student research partnerships. This explores the power relationships, cognitive benefits and socialising impacts that occur when academics and students work together, outside of official university courses. Beginning teacher induction is an area I have researched, specifically investigating the connection between expectations of professional support and the realities beginning teachers experience in a school setting.
Teaching Expertise
Heather has the following university teaching expertise: supervisor of PhD, Honours and Masters students; course coordination of undergraduate and post-graduate courses; lecturing and tutoring of courses across secondary, primary and middle school degree programs. I have also coordinated programs for Research Higher Degree students who wish to embark on an academic career. I am currently the First Year Experiences Convenor for the School of Education.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Southern Queensland
- Bachelor of Education, Queensland University of Technology
- Bachelor of Arts, Queensland University of Technology
- Master of Education, Deakin University
- Graduate Certificate Practice of Tertiary Teaching, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Critical Pedagogy
- English curriculum
- Historical and Moral Consciousness
- History curriculum
- History didactics
- Memorial Education
- Public History
- Student-Academic Research
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
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| Senior Lecturer | University of Newcastle School of Education Australia |
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/06/2010 - 31/12/2016 | Lecturer | The University of Newcastle, Australia Australia |
| 1/01/2008 - | Membership - Australian College of Educators | Australian College of Educators Australia |
| 1/11/2007 - 1/03/2010 | Lecturer, Curriculum Design and Development | University of Newcastle Centre for Teaching and Learning Australia |
| 1/01/2006 - 1/11/2007 | Lecturer | University of Southern Queensland Faculty of Education |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
|---|---|---|
| 1/01/2002 - 1/01/2006 | Secondary Teacher | Department of Education, Queensland Secondary Schools Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2018 | Sharp HL, Remembering for peace, Legends & Lessons, Maitland, NSW, 44 (2018) |
Chapter (8 outputs)
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| 2018 |
Sharp HL, Burke R, 'Drama in the primary classroom: Contextualising critical numeracy', Numeracy in Authentic Contexts Making Meaning Across the Curriculum, Springer, Singapore 143-166 (2018) [B1]
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| 2018 |
Burke R, Sharp HL, Field C, 'Pedagogical approaches to teaching and learning English: Connections with critical numeracy', Numeracy in Authentic Contexts Making Meaning Across the Curriculum, Springer, Singapore 167-196 (2018) [B1]
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| 2018 | Sharp HL, 'History and the importance of numeracy', Numeracy in authentic contexts: Making meaning across the curriculum, Springer, Singapore 257-284 (2018) [B1] | ||||
| 2017 | Sharp HL, 'After the ideological battles: Student views on sources representing the Gallipoli conflict.', International Perspectives on Teaching Rival Histories Pedagogical Responses to Contested Narratives and the History Wars, Palgrave Macmillan, London 229-252 (2017) [B1] | ||||
| 2011 | Little S, Sharp HL, Stanley L, Hayward M, Gannon-Leary P, O'Neill P, Williams J, 'Collaborating for staff-student partnerships: Experiences and observations', Staff-Student Partnerships in Higher Education, Continuum, London 215-225 (2011) [B1] | ||||
| 2011 | Sharp HL, Stanley L, Hayward M, 'Breaking research boundaries: Academics and undergraduates engaged in collaborative research', Staff-Student Partnerships in Higher Education, Continuum, London 201-214 (2011) [B1] | ||||
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Journal article (16 outputs)
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| 2017 | Sharp HL, Ammert N, Löfström J, Edling S, 'Bridging Historical Consciousness and Moral Consciousness: Promises and Challenges', Historical Encounters Journal, 4 1-13 (2017) [C1] | |||||||
| 2017 |
Sharp HL, Donnelly D, Parkes R, 'Competing discourses of national identity: History teacher education students' perspectives of the Kokoda and Gallipoli campaigns', International Journal of Research on History Didactics, History Education and History Culture, 38 73-94 (2017) [C1]
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| 2017 | Sharp HL, Ammert N, 'Primary sources in Swedish and Australian History textbooks: A comparative analysis of representations of Vietnam's Kim Phuc', International Journal of Historical Learning, Teaching and Research, 14 57-70 (2017) [C1] | |||||||
| 2017 |
Sharp HL, Parkes V, 'Representations of National Identity in Fictionalized History: Children¿s Picture Books and World War I', The New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship, 23 126-147 (2017) [C1]
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| 2016 |
Sharp HL, Ammert N, 'Working with the Cold War: Types of knowledge in Swedish and Australian History textbook activities', Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society, 8 58-82 (2016) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Zangmo D, Sharp H, O'Toole M, Burke R, 'Bhutan: Experiences of education change in a compact context', Bhutan Journal of Research and Development, 4 17-28 (2015) [C1]
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| 2015 | Sharp HL, 'Habermas¿s Three Forms of Knowledge, Active Citizenship, and the Australian (History) Curriculum', Agora, 50 28-34 (2015) [C1] | |||||||
| 2015 | Sharp HL, 'Examining approaches to the Holocaust in curriculum, policy and practice', Journal of International Social Studies, 5 162-164 (2015) [C3] | |||||||
| 2015 |
Zangmo D, Burke R, O'Toole JM, Sharp HL, 'Cross-Cultural Methodological Innovation in Bhutan: Teacher Experiences with the Process Writing Approach', Journal of Linguistics and Language Teaching, 6 1-20 (2015) [C1]
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| 2014 | Sharp HL, 'Historical representation of Gallipoli in the Australian curriculum: What does a critical analysis of textbooks reveal about the Gallipoli campaign?', Agora, 49 14-23 (2014) [C1] | |||||||
| 2014 |
Sharp HL, 'Representing Australia's Involvement in the First World War: Discrepancies between public discourses and school history textbooks from 1916 to 1936.', Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society, 6 1-23 (2014) [C1]
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| 2014 |
Parkes RJ, Sharp H, 'Nietzschean perspectives on representations of national history in Australian school textbooks: What should we do with Gallipoli?', ENSAYOS, Revisita de la Facultad de Educación de Albacete, 29 159-181 (2014) [C1]
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| 2013 |
Sharp HL, 'What We Teach Our Children: A Comparative Analysis of Indigenous Australians in Social Studies Curriculum, from the 1960s to the 1980s.', Social and Education History, 2 176-204 (2013) [C1]
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| 2012 |
Sharp HL, 'Australia's 1988 Bicentennial: National history and multiculturalism in the primary school curriculum', History of Education, 41 405-421 (2012) [C1]
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Conference (8 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2014 | Sharp HL, 'Media, War and Memory', Auckland University of Technology, Aukland NZ (2014) | ||||
| 2013 |
Sharp HL, Parkes RJ, 'Nietzschean perspectives on a national History curriculum: What should we do with Gallipoli?', AARE Conference Proceedings, Adelaide, South Australia (2013) [E3]
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| 2012 | Sharp HL, 'History textbooks as historical representations: A critical analysis of curricula', AARE 2012 Conference Proceedings & Program, Sydney, NSW (2012) [E3] | ||||
| 2009 | Huon GF, Sharp HL, 'Centre for Teaching and Learning seminar room', Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Positive Outcomes by Design. Proceedings of the Next Generation Learning Spaces 2008 Colloquium, University of Queensland, Australia (2009) [E2] | ||||
| 2009 | Sharp HL, Stanley L, Hayward M, 'Critiquing undergraduate student participation in academic research using Kincheloe and Steinberg's eight cognitive benefits', The Student Experience. Proceedings of the 32nd HERDSA Annual Conference, Darwin, Australia (2009) [E1] | ||||
| 2008 | Sharp HL, Turnbull C, 'Brown bag lunches and a journal club: Establishing communities of practice in a tertiary context', HERDSA 2008: 31st Annual HERDSA Conference. Conference Handbook, Rotorua, NZ (2008) [E3] | ||||
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Other (1 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2014 |
Sharp HL, Donnelly DJ, 'Representations of World War I in Contemporary Children's Picture Books', ( pp.28-28). Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University of Technology (2014) [O1]
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Report (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link | ||
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| 2013 |
Grushka K, Bennett J, Parkes RJ, Beirne R, Donnelly D, Falzon C, et al., 'Visual media texts: Teaching and assessing the humanities & social sciences in a post-literate age', Centre for Learning and Teaching, 18 (2013) [R1]
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| 2013 |
Grushka KM, Bennett J, Parkes R, Beirne R, Donnelly D, Falzon C, et al., 'Visual Media Texts: Teaching and Assessing the Humanities and Social Sciences in a Post-literate Age', Faculty of Education and Arts, 17 (2013)
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Thesis / Dissertation (2 outputs)
| Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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| 2011 | Sharp HL, Constructing history: Selective representations of Indigenous Australians and British heritages in Queensland History curriculum., University of Southern Queensland (2011) | ||
| 2005 | Sharp HL, Reality versus perception: How beginning teachers struggle to achieve optimum success in today's classroom., Deakin University (2005) |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 7 |
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| Total funding | $344,894 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20181 grants / $172,982
History and moral encounters: exploring theoretical and empirical intersections of historical and moral consciousness from a history didactic perspective $172,982
Funding body: Swedish Research Council
| Funding body | Swedish Research Council |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Heather Sharp, Professor Niklas Ammert, Dr Silvia Edling, Dr Jan Lofstrom |
| Scheme | Research Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2021 |
| GNo | G1800018 |
| Type Of Funding | C3211 - International For profit |
| Category | 3211 |
| UON | Y |
20173 grants / $140,812
Early Career Researcher HDR Scholarship: Research Advantage$106,728
Funding body: The University of Newcastle, Australia
| Funding body | The University of Newcastle, Australia |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Heather Sharp |
| Scheme | Early Career Researcher HDR Scholarship Scheme: Research Advantage |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2020 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Signature Pedagogies of History Teaching$29,084
Funding body: University of Newcastle
| Funding body | University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Heather Sharp |
| Scheme | Women in Research Fellowship |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | G1701405 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
Teaching difficult pasts in history classrooms: considerations of curriculum and pedagogy$5,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Pilot Project Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20151 grants / $15,000
Comparing Our Pasts (COP) International Pilot Study$15,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Robert Parkes, Doctor Debra Donnelly, Doctor Heather Sharp, Associate Professor Josephine May, Doctor Jill Barnes, Ms Vicki Parkes |
| Scheme | Strategic Networks Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2015 |
| GNo | G1500901 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
20142 grants / $16,100
Historical Experience, Representation, Media, Education, Society$15,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts |
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| Project Team | Doctor Robert Parkes, Doctor Debra Donnelly, Doctor Catherine Hart, Associate Professor Josephine May, Doctor Heather Sharp |
| Scheme | Strategic Networks Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2014 |
| Funding Finish | 2014 |
| GNo | G1400959 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
Media, War and Memory, Auckland, New Zealand, 18 - 19 September 2014$1,100
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts
| Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Education and Arts |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Heather Sharp |
| Scheme | Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2014 |
| Funding Finish | 2014 |
| GNo | G1400969 |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | Y |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2018 | Masters | How do Secondary Teachers’ Understandings and Subsequent Enactment of Pedagogy within a History Classroom Align with Students’ Perceptions and Learning Outcomes? | M Philosophy (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | The Use of Alternative Assessment in English as Second Language Subject | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | Fostering Historical Understanding: History Teachers' Disciplinary Thinking and Practices in Ghanaian Senior High Schools | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | The Symbiotic Relationship Between Art, Science and Education: Fostering a Sense of Wonder and Curiosity About the Natural World Through Scientific Inquiry and Illustration. | PhD (Natural History Illustr), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | Memorials That Teach: Using the Anzac Legend to Create Historically Literate Learners | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | New Media Histories: Evaluating Historical Representation in the Digital Age - Implications for the History Classroom | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | And What About Jane? A Rationale For The Teaching of Jane Austen in Secondary English Classrooms. | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Emergence, representation and reception of education policy in Nepal | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | The Christian School Movement in Australia: Achieving Outcomes or Maintaining the Status Quo? | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2015 | PhD | ICT AND PRE-SERVICE EFL TEACHER EDUCATION IN VIETNAM | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2014 | PhD | The Impact of Interactive CALL Software on EFL Learners' Autonomy and Language Proficiency through out-of-Class Practice | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2014 | PhD | A Vertical Case Study to Compare the Dominant Policy and ground level Understanding of Education and Development | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2014 | PhD | Factors Affecting Early Career Teachers' Formation of E-Learning Pedagogy in the History Classroom | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2013 | PhD | Promoting ICT Integration in Indonesian EFL Classroom Through In-service Teacher Professional Development | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2008 | Honours | Equity versus excellence: An exploration into high achieving students' perspectives of their academic experiences in an inclusive classroom | Education, University of Southern Queensland | Sole Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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| 2017 | PhD | The Application of Communicative Language Teaching Approach within English as Foreign Language Context: Saudi Arabia Private Education Case Study | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | The Impact of Disaggregating Concept and Specialist Language on Content Learning and Academic Identity Formation: An Instructional Approach for English Language Learners in Content-Rich Subjects | PhD (Education), Faculty of Education and Arts, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2009 | Honours | Equity versus excellence: An exploration into high achieving students' perspectives of their academic experiences in an inclusive classroom | Education, University of Southern Queensland | Sole Supervisor |
| 2007 | Masters | Embedding ICTs in the SOSE curriculum | Education, University of Southern Queensland | Sole Supervisor |
News
Women In Research Fellowships awarded
October 27, 2017
Capturing young people’s visions of ANZAC
November 6, 2014
UON Research Group Launches World-class Journal
July 1, 2014
Dr Heather Sharp
Position
Senior Lecturer
School of Education
School of Education
Faculty of Education and Arts
Contact Details
| heather.sharp@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | 02 4921 8700 |
Office
| Room | HA121 |
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| Building | Hunter Building |
| Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |
NEWS • Oct 27.2017
Women In Research Fellowships awarded
Thirteen UON researchers have been awarded a Women in Research (WIR) Fellowship thanks to Research Advantage.
NEWS • Nov 06.2014
Capturing young people’s visions of ANZAC
HERMES awarded ANZAC Centenary Grant to capture and disseminate what ANZAC means to young Australians and their communities.
NEWS • Jul 01.2014
UON Research Group Launches World-class Journal
The University of Newcastle's Historical Experience, Representation, Media, Education, and Society (HERMES) Research Group has launched Historical Encounters
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