Dr  Matthew Wilson-Wheeler

Dr Matthew Wilson-Wheeler

Lecturer

School of Education

Career Summary

Biography

Matthew Wilson-Wheeler is a convenor of the primary teacher education program at the Ourimbah campus of the University of Newcastle and has been involved in Intitial Teacher Education in New Zealand and Australia for the last fifteen years. He is interested in exploring the production of academic subjectivities and how they are traversed by psychologising discourses and furthermore, how this knowledge might be used to inform practice and policy.

Current Work: Currently, Matthew is investigating the pedagogical environment of a Central Coast indigenous school.


Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Otago - New Zealand
  • Master of Arts (Psychology), University of Otago - New Zealand

Keywords

  • Initial primary teacher education
  • academic 'underachievement'
  • critical psychology
  • culturally democratic teaching and learning
  • educational psychology

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
390203 Sociology of education 50
390499 Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified 50

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title Organisation / Department
Lecturer University of Newcastle
School of Education
Australia
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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.


Chapter (1 outputs)

Year Citation Altmetrics Link
2016 Wilson-Wheeler MM, ' How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? Troubling the Psy-gaze in the Qualitative Analysis and Representation of Educational Subjects .', Interrupting the Psy-Disciplines in Education, Palgrave McMillan, London 203-220 (2016) [B1]
DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-51305-2_12
Co-authors Matthew Wilson-Wheeler
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Grants and Funding

Summary

Number of grants 1
Total funding $4,263

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20171 grants / $4,263

Investigating the pedagogical environment of a Central Coast Indigenous School: Developing a culturally appropriate research design $4,263

Funding body: University of Newcastle

Funding body University of Newcastle
Project Team Doctor Margot Ford, Doctor Matthew Wilson-Wheeler
Scheme Linkage Pilot Research Grant
Role Investigator
Funding Start 2017
Funding Finish 2018
GNo G1701338
Type Of Funding Internal
Category INTE
UON Y
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Research Supervision

Number of supervisions

Completed3
Current1

Current Supervision

Commenced Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2022 PhD The Impact of Playing Video Games on the English Language Learning: A Study of Undergraduate Students in Saudi Arabia PhD (Education), College of Human and Social Futures, The University of Newcastle Co-Supervisor

Past Supervision

Year Level of Study Research Title Program Supervisor Type
2022 Honours "Competition is always a good thing. It forces us to do our best": Investigating issues of performativity and competition amongst preservice teachers. Education, College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle Sole Supervisor
2021 Honours Identifying 'gaps' in the provision of culturally responsive and inclusive early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in Australia: A comparative analysis with New Zealand and Canadian frameworks. Education, College of Human and Social Futures, University of Newcastle Sole Supervisor
2014 Honours The Arts in Practice: An Examination of Preservice Teacher Beliefs Education, University of Newcastle, School of Humanities and Social Science Sole Supervisor
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Dr Matthew Wilson-Wheeler

Position

Lecturer
School of Education
College of Human and Social Futures

Contact Details

Email matthew.wilson-wheeler@newcastle.edu.au
Phone (02) 43484112

Office

Room EN210
Building EN Building (Ourimbah Campus)
Location 10 Chittaway Road Ourimbah, NSW 2258 Australia
10 Chittaway Road
Ourimbah, NSW 2258
Australia
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