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Anna Du Plessis

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4597-7232

Accepting PhD/HDR Students

20082026

Research activity per year

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Biographical Details

Anna Elizabeth Du Plessis is an experienced practitioner whose various research projects have examined educational leadership, professional development for teachers and school leaders’ and teachers’ lived experiences in relation to out-of-field teaching practices. Her research interests include teachers’ wellbeing and dispositions, classroom management, behaviour management, school leadership, healthy school communities, national education policies as well as school improvement policies. She has been involved in AITSL, ARC and DETE research projects in addition to her own research projects. These projects investigated the implementation of the Australian professional standards for teachers, early career teachers teaching science and mathematics outside their field of qualifications and standard-based assessment in specific senior secondary school subject areas. Her research projects led to several publications in top tier journals and presentations at international conferences.
Anna is Director of the Office for Professional Learning at the University of New England. Prior to her career as a researcher Anna was a teacher for more that 20 years of which 8 years were in school leadership positions. Her teaching experience stretched over three countries and across primary and secondary schools.

Teaching

Educational Leadership, Classroom Pedagogies, Teacher Performance  Assessment

Education/Academic qualification

Doctorate

Doctorate, Education

Masters, Education

Honours, Education

Research Interests

  • The Out-of-field Teaching Phenomenon
  • Beginning Teachers Workforce
  • Educational Leadership
  • Educational Policy Development
  • Professional Development of Teachers and Leaders
  • Curriculum Development

Approved to Supervise

  • Approved PhD/HDR supervisor

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  3. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  4. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  5. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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