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Areas of expertise: “Professional Experience’; ‘English and Literacy Education”; “Curriculum History”; ‘University-school partnerships”

Phone: +61 3 9230 8484

Email: Catherine.Reid@acu.edu.au

Location: ACU Melbourne Campus

Dr Catherine Reid is a Senior Lecturer in the National School of Education and the Professional Experience Partnerships Coordinator (Victoria). Catherine’s teaching and research focus on English and Literacy Education and curricula, Professional Experience, and university-school partnerships.

Catherine previously worked at The University of Melbourne, Monash University and RMIT University. She has presented at national and international education conferences, and has co-designed curriculum across Education, Law and Commerce faculties. Prior to working in the tertiary sector, Catherine was a secondary teacher of English, History and Religious Education in several schools across metropolitan Melbourne.

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Refereed publications

Rahmat, R. B.,Bowshall-Freeman, L., Bissaker, K.,Duan, S., Morrissey, C., Winslade, M., Plastow, K., Reid, C., & McLeod, A. ( 2025). Teaching While Learning:Challenges and Opportunities for Pre-Service Teachers in Addressing Australia’s Teaching Workforce Shortage. Education Sciences, 15(4), 423. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci15040423

Di Biase, R., King, E., Kriewaldt, J., Reid, C. and Janfada, M. (2021). Insights into pedagogical renewal: Examining international pre-service teachers’ changing conceptions of learner-centred education. Compare. 53(5), pp. 893-911. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2021.1976619

Di Biase, R., King, E., Kriewaldt, J., Reid, C. and Janfada, M. (2021). Exploring change and continuities in internationally mobile pre-service teachers’ conceptualisations of effective teaching. Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 46(2), pp. 86-101. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2021v46n2.6

Rickards, F., Hattie, J. and Reid, C. (2020). The Turning Point for the Teaching Profession: Growing Expertise and Evaluative Thinking Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003080831

Reid, C. (2019). Learning ways of seeing : The positioning of the visual in secondary curriculum. In Heitkemper-Yates, Michael and Kaczmarczyk, Katarzyna (Ed.). Learning to see : The meanings, modes and methods of visual literacy. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9781848883024_004

Kriewaldt, J., Nash, M., Windsor, S., Thornton, J. & Reid, C. (2017). ‘Fostering Professional Learning Through Evidence-Informed Mentoring Dialogues in School Settings’. In Kriewaldt J., Ambrosetti A., Rorrison D., Capeness R. (Eds), Educating Future Teachers: Innovative Perspectives in Professional Experience (pp.157-172).  Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5484-6_10

Kameniar, B., McLean Davies, L., Kinsman, J., Reid, C., Tyler, D. & Acquaro, D. (2017). ‘Clinical Practice Exams: Linking Academic Study with Professional Practice Knowledge’. In M.A. Peters, B. Cowie & I. Menter (Eds), Companion for Research in Teacher Education (pp. 53-68). Springer.

McLean Davies, L., Anderson, M., Deans, J., Dinham, S., Griffin, P., Kameniar, B., Page, J., Reid, C., Rickards, F., Tayler, C. & Tyler, D. (2016). Masterly preparation: embedding clinical practice in a graduate pre-service teacher education programme. In L.La Velle (Ed.), Masterliness in the Teaching Profession. Routledge.

McLean Davies, L., Anderson, M., Deans, J., Dinham, S., Griffin, P., Kameniar, B., Page, J., Reid, C., Rickards, F., Tayler, C. & Tyler, D. (2013). Masterly preparation: embedding clinical practice in a graduate pre-service teacher education programme. In Journal of Education for Teaching: International research and pedagogy, 39(1), pp.93-106.

Referred Conference Papers

Reid, C. & Macintyre, P. (2014). Australia's Engagement with Asia: Exploring new approaches to the Australian Curriculum. Paper presented at the Asia Pacific Education Research Association International Conference, 19-24 November, Hong Kong.

Reid, C. & Kent, H. (2014). Generating Response: Pedagogical Approaches to the Reading of Contemporary Australian Art. Paper presented at the Ninth International Conference of The Arts in Society, 25 -27 June, Sapienza University, Rome.

Nash, M., Kent, H. & Reid, C. (2013). Moving across Figured Worlds: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Paper presented at the AAANZ Conference, December, Melbourne. 

Reid, C. & Kent, H. (2013).‘Ways of Seeing’: exploring the visual in the Australian Curriculum. Invited featured address presented at the SLAV ‘Transliteracies’ Conference, August, Melbourne.

Reid, C. (2012). Praxis and Partnerships: developing a shared discourse. Paper presented at the AARE Conference, December, The University of Sydney.

Reid, C. (2012). Visual Space: positioning the visual in Australian curricula. Paper presented at the 6^th Visual Literacy Conference, 3-5 July, The University of Oxford.

McLean Davies, L. & Reid, C. (2011). Interventionist Practice through Language and Literacy. Paper presented at the AARE Conference, November, Hobart. 

Reid, C. & Ure, C. (2009). A New Clinical Model for Initial Teacher Education. Paper presented at the British Education Research Conference, 2 -5 September, Manchester.

Anderson, M. & Reid, C. (2008). A New Pedagogic Construct for Teacher Preparation. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association, Nov 26- 28, Singapore.