Dr Leonie Rowan - Griffith University

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Leonie-rowan B Arts, B Arts (Hons), PhD, GCert Higher Education
Deputy Head of School (HDR and Postgraduate Studies)
Senior Lecturer, Education and Professional Studies (Gold Coast campus)
2010: Winner, Griffith Award for Excellence in Teaching (for the Category Social Sciences including Education)
Contact details for Dr Leonie Rowan

Research expertise

Educational justice and transformation
Future proofing in education
New literacies, critical literacies
School/home partnerships
New technologies/new literacies
University teaching and learning

Current teaching areas

Studies in sociocultural understanding
Teacher as researcher

Current RhD students

Vidyakartik Menon: EdD. Reasons why south Asian boys do/do not study Bharathantyam. Candidature Confirmed. Principal Supervisor
Janette Wright: EdD. Factors influencing reading strategy choices of Emirati Learners. Principal Supervisor
Katharine Swain: PhD High stakes assessment practices in the middle years. Associate supervisor
Nisha Michael: EdD. Inclusive Education in India. Principal Supervisor

Publications

Authored books

Rowan, L.O., Gould, J., Cole-Adams, J. & Connelly, A. (2007). Teaching Values: values education in primary schools. Sydney: PETA.
Rowan, L.O., Knobel, M.J., Bigum, C.J. & Lankshear, C.J. (2002). Boys, Schooling and literacy: the dangerous territories of gender based literacy reform. Milton Keynes: Open University Press.
Rowan, L.O. (2001). Write Me In: Inclusive texts in the primary classroom. Sydney: Primary English Teachers’ Association.

Edited books

Knight, B.A. & Rowan, L.O. (eds). (2001). Researching in contemporary educational environments. Flaxton, Queensland: Post Pressed.
Knight, B.A. & Rowan, L.O. (eds). (2000). Researching Futures Oriented Pedagogies. Flaxton, Queensland: Post Pressed.
Rowan, L.O. & Brennan, M.T. (eds). (1998). Cultural Transformation: Essays on culture and change. Rockhampton CQU Press.
Rowan, L.O., Bartlett, V.L. & Evans, T. (eds.). (1997). Shifting Borders: globalisation, localisation and open and distance education. Geelong: Deakin University Press.
Rowan, L.O. & McNamee, J. (eds.). (1995). Voices of a Margin: Speaking for Yourself. Rockhampton: CQU Press.

Book chapters

Rowan, L. & Bigum, C. (2011) Whose problem is it anyway? An Actor-Network Theory Perspective on the Under-representation of Girls in IT. In A Tatnell (ed) Actor-Network Theory and Technology Innovation: Advancements and New Concepts. IGI Global, Hershey, PA, 208-222.
Rowan, L. & Bigum, C. (2010) “At the hub of it all: knowledge producing schools as sites for educational and social innovation”. G. Bartel & D Clanfield (eds) The School as Community Hub: Beyond Education’s Iron Cage. Canadian Centre for Policy Initiatives. Quebec, 185-204.
Rowan, L. & Bigum, C. (2008) Renegotiating Knowledge Relationships in Schools In B. Somekh and S. Noffke Handbook of Educational Action Research. London: SAGE, 131-141.
Rowan, L.O. (2007). An introduction to values. In Rowan L.O., Gauld, J., Cole-Adams, J. and Connolly, A. (eds), Teaching Values, Primary English Teaching Association, Newtown, Australia, 9-20.
Rowan, L.O. (2007). Theorising Innovation and knowledge creation in pursuit of educational justice. In B Somekh and T Schwandt (Eds) Knowledge Production: Research work in interesting times. London: Routledge. 117-128.
Rowan, L.O. (2007). A Question of attention: challenges for researching the underrepresentation of girls in CCT subjects. In J Lynch (Ed) Gender and IT: Challenges for Computing and Information Technology education in Australian secondary schools. Melbourne: ACSA & Common Ground, 41-62.
Rowan, L.O. & Honan, E. (2005). Literarily Lost: the quest for quality literacy agendas in changed and changing times. In N. Yelland (Ed) Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education. Milton Keynes: Open University Press, 197-223
Rowan, L.O., & Bigum, C. (2003). Actor network theory and the study of online learning. New perspectives on quality. In G. Davies & E. Stacey (Eds.), Quality education @t a distance. Proceedings of the IFIP TC3/WG3.6 Working Conference conference, February 3-6, 2003, Geelong, Australia). Boston: Kluwer Academic. 179-188.
Rowan, L.O. & Bigum, C.J. (2001). Of Heaven and Hell. In Rob Walker & David Murphy (eds) Case Studies of Teaching with Technology. Kogan Page: London, 91-98.

Refereed journal articles

Rowan, L., & Lynch, J. (2011). The continued underrepresentation of girls in post-compulsory information technology courses: a direct challenge to teacher education, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 39(2), 83-95.
Rowan, L. & Bigum, C. (2010) Edges, Exponentials & Education: Extending The University, Doing School Differently. Tendencias Pedagogicas Vol 16
Rowan, L & Bigum, C., (2009) “What’s Your Problem?” ANT reflections on a research project studying Girls enrolment in Information Technology subjects in postcompulsory education. International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI) 1.4, pp. 1-20.
Bigum C. & Rowan, L.O. (2008). Landscaping on shifting ground: teacher education in a digitally transforming world. Asia Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 36.3 ,pp 245-255.
Johnson, N., Rowan, L.O. & Lynch, J. (2006). Construction of gender in computer magazine advertisements: confronting the literature, Simile, Vol 6, No 1, pp. 1-5, University of Toronto Press, Canada [C1].
Bigum, C., & Rowan, L.O. (2004). Flexible Learning in Teacher Education: myths, muddles and models. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education. pp 213-226.
Bigum, C., Lankshear, C., Rowan, L.O. & Knobel, M. (2003). Literacy Education, ICT and The Economics of Attention: Addressing Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Disadvantage at Yanga Headlands. L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature, 3(1-2), 95-122.
Hills, E. & Rowan, L.O. (Winter 2002). Feminist Academics as Nomadic Subjects: Reconceptualizing Women in Universities. Advancing women in leadership. 10.1.
Rowan, L.O. (December 2001). A different path: Drusilla Modjeska’s Poppy. JIGS: Journal of Interdisciplinary Gender Studies. 6.2 pp. 47-60.

Refereed conference papers

Rowan, L. O. (Accepted 28/6/2010) Is flexibility sustainable? The impact of intensive teaching practices on teacher educators”. Paper refereed and presented at the Australian Teacher Education Association Conference, Townville, July 2010.
Rowan, L.O. (2007). “I don’t need IT because I’m going to be a teacher” and other popular beliefs: High school students’ explanations for the under representation of girls in information technology subjects. Paper refereed and presented at the Australian Teacher Education Association Conference, Wollongong, July 2007.
Rowan, L.O. (2007). What about the parents and the teachers of the boys? Contemporary challenges for academic work on literacy, masculinity and educational innovation. Paper refereed and presented at the Australian Association of Research in Education Conference, Adelaide, December 2006.
Rowan, L.O. & Bigum C.J. (2005). Transforming frameworks: New approaches to CCTS and the pursuit of educational equity. Paper refereed and presented at the Australian Teacher Education Association Conference, Gold Coast, July 2005.
Bigum C.J. & Rowan, L.O. (2005). Beyond the cyber-toothed policy: teacher education, ‘old times’ thinking and computing and communication technologies in schools. Paper refereed and presented at the Australian Teacher Education Association Conference, Gold Coast, July 2005.
Rowan, L.O. & Bigum C.J. (2004). Beyond pretence: new design sensibilities for computers in education. Paper refereed and accepted for presentation and publication at Australian Teacher Education Association Conference, Bathurst, July 2004.
Rowan, L.O. (2004). Innovation chains: Possibilities and constraints for critical perspectives on computers, difference and educational innovation. Paper refereed and accepted for presentation publication at Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, December 2004, Melbourne.
Rowan, L.O. (2003). Back from the dark side: reclaiming quality in the pursuit of transformative education. Paper refereed and accepted for presentation and publication at AARE: December 2003, Auckland.

Keynote addresses

Rowan, L.O. (September 2007). Invaluable: The role of literacy educators in teachng values education. Keynote presentation at the Literacy in the Future Conference, University of Sydney, Sydney.
Rowan, L.O. (September 2007). Reading that Rocks for Kids and for Tots. Keynote presentation at the Karitane Early Childhood Conference. Sydney.
Rowan, L.O. (May 2006). Future Proofing: a transformative educational agenda for changed and changing times. Keynote presentation to the Outdoor Educators Association Victoria, Melbourne.
Rowan, L.O. (August 2005). Engaging Boys. Keynote presentation at the Reading Aloud Summit, Department of Education, Science and Training. Sydney.
Rowan, L.O. (October 2004). Are we there yet? Pathways towards literacy in changed and changing times. Keynote presentation to the annual Living Literacy Lecture. Sydney.
Rowan, L.O. (May 2004). Quality Learning and Innovation chains. Keynote address to the Victorian Schools Innovation Commission. Melbourne.
Rowan, L.O. (July 2003). Pigs might cry and donkeys might fly: transformative texts in the primary classroom. Keynote address to the Primary English Teachers’ Association Brisbane, Australia. This presentation was a repeat of a presentation given to the same organization in 2002: I was asked to deliver it again in Brisbane.
Rowan, L.O. (September 2003). Risky Business: contemporary challenges for achieving quality in literacy education. Keynote address to the Literacy Week Conference, Mt Gravatt District Education Queensland, Brisbane.
Bigum, C. J. & Rowan, L.O. (2002). Preparing students for the weighty or weightless economy. Keynote address to the Navcon/Ministry of Education conference. Christchurch, New Zealand.
Rowan, L.O. (2002). Pigs might cry and donkeys might fly: transformative texts in the primary classroom. Keynote address to the Primary English Teachers’ Association 30th Anniversary conference, Sydney, Australia.

Research grants

ARC Linkage Grant (2011-2013). Investigating the effectiveness of teacher education for early career teachers in diverse settings: A longitudinal study. Deakin University and Griffith University.
D. Mayer, B. Doeke, M. Dixon, A. Kostogriz, A. Allard, S. White, B. Walker-Gibbs, L. Rowan, C. Wyatt-Smith, R. Bates. ($193,000)
ARC Linkage Grant. (2005-2007). From High School to Higher Education: Girls and Information Technology. A project with Margaret Vickers, Julianne Lynch, Toni Downes, Catherine Harris, Leonie Rowan, Kerry Robinson, Carol Reid, Suzanne Gannon. ($60,500).
ARC Special Initiatives: Network Development. (2003). A New Educational Research Alliance: New identities, new technologies, new pedagogies. Project Convenors: Julie McLeod and Leonie Rowan. (seed funding) ($20,000).
ARC Large Grant. (2000-2001). Investigating on-line learning in higher education settings: an actor-network approach. A project with Chris Bigum, Leonie Rowan, Colin Lankshear, Michele Knobel. ($60,500).

Other grants

Understanding Resilience. (2007). A project with Jill Blackmore, Chris Hickey, Leonie Rowan, Bernie Marshall & Anne Takert. Deakin University Central Research Grant. ($18,000).
Confronting Disadvantage in Literacy Education: New technologies, classroom pedagogy, and networks of practice. (1999). A project with Chris Bigum, Leonie Rowan, Colin Lankshear, Michele Knobel, Michael Doneman. Language Australia Child ESL and Literacy Network. ($39,895).