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• Background
• Affiliations
• Editorial Work
• Thesis Completions
• Research
• Contribution to Community
• Publications

Background

Julie White lectures in research methodology, pedagogy and curriculum in the Faculty of Education at La Trobe University in Bundoora. Her research interests are in narrative, creativity, performativity and contemporary qualitative research. Dr White has an extensive background working as a teacher and curriculum consultant in most educational settings including primary, secondary, technical, TAFE, special schools and intensive English language centres. She works on the editorial boards of 4 journals and regularly reviews articles for several other journals. She currently supervises 8 PhD students, 3 EdD students and 6 Masters students at La Trobe University and continues to supervise 3 PhD students at The University of Melbourne.

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Affiliations

• Australian Association Research in Education (AARE)
• British Educational Research Association (BERA)
• American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Association of Qualitative Research (AQR)
• International Association of Qualitative Inquiry (IAQI)
• Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Honorary Research Fellow
• Collingwood P-12 College, Member of Education and Policy Committee

Editorial Boards

• International Journal for Holistic Education
• Co-Managing Editor, Creative Approaches to Research
• Associate Editor, Transnational Curriculum Inquiry
• Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Qualitative Research
• Member of Editorial Board, Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra (Language and Literature Education Journal)

Thesis Completions

• Wang, Y. (2008) 'Reading Chinese Literature or Reading China?' PhD, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne
• Blaik-Hourani, R. (2007) 'What Palestine Do We Teach?' PhD, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne

Research

• 2008-2010 ARC Linkage Project

'Engaging adolescents in schooling: A longitudinal study of student use of electronic self-assessment tools within advocacy models of student support' - Faculty of Education, La Trobe University

• 2006-2009 ARC Linkage Project (LPO669735)

Title: 'A multidisciplinary investigation of how trauma and illness impact on schooling, identity and social connectivity'.(PDF/20.3KB). 'Keeping Connected' - University of Melbourne

Contribution to Community

• La Trobe University Cross-Faculty Network of Narrative Researchers, member.
• Association for Qualitative Research (AQR): Organising Committee for Biennial 2009 Conference, member.
• Collingwood College, Curriculum and Policy Committee, community member.
• Host for visit to La Trobe University by Professor Carolyn Ellis & Distinguished Professor Art Bochner, from South Florida University, September, 2008.
• Founder, The Joy Luck Club for researchers interested in contemporary qualitative approaches and narrative.

Publications

Journal Articles (C1)

• White, J., Drew, S. and Hay, T. (under review) Ethnography versus Case Study: Positioning Research, Positioning Researchers.
• White, J. and Rosauer, K. (under review) Tess of the d'Urbervilles and the Case of the Missing Correspondence: Methodology, Identity and the Research Relationship.
• Burnard, P. and White, J. (2008 in press) Creativity and Performativity: Counterpoints in British and Australian Education British Educational Research Journal, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 667-682. (accepted March 2008, publication October).
• White, J. and Smerdon, L. (2008 in press) Performing Education Journal of Artistic and Creative Education, Vol. 2, No. 2.
• White, J. (2008) The Researcher's Quest for Identity: A Narrative Approach to 'Playing it Safe' in Research and Teaching Creative Approaches to Research Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 38-53.
• White, J. (2008 in press) Sustainable Pedagogy: A Research Narrative about Teachers, Creativity and Performativity Transnational Curriculum Inquiry Vol. 5, No. 1. (accepted July, publication September).
• White, J. and Hay, T. (2007) 'The King Died and then the Queen Died of Grief': Transforming Teacher Stories into Teacher Narratives Jurnel Pendikan Bahasa dan Sastra (Language and Literature Education Journal) Vol. 11, No. 20, June 2007 pp. 1-9.
• Godinho, S., White, J., Hay, T. and St Leger, P. (2007) Many Treasure Soup: A School-Based Project for Pre-Service Teacher Education Australian Journal of Teacher Education Vol. 2, No. 34, pp. 1-18.
• White, J. and Hay, T. (2007) Afternoon Tea in The Valley: Events, Discourse and the Writing of Qualitative Research Artistic and Creative Education, Issue 1, No. 1, pp. 154-170.
• White, J. (2006) Arias of Learning: Creativity and Performativity in Australian Teacher Education. Cambridge Journal of Education, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 435-453.
• White, J., Ferguson, P., Hay, T. Moss, J. and Dixon, M. (2004). Ownership and Identity: Developing and Implementing Teacher Professional Standards in Australia. Unicorn Online Refereed Journal, Article No. 32.
• White, J., Dixon, M. and Smerdon, L. (2004). Learning 'Through' or Learning 'About'? The Ridiculous and Extravagant Medium of Opera: Gardner's Multiple Intelligences in Pre-Service Teacher Education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 1-10.

Editorials and Book Reviews (C4)

• White, J. (2008) 'Review of Being Critical and Creative in Qualitative Research' Qualitative Research Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 78-79.
• White, J. (2008 in press) 'What do we Mean by Creativity in Relation to Research?' Creative Approaches to Research Vol. 1, No. 2.
• Camden-Pratt, C., Carter, L. and White, J. (2008 in press) 'Perspectives from the South: Pedagogy and Ecological Sustainability' Transnational Curriculum Inquiry, Vol. 5, No. 1.

Book chapters (BB)

• Moss, J., Dixon, M., English, R., Ferguson, P., Godinho, S., Hay, T., Longaretti, L., Sanjakdar, F., White, J. and Wilson, J. (2004) Invitations and Inspirations: Pathways to Successful Teaching, Melbourne, Curriculum Corporation (textbook).
• White, J. and Hay, T. (2005) 'Passport to the Profession: Standards Based Portfolios' in Hay, T. and Moss, J. (Eds) Portfolios, Performance and Authenticity Pearson, Frenchs Forest, NSW, pp. 61-73.
• Hay, T. and White, J. (2005) 'Beyond Authenticity' in Hay, T. and Moss, J. (Eds) Portfolios, Performance and Authenticity Pearson, Frenchs Forest, NSW, pp. 74-85.
• White, J. (with Boetker, G., Bailey, B., Bins, J., Mulally, J., Steen, D., Steinfort, A., Stones, K. and Ludowyke, J.) (2005) 'Portfolio Exposed' in Hay, T. and Moss, J. (Eds) Portfolios, Performance and Authenticity Pearson, Frenchs Forest, NSW.

PhD Thesis

White, J. (2004) 'Questions of Identity: The Researcher's Quest for the Beginning Teacher' Unpublished doctoral thesis, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne.

Conference Presentations (E1 and E2)

• Ferguson, P., White, J., Hay, T. and Drew, S. (2008 forthcoming) 'Voicing Identity' Part of the 'Keeping Connected' Symposium to be presented at the Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE) Annual Conference 'Changing Climates: Education for Sustainable Futures, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 30th November — 4th December. (E2)
• Ye, H. and White, J. (2008 forthcoming) 'Creativity and Pedagogy: Developing Methodology, Developing Theory' Part of the 'Sustainable Methodologies' Symposium to be presented at the Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE) Annual Conference 'Changing Climates: Education for Sustainable Futures, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, 30th November — 4th December. (E2)
• Ferguson, P., White, J. and Hay, T. (2008) 'Perspectives from the Inside: The Voice of the Student' Keeping Connected: Young People, Identity and Schooling Conference Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, 21st July. (E2)
• Burnard, P. and White, J. (2008) 'Betwixt and Between: Creativity and Performativity Policies and Practice in British and Australian Education' Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) New York, 24th — 28th March. (E1)
• White, J. and Hay, T. (2008) 'Friendship, Schooling and Chronic Illness: Connecting with Young People or Collection of Data?' presented at The Fourth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2nd — 5th, 2007. (E2)
• Sinclair, C., White, J., Smerdon, L. and Burston, M. (2008) 'Imagination, Risk-Taking and Daring: Teacher, Artist and Researcher Narratives of Pedagogy and Practice' presented at 'Imaginative Practice, Imaginative Inquiry' 6th International Conference on Imagination and Education, Canberra, 29th — 31st January, 2008. (E2)
• McCann, P, Heywood, P. and White, J. (2008) 'Imagining Professional Community: Identity and Pedagogy Informed by a Holistic Educational Approach' presented at 'Imaginative Practice, Imaginative Inquiry' 6th International Conference on Imagination and Education, Canberra, 29th — 31st January, 2008. (E2)
• Rosauer, K. and White, J. (2007) The Experiences of Non-Jewish Teachers in a Jewish School: Building Relationship about Methodology through Research Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE) Annual Conference, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, 25th - 29th November. E1)
• Burnard, P. and White, J. (2007). Creativity and the Pedagogy of Performativity: Schools, Teachers and the Academy British Educational Researcher Association (BERA) Annual Conference, Institute for Education, London, 5th — 8th September. (E1)
• White, J. (2007) 'Sustainable pedagogy: What Counts in Education?' paper presented at Ecology of Education Colloquium, Faculty of Education, La Trobe University, 23rd — 24th June. (E2)
• White, J. and Hay, T. (2007). Crafting Narratives, Writing lives: The Narrative Interview as Medium, Method and Theory in a Large Nationally-Funded Australian Qualitative Study, presented at The Third International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2nd — 5th, 2007. (E2)
• Godinho, S., Hay, T., White, J. and St Leger, P. (2007) 'Eight Treasure Soup: Voice, Perspective and Evidence in a Collaborative Project' presented at The Third International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 15th — 17th, 2007. (E2)
• Heywood, P., White, J. and McCann, P. (2007) 'Creating Professional Community: A Holistic Approach to Identity and Pedagogy' presented at 'Professionally Speaking: Qualitative Research and the Professions' Biennial Conference of the Association for Qualitative Research, Monash University, 13th — 14th November, 2007.
• White, J., Drew, S. and Hay, T. (2007) 'Ethnography Versus Case Study: Writing for Funding Bodies and Negotiating Methodology' presented at 'Professionally Speaking: Qualitative Research and the Professions' Biennial Conference of the Association for Qualitative Research, Monash University, 13th — 14th November, 2007.
• Rosauer, K. and White, J. (2007) 'Tess of the DUrbervilles and the Case of the Missing Correspondence: Methodology, Identity and the Research Relationship' presented at 'Professionally Speaking: Qualitative Research and the Professions' Biennial Conference of the Association for Qualitative Research, Monash University, 13th — 14th November, 2007.
• White, J. (2007) 'Sustainable Pedagogy: A Research Narrative about Teachers, Creativity and Performativity' presented as part of the Eco-Learning: Towards Sustainable Futures Symposium at Australian Association of Research in Education Annual Conference, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, 26th — 29th November, 2007. (E2)
• Robertson, M., White, J. and St Leger, P. (2007) 'Shared Values, Passion and Commitment: The Development of a Partnership Behind an ARC Linkage project' presented at Australian Association of Research in Education Annual Conference, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, 26th — 29th November, 2007. (E2)
• White, J. (2006) 'Teacher Narratives of Pedagogy: What Does Listening to Teachers Tell Us About Curriculum Innovation?' Paper in Symposium: Yates, L., Allard, A., White, J., McLeod, J. and Holt, B. 'Doing Year 9 Differently? The Middle School Problematic and Student and Teacher Narratives'. Australian Association of Research in Education, Annual Conference, 'Engaging Pedagogies,' The University of Adelaide, 27th Nov — 1st Dec. (E2)
• White, J., Hay, T., Godinho, S. and St. Leger, P. (2006) 'Becoming a Teacher: Pedagogy, Partnership and Participatory Evaluation in a School-Based Pre-Service Program' Australian Association of Research in Education, Annual Conference, 'Engaging Pedagogies,' The University of Adelaide, 27th Nov — 1st Dec. (E2)
• White, J. Smerdon, L. and Wang, Y. (2006) 'Pedagogy, Artists and Teachers: The Partnership behind an Ethnographic Study' Australian Association of Research in Education, Annual Conference, 'Engaging Pedagogies,' The University of Adelaide, 27th Nov — 1st Dec. (E2)
• White, J. and Hay, T. (2006) 'Afternoon Tea in the Valley: Identity, Writing and the Teacher Researcher' Australian Association of Research in Education, Annual Conference, 'Engaging Pedagogies,' The University of Adelaide, 27th Nov — 1st Dec. (E2)
• White, J., Williams, R. and Scholtz, J. (2006) The Victorian 'Principles of Learning and Teaching' Program: Accountability Process or Innovation? Australian Association of Research in Education, Annual Conference, 'Engaging Pedagogies,' The University of Adelaide, 27th Nov — 1st Dec. (E2)
• White, J. and Watson, C. (2006) 'Articulating Pedagogy: A Whole School Action Research Project and the Place of Performance' Australian Association of Research in Education, Annual Conference, 'Engaging Pedagogies,' The University of Adelaide, 27th Nov — 1st Dec. (E2)
• White, J. and Hay, T. (2006) 'Teacher as Writer: Is There a Place for Narrative Theory?' American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, April 7-11. (E1)
• Hay, T. and White, J. (2005) 'Writing as Pedagogy: Inquiry, Research and the Teacher' Australian Association of Research in Education, Annual Conference, 'Creative Dissent: Constructive Solutions' The University of Western Sydney, Parramatta, 27th Nov — 1st Dec. (E1)
• Dixon, M., White, J. and Ferguson, P. (2005) 'Authenticity in 'Asian' and 'Western' Pedagogical Discourse: Research led by Teaching and Opera' British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, 14th - 17th September. (E2)
• White, J. (2005) 'Verisimilitude and Reflexivity: Contemporary Issues in Qualitative Research' Association for Qualitative Research, Biennial Conference 'The Art and Craft of Qualitative Research: Creativity and Critique, La Trobe University, Melbourne, 15th — 16th July. (E1)
• White, J. and Hay, T. (2004). 'The Victorian Teacher Portfolio: Language of Possibility or Language of Control?' Australian Association of Research in Education, Annual Conference 'Doing the Public Good', 28th Nov - 2nd Dec, Melbourne. (E1)
• White, J. and Dixon, M. (2004). 'The Second Curriculum Opera: Arias, Assessment and Methodological Traces. 'Australian Association of Research in Education, Annual Conference 'Doing the Public Good', 28th Nov - 2nd Dec, Melbourne. (E1)
• Moss, J., White, J. and Moore, K. (2004). "Noticing" and Professional Learning. "Partnerships for Learning: An International Perspective on the Development of Inclusive Secondary Schools" Symposium, Australian Association of Research in Education Annual Conference 'Doing the Public Good', 28th Nov - 2nd Dec, Melbourne. (E1)
• White, J., Dixon, M., Hay, T., Ferguson, P. and Moss, J. (2004). 'Ethnographies and Identities: The Transformation of Pre-Service Teachers.' "Teacher Education: An Umbrella for Professional Activism" Symposium, International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) World Assembly, 14th - 16th July, Hong Kong. (E1)
• Moss, J., Hay, T., Dixon, M., White, J. and Ferguson, P. (2004). 'Images and Catalysts: The Possibilities of Arts Based Approaches for Educational Research.' "Teacher Education: An Umbrella for Professional Activism" Symposium, International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) World Assembly, 14th - 16th July, Hong Kong. (E1)
• Ferguson, P., White, J., Hay, T., Dixon, M. and Moss, J. (2004). 'Teacher Professional Standards: Ownership, Identity and Professionalism.' "Teacher Education: An Umbrella for Professional Activism" Symposium, International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) World Assembly, 14th - 16th July, Hong Kong. (E1)
• Hay, T., White, J., Moss, J., Ferguson, P. and Dixon, M. (2004). 'Narrative and Portfolio Approaches to Teacher Professional Standards.' "Teacher Education: An Umbrella for Professional Activism" Symposium, International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) World Assembly, 14th-16th July Hong Kong. (E1)
• Dixon, M., Hay, T., Ferguson, P., Moss, J. and White, J.(2004). 'Noticing a Flow of Networks.' "Teacher Education: An Umbrella for Professional Activism" Symposium, International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) World Assembly, 14th - 16th July, Hong Kong. (E1)
• Dixon, M., White, J. and Smerdon, L. (2003). 'Learning "Through" or Learning "About"? The Ridiculous and Extravagant Medium of Opera: Gardner's Multiple Intelligences in Pre-Service Teacher Education.' Australian Association for Research in Education and New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference: 'Risks and Dilemmas,' Auckland. (E1)
• White, J. and J. Moss (2003). 'Professional Paradoxes: Context for Development of Beginning Teacher Identity and Knowledges.' Australian Association for Research in Education and New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference: 'Risks and Dilemmas,' Auckland. (E1)
• Moss, J. and J. White (2003). 'The Teacher at Professional Career Entry: Fragments and Paradoxes.' British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. (E2)

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