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DR CHRISTINA HART



Contact Details

Organization: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Position: Honorary (Senior Fellow)
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Homepage: http://www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/public/staff_profile.cgi?id=3101
Work: 83448561
Fax: 93479380
Level: 01
Building: 107-109 Barry St.
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Curriculum theory and development; Physics curriculum, science curriculum, prescribed curriculum Australia
Science teaching and e-learning, student engagement in science, participation in science, gender and participation in science education Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United Kingdom The Open University Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science (honours) University of New South Wales 31-Dec-1972
Diploma of Meteorology Bureau of Meteorology 31-Dec-1973
Graduate Diploma in Education Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education 31-Dec-1983
Doctor of Philosophy Monash University 31-Dec-1996

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Conceptual complexity and student engagement with science in secondary school Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2004

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Book Chapters

  • Students' voices in science education: How can we hear them? Can we hear them?
    Year: 2008
    Book: Young Children as Active Citizens: Principles, Policies and Pedagogies
    Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing(Newcastle upon Tyne)
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Journal Articles

  • Models in physics, models for physics learning, and why the distinction may matter in the case of electric circuits
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Research in Science Education
    Volume: 38
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 529-544
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Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • Girls and physics: Dilemmas and tensions
    Year: 2007
    Book: Contributions from Science Education Research
    Publisher: Springer(Dordrecht)
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Publications in 2006

Book Chapters

  • A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis of Science Classroom Discourse
    Year: 2006
    Book: Redesigning Pedagogy: Reflections on Theory and Praxis
    Publisher: Sense Publishers(Rotterdam)
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Publications in 2004

Book Chapters

  • Taking Up the Challenge of Postmodern Research Interviewing
    Year: 2004
    Book: Contemporary Approaches to Research in Mathematics, Science, Health and Environmental Education
    Publisher: Deakin University Press(Melbourne)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • The Challenges of Reconstructing School Physics: Reflections from a Personal Experience as a Curriculum Reformer
    Year: 2004
    Event name: Science and Technology Education for a Diverse World - dilemmas, needs and partnerships
    Conference Publication: Science and Technology Education for a Diverse World - dilemmas, needs and partnerships: Proceedings of the XIth Symposium of the International Organization for Science and Technology Education
    Page numbers: 133-134
    Publisher: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Press(Lublin)
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  • Understanding electric circuits from the perspective of non-physics specialist teachers
    Year: 2004
    Event name: GIREP2004 - International Conference on Teaching and Learning Physics in New Contexts
    Conference Publication: GIREP2004 Proceedings: Teaching and Learning Physics in New Contexts
    Page numbers: 174-175
    Publisher: University of Ostrava(Ostrava)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Framing curriculum discursively: theoretical perspectives on the experience of VCE physics
    Year: 2002
    Journal: International Journal of Science Education
    Volume: 24
    Issue: 11
    Page numbers: 1055-1077
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd(Abingdon)
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  • If the sun burns you is that a force? Some definitional prerequisites for understanding Newton's laws
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Physics Education
    Volume: 37
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 234-238
    Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing(Bristol)
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  • Teaching Newton's laws as the concepts are difficult
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Science Teachers Journal
    Volume: 48
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 14-23
    Publisher: Australian Science Teachers Association
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  • What does it mean to teach physics 'in context'? A first case study
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Science Teachers Journal
    Volume: 48
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 16-23
    Publisher: Australian Science Teachers Association
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  • What does it mean to teach physics 'in context'? A second case study
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Science Teachers Journal
    Volume: 48
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 6-13
    Publisher: Australian Science Teachers Association
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • Examining relations of power in a process of curriculum change: the case of VCE physics
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Research in Science Education
    Volume: 31
    Page numbers: 525-551
    Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
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