| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | MacDonald, F., & Smith, D. (210101). Educating the children of returning foreign fighters: fear as the antithesis of inclusive education. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 25(2), (224-238). |
| 2020 | Jose, K., MacDonald, F., Vandenberg, M., Williams, J., Abbott-Chapman, J., Venn, A., & Smith, K. J. (200801). School Breakfast Club Programs in Australian Primary Schools, Not Just Addressing Food Insecurity: A Qualitative Study. Health Education and Behavior, 47(4), (619-630). |
| 2019 | MacDonald, F. J., Bottrell, D., & Johnson, B. (190601). Socially transformative wellbeing practices in flexible learning environments: Invoking an education of hope. Health Education Journal, 78(4), (377-387). |
| 2017 | MacDonald, F. (171102). Positioning young refugees in Australia: media discourse and social exclusion. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 21(11), (1182-1195). |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Sociology of childhood and youth studies
- Identity and connectedness
- Social inclusion
- Community engagement and empowerment
- Sociology of education
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Fiona MacDonald
Dr Fiona MacDonald is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities (ISILC), Victoria University. Fiona's research sits within the sociology discipline, focused on the sociology of education, childhood and youth studies. Her research interests include connectedness and belonging, identity, social justice, social inclusion, inequality and disadvantage, social geography, inclusive education, and gender.
Her research focuses on social and cultural structures of influence and investigating their impact on children and young people’s everyday negotiations of identity, connectedness and belonging. Fiona has a particular interest in understanding how children and young people make sense of our global world within local spaces and places—place-based in face-to-face environments and online.
Fiona works across disciplines, with colleagues and stakeholders who are collectively committed to research that has both a practical impact and makes a valuable contribution to knowledge. She has undertaken research investigating a range of contemporary issues for children and young people including; bushfire relief and recovery (with the Youth Affairs Council Victoria), building resilience and inclusive partnerships with emergency services, community engagement, education following custody in youth justice, disadvantage and hunger through school breakfast clubs, student wellbeing, safety and the effective communication, and uptake, of public health messaging.
Qualifications
- PhD, Monash University, Australia, 2014
- BA (Hons), Monash University, Australia, 2007
Key publications
Book (showing 1 of 1)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2016 | MacDonald, F. (160101). Childhood and Tween Girl Culture. Palgrave Macmillan UK. |
Commissioned research report (showing 2)
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Macdonald, F. (210701). Evidence from Experience: young people's perspectives on the effectiveness of bushfire relief and recovery. Melbourne Victoria: Inspector General For Emergency Management. |
| 2020 | Macdonald, F., Te, Riele., White, J., Corcoran, T., Baker, A., Moylan, P., & Abdul, Manan. (200201). Educational Transition from Custody. Melbourne: Victoria University. |
Journal article (showing 4 of 8)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Please note:
- Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
- Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
- The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.
2022
|
Youth Behavioural Change Program: Youth Junction
From: The Youth Junction Inc.,
Other investigators: Ms Ruth Liston
For period: 2022-2024
|
$51,008 |
|
North West Safe Youth Project
From: The Youth Junction Inc.
For period: 2022-2024
|
$50,608 |
|
Black summer bushfire grant YACVic Collective Impact Proposal
From: Youth Affairs Council of Victoria
Other investigators: Aspr Timothy Corney
For period: 2022-2024
|
$469,800 |
|
eSmart Schools Framework
Outcomes Evaluation Stage 2
From: The Alannah and Madeline Foundation
Other investigators: Dr Melinda Van dyke
For period: 2022-2022
|
Not disclosed |
2021
|
Apprentice Transitions – Mentoring as Social Support. Proof of Concept
From: Victorian Higher Education Strategic Investment Fund
Other investigators: Aspr Timothy Corney
For period: 2021-2022
|
$90,000 |
2019
|
Educational Transition from Custody
From: Department of Education and Training, Victoria
Other investigators: Aspr Julie White, Dr Alison Baker
For period: 2019-2020
|
Not disclosed |
2017
|
Building Strength and Capability through Diversity
From: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Ltd, Victoria Institute of Strategic Economic Studies
Other investigators: Prof Bruce Rasmussen, Ms Celeste Young, Dr Joanne Pyke
For period: 2017-2021
|
Not disclosed |
2016
|
Evaluation of School Breakfast Club Program
From: Foodbank Victoria Grant
Other investigators: Dr Claire Brown
For period: 2016-2018
|
Not disclosed |
Supervision of research students at VU
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
Currently supervised research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | PhD Integrated | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | Master of Research | Principal supervisor |
| 1 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD Integrated (3) | Principal supervisor |
| Master of Research (1) | Principal supervisor |
| PhD (1) | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| No. of students | Study level | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
| Students & level | Role |
|---|---|
| PhD (1) | Associate supervisor |
Careers
Details of this Researcher's career are currently unavailable.
