Year | Citation |
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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). |
2019 | Macdonald, F. J. (190204). The affective quality of sound: repositioning the listener. Qualitative Research Journal, 19(1), (41-48). |
2019 | MacDonald, F., & Smith, D. (190101). Educating the children of returning foreign fighters: fear as the antithesis of inclusive education. International Journal of Inclusive Education, |
2017 | MacDonald, F. (170101). 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 Education and Social Justice
- Childhood and youth studies
- Inclusive Education
- Local spaces and places
- Gender
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Fiona MacDonald
Dr Fiona MacDonald is a Research Fellow in the Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities (ISILC), Victoria University. Fiona's research sits within the sociology of education discipline. Her research interests include middle childhood, social justice, social inclusion, inclusive education, gender and the significance of local spaces and other spaces. She has a particular interest in social and cultural influences in the lives of children in their middle years, from eight to twelve. Her doctoral research explored the complex everyday negotiations of belonging and identity for 11-12 year old girls (the tweens) in an Australian primary school.
Her research is positioned at the intersection of education, belonging and identity for children and young people. Fiona’s research in schools and learning environments, both mainstream and alternative, investigates the significance of these spaces in the everyday lives of children and young people. Her research explores how children and young people negotiate these spaces.
Fiona was the Chief Investigator on the Victorian Government’s School Breakfast Clubs Program which investigated the impact of providing breakfast in 500 Victorian primary schools on student’s academic outcomes, school engagement, relationships and school communities. She is currently a Chief Investigator on the Educational Transition from Custody Project and the BNHCRC Diversity and Inclusion: Building Strength and Capability project.
Qualifications
- PhD, Monash University, Australia, 2014
- BA (Hons), Monash University, Australia, 2007
Key publications
Book (showing 1 of 1)
Year | Citation |
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2016 | MacDonald, F. (160101). Childhood and Tween Girl Culture. Palgrave Macmillan UK. |
Book Chapter (showing 2 of 2)
Year | Citation |
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2020 | Shelley, B., te, Riele., Brown, N., & Crellin, T. (200101). Harnessing the Transformative Power of Education Brill | Sense. |
. (700101). Complexities of Researching with Young People Routledge. |
Commissioned Research Report (showing 1 of 5)
Year | Citation |
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2019 | Macdonald, F. (190228). Evaluation of the School Breakfast Clubs Program, Final Report. 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.
2019
Educational Transition from Custody
From: Department of Education and Training, Victoria
Investigators: Dr Alison Baker, Aspr Julie White
For period: 2019-2020
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Not disclosed |
2017
Building Strength and Capability through Diversity
From: Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Ltd
Investigators: Dr Joanne Pyke, Prof Bruce Rasmussen
For period: 2017-2020
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Not disclosed |
2016
EREA Youth + Model of Wellbeing
From: Trustees of Edmund Rice Education Australia
Investigators: Prof Katarina (kitty) Te riele, Dr Dorothy Bottrell
For period: 2016-2017
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Not disclosed |
Evaluation of School Breakfast Club Program
From: Foodbank Victoria Grant
Investigators: Prof Katarina (kitty) Te riele, Ms Claire Brown
For period: 2016-2018
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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 |
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3 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
4 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
Students & level | Role |
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PhD (3) | Associate supervisor |
PhD (4) | Principal supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
No. of students | Study level | Role |
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1 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
Completed supervision of research students at VU
Students & level | Role |
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PhD (1) | Associate supervisor |