Year | Citation |
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2020 |
Widdop, Quinton., Ward, K., Ahearn, M., & Carapeto, T. (200701). Resonances: tuning into the echoes of the ecological collective. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 36(2), (169-188). doi: 10.1017/aee.2020.25 |
2020 | Brennan, M., & Widdop, Quinton. (200401). An ethical re-framing of curriculum for sustainability education. Curriculum Perspectives, 40(1), (105-110). |
2020 |
Eilam, E., Prasad, V., & Quinton, H. W. (200101). Climate Change Education: Mapping the nature of climate change, the content knowledge and examination of enactment in upper secondary victorian curriculum. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(2), doi: 10.3390/su12020591 |
Key details
Areas of expertise
- Environmental and sustainability education
- Place responsive education
- Participatory research with young people
- Intercultural environmental learning
- Science education
Available to supervise research students
Available for media queries
About Helen Widdop Quinton
Helen Widdop Quinton, PhD, is a lecturer in science, sustainability, health and wellbeing education. She is also a Research Fellow at ISILC (Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities) at Victoria University.
Drawing on her past work as a school teacher and environmental education project manager, Helen's research focuses on identifying the connections between people and planetary wellbeing – particularly people’s interactions and relationships with place, space and nature. Her research incorporates intercultural environmental learning and links with initial teacher education.
Qualifications
- PhD (Southern Cross University)
- MEd (University of Melbourne)
- PG Dip Student Welfare (University of Melbourne)
- BSc (Monash University)
Key publications
Book Chapter (showing 4 of 4)
Year | Citation |
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2019 | Widdop, Quinton., Piersol, L., Rousell, D., Russell, J., Dezan, R., Shannon, T., Davis, C., Maynard, A., & Woodruff, M. (190101). Becoming Companions: Compositions of Childhoodnature Relation, Sense, Poetics, and Imagining by Children and Young People (pp. 1-70). Springer International Publishing. |
2019 | Osborn, M., Blom, S., Widdop, Quinton., & Aguayo, C. (190101). De-imagining and reinvigorating learning with/in/as/for community, through self, other and place (pp. 189-230). |
2018 | Logan, M., & Widdop, Quinton. (180101). Childhoodnature Ecological Systems and Realities: An Outline (pp. 1-13). Springer International Publishing. |
2018 | Widdop, Quinton., & Khatun, F. (180101). Childhoodnature Alternatives: Adolescents in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh Explore Their Nature Connectedness (pp. 1-32). Springer International Publishing. |
Commissioned Research Report (showing 1 of 2)
Year | Citation |
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2016 | WIDDOP, Q. UINTON. (161201). Growing through education in remote village schools in India. Melbourne: Victoria University. |
Conference Paper (showing 2 of 8)
Year | Citation |
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2020 | Widdop, Quinton., Ahearn, M., Ward, K., & Carapeto, T. (200417). Resonances Knot paper in A Critical Cartography of Theory in Environmental Education: Lines, Knots and Knotting symposium round table AERA. |
2016 | Evans, N., Piersol, L., & Widdop, Quinton. (160408). ChildhoodNature Place and Pedagogies in Disruption American Educational Research Association. |
Journal article (showing 3 of 4)
Research funding for the past 5 years
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to the following organisations for their support and essential contributions to my research:
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Australian Endeavour Mobility Grant (2016)
Funding support for Master of Teaching study program in remote villages in Eastern Himalayan India.
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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1 | Masters by Research | Associate supervisor |
2 | PhD | Associate supervisor |
1 | PhD | Principal supervisor |
Currently supervised research students at VU
Students & level | Role |
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Masters by Research (1) | Associate supervisor |
PhD (2) | Associate supervisor |
PhD (1) | 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 |
Teaching activities & experience
Helen teaches in initial teacher education undergraduate and postgraduate courses, and postgraduate community development. The units focus on:
- science education
- health and wellbeing education
- research methods in education
- community sustainability.
Key academic roles
Dates | Role | Department / Organisation |
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Feb 2012 - Dec 2013 |
Environmental and science education research project officer
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Southern Cross University |
Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
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Feb 2012 -
Dec 2013
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Environmental and science education research project officer
Southern Cross University |
Key industry, community & government roles
Dates | Role | Department/Organisation |
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Jun 2017 - Jun 2019 |
Environmental Education SIG Co-Convenor
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AARE |
Dates | Role & Department/Organisation |
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Jun 2017 - Jun 2019 |
Environmental Education SIG Co-Convenor
AARE |