Associate Professor
Jill Willis

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Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership


Personal details

Positions

Associate Professor
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership

Keywords

Assessment, Learning Spaces, Teacher agency, Student voice, Participatory methodologies, Policy evaluation, Learner agency, Reflexive decision making

Research field

Education Systems, Specialist Studies in Education

Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
  • Master of Education (James Cook Uni. of North Qld)
  • Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary) (Kelvin Grove C.A.E)
  • Bachelor of Arts (University of Queensland)

Professional memberships and associations

Centre for Inclusive Education (C4iE) - Program co-lead Engagement and Learning  Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) American Education Research Association (AERA)

Teaching

LCN659 Leading Evaluation

LCN630 Leading policy and change in action

EUN122 Assessment pedagogies

Publications

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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/jill.willis

Awards

Selected research projects

Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.

Supervision

Current supervisions

  • Making Middle Leadership Visible: Representations of Identity and Influence in Australian Independent Secondary Schools
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Leanne Crosswell
  • Care-Wisdom in the Classroom: Professional Learning to Support Students Living with Medical Stress
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Associate Professor Judith Howard
  • Secondary Arts Education and 21st Century Skills: Educating the Whole Person in the Service of Life
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Sandra Gattenhof
  • The impact of educational decisions on student agency
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Prue Miles, Associate Professor Nick Kelly
  • Self-Advocacy and Access to Assessment Adjustments: Exploring the Knowledge and Experiences of Queensland High School Students with Dyslexia
    PhD, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Associate Professor Sofia Mavropoulou
  • Accessible peer assessment: improving inclusion in Australian schools
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Associate Professor Nerida Spina
  • Understanding how summative classroom assessment cycles influence student conceptualisations of their academic wellbeing and achievement
    Professional Doctorate, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Associate Professor Jenna Gillett-Swan
  • Making Assessment Inclusive in Higher Education
    Professional Doctorate, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Glenys Mann