This document provides information about history and history education programs available at the University of Newcastle, including honors programs, graduate certificates, and master's degrees. It encourages attendees of the HNTR Launch to speak with staff to learn more about their options. It then profiles several history and education faculty members and their research interests related to history curriculum, historical consciousness, textbooks, Australian history, and more.

1. Welcome to the HNTR Launch!
Friday, 17th August 2012

2. Ever thought about undertaking research
in History or History Education?
There are many options at the
University of Newcastle:
• Honours (Embedded)
• Honours (End-On)
• Master of Philosophy
• Doctor of Philosophy
Take the opportunity to speak
with a staff member today
to discuss your options!

3. Honours in History education?
Make your decision by
2nd semester 3rd Year!

4. Ever thought about
undertaking
professional
renewal or
additional
accreditation in
History education?
There are two main options at
the University of Newcastle:
• Graduate Certificate in Educational
Studies (History Education)
• Master of Educational Studies
(History Education)

5. Visit Us > http://hermes-history.net/

6. Dr Robert J. Parkes
Senior Lecturer
School of Education
The University of Newcastle, Australia
E: Robert.Parkes@newcastle.edu.au
U: http://www.newcastle.edu.au//staff/research-profile/Robert_Parkes/
W: http://robertjohnparkes.com
Interests:
• History Curriculum, Narrative Diversity, & National Identity
• Historical Consciousness, Historiography, Hermeneutics, & Historical Literacy
• Postmodernism, Postcolonialism, & History Education

7. Dr Heather Sharp
Lecturer
School of Education
The University of Newcastle, Australia
E: Heather.Sharp@newcastle.edu.au
U: http://www.newcastle.edu.au//staff/research-profile/Heather_Sharp/
Interests:
• History curriculum
• Critical pedagogy
• Textbook representations of Indigenous Australians, British heritages; and
the Gallipoli campaign from both Australian and Turkish perspectives

8. Ms Debra Donnelly
Lecturer
School of Education
The University of Newcastle, Australia
E: Debra.Donnelly@newcastle.edu.au
U: http://www.newcastle.edu.au//staff/research-profile/Debra_Donnelly/
Interests:
• History Education
• Historical understanding and historical consciousness
• Visual literacy, media and historical imagination
• Global education

9. Dr Josephine May
Senior Lecturer
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
The University of Newcastle, Australia
E: Josephine.May@newcastle.edu.au
U: http://www.newcastle.edu.au//staff/research-profile/Josephine.May/
Interests:
• Australian History
• Film and History
• History of Australian Education
• Childhood and Youth Histories

10. Professor Keith Crawford
School of Education (Ourimbah)
The University of Newcastle, Australia
E: Keith.Crawford@newcastle.edu.au
U: http://www.newcastle.edu.au//staff/research-profile/Keith.Crawford/
Interests:
• Historical and sociological studies of curriculum construction
• History education and citizenship education within an international
and comparative context
• International school textbook analysis, from ideological and
pedagogical perspectives

11. Dr Ruth Reynolds
Senior Lecturer
School of Education
The University of Newcastle, Australia
E: Ruth.Reynolds@newcastle.edu.au
U: http://www.newcastle.edu.au//staff/research-profile/Ruth.Reynolds/
Interests:
• Curriculum studies in area of Primary social science including history
education, geography education, values education, and the related
pedagogy
• Historically focused curriculum studies
• Curriculum for reducing problematic stereotyping and prejudicial
behaviours in children
• Global and Peace Education.

12. Dr Nicole Mockler
Senior Lecturer
School of Education
The University of Newcastle, Australia
E: Nicole.Mockler@newcastle.edu.au
U: http://www.newcastle.edu.au//staff/research-profile/Nicole.Mockler/
Interests:
• Education policy and politics
• Professional learning
• Curriculum and pedagogy (particularly in History and the Humanities)
for the 21st Century.

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