Associate Professor Amanda McGraw-Pleban
Associate Professor, Education
Campus
Biography
Dr Amanda McGraw-Pleban is a narrative researcher fascinated by the complicated stories teachers (and pre-service teachers) tell about their work and those that young people share about their experiences at school. Dr McGraw-Pleban uses a range of methods to tap into life stories including extended conversation, and visual and shared analysis of artefacts.
Amanda’s research interests include a focus on teaching reading and writing in English, dispositions in teaching, school/university partnerships, and teacher professional learning. She has expertise in developing communities of practice involving practising teachers who use practitioner inquiry to learn deeply about teaching and learning processes.
A recent six-year project, working in partnership with the Victorian Association for the Teaching of English, focused on the teaching of reading in English. Another ongoing partnership with the Art Gallery of Ballarat focuses on artful writing. For Amanda, research and professional learning are human, creative processes that serve to invigorate.
- Publications
The Importance of Professional Identity in the Sustainability of the Secondary English Teaching Profession
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/1358684X.2025.2579796