Mr. Anthony Pearce
Lecturer, Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Campus
Biography
Anthony Pearce is a lecturer in teacher education with expertise in Vocational Education and Training (VET) and secondary teaching. He has a particular interest in supporting students in alternative and flexible learning environments, including community-based programs and vocational pathways designed for young people experiencing barriers to education.
Anthony left school in Year 10 and worked in 52 different jobs before training as an English teacher. This background has informed his specialisation in working with students at risk of disengaging from education, supported by extensive professional experience across primary, secondary, vocational and tertiary education sectors.
His teaching and research are grounded in student-centred approaches that prioritise equity, engagement and belonging for learners whose educational experiences sit outside traditional schooling.
He is currently undertaking a doctoral research project that investigates teaching and learning in programs with applied learning pedagogical traditions, and the ways teaching practices and relationships are shaped within school and community contexts.
When he is not teaching or researching, Anthony can be found tinkering with his beehives and motorcycles, or mountain biking with his four sons.
More about Anthony
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Education, University of Tasmania
- Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary teaching), Teaching, University of Canberra
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Canberra Institute of Technology
- Master of Education, Federation University
- Graduate Certificate in Education (Tertiary teaching), Federation University
Areas of interest
- Barriers to the participation of young people in education
- Secondary teaching and learning practice
- Vocational teaching and learning practice
- Alternative education
- Applied learning pedagogical traditions
- Teacher–student relationships in education
Areas of expertise
Anthony has expertise in secondary and vocational teaching practice, and in the pedagogical innovations that bridge the space between these sectors. He has completed research on teacher–student relationships in both secondary and VET contexts, as well as VET teachers’ use of learning theories, and is currently investigating teaching and learning practices within the VCE Vocational Major as part of his PhD.
- Secondary English
- Managing classroom environments
- VET professional practice
- Sociology in VET
- Academic writing
- Education foundations
Specialist roles
- Academic Integrity Officer
Professional association memberships
- ACDEVEG, Australian Council of Deans of Education Vocational Education Group