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Associate Professor Gloria Dall'Alba
Associate Professor

Gloria Dall'Alba

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Overview

Background

Gloria Dall'Alba is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Queensland and higher education consultant at GD Higher Ed Consulting. Her research focuses on learning and teaching in higher education and the workplace, with a particular interest in educating for the professions and the philosophy of higher education. After completing a PhD at Monash University in Australia and Postdoctoral Fellowship at Gothenburg University in Sweden, she has held positions at the University of Queensland, the University of Melbourne and RMIT University, as well as at Karolinska Institute and a secondment to Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. She has published widely on a range of issues relating to higher education, workplace learning and research inquiry. A strong strand of her research is interdisciplinary. She has collaborated with researchers from Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden and the USA from the fields of higher education, pharmacy, business, dentistry, engineering, forensic science, medicine, nursing, philosophy and physics.

For further details on publications: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8337-0530

Availability

Associate Professor Gloria Dall'Alba is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours), James Cook University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University

Research interests

  • Education for the professions

  • Learning and teaching in higher education

  • Philosophy of higher education

  • Learning in workplace settings

Works

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132 works between 1981 and 2025

41 - 60 of 132 works

2017

Journal Article

Committed to learn: student engagement and care in higher education

Barnacle, Robyn and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2017). Committed to learn: student engagement and care in higher education. Higher Education Research and Development, 36 (7), 1326-1338. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2017.1326879

Committed to learn: student engagement and care in higher education

2017

Journal Article

'A strategy of distinction' unfolds: Unsettling the undergraduate outbound mobility experience

Sidhu, Ravinder and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2017). 'A strategy of distinction' unfolds: Unsettling the undergraduate outbound mobility experience. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 38 (4), 468-484. doi: 10.1080/01425692.2015.1131143

'A strategy of distinction' unfolds: Unsettling the undergraduate outbound mobility experience

2017

Conference Publication

(Re-)birthing the self as professional in biotechnology

Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jorgen (2017). (Re-)birthing the self as professional in biotechnology. Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, Newcastle, Australia, 1-5 December 2017.

(Re-)birthing the self as professional in biotechnology

2016

Journal Article

Becoming pharmacists: students’ understanding of pharmacy practice at graduation from an Australian University

Burrows, Judith, Dall'Alba, Gloria and La Caze, Adam (2016). Becoming pharmacists: students’ understanding of pharmacy practice at graduation from an Australian University. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 8 (6), 729-741. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2016.08.007

Becoming pharmacists: students’ understanding of pharmacy practice at graduation from an Australian University

2016

Conference Publication

Constituting the body as professional: learning in biotechnology

Dall'Alba, G. and Sandberg, J. (2016). Constituting the body as professional: learning in biotechnology. European Conference on Educational Research, Dublin, Ireland, 22-26 August 2016.

Constituting the body as professional: learning in biotechnology

2016

Conference Publication

Enacting skill in work performance

Sandberg, J., Dall'alba, Gloria and Stephens, A (2016). Enacting skill in work performance. Eighth International Symposium on Process Organisation Studies, Corfu, Greece, 16-18 June 2016.

Enacting skill in work performance

2016

Book Chapter

Phenomenology of higher education

Dall'Alba, Gloria (2016). Phenomenology of higher education. Encyclopedia of educational philosophy and theory. (pp. 1-5) edited by Michael A. Peters. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Science + Business Media. doi: 10.1007/978-981-287-532-7_95-1

Phenomenology of higher education

2016

Conference Publication

Becoming professional: Towards an uncertain future

Dall'alba, Gloria (2016). Becoming professional: Towards an uncertain future. Conference of the National Association of Educators in Practice, Coventry, United Kingdom, 15 April 2016.

Becoming professional: Towards an uncertain future

2015

Journal Article

Exploring knowing/being through discordant professional practice

Dall'Alba, Gloria and Barnacle, Robyn (2015). Exploring knowing/being through discordant professional practice. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 47 (13-14), 1452-1464. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2014.947562

Exploring knowing/being through discordant professional practice

2015

Conference Publication

Learning and working with bodies in skilful performance.

Dall'Alba, G., Sandberg, J. and Sidhu, R. K. (2015). Learning and working with bodies in skilful performance.. European Conference on Educational Research, Budapest Hungary, 8-11 September 2015.

Learning and working with bodies in skilful performance.

2015

Journal Article

Australian undergraduate students on the move: experiencing outbound mobility

Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sidhu, Ravinder (2015). Australian undergraduate students on the move: experiencing outbound mobility. Studies In Higher Education, 40 (4), 721-744. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2013.842212

Australian undergraduate students on the move: experiencing outbound mobility

2015

Conference Publication

A lifeworld perspective on learning: Beyond practice approaches

Dall'Alba, G. (2015). A lifeworld perspective on learning: Beyond practice approaches. Symposium on Theory Perspectives on Pedagogy and Education 2015, Griffith Institute for Higher Education, Brisbane, 2015.

A lifeworld perspective on learning: Beyond practice approaches

2015

Conference Publication

Development of professional practice of pharmacy interns working in the community pharmacy setting

BURROWS, J, DALL'ALBA, Gloria and LA CAZE, A (2015). Development of professional practice of pharmacy interns working in the community pharmacy setting. Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium, Prato, Italy, 5–8 July 2015.

Development of professional practice of pharmacy interns working in the community pharmacy setting

2015

Conference Publication

Committed to learn: Re-imagining student engagement in higher education

Dall'Alba, G. and Barnacle, R. (2015). Committed to learn: Re-imagining student engagement in higher education. Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, Melbourne, 5-8 December 2015.

Committed to learn: Re-imagining student engagement in higher education

2015

Conference Publication

Equipment in skillful performance

Sandberg, J., Dall'Alba, G. and Stephens, A. (2015). Equipment in skillful performance. Seventh International Symposium on Process Organization Studies, Kos, Greece, 2015.

Equipment in skillful performance

2015

Conference Publication

Pharmacy students' anticipated levels o job satisfaction and workplace challenges: Implications for pharmacy education.

BURROWS, J, DALL'ALBA, Gloria and LA CAZE, A (2015). Pharmacy students' anticipated levels o job satisfaction and workplace challenges: Implications for pharmacy education.. Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium, Prato, Italy, 5-8 July 2015.

Pharmacy students' anticipated levels o job satisfaction and workplace challenges: Implications for pharmacy education.

2014

Conference Publication

How do final year pharmacy students understand the role of a pharmacist?

Burrows, J., Dall'Alba, G. and La Caze, A. (2014). How do final year pharmacy students understand the role of a pharmacist?. Australasian Pharmaceutical Sciences Association Conference, Brisbane, 2014.

How do final year pharmacy students understand the role of a pharmacist?

2014

Conference Publication

Educating for practice: A lifeworld perspective.

DALL'ALBA, Gloria (2014). Educating for practice: A lifeworld perspective.. International Conference on Professional Doctorates, Cardiff Wales, 10-11 April 2014.

Educating for practice: A lifeworld perspective.

2014

Conference Publication

Commencing work as healthcare professionals: A qualitative exploration of being pharmacy interns

Burrow, J., Dall'Alba, G. and La Gaze, A. (2014). Commencing work as healthcare professionals: A qualitative exploration of being pharmacy interns. Joint conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education and the New Zealand Association for Research in Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, 30 November - 4 December 2014.

Commencing work as healthcare professionals: A qualitative exploration of being pharmacy interns

2014

Journal Article

Beyond skills: embodying writerly practices through the doctorate

Barnacle, Robyn and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2014). Beyond skills: embodying writerly practices through the doctorate. Studies In Higher Education, 39 (7), 1139-1149. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2013.777405

Beyond skills: embodying writerly practices through the doctorate

Funding

Past funding

  • 2011 - 2013
    Knowing in professional practice: Enhancing the relationship between professional education and practice
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Embodied Knowing in Higher Education
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    2004 Travel Scheme Cat 2_Univ London; 2 weeks in Sept 2004
    UQ Travel Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2005
    Learning in virtual environments
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Associate Professor Gloria Dall'Alba is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Completed supervision

Media

Enquiries

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  • Education for the professions
  • Higher education - teaching and learning

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