Overview
Background
Associate Professor Marnee Shay is a Principal Research Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Queensland. She is an Aboriginal woman whose maternal family is from the Ngen'giwumirri language group (Daly River, Northern Territory), born in Brisbane, with strong connections to Indigenous communities in South East Queensland. Dr Shay is an experienced and qualified secondary teacher.
A/Prof Shay has an extensive externally funded research program that spans the fields of Indigenous education, policy studies, flexi schooling, and youth studies. She has published in many journals, books and scholarly media outlets. A/Prof Shay advocates for strengths approaches in Indigenous education and Indigenous-based evidence to inform policy futures. She is the lead editor of a critical text in the field of Indigenous education, “Indigenous education in Australia Learning and Teaching for Deadly Futures”, published by Routledge in 2021 (with Prof Oliver). The book won a national award for ‘The Tertiary/VET Teaching and Learning Resource (wholly Australian) category at the Education Publishing Awards Australia.
A/Prof Shay’s research has substantially impacted policy and practice in her field. She has contributed to numerous policy submissions, non-traditional research outputs (such as podcasts) and school reviews. She serves on multiple Government and school boards and committees, including the Queensland Department of Education Ministerial Advisory Committee for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education. Dr Shay’s research contributions to education were recognised in 2020 through a National Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) award, a Queensland branch ACEL Excellence in Educational Leadership Award, and the 2021 UQ Foundation for Research Excellence Award.
A/Prof Shay is a Chief Investigator on the ARC Centre of Excellence "Indigenous Futures" 2023-2029.
Other current research projects include:
ARC Indigenous Discovery 2021 'Co-designing Indigenous education policy in Queensland'
ARC Centre of Excellence 'Digital Child' Associate Investigator and Indigenous Advisor
UQ FREA Award 'Reconceptualising Indigenous education through a discourse of excellence.'
Availability
- Associate Professor Marnee Shay is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Indigenous Studies, Southern Cross University
- Postgraduate Diploma, University of the Sunshine Coast
- Masters (Research) of Education, University of the Sunshine Coast
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Research interests
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Flexi schooling
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Indigenous education
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Indigenous education policies
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Indigenous research ethics and methodologies
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Youth Studies
Works
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2024
Book Chapter
Indigenous perspectives in assessment
Armour, Danielle, Cole, Antoinette, Thomson, Amy, McKinnon, Daniel Kiwa, Perkins, Ren and Shay, Marnee (2024). Indigenous perspectives in assessment. Designing Inclusive Assessment in Schools. (pp. 97-108) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003463184-12
2024
Other Outputs
Aboriginal children as young as 5 are getting suspended from school. We can’t ‘close the gap’ if this is happening
Shay, Marnee and Poed, Shiralee (2024, 08 12). Aboriginal children as young as 5 are getting suspended from school. We can’t ‘close the gap’ if this is happening The Conversation
2024
Other Outputs
More Indigenous children are going to preschool, but is this enough?
Sarra, Grace and Shay, Marnee (2024, 08 01). More Indigenous children are going to preschool, but is this enough? The Conversation
2024
Other Outputs
Now, more than ever, we need change in Indigenous education
Shay, Marnee, Miller, Jodie, Armour, Danielle and Hameed, Suraiya (2024, 05 30). Now, more than ever, we need change in Indigenous education AARE EduBlog
2024
Other Outputs
There’s $110 million for Indigenous education in the budget. But where’s the evidence it will work?
Shay, Marnee and Sarra, Grace (2024, 05 17). There’s $110 million for Indigenous education in the budget. But where’s the evidence it will work? The Conversation
2024
Other Outputs
The Big Mob STEM it Up! poster series
Shay, Marnee, Cole, Antoinette, Thomson, Amy, Hurley, Amanda, Miller, Jodie, Hameed, Suraiya, Rashidi, Pedram, Ockerby, Zoe, Perkins, Ren, Harvey Smith, Lisa and Williams, Lisa A (2024). The Big Mob STEM it Up! poster series. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2024
Journal Article
Indigenous voices: reimagining Indigenous education through a discourse of excellence
Shay, Marnee, Miller, Jodie, Hameed, Suraiya and Armour, Danielle (2024). Indigenous voices: reimagining Indigenous education through a discourse of excellence. The Australian Educational Researcher, 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s13384-024-00718-z
2024
Book Chapter
Codesigning educational research with indigenous peoples and communities
Shay, Marnee and Sarra, Grace (2024). Codesigning educational research with indigenous peoples and communities. Sage Research Methods: Diversifying and Decolonizing Research. (pp. 1-10) London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781529684933
2024
Journal Article
Codesign in Indigenous education policy and practice—A systematic literature review
Shay, Marnee, Sarra, Grace, Lampert, Jo, Jeong, Daeul, Thomson, Amy and Miller, Jodie (2024). Codesign in Indigenous education policy and practice—A systematic literature review. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 1-20. doi: 10.1002/ajs4.320
2024
Other Outputs
‘Definitions are often very western. This excludes us.’ Our research shows how to boost Indigenous participation in STEM
Shay, Marnee, Thomson, Amy, Cole, Antoinette, Miller, Jodie and Perkins, Ren (2024, 03 08). ‘Definitions are often very western. This excludes us.’ Our research shows how to boost Indigenous participation in STEM The Conversation
2024
Other Outputs
‘It’s about making our children feel proud’: how schools can learn about local Indigenous language and culture
Shay, Marnee, Cobbo, Fred, Sarra, Grace and Kettle, Margaret (2024, 02 20). ‘It’s about making our children feel proud’: how schools can learn about local Indigenous language and culture The Conversation
2024
Journal Article
“Strive with pride”: the voices of Indigenous young people on identity, wellbeing, and schooling in Australia
Shay, Marnee, Sarra, Grace, Proud, Denise, Blow, Iris-Jean and Cobbo, Fred (2024). “Strive with pride”: the voices of Indigenous young people on identity, wellbeing, and schooling in Australia. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 37 (2), 327-341. doi: 10.1080/09518398.2023.2233939
2023
Book Chapter
Community according to whom? An analysis of how Indigenous ‘community’ is defined in Australia's Through Growth to Achievement 2018 report on equity in education
Shay, Marnee and Lampert, Jo (2023). Community according to whom? An analysis of how Indigenous ‘community’ is defined in Australia's Through Growth to Achievement 2018 report on equity in education. Critical Studies and the International Field of Indigenous Education Research. (pp. 47-63) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032695440-4
2023
Journal Article
The William Walker Oration 2023: Indigenous education in Australia – learning and teaching for deadly futures
Shay, Marnee (2023). The William Walker Oration 2023: Indigenous education in Australia – learning and teaching for deadly futures. Australian Council for Educational Leaders, 64.
2023
Other Outputs
Big Mob: STEM it up research report 2023
Shay, Marnee, Miller, Jodie, Thomson, Amy, Cole, Antoinette, Abdul Hameed, Suraiya, Perkins, Ren, Rashidi, Pedram, Hurley, Amanda, Ockerby, Zoe, Harvey-Smith, Lisa and Williams, Lisa A. (2023). Big Mob: STEM it up research report 2023. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2023
Journal Article
“From the bottom to the top”: Learning through stories of transitioning from an Aboriginal boarding school to the workplace and life beyond school
Shay, Marnee, Oliver, Rhonda, Bogachenko, Tetiana and McCarthy, Helen (2023). “From the bottom to the top”: Learning through stories of transitioning from an Aboriginal boarding school to the workplace and life beyond school. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 33 (3), 30-46. doi: 10.47381/aijre.v33i3.699
2023
Other Outputs
‘Co-design’ is the latest buzzword in Indigenous education policy. Does it live up to the hype?
Shay, Marnee and Sarra, Grace. (2023, 09 04). ‘Co-design’ is the latest buzzword in Indigenous education policy. Does it live up to the hype? The Conversation
2023
Other Outputs
Big Mob STEM It Up Project podcast
Shay, M., Perkins, R., Miller, J., Thomson, A., Cole, A., Hameed, S., Harvey Smith, L. and Williams, L. (2023). Big Mob STEM It Up Project podcast. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
2023
Other Outputs
Uncapping uni places for Indigenous students is a step in the right direction, but we must do much more
Shay, Marnee, Fredericks, Bronwyn and Raciti, Maria (2023, 07 03). Uncapping uni places for Indigenous students is a step in the right direction, but we must do much more The Conversation
2023
Book Chapter
What Next? Building on the Evidence of Teaching and Learning Mathematics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students
Miller, Jodie, Armour, Danielle, Shay, Marnee and Sawatzki, Carly (2023). What Next? Building on the Evidence of Teaching and Learning Mathematics for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students. Assessing the Evidence in Indigenous Education Research. (pp. 201-227) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-14306-9_11
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Cultural Taxation: Cultural Myth or Workplace Reality?
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Suraiya Abdul Hameed
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Doctor Philosophy
Changing the Narrative: Leaders that enable Culturally Responsive School Communities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Suraiya Abdul Hameed, Dr Danielle Armour
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Doctor Philosophy
Conceptualising Co-design with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young Peoples in the Context of Australian English Education
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kate McLay
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Doctor Philosophy
Learning from the lived experiences of Indigenous teachers who have remained in the profession
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Suraiya Abdul Hameed
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Doctor Philosophy
Dandiiri: First Nations thinking to enhance the Learning.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kate McLay, Dr Danielle Armour
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Doctor Philosophy
Why Go To School: Why Students Disengaged From Learning Continue To Attend School Past Compulsory School Age
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annemaree Carroll
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Doctor Philosophy
THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN EARLY LITERACY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adriana Diaz, Dr Samantha Disbray
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Charter schools and Treaty partnerships: Maori perceptions of schooling, public systems and privatisation in Aotearoa, New Zealand
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Bob Lingard
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