Overview
Background
Stephen Heimans is a Senior Lecturer in The School of Education at The University of Queensland. He writes and teaches about education policy/ leadership enactment, education research methodology and schooling in underserved communities. He is interested in the post-critical possibilities of Jacques Rancière’s thinking and the philosophy of science of Isabelle Stengers- especially experimental constructivism.
Stephen contributes to the International Teacher Education Research Collective (ITERC), a recently established group collaborating around research on teacher education in several countries including Australia, the UK, Canada, Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Japan, Hong Kong and Sweden. The Collective is currently exploring three interrelated research themes: how professionalism is ‘claimed’; the ethics and politics of teachers’ knowledge; and the knowledge base of teacher education. https://twitter.com/_ITERC
Availability
- Dr Stephen Heimans is:
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Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework), Griffith University
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Book
Shaping school success: empowering educational leaders
Hardy, Ian, Poed, Shiralee, Gowlett, Christina, Heimans, Stephen, Edwards, Elizabeth, Armour, Danielle, McLay, Katherine, Abdul Hameed, Suraiya, Beencke, Andrew, Lee, Richard, Rueda Balaguera, Laura and Ocriciano, Michelle (2025). Shaping school success: empowering educational leaders. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032666839
2024
Journal Article
Challenging teacher education: a series of invited papers for the Asia-Pacific journal of teacher education
Biesta, Gert, Takayama, Keita, Kettle, Margaret and Heimans, Stephen (2024). Challenging teacher education: a series of invited papers for the Asia-Pacific journal of teacher education. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-1. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2024.2419153
2024
Journal Article
Why teacher education? Why not education? The eternal, and infernal, project to form the teacher subject
Kettle, Margaret, Heimans, Stephen, Biesta, Gert and Takayama, Keita (2024). Why teacher education? Why not education? The eternal, and infernal, project to form the teacher subject. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 52 (5), 515-517. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2024.2419282
2024
Book Chapter
Towards a New Standard of Dissensus
Heimans, Stephen, Hansen, Dion Rüsselbæk and Clarke, Matthew (2024). Towards a New Standard of Dissensus. Teacher Education and Its Discontents. (pp. 176-197) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003422358-11
2024
Book
Teacher education and its discontents: politics, knowledge, and ethics
Gunnlaugur Magnússon, Anne M. Phelan, Stephen Heimans and Ruth Unsworth eds. (2024). Teacher education and its discontents: politics, knowledge, and ethics. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003422358
2024
Journal Article
Engaging with ‘China’: a dialogue among APJTE editors
Takayama, Keita, Kettle, Margaret, Heimans, Stephen and Biesta, Gert (2024). Engaging with ‘China’: a dialogue among APJTE editors. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 52 (4), 389-399. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2024.2391679
2024
Book Chapter
Teacher Education and Its Discontents
Phelan, Anne M., Magnússon, Gunnlaugur, Heimans, Stephen and Unsworth, Ruth (2024). Teacher Education and Its Discontents. Teacher Education and Its Discontents. (pp. 1-14) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003422358-1
2024
Book Chapter
Conclusion
Hardy, Ian, Poed, Shiralee, Gowlett, Christina, Heimans, Stephen, Edwards, Elizabeth J, Armour, Danielle, McLay, Katherine, Hameed, Suraiya Abdul, Beencke, Andrew, Lee, Richard, Balaguera, Laura Rueda and Ocriciano, Michelle (2024). Conclusion. Shaping school success. (pp. 82-87) edited by Ian Hardy, Shiralee Poed, Christina Gowlett, Stephen Heimans, Elizabeth J. Edwards, Danielle Armour, Katherine McLay, Suraiya Abdul Hameed, Andrew Beencke, Richard Lee, Laura Rueda Balaguera and Michelle Ocriciano. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032666839-6
2024
Book Chapter
Playing with power and being played: collaborative gameplay as a site of connection and insight
Thiele, Catherine, Black, Alison L., Munge, Brendon, Manathunga, Catherine, Heimans, Stephen, Schriever, Vicki, Dwyer, Rachael and Davidow, Shelley (2024). Playing with power and being played: collaborative gameplay as a site of connection and insight. Ludic inquiries into power and pedagogy in higher education. (pp. 187-205) edited by Amelia Walker, Helen Grimmett and Alison L. Black. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003450979-19
2024
Book Chapter
Teacher expertise
Hardy, Ian, Poed, Shiralee, Gowlett, Christina, Heimans, Stephen, Edwards, Elizabeth J., Armour, Danielle, McLay, Katherine, Hameed, Suraiya Abdul, Beencke, Andrew, Lee, Richard, Balaguera, Laura Rueda and Ocriciano, Michelle (2024). Teacher expertise. Shaping school success. (pp. 32-48) edited by Ian Hardy, Shiralee Poed, Christina Gowlett, Stephen Heimans, Elizabeth J. Edwards, Danielle Armour, Katherine McLay, Suraiya Abdul Hameed, Andrew Beencke, Richard Lee, Laura Rueda Balaguera and Michelle Ocriciano. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032666839-3
2024
Book Chapter
A system-wide approach to enhancing education
Hardy, Ian, Poed, Shiralee, Gowlett, Christina, Heimans, Stephen, Edwards, Elizabeth J, Armour, Danielle, McLay, Katherine, Hameed, Suraiya Abdul, Beencke, Andrew, Lee, Richard, Balaguera, Laura Rueda and Ocriciano, Michelle (2024). A system-wide approach to enhancing education. Shaping School Success. (pp. 6-31) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032666839-2
2024
Book Chapter
Educational leadership
Hardy, Ian, Poed, Shiralee, Gowlett, Christina, Heimans, Stephen, Edwards, Elizabeth J., Armour, Danielle, McLay, Katherine, Hameed, Suraiya Abdul, Beencke, Andrew, Lee, Richard, Balaguera, Laura Rueda and Ocriciano, Michelle (2024). Educational leadership. Shaping school success. (pp. 49-66) edited by Ian Hardy, Shiralee Poed, Christina Gowlett, Stephen Heimans, Elizabeth J. Edwards, Danielle Armour, Katherine McLay, Suraiya Abdul Hameed, Andrew Beencke, Richard Lee, Laura Rueda Balaguera and Michelle Ocriciano. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032666839-4
2024
Book Chapter
Infrastructures for education
Hardy, Ian, Poed, Shiralee, Gowlett, Christina, Heimans, Stephen, Edwards, Elizabeth J., Armour, Danielle, McLay, Katherine, Hameed, Suraiya Abdul, Beencke, Andrew, Lee, Richard, Balaguera, Laura Rueda and Ocriciano, Michelle (2024). Infrastructures for education. Shaping school success. (pp. 67-81) edited by Ian Hardy, Shiralee Poed, Christina Gowlett, Stephen Heimans, Elizabeth J. Edwards, Danielle Armour, Katherine McLay, Suraiya Abdul Hameed, Andrew Beencke, Richard Lee, Laura Rueda Balaguera and Michelle Ocriciano. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032666839-5
2024
Book Chapter
Introduction
Hardy, Ian, Poed, Shiralee, Gowlett, Christina, Heimans, Stephen, Edwards, Elizabeth J, Armour, Danielle, McLay, Katherine, Hameed, Suraiya Abdul, Beencke, Andrew, Lee, Richard, Balaguera, Laura Rueda and Ocriciano, Michelle (2024). Introduction. Shaping school success. (pp. 1-5) edited by Ian Hardy, Shiralee Poed, Christina Gowlett, Stephen Heimans, Elizabeth J. Edwards, Danielle Armour, Katherine McLay, Suraiya Abdul Hameed, Andrew Beencke, Richard Lee, Laura Rueda Balaguera and Michelle Ocriciano. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781032666839-1
2024
Journal Article
How ‘academic’ should academic writing be? Or: why form should follow function
Biesta, Gert, Takayama, Keita, Kettle, Margaret and Heimans, Stephen (2024). How ‘academic’ should academic writing be? Or: why form should follow function. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 52 (2), 121-125. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2024.2324582
2024
Journal Article
School can’t? Thinking about refusal in education
Heimans, Stephen, Biesta, Gert, Takayama, Keita and Kettle, Margaret (2024). School can’t? Thinking about refusal in education. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 52 (1), 1-5. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2023.2300890
2023
Journal Article
Teaching, education, and the politics of English
Kettle, Margaret, Heimans, Stephen, Biesta, Gert and Takayama, Keita (2023). Teaching, education, and the politics of English. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 51 (5), 409-412. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2023.2274687
2023
Journal Article
Editorial: excavating ‘meaningful differences’ in Asia-Pacific teacher education research
Takayama, Keita, Kettle, Margaret, Heimans, Stephen and Biesta, Gert (2023). Editorial: excavating ‘meaningful differences’ in Asia-Pacific teacher education research. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 51 (4), 323-327. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2023.2251218
2023
Journal Article
Transforming teacher education or transforming the school: a dangerous dilemma?
Biesta, Gert, Takayama, Keita, Kettle, Margaret and Heimans, Stephen (2023). Transforming teacher education or transforming the school: a dangerous dilemma?. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 51 (3), 213-215. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2023.2207290
2023
Journal Article
ChatGPT, subjectification, and the purposes and politics of teacher education and its scholarship
Heimans, Stephen, Biesta, Gert, Takayama, Keita and Kettle, Margaret (2023). ChatGPT, subjectification, and the purposes and politics of teacher education and its scholarship. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 51 (2), 105-112. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2023.2189368
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Let the Teachers Gauge Themselves A Certified Teachers Self-Reflection and its Implication toward Future Recruitment and Future PPG Program
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rhonda Faragher
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Doctor Philosophy
Institutional language policies, academic literacies and power: a collaborative investigation of practices in higher education in Queensland
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jana Visnovska
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Doctor Philosophy
An Epistemology of Practice for Political and Existential Citizenship
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jana Visnovska
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating World-Centred Education: Subjectification, Teacher Remoralisation and the Role of Humanities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Tim Mehigan
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Doctor Philosophy
An Epistemology of Practice for Political and Existential Citizenship
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jana Visnovska
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Doctor Philosophy
Stones, Cracks, and Gold: Resisting, Reimagining, and Acknowledging Higher Education in the Shadows of (post?)Neoliberalism - Possibilities of Pluriversity
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jana Visnovska
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Doctor Philosophy
Towards Lao Inclusive Education: Perceptions, Barriers and Evidence-based Strategies to Overcome the Barriers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Suraiya Abdul Hameed, Professor Rhonda Faragher
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Doctor Philosophy
Recontextualizing the Internationalization of the Curriculum at Home in Vietnam Higher Education: An Action Research Project
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kate McLay
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Doctor Philosophy
Differentiating instruction in early secondary mathematics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jana Visnovska
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Doctor Philosophy
Investigating Perspectives on Pronunciation Teaching in the Adult Migrant English Programme
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Damon Thomas
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Doctor Philosophy
Depressing pyrite in copper flotation in the presence of a high concentration of pyrite
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Hardy
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Teacher Advocacy and People Seeking Asylum
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Kate McLay
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