Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw
Emeritus Professor

Peter Renshaw

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Background

The School of Education is one of the most productive and high profile schools of education in Australia.

Professor Peter Renshaw's research has focussed on learning and teaching processes both at school and tertiary level. With a team of colleagues in the School of Education at UQ, he is currently investigating the quality of teaching and assessment practices in schools across Queensland. In two current ARC projects, with his co-researchers (Dr Ray Brown and Dr Elizabeth Hirst) he is investigating how teachers group and label students, and the effects of these practices on learning outcomes. These projects are framed by a sociocultural theory of education that foregrounds the social and cultural construction of knowledge and identity, and the responsibility of educators to create challenging, inclusive and supportive learning contexts for diverse groups of students. Professor Renshaw was President and Secretary of Australian Association for Research in Education and a member of the Executive for over a decade (1991-2002). He currently is on the International Advisory Board of CICERO Learning, an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He has active collaborations with European researchers in the Netherlands and Sweden, studying how teachers deal with student diversity and how they provide inclusive contexts for learning in multicultural classrooms.

Availability

Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw is:
Not available for supervision

Fields of research

Curriculum and pedagogy Education

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, University of Sydney
  • Postgraduate Diploma, University of Sydney
  • Masters (Coursework) of Education, University of Illinois
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois

Search Professor Peter Renshaw’s works on UQ eSpace

119 works between 1992 and 2024
All (119) Journal Article (58) Book Chapter (33) Conference Publication (24) Book (2) Other Outputs (2)

41 - 60 of 119 works

2013

Journal Article

Investigating 'moments' for student agency through a differentiated music curriculum

Monk, Sue, Mills, Martin, Renshaw, Peter, Geelan, David, Keddie, Amanda and Gowlett, Christina (2013). Investigating 'moments' for student agency through a differentiated music curriculum. International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning, 8 (3), 179-193. doi: 10.5172/ijpl.2013.8.3.179

Investigating 'moments' for student agency through a differentiated music curriculum

2013

Journal Article

How to enable Asian teachers to empower students to adopt student-centred learning

Pham, Thi Hong Thanh and Renshaw, Peter (2013). How to enable Asian teachers to empower students to adopt student-centred learning. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 38 (11), 65-85. doi: 10.14221/ajte.2013v38n11.4

How to enable Asian teachers to empower students to adopt student-centred learning

2013

Journal Article

The social cultural and emotional dimensions of scaffolding

Renshaw, Peter D. (2013). The social cultural and emotional dimensions of scaffolding. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 2 (1), 56-60. doi: 10.1016/j.lcsi.2013.01.002

The social cultural and emotional dimensions of scaffolding

2013

Journal Article

Beyond culturalism: addressing issues of Indigenous disadvantage through schooling

Keddie, Amanda, Gowlett, Christina, Mills, Martin, Monk, Sue and Renshaw, Peter (2013). Beyond culturalism: addressing issues of Indigenous disadvantage through schooling. The Australian Educational Researcher, 40 (1), 91-108. doi: 10.1007/s13384-012-0080-x

Beyond culturalism: addressing issues of Indigenous disadvantage through schooling

2013

Book Chapter

Constructing educational achievement within a sociocultural framework of planes

Phillipson, Sivanes and Renshaw, Peter D. (2013). Constructing educational achievement within a sociocultural framework of planes. Constructing Educational Achievement: A sociocultural perspective. (pp. 3-9) edited by Sivanes Phillipson, Kelly Y. L. Ku and Shane N. Phillipson. Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Constructing educational achievement within a sociocultural framework of planes

2013

Book Chapter

Classroom chronotopes privileged by contemporary educational policy: teaching and learning in testing times

Renshaw, Peter D. (2013). Classroom chronotopes privileged by contemporary educational policy: teaching and learning in testing times. Constructing Educational Achievement: A sociocultural perspective. (pp. 57-69) edited by Sivanes Phillipson, Kelly Y. L. Ku and Shane N. Phillipson. Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.

Classroom chronotopes privileged by contemporary educational policy: teaching and learning in testing times

2013

Journal Article

Alternative education provision: a dumping ground for 'wasted lives' or a challenge to the mainstream?

Mills, Martin, Renshaw, Peter and Zipin, Lew (2013). Alternative education provision: a dumping ground for 'wasted lives' or a challenge to the mainstream?. Social Alternatives, 32 (2), 13-18.

Alternative education provision: a dumping ground for 'wasted lives' or a challenge to the mainstream?

2013

Book Chapter

Being Aspie or having asperger syndrome: learning and the dialogical self at WrongPlanet.net

Davies, Kim and Renshaw, Peter (2013). Being Aspie or having asperger syndrome: learning and the dialogical self at WrongPlanet.net. Interplays between dialogical learning and dialogical self. (pp. 393-417) edited by M. Beatrice Ligorio and Margarida Cesar. Charlotte, NC United States: Information Age Publishing.

Being Aspie or having asperger syndrome: learning and the dialogical self at WrongPlanet.net

2013

Book Chapter

Equity and education research, policy and practice: a review

Gilbert, Robert, Keddie, Amanda, Lingard, Bob, Mills, Martin and Renshaw, Peter (2013). Equity and education research, policy and practice: a review. Equity and education: exploring new directions for equity in Australian education. (pp. 16-51) edited by Alan Reid and Louise Reynolds. Carlton South, Australia: Australian College of Educators.

Equity and education research, policy and practice: a review

2012

Other Outputs

A curriculum in transition: Final report for the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (QCAR): Evaluation

Mills, Martin, Goos, Merrilyn, Monk, Sue, Muspratt, Sandy, Renshaw, Peter, Gilbert, Rob, Dole, Shelley, Honan, Eileen, Nichols, Kim, Wright, Tony, Gannaway, Deanne and Sheppard, Karen (2012). A curriculum in transition: Final report for the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (QCAR): Evaluation. Brisbane, Australia:

A curriculum in transition: Final report for the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (QCAR): Evaluation

2012

Book Chapter

Storythread pedagogy for environmental education

Tooth, Ron and Renshaw, Peter (2012). Storythread pedagogy for environmental education. Changing schools: Alternative ways to make a world of difference. (pp. 113-127) edited by Terry Wrigley, Pat Thomson and Bob Lingard. London, England, U.K.: Routedge. doi: 10.4324/9780203818206-15

Storythread pedagogy for environmental education

2011

Journal Article

Designing strategies to make cooperative learning culturally appropriate in the Vietnamese context

Pham, Thi Hong Thanh, Gillies, Robyn M. and Renshaw, Peter (2011). Designing strategies to make cooperative learning culturally appropriate in the Vietnamese context. Higher Education Review, 44 (1), 43-57.

Designing strategies to make cooperative learning culturally appropriate in the Vietnamese context

2010

Book Chapter

Community

Pendergast, Donna, Renshaw, Peter and Harris, Jessica (2010). Community. Teaching middle years: Rethinking curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. (pp. 286-300) edited by Donna Pendergast and Nan Bahr. Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin.

Community

2010

Book Chapter

Learning and community

Renshaw, Peter (2010). Learning and community. Educational research by association. (pp. 147-159) edited by Trevor Gale and Bob Lingard. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

Learning and community

2010

Book Chapter

Teaching as a research-informed and research-informing profession

Lingard, Bob and Renshaw, Peter (2010). Teaching as a research-informed and research-informing profession. Connecting inquiry and professional learning in education: International perspectives and practical solutions. (pp. 26-39) edited by Anne Campbell and Susan Groundwater-Smith. Abingdon, Oxon, U.K.: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203609453

Teaching as a research-informed and research-informing profession

2009

Journal Article

Productive Pedagogies: A redefined methodology for analysing quality teacher practice

Mills, Martin, Goos, Merrilyn, Keddie, Amanda, Honan, Eileen, Pendergast, Donna, Gilbert, Rob, Nichols, Kim, Renshaw, Peter and Wright, Tony (2009). Productive Pedagogies: A redefined methodology for analysing quality teacher practice. Australian Educational Researcher, 36 (3), 67-87. doi: 10.1007/BF03216906

Productive Pedagogies: A redefined methodology for analysing quality teacher practice

2009

Journal Article

Reflections on pedagogy and place: A journey into learning for sustainability through environmental narrative and deep attentive reflection

Tooth, Ron and Renshaw, Peter (2009). Reflections on pedagogy and place: A journey into learning for sustainability through environmental narrative and deep attentive reflection. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 25, 95-104. doi: 10.1017/s0814062600000434

Reflections on pedagogy and place: A journey into learning for sustainability through environmental narrative and deep attentive reflection

2008

Journal Article

Cooperative learning (CL) and academic achievement of Asian students: A true story

Pham, Thi Hong Thanh, Gillies, Robyn and Renshaw, Peter (2008). Cooperative learning (CL) and academic achievement of Asian students: A true story. International Education Studies, 1 (3), 82-88. doi: 10.5539/ies.v1n3p82

Cooperative learning (CL) and academic achievement of Asian students: A true story

2008

Other Outputs

Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework Evaluation Project - Phase 1 (2006-2008)

Goos, M., Mills, M., Gilbert, R., Gowlett, C., Wright, T., Renshaw, P., Pendergast, D., Nichols, K., McGregor, G., Khan, A., Keddie, A. and Honan, E. (2008). Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework Evaluation Project - Phase 1 (2006-2008). Brisbane, Australia: Department of Education, Training and the Arts.

Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework Evaluation Project - Phase 1 (2006-2008)

2008

Book Chapter

A teacher’s repertoire of practice in a multi-ethnic classroom : The physicality and politics of difference

Hirst, Elizabeth, Renshaw, Peter and Brown, Raymond (2008). A teacher’s repertoire of practice in a multi-ethnic classroom : The physicality and politics of difference. Social interactions in multicultural settings. (pp. 329-348) edited by Margarida César and Kristiina Kumpulainen. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers.

A teacher’s repertoire of practice in a multi-ethnic classroom : The physicality and politics of difference

Past funding

  • 2019 - 2024
    Digital mediation of children's interactions with the more than human world
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2024
    Raising the literacy bar for economically disadvantaged students (ARC Discovery Project administered by the Australian Catholic University)
    Australian Catholic University
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Teachers using classroom data well: Identifying key features of effective practices
    Queensland College of Teachers
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    PEARL pedagogy in primary schools: A new approach to teaching and learning Indigenous Australian Studies
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Green robots, sustainable cities and inquiring minds: Young children engineer robots to create cities of the future
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2015
    Pursuing equity in high poverty rural schools: improving learning through rich accountabilities
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    An investigation of best practice in evidence-based assessment within preservices teacher education programs and other professions
    Queensland College of Teachers
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Transformative Educational Practice in Indigenous Australian Studies: Primary and Secondary Contexts
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Storythread Pedagogy: transforming teachers' and students' knowledge and values regarding environmental sustainability
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Engaging students: issues of difference, distribution and recognition in schools
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (QCAR) Phase 2 Evaluation
    Education Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Researching Collective Argumentation in Mathematics and Science Classrooms (Administered by Griffith Uni)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2008
    Researching teachers' funds of knowledge and teaching repertoires in relation to student diversity.
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Longitudinal Study of Teaching and Learning in Queensland State Schools (Initial Phase): Observation of Classroom Practice and its Relationship to Student Outcome at Baseline
    Department of Education and the Arts
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Qld Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework Evaluation Project - Phase 1
    Department Education - Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Indigenous Education Research Project - Accountability: Inclusive Assessment, Monitoring and Reporting on Education Outcomes
    Department Education - Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    Cross-cultural collaboration between parents and professionals in special education.
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1998 - 2001
    The contribution of technology to enhancing the quality of collaborative action and individual reflection in the learning of senior mathematics
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1997
    The adaptation of students from South East Asia to undergraduate university study in Australia: Contexts of collaborative learning
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant
  • 1995 - 1996
    The contribution of collaborative action and individual reflection to the teaching and learning of senior secondary mathematics
    ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
    Open grant

Availability

Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Perezhivanie and literacy learning arising from childrens' interactions with the more than human world

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kate McLay

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Stepping into love through soperezhivanie: An investigation of children's co-experiences with human and more-than-human others

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Kate McLay

Completed supervision

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