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Overview
Background
My research interest may be seen to lie within one or more of the following areas
· Postcolonial sociologies of education
· Critical governmentality studies
· Student mobilities.
· Studies of globalization and transnationalism in relation to education institutions, policies and practices
· International higher education governance
· Development and education
These interests probably have something to do with my personal biography. I am a first generation ‘education migrant’ whose parents migrated to Australia at the tail end of the 1970s, their postcolonial dream unraveled by the cultural politics of new nationhood. We came to live in Western Australia at the end of one mining boom (this one was Japan driven), and the start of a major economic restructuring project that would transform the Australia economy, and the lifestyles and livelihoods of many of its citizens. I finished high school and then majored in Microbiology at the University of Western Australia, before working for two years in a genetics laboratory on the molecular aspects of change in anaerobic bacteria. I subsequently moved disciplines to the social sciences, completed a degree in Social Work, and worked for a decade in a number of areas ranging from child protection and juvenile justice to ‘educational development assistance’, multicultural counselling, refugee settlement and international student advising. In 1999, I commenced my PhD studies. My thesis investigated the workings of the education export industry using postcolonial and poststructuralist frameworks. It critically appraised the concept of globalisation and its use to govern international education. Through this work, I developed an interest in the different actors in the cast of globalization - international students, transnational scientists, and refugees and asylum seekers.
My more recent research has focused on emerging education hubs in Singapore and Malaysia and the transnational mobilities of ‘knowledge workers’ recruited to these emerging knowledge spatialities. I am also investigating the temporal reach and recontextualisation of colonial knowledges and practices on assembling ‘postcolonial’ subjectivities in the context of Southeast Asia. I have a strong interest in empirical work and welcome enquires from students who are interested in deep and substantive engagement with theoretical frameworks. Being a cultural, professional and disciplinary hybrid, I am keen to work across disciplines.
I am actively involved in three research projects at present, all concerned variously with investigations of mobility:
- Globalising Universities and International Student Mobilities in East Asia, Funded by the Ministry of Education, Government of Singapore
- Transnational Knowledge Workers in the Life-and Technosciences, Funded by the University of Queensland
- Inbound and Outbound Student Mobility, Funded by the University of Queensland.
Availability
- Dr Ravinder Sidhu is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Western Australia
- Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Education, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2016
Journal Article
Governmental assemblages of internationalising universities: Mediating circulation and containment in East Asia
Sidhu, Ravinder, Collins, Francis, Lewis, Nicolas and Yeoh, Brenda (2016). Governmental assemblages of internationalising universities: Mediating circulation and containment in East Asia. Environment and Planning A, 48 (8), 1493-1513. doi: 10.1177/0308518X16644255
2015
Journal Article
Beyond neoliberalism: universities and the public good
Sidhu, Ravinder (2015). Beyond neoliberalism: universities and the public good. Australian Review of Public Affairs.
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
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.
2015
Journal Article
Using postcolonial scholarship to address equity in transnational higher education
Sidhu, Ravinder (2015). Using postcolonial scholarship to address equity in transnational higher education. Learning and Teaching, 8 (1), 73-94. doi: 10.3167/latiss.2015.080105
2014
Journal Article
Making space for an international branch campus: Monash University Malaysia
Sidhu, Ravinder and Christie, Pam (2014). Making space for an international branch campus: Monash University Malaysia. Asia Pacific Viewpoint, 55 (2), 182-195. doi: 10.1111/apv.12052
2014
Journal Article
Mobility and desire: international students and Asian regionalism in aspirational Singapore
Collins, Francis L., Sidhu, Ravinder, Lewis, Nick and Yeoh, Brenda S. A. (2014). Mobility and desire: international students and Asian regionalism in aspirational Singapore. Discourse (Abingdon): Studies in the cultural politics of education, 35 (5), 661-676. doi: 10.1080/01596306.2014.921996
2014
Journal Article
A situated analysis of global knowledge networks: capital accumulation strategies of transnationally mobile scientists in Singapore
Sidhu, Ravinder, Yeoh, Brenda and Chang, Sushila (2014). A situated analysis of global knowledge networks: capital accumulation strategies of transnationally mobile scientists in Singapore. Higher Education, 69 (1), 79-101. doi: 10.1007/s10734-014-9762-9
2014
Journal Article
Transnational higher education as a hybrid global/local space: a case study of a Malaysian-Australian joint venture
Sidhu, Ravinder and Christie, Pam (2014). Transnational higher education as a hybrid global/local space: a case study of a Malaysian-Australian joint venture. Journal of Sociology, 51 (2), 299-316. doi: 10.1177/1440783314521882
2014
Book Chapter
Singapore: building a knowledge and education hub
Sidhu, Ravinder, Ho, Kong-Chong and Yeoh, Brenda S. A. (2014). Singapore: building a knowledge and education hub. International Education Hubs: Student, Talent, Knowledge-Innovation Models. (pp. 121-143) edited by Jane Knight. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-7025-6_8
2013
Conference Publication
Undergraduate students on the move: academic staff perceptions of short term mobility programmes
Dall’Alba, Gloria and Sidhu, Ravinder (2013). Undergraduate students on the move: academic staff perceptions of short term mobility programmes. AARE 2013: Australian Association for Research in Education Annual International Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 1-5 December, 2013. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education.
2012
Journal Article
International education and (dis)embodied cosmopolitanisms
Sidhu, Ravinder Kaur and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2012). International education and (dis)embodied cosmopolitanisms. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 44 (4), 413-431. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2010.00722.x
2012
Conference Publication
Undergraduate students on the move: a comparative analysis of inbound an doutbound mobility programmes
Dall'Alba, G. and Sidhu, R. (2012). Undergraduate students on the move: a comparative analysis of inbound an doutbound mobility programmes. AARE-APERA 2012, Sydney, Australia, 2-6 December 2012. Sydney, Australia: AARE-APERA 2012.
2012
Journal Article
Supporting refugee students in schools: What constitutes inclusive education?
Sidhu, Ravinder and Taylor, Sandra (2012). Supporting refugee students in schools: What constitutes inclusive education?. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 16 (1), 39-56. doi: 10.1080/13603110903560085
2012
Conference Publication
Undergraduate students on the move: short term mobility programmes 'down under'
Dall'Alba, G. and Sidhu, R. (2012). Undergraduate students on the move: short term mobility programmes 'down under'. European Conference on Educational Research 2012 (ECER 2012), Cadiz, Spain, 18-21 September 2012.
2011
Journal Article
Emerging education hubs: The case of Singapore
Sidhu, Ravinder, Ho, K.-C. and Yeoh, Brenda (2011). Emerging education hubs: The case of Singapore. Higher Education, 61 (1), 23-40. doi: 10.1007/s10734-010-9323-9
2011
Journal Article
Schooling and refugees: engaging with the complex trajectories of globalisation
Sidhu, Ravinder, Taylor, Sandra and Christie, Pam (2011). Schooling and refugees: engaging with the complex trajectories of globalisation. Global Studies of Childhood, 1 (2), 92-103. doi: 10.2304/gsch.2011.1.2.92
2011
Book Chapter
The global schoolhouse: Governing Singapore's knowledge economy aspirations
Sidhu, Ravinder, Chong, Ho Kong and Yeoh, Brenda (2011). The global schoolhouse: Governing Singapore's knowledge economy aspirations. Higher education in the Asia-Pacific: Strategic responses to globalization. (pp. 255-271) edited by Simon Marginson, Sarjit Kaur and Erlenawati Sawir. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-1500-4_13
2011
Book Chapter
Australian universities and the challenges of internationalisation
Hickling-Hudson, Anne and Sidhu, Ravinder (2011). Australian universities and the challenges of internationalisation. Universities and global diversity: Preparing educators for tomorrow. (pp. 157-175) edited by Beverly Lindsay and Wanda J. Blanchett. New York, USA: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203839690
2010
Book Chapter
The 'Singapore Sling': When world class universities come to town
Sidhu, Ravinder (2010). The 'Singapore Sling': When world class universities come to town. Re-positioning university governance and academic work. (pp. 35-51) edited by Jill Blackmore, Marie Brennan and Lew Zipin. Netherlands: Sense Publishers.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
From Reactive to Proactive Shaping The Future of Teacher Professional Learning
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Annie Pohlman
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Doctor Philosophy
The Paradox of University Autonomy: Power and Politics in University Governance
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adam Hannah
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Transforming Bangladeshi higher education through the Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project: An investigation of problem representations.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Bob Lingard
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2014
Master Philosophy
A study of the factors affecting the decision-making process of prospective Chinese international students
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Becoming 'unemployed': Mapping and (re)constituting subjectivity within jobactive
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David Fryer
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
A Foucauldian-inspired ethnographic investigation: The emergence of the everyday social practice of ADHD
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David Fryer
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Anti-sectarian Adult Education in Northern Ireland
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Peter Renshaw
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
The journey of Indonesian female students in Australia: An autoethnography
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Liz Mackinlay
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Transnational Mobilities of Australia-Educated and Domiciled Professional Migrants from Vietnam
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Gloria Dall'Alba
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2009
Master Philosophy
The role of higher education for knowledge on and for Africa: A historical critique
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Pamela Christie
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