Graham Parr

Associate Professor in English and Literature Education, Faculty of Education graham.parr@monash.edu

Core expertise

English language, literature and literary education

Biography

Graham is Associate Professor and Associate Dean (International) in the Faculty of Education. Among other roles, he's a teacher of English language, literature and literacy education, and a researcher in the fields of English education, teacher professional learning, professional experience, narrative, creativity, and initial teacher education.
He's authored and edited 10 scholarly books, and published dozens of journal articles and book chapters in quality national and international publications.

articles

Close-up of a student writing and reading in classroom

What AERO’s report of writing development in Australia doesn’t want to talk about

The Australian Educational Research Organisation’s failure to acknowledge NAPLAN’s flaws, nor draw on significant existing research, reflects a lack of respect for English teachers.

Education

A school backpack on a desk, with sanitiser and a face mask on top of a pile of books

Educational leadership and COVID-19, through an ASEAN lens

Educators from Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Australia recently shared their experiences of leading their communities during the pandemic.

Education

A person drawing two arrows pointing in opposite directions, one containing the word 'global', the other 'local'

How global engagement can start at school

The pandemic has brought into sharp relief the contradictory character of Australia, but schools provide great examples of how it’s possible to engage globally from local settings.

Education