DrGarry Argent
Lecturer in Education
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education
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- Lecturer in EducationFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Education
- +61 3 522 73852 (Work)
- Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216
BIO
Garry is a lecturer in the School of Education at Deakin University, Australia, in initial teacher education programs and vocational education. His research focuses on the role that education, language literacy, numeracy (foundation) skills and vocational education play in the lives of various groups such as the culturally and linguistically diverse, people with a disability, young people and displaced workers. He has also worked as a teacher in the fields of language, literacy, numeracy, and vocational education for over 20 years.
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Lecturer in EducationDeakin University, School of Education
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- VET SpecialistDeakin University, School of Educaton, Geelong, Australia30 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2024
DEGREES
- Doctor of PhilosophyRMIT University, Australia1 Mar 2015 - 1 Nov 2022
- Master of EducationRMIT University, Melbourne, Australia1 Mar 2013 - 1 Nov 2014
- Graduate Certificate of TESOLUniversity of New England, Armidale, Australia1 Mar 2008 - 1 Nov 2009
- Bachelor of EducationRMIT University, Melbourne, Australia1 Mar 1996 - 1 Nov 1999
- Bachelor of Applied ScienceRMIT University, Melbourne, Australia1 Mar 1991 - 1 Nov 1993
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- Teacher education and professional development of educators
- Vocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy
- Inclusive education
- Education policy, sociology and philosophy
- Sociology of education
- Continuing and community education
- Technical, further and workplace education
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Arts and Education
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- School of Education