DrMusa Nicholas John Manning

Sessional Academic

Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic/Lifelong Learning

  • Sessional Academic
    Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic/Lifelong Learning

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Critical Thinking — Examines critical thinking through its intellectual foundations in psychology, sociology, philosophy, and education.
  • Curriculum and Pedagogy — Focuses on curriculum design and pedagogical practice within Australian higher education.
  • Heidegger’s Hermeneutic Phenomenology — Applies Heidegger’s phenomenological approach to understanding the teaching and learning of critical thinking in Australian tertiary education.
  • Gadamer’s Hermeneutic Circle — Utilises Gadamer’s interpretive framework to explore how critical thinking is taught and learned in Australian higher‑education contexts.