Professor Carol Reid

Professor Carol Reid

Adjunct Professor,
Dean's Unit, School of Education

Biography

Carol Reid is a sociologist of education in the Centre for Educational Research at Western Sydney University. Carol’s research explores processes of globalisation and mobilities on youth, ethnicity and race and the intersections of these social identities with the changing nature of teacher’s work. Current research is concerned with Settlement Outcomes of Syrian Conflict Refugees and cosmopolitan theory for education. Carol received her PhD and BA (Hons) from Macquarie University in Sociology and was a teacher prior to these studies for 13 years. 

Professor Reid is the International Sociological Association's Vice President for Oceania (2014-2022)

This information has been contributed by Professor Reid.

Qualifications

  • PhD Macquarie University
  • BA (Hons) Macquarie University
  • DipTeach Sydney College of Advanced Education

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Association for Research in Education (1996 - 2018)
  • International Sociological Association (2004 - 2018)
  • The Australian Sociological Association (1996 - 2018)

Awards

  • Vice Chancellors Award for Community Engagement 2009-12-10

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Dean's Unit, School of Education

Contact

Email: C.Reid@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 9772 6524
(02) 9772 6524
Mobile:
Location: 4.G.16
Bankstown4.G.16
Bankstown

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Teaching

Previous Teaching Areas

  • 101661 Education in a Cosmopolitan Society, 2016
  • 400872 Honours Research Design and Methodology, 2014

Publications

Books

  • Reid, C. and Major, J. (2017), 'Global Teaching: Southern Perspectives on Teachers Working with Diversity', : Palgrave Macmillan 9781137532145.
  • Reid, C. and Watson, K. (2015), 'Compulsory Schooling in Australia: Perspectives from Students, Parents, and Educators', : Palgrave Macmillan 9781137522153.
  • Reid, C., Collins, J. and Singh, M. (2014), 'Global Teachers, Australian Perspectives : Goodbye Mr Chips, Hello Ms Banerjee', : Springer 9789814451352.
  • Reid, C. and Sproats, E. (2006), 'School Noticing, Intervening and Preventing Youth Crime Through Building Emotional Capital', : University of Western Sydney 9781741081398.
  • Reid, C. (2004), 'Negotiating Racialised Identities - Indigenous Teacher Education in Austrlia and Canada', : Common Ground Publishing 1863355391.

Chapters in Books

  • Hardini, I., Di Biase, B., Kawaguchi, S. and Reid, C. (2023), 'Developmentally moderated focus on form in an Indonesian kindergarten EFL programme', Processability and Language Acquisition in the Asia-Pacific Region, John Benjamins Publishing 9789027212870.
  • Reid, C. (2022), 'Race and ethnicity within cosmopolitan theories of spatiality and temporality', Critical Approaches Toward a Cosmopolitan Education, Routledge 9780367347642.
  • Rosmilawati, I. and Reid, C. (2020), 'The Indonesian Equivalency Program for out-of-school youth', Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education, Oxford University Press .
  • Rosmilawati, I., Reid, C. and Wright, D. (2018), 'Alternative schooling for disadvantaged young people in Indonesia', International Perspectives on Alternative Education: Policy and Practice, UCL Institute of Education Press 9781858567822.
  • Reid, C. and Ibrahim, M. (2017), 'Imagining the cosmopolitan global citizen? : parents' choice of international schools in Kuwait', Educating for the 21st Century: Perspectives, Policies and Practices from Around the World, Springer 9789811016714.
  • Reid, C. and Stephens, D. (2017), 'Cosmopolitan theory and Aboriginal teachers' professional identities', Global Teaching: Southern Perspectives on Teachers Working with Diversity, Palgrave Macmillan 9781137532145.
  • Reid, C. and Major, J. (2017), 'Introducing global teaching and Southern perspectives', Global Teaching: Southern Perspectives on Teachers Working with Diversity, Palgrave Macmillan 9781137532145.
  • Reid, C. (2016), 'Teachers' work in the age of migration : a cosmopolitan analysis', Super Dimensions in Globalisation and Education, Springer 9789811003103.
  • Reid, C. (2015), 'Public diversity ; private disadvantage : schooling and ethnicity', Controversies in Education: Orthodoxy and Heresy in Policy and Practice, Springer 9783319087580.
  • Reid, C., Alsaiari, H. and Rosmilawati, I. (2015), 'Cultural translations : the art of cosmopolitan learning as an international student', International Education and Cultural-Linguistic Experiences of International Students in Australia, Australian Academic Press 9781922117465.
  • Reid, C. (2014), 'Girls can and boys can't? : the factors shaping choice and the new compulsory schooling age in single sex, ethnically diverse south-western Sydney high schools', Contemporary Issues of Equity in Education, Cambridge Scholars Publishing 9781443863322.
  • Reid, C. and Mulas, R. (2013), 'Problems and possibilities : equitable education for Australian refugee and immigrant youth and their families', Migrants and Refugees: Equitable Education for Displaced Populations, Information Age 9781623964665.
  • Reid, C. and Collins, J. (2009), 'The Sydney Cronulla Beach Riots: The Contexts and Contradictions of the Racialization of Young People', Racism and Justice: Critical Dialogue on the Politics of Identity, Inequality and Change, Fernwood Publishing 9781552663011.
  • Reid, C. and Van Den Akker, J. (2007), 'CIT teachers' cultures in a globalising world', Gender and I.T: Ongoing Challenges for Computing and Information Technology education in Australian secondary schools, Common Ground and Curriculum Corporation 9781875864577.
  • Reid, C. (2001), 'Webs of Diversity', Technologies of Learning: Learning Through and About the New Information Technologies, CommonGround Publishing 1863350594.
  • Reid, C. (2001), 'Magpie Babies: Urban Aboriginal students, identity and inequality in education', Resting lightly on Mother Earth : the aboriginal experience in urban educational settings, Detselig Enterprises 1550592211.

Journal Articles

  • Groutsis, D., Collins, J. and Reid, C. (2024), '"I'm not a refugee girl, call me Bella" : professional refugee women, agency, recognition, and emancipation', Business and Society, vol 61, no 1 , pp 213 - 241.
  • Hardini, I., Di Biase, B., Kawaguchi, S. and Reid, C. (2020), 'The effect of developmentally moderated focus on form instruction in Indonesian kindergarten children learning English as a foreign language', Instructed Second Language Acquisition, vol 4, no 1 , pp 49 - 61.
  • Reid, C. (2019), 'Muslim Youth in the Diaspora: Challenging Extremism through Popular Culture, Pam Nilan, New York : Routledge, 2017', Journal of Sociology, vol 55, no 2 , pp 409 - 416.
  • Hardini, I., Kawaguchi, S., Reid, C. and Di Biase, B. (2019), 'Early lexical and grammatical development of English in Indonesian kindergarten children', Asiatic, vol 13, no 1 , pp 76 - 102.
  • Krivokapic-Skoko, B., Reid, C. and Collins, J. (2018), 'Rural cosmopolitism in Australia', Journal of Rural Studies, vol 64 , pp 153 - 163.
  • Truong, S., Singh, M., Reid, C., Gray, T. and Ward, K. (2018), 'Vertical schooling and learning transformations in curriculum research : points and counterpoints in outdoor education and sustainability', Curriculum Perspectives, vol 38, no 2 , pp 181 - 186.
  • Reid, C., Jones Diaz, C. and Alsaiari, H. (2016), 'Cosmopolitanism, contemporary communication theory and cultural literacy in the EAL/D classroom', TESOL in Context, vol 25 , pp 44 - 63.
  • Knijnik, J. and Reid, C. (2016), 'The multicultural pedagogies of sports', 21st Century Learning, vol 29 August 2016 .
  • Reid, C. (2015), 'Cosmopolitanism and rural education : a conversation', International Journal of Inclusive Education, vol 19, no 7 , pp 721 - 732.
  • Jakubowicz, A., Collins, J., Reid, C. and Chafic, W. (2014), 'Minority youth and social transformation in Australia : identities, belonging and cultural capital', Social Inclusion, vol 2, no 2 , pp 5 - 16.
  • Reid, C. and Collins, J. (2013), ''No-one ever asked me' : the invisible experiences and contribution of Australian emigrant teachers', Race, Ethnicity and Education, vol 16, no 2 , pp 268 - 290.
  • Reid, C. and Al Khalil, A. (2013), 'Refugee cosmopolitans : disrupting narratives of dependency', Social Alternatives, vol 32, no 3 , pp 14 - 19.
  • Collins, J. and Reid, C. (2012), 'Immigrant teachers in Australia', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies, vol 4, no 2 , pp 38 - 61.
  • Reid, C. and Sriprakash, A. (2012), 'The possibility of cosmopolitan learning : reflecting on future directions for diversity teacher education in Australia', Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, vol 40, no 1 , pp 15 - 29.
  • Reid, C. and Young, H. (2012), 'The new compulsory schooling age policy in NSW, Australia : ethnicity, ability and gender considerations', Journal of Education Policy, vol 27, no 3 , pp 795 - 814.
  • Collins, J., Reid, C. and Fabiansson, C. (2011), 'Identities, aspirations and belonging of cosmopolitan youth in Australia', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies, vol 3, no 3 , pp 92 - 107.
  • Reid, C. (2010), 'Will the Shire ever be the same again? : schooling responses to the Cronulla riot', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies, vol 2, no 1 .
  • Reid, C. (2010), 'Book Review: Troubling Terrains: Tactics for traversing and transforming contemporary educational research', Australian Educational Researcher, vol 37, no 2 , pp 135 - 137.
  • Reid, C. (2009), 'Schooling responses to youth crime : building emotional capital', International Journal of Inclusive Education, vol 13, no 6 , pp 617 - 631.
  • Reid, C. (2009), 'Technology loving luddites? : declining participation in high school computing studies in Australia', British Journal of Sociology of Education, vol 30, no 3 , pp 289 - 302.
  • Collins, J. and Reid, C. (2009), 'Minority youth, crime, conflict, and belonging in Australia', Journal of International Migration and Integration, vol 10,4 , pp 377 - 391.
  • Reid, C. and Leeman, Y. (2006), 'Multi/intercultural education in Australia and the Netherlands', Compare, vol 36, no 1 , pp 57 - 72.
  • Reid, C. (2005), 'Global teachers with globite cases', Australian Journal of Education, vol 49, no 3 , pp 251 - 263.
  • Reid, C. (2003), 'Privilege, Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity in Indigenous Teacher Education', Journal of Postcolonial Education, vol 2, no 2 , pp 53 - 72.
  • Mason, T., Reid, C. and Perry, B. (2003), 'The Aboriginal Rural Education Program in Teacher Education at the University of Western Sydney', Change: Transformations in Education, vol 6, no 2 , pp 75 - 81.
  • Reid, C. (2003), 'Studying cultural diversity using ICTs in teacher education: pedagogy, power and literacy', Journal of Technology, Pedagogy and Education, vol 12, no 3 , pp 345 - 361.
  • Reid, C. (2002), 'Ientit(y)ies and Anxiet(y)ies in On-line Communities', ultiBASE, .

Conference Papers

  • Reid, C. (2008), 'School choice', 2020 School Education Summit: The Public Good and the Education of Children, Sydney, Australia.
  • Reid, C. (2002), 'Facelessness and its impact on democracy and diversity in virtual communities', Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education 2002 13th International Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Other Publications

  • 2023, 'Knowledge Translation to Support Early Learning of Refugee Children and their Families: Full Report', Report
  • 2023, 'Knowledge Translation to Support Early Learning of Refugee Children and their Families: Brief Report', Report
  • 2023, 'Refuge and Family Futures in Australia: Settlement Outcomes of Recently Arrived Refugees from Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan: Final Report', Report
  • 2018, 'Vertical Schools and Green Space: Canvassing the Literature', Report
  • 2014, 'Compulsory Schooling: A Sociological Analysis of Ethnicity and Compulsory Schooling in New South Wales', Report
  • 2013, 'Student Trajectory Aspiration Research (STAR): A Study of Aspirations, Enablers and Barriers to Further Education in the Blacktown Learning Community', Report
  • 2010, 'Globalisation and Teacher Movements into and out of Multicultural Australia: Final Report', Report
  • 2007, 'Tapping the Pulse of Youth in Cosmopolitan South-Western and Western Sydney: Final Report', Report
  • 2006, 'Pieces of Harmony', Recorded Work

Previous Projects

Title: Young people and the crime prevention strategies used by schools
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Carol Reid
Years: 2005-02-01 - 2006-04-30
ID: P0014467
Title: Globalisation and Teacher Movements into and out of multicultural Australia
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • NSW Teachers Federation
  • Australian Education Union SA
  • SA Department of Education & Childrens Services
  • WA Department of Education and Training
  • NSW Department of Education & Training
  • WA Department of Education and Training
Western Researchers: Carol Reid and Michael Singh
Years: 2006-12-20 - 2010-01-31
ID: P0015032
Title: Exploring options for positive futures for young people with an intellectual disability
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
  • Lawrence Hargrave School
Western Researchers: Carol Reid, Debra Costley and Marilyn Kell
Years: 2007-08-10 - 2008-08-19
ID: P0015667
Title: Tapping the Pulse of Youth in Cosmopolitan South Western and Western Sydney: A pilot study 2007 [via UTS]
Funder:
  • Department of Immigration and Border Protection
Western Researchers: Carol Reid
Years: 2007-06-08 - 2009-06-30
ID: P0015714
Title: Sydney's Ethnic Diversity and the 2000 Olympic Games: Spatial and ethnic dimentions of employment, skills training, tourism and productive diversity [via UTS]
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Carol Reid and Christine Jones Diaz
Years: 1999-07-19 - 2000-12-31
ID: P0009530
Title: Knowledge translation to support early learning of refugee children and families
Funder:
  • The Ian Potter Foundation Limited
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Carol Reid and Prathyusha Sanagavarapu
Years: 2019-09-02 - 2023-02-24
ID: P00025741
Title: From high school to higher education: Gendered pathways in information, communication and computer technology education
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
  • Office for Women NSW Premiers Department
  • Victorian Schools Innovation Commission
  • SA Department of Education & Childrens Services
  • NSW Department of Education & Training
  • Australian National Schools Network
Western Researchers: Margaret Vickers, Carol Reid, Kerry Robinson and Susanne Gannon
Years: 2005-05-09 - 2008-05-08
ID: P0012740
Title: A sociological analysis of ethnicity and compulsory schooling in NSW
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Carol Reid
Years: 2010-08-03 - 2014-06-30
ID: P00016788
Title: Framing Technological Literacy: An Ethnography of Social Space in Teaching and Learning On-line.
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Carol Reid
Years: 2001-07-01 - 2002-06-30
ID: P0010116
Title: Post-multicultural agendas in educational policy and practice: A cross-national study of Australia, Canada, Britain, the United States, and Ireland
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Michael Singh, Christine Halse and Carol Reid
Years: 2008-11-21 - 2009-11-20
ID: P00016429
Title: The politics of education policy and the education of socially, economically and culturally diverse and marginalised young people
Funder:
  • University of Western Sydney
Western Researchers: Kerry Robinson, Michael Singh, Carol Reid and Nida Denson
Years: 2010-10-28 - 2011-10-27
ID: P00017608
Title: Bridging Borders: International Explorations of Youth Use of Information and Communication Technology [via Mount Saint Vincent Uni]
Funder:
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Western Researchers: Carol Reid
Years: 2008-06-12 - 2010-03-31
ID: P0015828
Title: Settlement Outcomes of Syrian-conflict Refugee Families in Australia [via UTS]
Funder:
  • Australian Research Council (ACRG)
Western Researchers: Carol Reid
Years: 2017-08-31 - 2022-07-31
ID: P00023783

Supervision

Professor Reid is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects

Current Supervision

Thesis Title: The Sociological Analysis of English as a Global Language in Turkish Education
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Sociocultural Dynamics Affecting Adult Secondary Language Aquisition in Australian Settings
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Professional Development for Heads of Academic Departments in Colleges of Education at Saudi Universities According to Academic Accreditation Standards
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: What are the Obstacles to the Integration of Iraqi Muslim Shiits Regugees in Sydney, Australia?
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Saudi EFL Students' Perspectives on the Influence of Informal Activities in Learning English
Field of Research: Education Studies; English As A Second Language Teaching
Thesis Title: Lexical and Grammatical Development in English in Indonesian Kindergarten Children: Processability Theory and Developmentally Moderated Focus on Form
Field of Research: English As A Second Language Teaching; English Language; Linguistics
Thesis Title: Overseas trained teachers' transition into Australian schools
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Attitudes of Students and Teachers Toward Computer-Assisted Language Learning in EFL Context at Saudi Educational Institutions
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Designing an Educational Program to Build Leadership Behavior Skills in Preschoolers
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: The rise of the usability and accessability of digital devices, the fall of coding in schools
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Teaching English Language at Primary Schools in Saudi Arabia: Challenges and Difficulities that English Language Teachers Encounter
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Longing and Belonging: A Study of Acculturation and Enculturation of Ethnic Australian Students and its Influences on Psychosocial Constructs
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: The Degree of Using Instructional Technology by Arabic Teachers and its Effect of the Intermediate Stage Student's Achievement in Al-Qrayat Governorate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Field of Research:
Thesis Title: Teaching of Arabic Language Proficiency (Pronunciation) to Non-native Speakers: Designing Interventions using ICT
Field of Research:

Previous Supervision

Thesis Title: The retention of "World English Speaking" student-teachers: A cultural studies perspective on teacher shortages in the context of the mobility of transnational knowledge workers
Field of Research: Education Studies
Thesis Title: Provision of Support to University Students and Academics in a Blended Learning - A Case Study of Time, Space and Pedagogy
Field of Research: Education
Thesis Title: Understanding and Working with the Dynamics in Cross-Cultural Education
Field of Research: Education Studies
Thesis Title: Overseas Trained Teachers and Employment Strategies: A Multi-Method Study of Teacher Recruitment Issues in Australia
Field of Research: Education Studies
Thesis Title: The Utilisation of Technology in Teaching the Arabic Language in Secondary Schools in Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Field of Research: Other Information Technology
Thesis Title: Teaching Arabic through communicative language teaching approaches informed by new understandings of literacy in primary schools in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Field of Research: Teacher Education, N.e.c.; Eastern Asian Languages; English As A Second Language Teaching; Other Education
Thesis Title: Teaching of Arabic Language Proficiency (Pronunciation) to Non-native Speakers: Designing Interventions using ICT
Field of Research: Teacher Education: Higher Education; Curriculum And Education Studies; Other Education
Thesis Title: Disadvantaged Youth in Alternative Schooling: Investigating Indonesian Young People's Re-Engagement with Education
Field of Research: Education Studies; Other Education
Thesis Title: What are the Obstacles to the Integration of Iraqi Muslim Shiite Refugees in Sydney, Australia?
Field of Research: Other Education
Thesis Title: Sociocultural Dynamics Affecting The Additional Language Learning Process Of Arabic-Speaking Adult Refugees In Australian Learning Settings
Field of Research: Other Education
Thesis Title: A Sociological and Political Analysis of English as a Medium of Instruction in Turkish Higher Education
Field of Research: Sociology; Education Studies; Other Education; Linguistics
Thesis Title: Down-skilling African Women Downunder: A Bourdieuian Analysis
Field of Research: Other Education
Thesis Title: Quality International Schools in Kuwait? History, Ideology, and Practice
Field of Research: Education Studies; Curriculum Studies; Other Education; Education, N.e.c.
Thesis Title: Longing and Belonging: A Study of Acculturation and Enculturation of Ethnic Australian Students and its Influences on Psychosocial Constructs
Field of Research: Society And Culture; Other Education
Thesis Title: The challenges and opportunities faced by Saudi Arabian women leaders in education during a period of rapid change in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia
Field of Research: Education Studies
Thesis Title: How Neoliberalism and Islamophobia Shape the Schooling Experiences of Arab Muslim Primary Students in South Western Sydney Schools
Field of Research: Education Studies

Media

Title: Why we must abandon the 2021 HSC now
Description: Australian Association for Research in Education blog
Title: English language app helping refugees hone their language skills
Description: ABC 7.30 Report
Title: Refugees are integrating just fine in regional Australia
Description: The Conversation
Title: Syrian Conflict Refugees study
Description: WSU Media release
Title: Cosmopolitan Possibilities: Transforming multicultural and Indigenous education in Australia?
Description: Professorial Address
Title: To close the gap fix the system
Description: Opinion, Sydney Morning Herald

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