Doctor Brenda Dobia
SENIOR LECTURER,
Centre for Educational Research (SoE)
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Western Sydney
- MA University of Melbourne
- BA (Hons) University of Melbourne
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Centre for Educational Research (SoE)
Contact
| Email: | B.Dobia@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 2729 |
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| Location: | J.G.05 Penrith (Kingswood) |
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Biography
Awards
- College of Arts Teaching Citation 2011-11-01
- Australian Government Office of Learning and Teaching Citation 2012-09-25
- Vice Chancellor's Excellence Award for University Sustainabiliity 2012-11-30
Teaching
Previous Teaching Areas
- 101642 Positive Learning Environments, 2012
- 101652 Ecopsychology and Cultural Change, 2012
- 101663 Education for Sustainability, 2012
Publications
Books
- Dobia, B. and O'Rourke, V. (2011), 'Promoting the mental health and wellbeing of Indigenous children in Australian primary schools', : Commonwealth of Australia 9781742415208.
Chapters in Books
- Power, A., Mooney, M., Barker, K., Dobia, B., Watson, K., Yeung, A. and + 3 Externals, .. (2008), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: School-wide Student Behaviour Intervention in Western Sydney', Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association Conference, Springer International Handbooks of Education, Volume 11 978-1-4020-1007-1.
Journal Articles
- Yeung, A., Mooney, M., Barker, K. and Dobia, B. (2009), 'Does school-wide positive behaviour system improve learning in primary schools? Some preliminary findings', New Horizons in Education, 16.
- Graetz, B., Littlefield, L., Trinder, M., Dobia, B., Souter, M. and Champion, C. (2008), 'KidsMatter: A Population Health Model to Support Student Mental Health and Well-being in Primary Schools', International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 8.
- Dobia, B. (2007), 'Approaching the Hindu Goddess of Desire', Feminist Theology, 18.
- Dobia, B. (2006), 'The Tantric Matrix at the Kamakhya Temple, Assam', TAASA Review: The Journal of The Asian Arts Society of Australia, 3.
Conference Papers
- Barker, K., Yeung, A., Dobia, B. and Mooney, M. (2009), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: Differentiating Teachers' Self-Efficacy', Australian Association for Research in Education Conference (AARE 2009), .
- Barker, K., Denham, A., Dobia, B., Mooney, M., Watson, K., Power, A., Ha, T., Yeung, A., Schofield, J. and McCloughan, G. (2008), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: Changing Student Behaviours for Sustainable Psychosocial Outcomes', Australian Association for Research in Education, International Education Reserach Conference, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
- Mooney, M., Watson, K., Dobia, B., Power, A., Barker, K., Ha, T., Yeung, A. and + 3 Externals, . (2008), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: Local Features of an Adapted US Model of Behaviour Management', Australian Association for Research in Education, International Educatin Research Conference, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
- Mooney, M., Dobia, B., Power, A., Watson, K., Barker, K., Yeung, A. and + 3 Externals, . (2008), 'Why Positive Behaviour for Learning: The How's and Why's of Translating a US Model for Local Sustainable Education', Australian Association for Research in Education, International Educatin Research Conference, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | Enabling schooling success: Psycho-social drivers & impact of Positive Behaviour for Learning intervention on behaviour, well-being, academic engagement & achievement |
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| Years: | 2009-07-14 - 2013-09-30 |
| ID: | P00016592 |
| UWS Researchers: | Rhonda Craven, Margaret Vickers, Katrina Barker, Kevin Watson, Anne Power, Mary Mooney, Brenda Dobia and Alexander Yeung |
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| Title: | The Aboriginal Girls Circle - enhancing connectedness and promoting resilience for Aboriginal girls |
| Years: | 2012-01-04 - 2014-03-31 |
| ID: | P00020511 |
| UWS Researchers: | Brenda Dobia, Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Sue Roffey and Roberto Parada |
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Previous Projects
| Title: | Positive Behaviour for Learning: investigating the transfer of a US system into DET Western Sydney Region schools |
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| Years: | 2006-12-21 - 2009-10-30 |
| ID: | P0015348 |
| UWS Researchers: | Mary Mooney, Alexander Yeung, Brenda Dobia and Katrina Barker |
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Supervision
Doctor Dobia is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Title: | Ethics, Environment and Islam |
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Previous Supervision
| Title: | EMBODIED VALUES, CONSCIOUSNESS, CHOICES: Evolution of Values in Women's Lives - A case Study |
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| Field of Research: | SOCIAL WORK |
| Thesis: | EMBODIED VALUES, CONSCIOUSNESS, CHOICES: Evolution of Values in Women's Lives - A case Study |
| Title: | Women Dreaming Around Marriage: A Transpersonal Study of Personal Narratives, Group Dreamwork, Image and Archetype. |
| Field of Research: | EDUCATION NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED |
| Thesis: | Women Dreaming Around Marriage: A Transpersonal Study of Personal Narratives, Group Dreamwork, Image and Archetype. |
| Title: | Encountering Satyananda Yoga in Australia and India: Reflections of a Complex, Postcolonial, Gendered Subject |
| Field of Research: | SOCIETY AND CULTURE |
| Thesis: | Encountering Satyananda Yoga in Australia and India: Reflections of a Complex, Postcolonial, Gendered Subject |
| Title: | A Phenomenological Exploration of Ecological Consciousness and its Development |
| Field of Research: | ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION |
| Thesis: | A Phenomenological Exploration of Ecological Consciousness and its Development |
| Title: | A Creative Imaginary for Cultural Change, Explored Through a Feminist Spirituality and Women's Textile Art. |
| Field of Research: | INDIGENOUS STUDIES |
| Thesis: | A Creative Imaginary for Cultural Change, Explored Through a Feminist Spirituality and Women's Textile Art. |
