Doctor David Wright
DIRECTOR, RHD,
Research and Higher Degree (SoE)
SENIOR LECTURER,
Adult and Postgraduate Education (SoE)
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Western Sydney,Nepean
- MA University of Western Sydney,Nepean
- GDipEd Sydney College of Advanced Education
- BA The Australian National University
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Research and Higher Degree (SoE)
- Adult and Postgraduate Education (SoE)
Contact
| Email: | david.wright@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 2267 |
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| Location: | J.G.19 Penrith (Kingswood) |
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Publications
Books
- Wright, D., Camden-Pratt, C. and Hill, S. (2011), 'Social Ecololgy: Applying ecological understanding to our lives and our planet', : Hawthorn Press 9781907359118.
Chapters in Books
- Wright, D. (2012), 'Loss and learning: personal reflections upon the learning contained in profound grief', Learning life from illness stories, Post Pressed 9780646579320.
- Wright, D. (2012), 'Loss and learning : personal reflections upon the learning contained in profound grief', Learning Life from Illness Stories, Post Pressed 9780646579320.
- Wright, D. (2011), 'Ecological understanding and drama', Social ecology: Applying ecological understanding to our lives and our planet, Hawthorn Press 9781907359118.
- Wright, D., Seed, J., Wright, D. and Seed, J. (2011), 'The religion of economics', Social Ecology: Applying ecological understanding to our lives and our planet, Hawthorn Press 9781907359118.
- Wright, D., Seed, J., Wright, D. and Seed, J. (2011), 'The religion of economics', Social Ecology: Applying ecological understanding to our lives and our planet, Hawthorn Press 9781907359118.
- Hill, S., Wright, D., Hill, S. and Wright, D. (2011), 'Introduction', Social Ecology: Applying ecological understanding to our lives and our planet, Hawthorn Press 9781907359118.
- Hill, S., Wright, D., Hill, S. and Wright, D. (2011), 'Introduction', Social Ecology: Applying ecological understanding to our lives and our planet, Hawthorn Press 9781907359118.
- Wright, D. (2010), 'Imaginative Education: Nurturing our Social Ecology', Imagination in Educational Theory and Practice: A Many-sided Vision, Cambridge Scholars Press 9781443821421.
- Wright, D. (2008), 'The mythopoetic body: Learning through creativity', Pedagogies of the imagination: Mythopoetic curriculum in educational practice, Springer 9781402082818.
- Wright, D. (2008), 'Cross-cultural consciousness: Peking Opera and Australian theatre traditions', Music of the Spirit: Asian-Pacific Musical Identity, Australian Music Centre 9780909168650.
- Wright, D. (2004), 'Embodied Learning and Drama Education', The State of our Art, Currencey Press & Educational Drama Ass'n of NSW 0868197459.
- Wright, D. (2003), 'Performance and Place', Changing places: Reimaging Australia, Longueville Books 192068106X.
- Dimitrov, V. and Wright, D. (2002), 'Emotions: A complexity perspective', Complexity Thinking: A catalyst for creativity, University of Western Sydney 1863419012.
Journal Articles
- Wright, D. (2011), 'The pattern that connects: Drama as a vehicle for ecological understanding', Applied Theatre researcher / IDEA Journal, .
- Wright, D. (2011), 'Social Ecology's Australian metamorphosis', The Trumpeter: Journal of Ecosophy, 10.
- Blom, D., Bennett, D. and Wright, D. (2011), 'How artists working in academia view artistic practice as research: Implications for tertiary music education', International Journal of Music Education, 15.
- Wright, D., Bennett, D. and Blom, D. (2010), 'The interface between arts practice and research: attitudes and perceptions of Australian artist-academics', Higher Education Research and Development, 13.
- Bennett, D., Wright, D. and Blom, D. (2010), 'The Artistic practice-Research-Teaching (ART) Nexus: Translating the Information Flow', Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, .
- Bennett, D., Wright, D. and Blom, D. (2009), 'Artist academics: performing the Australian research agenda', International Journal of Education & the Arts, 15.
- Wright, D. (2008), 'A son's tears: searching learning in emotion', Educational Insights, .
- Wright, D. (2007), 'Constructivist inquiry and learning in drama', NJ: Drama Australia Journal, 10.
- Wright, D. (2005), 'Embodying, emotioning, expressing learning', Reflective Practice, 9.
- Wright, D. (2005), 'Reflecting on the body in drama education', The Applied Theatre Researcher / IDEA Journal, .
- Wright, D. (2002), 'Reflections on Writing a Cross-cultural Theatre Text', Double Dialogues, .
- Wright, D. (2002), 'Loss Story', Journal of Loss & Trauma, 9.
- Wright, D. (2001), 'Creativity and Learning: Creative work and the construction of learning', Reflective Practice, 13.
- Wright, D. (2001), 'Divining the Aleph', The Trumpeter, .
- Wright, D. (2001), 'Drama Education: a 'self-organising system' in pursuit of learning', Research in Drama Education, 9.
Conference Papers
- Blom, D., Bennett, D. and Wright, D. (2010), 'Arts practice as a site of knowledge/research: An Australian perspective of the artist in academia.', 29th World Conference of the International Society for Music Education, Beijing, China.
- Bennett, D., Wright, D. and Blom, D. (2009), 'Modulating into a new research environment: an Australian case study of artist academics', New Zealand National Music Education Conference, Christchurch, NZ.
- Blom, D., Wright, D. and Bennett, D. (2008), 'The artist as academic: arts practice as a site of knowledge', ISME 2008 - International Society for Music Education World Conference -17th International Seminar, Italy.
- Blom, D., Bennett, D. and Wright, D. (2008), 'The artist as academic: arts practice as research as a site of knowledge', Australian and New Zealand Association for Research in Music Education, Melbourne.
- Wright, D. (2005), 'Performance, vulnerability & masculinity : the Theatre of the body', Masculinities: Gender, Art & Popular Culture Symposium, Melbourne.
Supervision
Doctor Wright is available to be a principal supervisor for doctoral projects
Current Supervision
| Title: | Demystifying Mythology - Foregrounding Greek and Roman Mythology to Enhance Cultural Literacy in the English Classroom |
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Previous Supervision
| Title: | 'Soul-making' in the investigation, determination and resolution of allegations of child abuse perpetrated by persons in ministry for the Catholic Church |
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| Thesis: | 'Soul-making' in the investigation, determination and resolution of allegations of child abuse perpetrated by persons in ministry for the Catholic Church |
