Doctor Loshini Naidoo

Doctor Loshini Naidoo

ACADEMIC COURSE ADVISOR (Secondary Eductaion),
Secondary Education (SoE)

Associate Professor,
Secondary Education (SoE)

Personal

Qualifications

  • BA University of Durban-Westville
  • BEd University of Durban-Westville
  • HDipEd University of Durban-Westville
  • MEd University of Natal - Durban
  • PhD University of Western Sydney,Nepean

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Secondary Education (SoE)
  • Secondary Education (SoE)

Contact

Email:L.Naidoo@uws.edu.au
Extension:2623
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Location:J.G.20
Penrith (Kingswood)
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Biography

Dr Loshini Naidoo researches and teaches in the areas of: Social and cultural diversity Literacy Social justice Regional and community engagement Internationalization Dr Naidoo is an established academic figure in the area of social justice education, not only within the Master of Teaching (Secondary) program and the School of Education but also in the international arena. Dr Naidoo plays a key role, through the student support programs Refugee Action Support and Crossing Borders, in ensuring a diverse student profile as well as increasing the participation rates of students from disadvantaged and mobile communities within the Greater Western Sydney region. By developing social and intellectual capital in response to the challenges of G. W. Sydney, Dr Naidoo has substantially increased her research profile in social and cultural diversity both nationally and internationally as well as her success at obtaining future external funding. She has published in peer-reviewed journals and books of both national and international repute, established international links with renowned scholars, obtained both internal and external research grants and has raised the profile of UWS by presenting at international conferences. She maintains a good working relationship with various stakeholders, particularly NSW DET, ALNF and CEO. In 2008, Dr Naidoo received the Vice-Chancellors Excellence Award for Community Engagement as well as a Highly Commended for Teaching with the College of Arts Dean's Award.

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Publications

Chapters in Books

  • Naidoo, L. (2012), 'Crossing Borders: Academic Service Learning as a Pedagogy for transnational Learning', Academic Service-lEarning Across Disciplines: Models, Outcomes nad Assessment, Common Ground 9781863359849.
  • Naidoo, L. (2012), 'Ethnography: An Introduction to Definition and Method', An Ethnography of Global Landscapes and Corridors, Intech 9789535102540.
  • Naidoo, L. (2012), 'Merryvale High: mentoring high school refugee students', Developing Successful Diversity Mentoring Programmes: An international Casebook, Open University Press 9780335243884.
  • Naidoo, L. and Clarke, M. (2012), 'Merryvale High : mentoring high school refugee students', Developing Successful Diversity Mentoring Programmes: an International Casebook, Open University Press 9780335243884.
  • Naidoo, L. (2012), 'Crossing borders : academic service learning as a pedagogy for transnational learning', Academic Service-learning Across Disciplines: Models, Outcomes, and Assessment, Common Ground 9781863359849.
  • Naidoo, L. (2012), 'Ethnography : an introduction to definition and method', An Ethnography of Global Landscapes and Corridors, Intech 9789535102540.
  • Ferfolja, T., Naidoo, L., Mccarthy, F. and Vickers, M. (2011), 'School-university-community partnerships', Crossing Borders: African refugees, teachers and schools, Common Ground Publishing 9781875864690.
  • Naidoo, L. (2010), 'Crossing Borders: Constructing New Spaces for African Refugees in Greater Western Sydney', Anthropology Today: Contemporary Trends in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Kamla-Raj Enterprises 8185264538.
  • Singh, M. and Naidoo, L. (2010), 'Curriculum and Transnational Student Spaces: Discourses of Identity and Representation Amongst Chinese Transnational Students in Australia', Handbook of Curriculum Development, Nova 9781606922873.
  • Naidoo, L. (2010), 'Community Engagement as Pedagogy for Transnational Learning', Education without Borders: Diversity in a Cosmopolitan Society, Nova Publishers 9781617286131.
  • Naidoo, L. (2010), 'Introduction', Education Across Borders: Diversity in a Cosmopolitan Society, Nova 9781617286131.
  • Naidoo, L. (2009), 'Refugee Centred Education: Critical Theory in Praxis', Handbook on Social Change, Nova 9781607412229.
  • Naidoo, L. (2008), 'Critical Theory, Teacher Quality and the Alternative Practicum', Changing University Learning and Teaching: Engaging and mobilising Leadership, Quality and Technology, Post Pressed 9781921214387.
  • Naidoo, L. (2007), 'Re-negotiating Identity and Reconciling Cultural Ambiguity in the Indian Imagrant Community in Sydney, Australia', Indian Diaspora - the 21st Century - Migration, Change and Adaption, Kamla-Raj Publishers 8185264449.
  • Singh, M. and Naidoo, L. (2006), 'Respondents' Conclusion: From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern: New Directions for Critical Education Research', Doctrina Perpetua: Brokering Change, Promoting Innovation and Transforming Marginalisation in University Learning and Teaching, Central Queensland University 1876682930.

Journal Articles

  • Naidoo, L. and Naidoo, L. (2013), 'Refugee Action Support: An Interventionist pedagogy for supporting refugee students' learning in Greater Western Sydney secondary schools', Internastional Journal of Inclusive Education, .
  • Naidoo, L. and Naidoo, L. (2013), 'Refugee Action Support: An Interventionist pedagogy for supporting refugee students' learning in Greater Western Sydney secondary schools', Internastional Journal of Inclusive Education, .
  • Naidoo, L. (2012), 'How do Pre-service Teachers Cope with a Literacy Intervention Program in a Remote Indigenous Community? THe Community Action Support Program in the Northern Territory', Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 17.
  • Naidoo, L. (2012), 'United by Language, Literacy and Learning: Creating spaces in schools to support refugee literacy', PRISM: Journal of Regional Engagement, 9.
  • Naidoo, L. (2012), 'How do pre-service teachers cope with a literacy intervention program in a remote indigenous community? : the community action support program in the Northern Territory, Australia', Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 17.
  • Naidoo, L. (2012), 'United by language, literacy and learning : creating spaces in schools to support refugee literacy', PRISM: a Journal of Regional Engagement, 9.
  • Naidoo, L. (2011), 'What Works? A Program of Best Practice for Supporting the Literacy Needs of Refugee High School Students', Literacy Leraning: The Middle Years, 10.
  • Naidoo, L. (2011), 'The Refugee Action Support program: A case study report of best practice', International Journal of the Inclusive Museum, 8.
  • Naidoo, L. (2011), 'Beyond Institutional Walls: Literacy Support for Indigenous Students at a Remote High School in the Northern Territory', Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, 10.
  • Naidoo, L. (2011), 'Embracing Technology and Community Engagement as a Teaching and Learning Medium in Social Justice Education', International Journal of Cyber Ethics in Education, 9.
  • Naidoo, L. (2010), 'Engaging the refugee community of Greater Western Sydney', Issues in Educational research, 10.
  • Naidoo, L. (2010), 'Innovative Dialogues: Refugee Students, Pre-service Teachers and 'Top of the Class'', Tamara: journal of critical postmodern organization, 11.
  • Naidoo, L. (2010), 'Victims or Agents? An issue of Identity Amongst Indian Migrant Women in Australia', Journal of South Asia Women Studies, .
  • Naidoo, L. (2009), 'Developing social inclusion through after-school homework tutoring: a study of African refugee students in Greater Western Sydney', British Journal of Sociology of Education, 13.
  • Naidoo, L. (2009), 'A Structuration Theory Analysis of the Refugee Action Support Program in Greater Western Sydney', Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 11.
  • Naidoo, L. (2009), 'Refugee-Centred Education: making Community Engagement Central rather than Peripheral to Pre-service Teacher Professional Development', International Journal of Learning, 10.
  • Naidoo, L. (2009), 'Innovative Dialogues: Refugee Students, Pre-service Teachers and 'Top of the Class'', Tamara Journal for critical organization inquiry, 10.
  • Naidoo, L. (2008), 'Supporting African Refugees in Greater Western Sydney: a critical ethnography of after-school homework tutoring centres', Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 12.
  • Naidoo, L. (2008), 'Crossing Borders: Academic Service Learning as a Pedagogy for Transnational Learning', International Journal of Learning, 7.
  • Naidoo, L. (2007), 'Learning : Issues of Sexuality, Race and Power in the Classroom', Electronic Journal of Inclusive Education, .
  • Naidoo, L., Singh, M. and Sanagavarapu, P. (2007), 'Guest Editors' Introduction: Globalisation, Westernisation and Sino-Australia Educational Reform', Transnational Curriculum Inquiry, 6.
  • Naidoo, L. (2007), 'Rupture or Continuity? : The Impact of Globalization on Cultural Identity and Education in Indian Immigrant Families in Australia', Transnational Curriculum Inquiry, 11.
  • Naidoo, L. (2007), 'Social Justice, Professional Experience and Schooling: A Reflection', International Journal of Learning, 8.
  • Naidoo, L. (2007), 'Teaching For Social Justice: Reflections from a core unit in a teacher education program', Transnational Curriculum Inquiry, 15.
  • Naidoo, L. (2004), 'Against the grain? Boy's education, schools and gender', International Journal of Learning Volume 10, 2003, .
  • Naidoo, L. (2004), 'Illusion or Reality? Policy and Process in South African Education', Electronic Journal of Inclusive Education, .

Conference Papers

  • Naidoo, L. (2010), 'Embracing Technology And Community Engagement As A Teaching And Learning Medium In Social Justice Education', Internatioanl Conference on Information Communication Technologies in Education, Corfu, Greece.

Research

Previous Projects

Title:The effect of the social justice education coursework and school professional experience on students' perceptions and understandings of social justice as the key to effective educational change
Years:2003-08-01 - 2004-12-31
ID:P0010298
UWS Researchers:Loshini Naidoo
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Literacy development and acculturation for refugee students in the homework centres
Years:2007-08-30 - 2009-06-30
ID:P0015661
UWS Researchers:Loshini Naidoo, Margaret Vickers and Tania Ferfolja
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
  • The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation
Title:Globalisation, Westernisation and Sino-Australian Educational Reforms: A relational study of changes in particular educational sites, texts and practices
Years:2005-02-01 - 2006-11-30
ID:P0014474
UWS Researchers:Michael Singh, Loshini Naidoo and Prathyusha Sanagavarapu
Funding:
  • University of Western Sydney
Title:Supporting Refugee Students through the RAS initiative: Programs of 'Best practice'
Years:2009-12-11 - 2011-12-31
ID:P00017435
UWS Researchers:Tania Ferfolja and Loshini Naidoo
Funding:
  • The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation
Title:Beyond Institutional Walls: Literacy Support for Aboriginal Students at Tennant Creek High
Years:2010-10-04 - 2011-12-31
ID:P00019325
UWS Researchers:Loshini Naidoo
Funding:
  • The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation

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