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Prof John O'Neill
Professor
Doctoral Mentor Supervisor Institute of Education- Fellow, New Zealand Association for Research in Education (2023)
- Herbison Lecture award, New Zealand Association for Research in Education (2022)
- Honorary Life Member of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (2017)
- Honorary Member, New Zealand Association of Normal School Principals (2013)
- Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand career excellence award (2012)
- Massey University Research Excellence medal (2012)
- Elected Council member of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (2009-2013)
I serve on the editorial advisory boards of several international scholarly journals: Irish Educational Studies; Educational Management, Administration and Leadership; International Journal of Research and Method in Education.
My research interests are: the relationships between education policy and teachers' work and learning, educational privatisations, informal teaching and learning in everyday settings, children's rights and capabilities, and applied professional ethics.
I have worked at Massey University since 1994, and before that at Leicester University in England, following ten years as a schoolteacher of children with special educational needs.
- Elected Board member and Chairperson, the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (2019-)
- Invited member, Academic Advisory Board of Ako Mātātupu Teach First NZ (2020-2023)
- Invited member, College of Assessors, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (2022-)
- Ministerially appointed member, Independent Taskforce to Review Tomorrow’s Schools (2018-2019)
- Invited member, Marsden Fund Social Sciences Panel (2012-2016) and the Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) (2012).
Professional
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Mentor Supervisor, Massey University
Prizes and Awards
- Herbison lecture award, The Herbison lecture is presented at the Annual Conference of NZARE by an invited Education Researcher. It is an honour to be invited to present the lecture and these lectures often feature a topic of current interest in education. The lecture honours Dame Jean Herbison in recognition of her outstanding contribution to education in New Zealand - New Zealand Association for Research in Education (2022)
- Awarded Honorary Life Membership, New Zealand Association for Research in Education, November 2017 - New Zealand Association for Research in Education (2017)
- Sustained Excellence in Teacher Education Award, Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand - Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand (2012)
- Research Excellence medal (Supervisor), Massey University - Massey University (2012)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
A major strand of my research for over twenty five years has been the relationships between education policy and teachers' work and learning. There are two key questions here.
- First, how do politicians and officials attempt to persuade teachers of the value of new policies, and support them to change their practices?
- Second, how do teachers mediate, or respond to official policy mandates?
The first requires examination of policy trajectories: how do particular aspects of education get framed as 'problems' or 'crises' that government needs to address, what language and processes are used to frame policy options and on what basis does the preferred policy option get selected? Then, how does the machinery of government, the polity, gear up to persuade teachers that it is in their interests to change their customary ways of teaching and interacting with students?
The second looks at the extent to which, and how, teachers and their representatives respond to policy. Do they change? On what basis do they accept new education policy as valuable, or not? How long does it take for policy to change teaching and learning practices? Whcih policies are beneficial, and which harmful?
Papers on these questions have been published in Teaching and Teacher Education, Journal of Educational Administration and History, Journal of Education Policy, Cambridge Journal of Education, Educational Research and Learning Culture and Social Interaction.
For many years I had a leadership role in research ethics at Massey, nationally, and in the New Zealand Association for Research in Education; and now the Association for Visual Pedagogies . The issues that interest me here concern:
- the place of ethics in the modern enterprise university;
- the relationship between institutional ethics committees, researchers and their disciplinary norms; and
- applied professional ethics in education (researchers and practitioners).
Papers on these issues have been published in the International Journal of Research and Method in Education, Educational Action Research, Ethics and Education, Education Policty Futures and Educational Philosophy and Theory.
In addition to ongoing scholarly work in education policy and governance, I have recently been undertaking third party funded research programmes in three main areas:
- Teaching and learning in everyday activities and settings (TLRI)
- Educational charities and privatisations ((i) NZEI, NZPPTA, NZPF; (ii) Academy of Finland)
- Children's rights and capabilities (Massey University Strategic Initiative Fund)
Research Opportunities
- Teaching and Learning in Everyday Activities and Settings (Ongoing) This research project explores how people learn in their everyday lives and the relationships between individual learning and family, neighbourhood and local community resources.
- Educational Charities and Privatisations (01/01/2015) This research project examines the extent to which educational charities fulfil their objectives and provide a public benefit, and to document their networks of influence.
Thematics
21st Century Citizenship
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Education (130000):
Education Systems (130100):
Educational Administration, Management and Leadership (130304):
Specialist Studies in Education (130300):
Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators (130313)
Keywords
education policy, applied professional ethics
Research Projects
Completed Projects
Project Title: TLRI: The impact of Children's everyday learning on teaching and learning in classrooms and across schools
Date Range: 2014 - 2019
Funding Body: New Zealand Council For Educational Research
Project Team:
- Prof Roseanna Bourke - Project Leader
- Prof John O'Neill - Project Leader
Project Title: Research Medal 2012 - Supervisor - Teaching and Learning in community newspapers
Date Range: 2013 - 2014
Funding Body: Massey University
Project Team:
- Prof John O'Neill - Project Leader
Research Outputs
Journal
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[Journal article]Authored by: Bourke, R., Mentis, M., O'Neill, J.
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Book
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[Monograph]Authored by: O'Neill, J., Rawlins, P.
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Thesis
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Report
[Technical Report]Authored by: Bourke, R., Dacre, M., Mincher, N., O'Neill, J.
[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Bourke, R., Butler, P., O'Neill, J.
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[Commissioned Report]Authored by: Kearney, A., Mentis, M., O'Neill, J., Poskitt, J.
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Conference
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[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Bourke, R., O'Neill, J.
Other
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Bourke, R., O'Neill, J.
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Statement
I currently teach educational leadership at postgraduate level and informal teaching and learning at undergraduate level.
Graduate Supervision Statement
I am particularly interested in supervising in the areas of education policy (teachers' work and privatisations), informal learning and teaching in everyday settings, and children's rights and capabilities.
Prof John O'Neill is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Main Supervisor | 4 | 12 |
Co-supervisor | 4 | 7 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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Pavithradevi Ramasamy
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Doctor of Philosophy
A Bourdieuan analysis of teacher agency in teacher continuous professional development in two countries -
Amar Nandyala
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Doctor of Philosophy
Educational Interventions for Digital Literacy: Strengthening Young People's Ability to Combat Misinformation on Social Media. -
Tania-Maree Kelly Roxborogh
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Doctor of Philosophy
Mana Orite - ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and Mātauranga Māori - Strategies to assist English teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand decolonize the teaching of Shakespeare -
Sarika Rona
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Doctor of Philosophy
Pūrākau of learning experiences in the everyday lives of whānau. Paying attention to the ordinary in our extraordinary lives.
Co-supervisor of:
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Kisione Manu
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Doctor of Philosophy
Evaluating the implementation and effectiveness of a Quality Assurance Policy on Post-Compulsory Education and Training Providers in Tonga. -
Sally Jackson
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Doctor of Philosophy
Inclusive education in Aotearoa, New Zealand 1985-2021; stories of key decision makers and influencers -
Robin Staples
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Doctor of Philosophy
Investigation of middle leadership factors for successful sustained development of new mathematics teaching strategies designed to improve equity. -
Maria Dacre
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Doctor of Philosophy
Children's Participation in Curriculum Decision-Making to Support their Rights to be Self-DeterminingChildren's Participation in Curriculum Decision-Making to Support their Rights to be Self-Determining
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2023
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Huidan Niu
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Doctor of Philosophy
The Politics of Teacher Professionalism in Teacher Unions: A Case Study of Aotearoa New Zealand -
2021
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Anne-Marie O'Neill
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Doctor of Philosophy
A genealogical examination of curriculum-assessment as governmentality in Aotearoa New Zealand -
2018
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Linda Warner
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Doctor of Philosophy
Uncovering everyday learning and teaching within the quilting community of Aotearoa New Zealand -
2016
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Moshi Mislay
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Doctor of Philosophy
The Politics of Teachers' Work in the Context of Curriculum Resources Marketisation Policy Reforms in Three Secondary Schools in Tanzania -
2016
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Derek Morrison
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Doctor of Education
Exploring New Zealand's Rural Education Activities Programmes (REAPs): Social Capital in a Lifelong Learning and Community Development Context - view more...
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2016
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Carmen Denekamp
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Doctor of Education
The Development of L2 Arab Writers' Proficiency: Autonomy, Online Self-Access Centres, and Advisement -
2013
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Judith Donaldson
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Doctor of Philosophy
Between Two Worlds: Tensions of Practice Encountered by Secondary School Music Teachers in Aotearoa New Zealand -
2010
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Zoe Brooks
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Doctor of Education
Assessing creativity: Teachers' perceptions of the effect of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) on teaching and learning in the secondary drama classroom in New Zealand -
2010
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Kama Weir
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Doctor of Philosophy
Teaching health education in New Zealand secondary schools: Policy into practice -
2009
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Rowena Taylor
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Doctor of Education
Teachers' Conflicting Responses to Change: An Evaluation of the Implementation of Senior Social Studies for the NCEA, 2002-2006 -
2009
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Mandia Mentis
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Doctor of Philosophy
A teacher's research journey into e-learning: Aligning technology, pedagogy and context -
2008
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Brian Finch
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Doctor of Education
Children's film viewing practices: A qualitative investigation into engagement with a feature film - view less...
Co-supervisor of:
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2014
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Marilyn Innes
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Doctor of Philosophy
Tomorrows School : Todays Industry. Economic agendas and competitive forces in global education: New Zealand and South Korea -
2013
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Ahmad Zabidi Abdul Razak
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Doctor of Philosophy
Learning about teachers' resilience: Perceptions, challenges and strategies of policy implementation in two secondary schools in Malaysia -
2012
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Jennifer Boyack
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Doctor of Philosophy
Singing A Joyful Song: An Exploratory Study of Primary School Music Leaders in Aotearoa New Zealand -
2011
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Anne-Grete Elliot
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Doctor of Education
From preservice teacher education to the primary classroom: An investigation into beginning teachers' experiences with information and communication technology. -
2008
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Patricia Stringer
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Doctor of Education
Capacity Building for School Improvement: A Case Study of a New Zealand Primary School - view more...
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2007
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Judie Alison
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Doctor of Philosophy
Mind the Gap! Policy Change in Practice. School Qualifications Reform in New Zealand, 1970-2002 -
2005
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David Chapman
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Doctor of Philosophy
Education for the Environment: Towards Teacher Empowerment.
Media and Links
Media
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11 Aug 2013 - Newspaper
Top tips on how to pick a school
Feature in Sunday Star Times p. A11 Advice to parents selecting secondary schools for their children