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Dobson was born in Zambia (1963), grew up in England and has previously lived for many years in Norway. Prior to entering higher education he worked for thirteen years with refugees as a community worker. His research and teaching interests include assessment, professional development, refugee studies, bildung, inclusion and classroom studies. He has published poetry in Norwegian. His most recent book is Assessing the Viva in Higher Education. Chasing Moments of Truth (Springer publishers, 2017).
He was previously Dean and Head of School of Education (2014-18). He is currently Dean of Education at Victoria University of Wellington. He is also guest professor at the Centre for Life Long Learning, Inland Norway University of Applied... Read more
About me
Dobson was born in Zambia (1963), grew up in England and has previously lived for many years in Norway. Prior to entering higher education he worked for thirteen years with refugees as a community worker. His research and teaching interests include assessment, professional development, refugee studies, bildung, inclusion and classroom studies. He has published poetry in Norwegian. His most recent book is Assessing the Viva in Higher Education. Chasing Moments of Truth (Springer publishers, 2017).
He was previously Dean and Head of School of Education (2014-18). He is currently Dean of Education at Victoria University of Wellington. He is also guest professor at the Centre for Life Long Learning, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway. Dobson is fluent in Scandinavian languages and a member of the Teacher Education Expert Standing Committee for the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL).
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About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy The Nottingham Trent University
Master of Arts The University of Oslo
Published: Assessing the Viva in Higher Education. Chasing Moments of Truth
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Reducing the Educational Gap for migrants and refugees in the EU with highly relevant e-learning resources offering strong social belonging. (Erasmus+ 2017-2019)
Erasmus+ Developing On‐line Training Resources for Adult Refugees (Advenus) 2016-2017
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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2018 |
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2017 |
3
3
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2017 |
Dobson, S 2017, Assessing the viva in higher education: chasing moments of truth, Springer, Germany. |
2016 |
Open access
20
9
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2012 |
11
7
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Year | Output |
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2018 |
38
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2017 |
Dobson, S 2017, Assessing the viva in higher education: chasing moments of truth, Springer, Germany. |
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2018 |
1
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2018 |
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2018 |
1
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2013 |
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2013 |
2
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2012 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2009 |
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2009 |
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2017 |
3
3
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2016 |
Open access
20
9
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2012 |
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2012 |
11
7
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2008 |
3
3
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2008 |
11
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Research
Published: Assessing the Viva in Higher Education. Chasing Moments of Truth
De Lissa Oration 2014 – Paradise lost and gained: “Capturing” the voice of the child in the 21st Century http://www.unisa.edu.au/Education-Arts-and-Social-Sciences/school-of-education/News-and-Events/Events1/de-Lissa-Oration-2014-Paradise-Lost-and-Gained-Capturing-the-Voice-of-the-Child-in-the-21st-Century-/
Chasing the moments of truth. Using the Viva to revitalise assessment - http://www.unisa.edu.au/Education-Arts-and-Social-Sciences/school-of-education/News-and-Events/Events1/Chasing-moments-of-truth-Using-the-viva-to-re-vitalise-assessment1/
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Hedmark University College | NORWAY |
LUMSA University | ITALY |
Private Individual | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Collaborations:
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Disability and an integrated artistic life: an artists perspective | Current |
Reading the World | Current |
An investigation of how cultural factors influence Australian Aboriginal students¿ reading performance: an exploratory and participatory case study | Completed |
Exploring Filipino teachers' identity and community engagements | Completed |
Habitus and capital in play: practices of assessment in English studies in Indonesian and Australian higher education | Completed |
Navigating through identities: A case of Iranian first generation migrants in South Australia | Completed |