Dylan Chown is a lecturer in the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) in the School of Education at UniSA. His research focuses on teacher education, with emphasis on Islamic pedagogy and culturally and religiously responsive pedagogy as well areas of inclusion and justice and school renewal. His PhD research focuses on the exploration Islamic pedagogy in practice, based on a case study of two Australian K-12 Islamic schools. Dylan is also a member of UniSAs, Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion, and the Pedagogies for Justice Research group. He is a co-editor of Islamic schooling in the West: Pathways to renewal (Palgrave MacMillan). In Dylan’ teaching, he coordinates courses in the Islamic pedagogy... Read more
About me
Dylan Chown is a lecturer in the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education (CITE) in the School of Education at UniSA. His research focuses on teacher education, with emphasis on Islamic pedagogy and culturally and religiously responsive pedagogy as well areas of inclusion and justice and school renewal. His PhD research focuses on the exploration Islamic pedagogy in practice, based on a case study of two Australian K-12 Islamic schools. Dylan is also a member of UniSAs, Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion, and the Pedagogies for Justice Research group. He is a co-editor of Islamic schooling in the West: Pathways to renewal (Palgrave MacMillan). In Dylan’ teaching, he coordinates courses in the Islamic pedagogy specialisation (minor) within the Master of Teaching (secondary) and the Graduate Diploma in Education (Islamic Education).
Prior to joining UniSA, Dylan was a member of Faculty (Australian representative) in an International network of educators on the Islamic Teacher Education Program (ITEP), a ground breaking project of Razi Education (Canada/UAE), in collaboration with the University of Toronto. Dylan draws on over twenty years’ experience in education across roles of teacher, middle leader, principal, consultant, researcher and lecturer. In his own practice, he was recognised with teaching awards from ACHPER - secondary teacher award, and The Queensland College of Teachers (2016 Professor Betty Watts OBE Memorial Award) - Outstanding Contribution to Teaching (finalist).
Dylan is recognised for his leadership and engagement in communities and for the positive social impact of his work. He regularly presents at conferences, prominent events, schools, places of worship and in community, in relation to educational matters and greater understanding of Islam and Muslims for the promotion of social cohesion and positive shared futures. He is a member of the Port Adelaide Football Clubs’, Power Intercultural Program Steering Committee; a former advisory member of the Council of Imams Queensland (CIQ), as the key liaison between local Muslim and Aboriginal communities; and the former co-founder and co-manager of BlackBase – Youth Development and Mentoring Organisation (specialising in the delivery of Indigenous Games) under a prominent board of Brisbane Elders, receiving an award at the prestigious Premier Awards for Reconciliation.
Dylan holds a M.A. in Education (Leadership) from the National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies (NCEIS), Griffith University, with a research focus on the impact of educational leadership on the enactment of vision in an Australian Islamic school. He holds a B.Ed of Education from the Queensland University of Technology, with a double major in Physical Education and Health Education.
About me
Member - Centre for Research in Education and Social Inclusion (CRESI), UniSA
Member - Pedagogies for Justice Research Group, UniSA
Member - Islamic Schools Association of Australia (ISAA)
Executive Member - Annual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference/Forum Committee, CITE, UniSA
Member - National Islamic Studies Curriculum Steering Committee, CITE, UniSA
Faculty Member - Islamic Teacher Education Program - RAZI Education (Toronto/UAE)
Member - Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER)
Member - Steering Committee - Building Thriving Intercultural Communities, Morella Community Centre
Member - Steering Committee - Power Intercultural Program (Port Adelaide Football Club)
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 09/06/2017 |
Dylan yarns with Kaava Watson on 'Let's Talk' about the role of education and cultural and religious capability through the power of dialogue and relationship building, https://989fm.com.au/podcasts/lets-talk/dylan-chown/ |
About me
Master of Education Griffith University
Bachelor of Education Queensland University of Technology
2014 - 2016 Principal, Amanah Institute
Kuraby Mosque, Kuraby, Queensland
2014 - 2017 Faculty Member
Islamic Teacher Education Program
RAZI Education/University of Toronto
2014 - 2015 Research Assistant (sessional)
(QLD Node), National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies Australia (NCEIS)
Griffith University, Mt Gravatt Campus
2005 - 2013 Head of Department – Health and Sports Science
Islamic College of Brisbane, Karawatha
2008 - 2013 Regional Health Education Panellist
Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Brisbane South Region
2002 – 2007 Co-Manager
BlackBase - Youth Development & Mentoring Organisation
(Education Consultants - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Games), QLD
2004 - 2005 Senior Teacher, Secondary
The Annex (Alternate Education Centre for Disengaged Young People)
Inala PCYC, Glenala SHS, Brisbane
2003 - Secondary HPE Teacher
Glenala SHS, Brisbane
2002 - Secondary HPE Teacher
Brisbane Youth Education and Training Centre
Department of Education and Training school, Brisbane Youth Detention Centre
Wacol, Brisbane
2000 – 2001 - Subject Area Coordinator HPE/SPE, School Sports Coordinator
Longreach SHS, Central West Queensland
Nadeem A. Memon, Dylan Chown & Claire Alkouatli (2020) Descriptions and enactments of Islamic pedagogy: reflections of alumni from an Islamic Teacher Education Programme, Pedagogy, Culture & Society, DOI: 10.1080/14681366.2020.1775687.
Chown, D. (2019). Culturally responsive pedagogy: respecting the diversity of learners studying Humanities and Social Science in EDS Price, D., Green, D. Making Humanities and Social Sciences Come Alive, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom.
Abdalla, M., Chown, D., & Abdullah, M. (2018). Islamic Schooling in the West: Pathways to Renewal. Palgrave MacMillan.
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
PhD Project - Exploring Islamic pedagogy in practice: A case study of two Australian K-12 Islamic schools
CITE Signature Project - Islamic Schooling Renewal
Member of Research Team; Chief Researchers: Prof Mohamad Abdalla & Dr Nadeem Memon
Islamic Pedagogy in Practice
Member of Research Team; Chief Researcher Dr Nadeem Memon
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Muslim Learners
Member of Research Team; Chief Researcher Dr Nadeem Memon
Culturally Responsive Pedagogies
Member of Pedagogies for Justice Research Group
National Islamic Studies Curriculum Project
Member Steering Committee and Research Team; Chair of Steering Committee Chief Researcher: Professor Mohamad Abdalla Collaborative Design and Development of an Australian Islamic Studies Curriculum
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.
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
Open access
6
5
1
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| 2018 |
17
6
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2018 |
17
6
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| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
2
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| 2021 |
1
|
| 2021 |
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| 2019 |
1
|
| Year | Output |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Open access
|
| 2023 |
1
|
| 2023 |
Open access
1
4
|
| 2023 |
1
1
|
| 2022 |
Open access
3
1
|
| 2021 |
Open access
6
5
1
|
| 2020 |
Open access
9
8
1
|
| 2020 |
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| 2017 |
Open access
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| 2013 |
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Edited Books
Abdalla, M., Chown, D., & Abdullah, M. (2018). Islamic Schooling in the West: Pathways to Renewal. Palgrave MacMillan.
Book Chapters
Chown, D. (2019). Culturally responsive pedagogy: respecting the diversity of learners studying Humanities and Social Science in EDS Price, D., Green, D. Making Humanities and Social Sciences Come Alive, Cambridge University Press,United Kingdom.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
Chown, D., & Alam, O. (2016). Towards Authentic Behavior Management Models for Islamic Schools - A Framework Synthesizing Research. Islam and Civilisational Renewal, 7 (2), 188-202.
Chown, D., & Shepherd, G. (2014). The Islamic education experience: what can higher education institutions learn from schools? Zaytuna College Journal - Islamic Higher Education in the West - Challenges and Opportunities, April 5th, 2014.
Chown, D. (2013). Tackling Controversy in the Classroom: The Introduction of Senior Health Education in an Islamic School Context. Active & Healthy Magazine, 20 (1), 14-17.
Thesis
Chown, D. (2014). Impacts on Educational Leadership: Enacting the Vision in an Australian Islamic School. (Master of Education), Griffith University, Brisbane.
Health and Physical Education
Book Chapters/Text Books
Chown, D. (2016). You, me, we – valuing diversity and promoting inclusivity. In S. Dickens, M. Nemec, J. Butterworth, D. Chown, T. Priest & C. Hall. Health and Physical Education for the Australian Curriculum 7 & 8 (pp. 174 – 191). Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
Chown, D. (2016). Where do games come from? In S. Dickens, M. Nemec, J. Butterworth, D. Chown, T. Priest & C. Hall. Health and Physical Education for the Australian Curriculum 7 & 8 (pp. 284 – 304). Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
Chown, D. (2016). Let’s join in. In S. Dickens, M. Nemec, J. Butterworth, D. Chown, T. Priest & C. Hall. Health and Physical Education for the Australian Curriculum 7 & 8 (pp. 332 – 347). Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press.
Chown, D. (2014). Playing games. Brisbane: Produced for Flexibooks, a division of Macmillan Education Australia.
Meston, T., & Chown, D. (2006). Woomeras and Wellbeing - A resource for embedding the traditional Indigenous games into the primary school curriculum. Brisbane: produced by Queensland Health.
Research
Nadeem A. Memon, Dylan Chown & Claire Alkouatli (2020) Descriptions and enactments of Islamic pedagogy: reflections of alumni from an Islamic Teacher Education Programme, Pedagogy, Culture & Society, DOI: 10.1080/14681366.2020.1775687.
Chown, D. (2019). Culturally responsive pedagogy: respecting the diversity of learners studying Humanities and Social Science in EDS Price, D., Green, D. Making Humanities and Social Sciences Come Alive, Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom.
Abdalla, M., Chown, D., & Abdullah, M. (2018). Islamic Schooling in the West: Pathways to Renewal. Palgrave MacMillan.
Academic Excellence Award – Transformed PhD (Commendation)
Education, Arts and Social Sciences Divisional Research and Teaching Academic Excellence Award. Awarded for recognition of research in Islamic education for its impact in academic and end-use circles. Recognising contributions within Islamic schools in Australia and internationally.
Public Lecture
Thinking about “Islam educationally” and “education Islamically”: What this means for the future of Islamic schooling in Australia, Association of Independent Schools of South Australia, September 2019
Panel Discussant
Empowerment - Engagement - Enrichment, Australian Curriculum Studies Association, 2019 Curriculum Conference, Melbourne Zoo - September 2019
Invited Presentation
Culturally & Religiously Responsive Pedagogy: Resisting thin equity & promoting greater intercultural understanding, Australian Curriculum Studies Association, 2019 Curriculum Conference, Melbourne Zoo - September 2019
Invited Presentation
Advancing Pedagogical Justice within Islamic Schooling, 4th Annual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference, Melbourne - July 2019.
Key Note Address
Lessons from Christchurch: discourse and narratives, No More Harm National Conference, Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association, QT Gold Coast - March 2019
Public Lecture - co-presented with Dr Nadeem Memon
Acknowledging religion in public schools is critical now more than ever, Jeffrey Smart Building, UniSA City West Campus - May 2019
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Razi Education | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| Technological University Dublin | IRELAND |
| University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
| University of British Columbia | CANADA |
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
| Engagement/recognition | Year |
|---|---|
MemberAustralian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference |
2019 |
Board MemberAl-Siraat College, Victoria |
2018 |
Committee MemberAnnual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference/Forum |
2018 |
Conference presentation, Special Interest Group: Muslim Learners in the Australian Schooling ContextAustralian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference |
2018 |
Conference presentation, Special Interest Group: Towards an Australian cultural responsive pedagogyAustralian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference |
2018 |
Invited Speaker2nd Annual Australian Islamic Education Forum, Arkana College, Sydney |
2018 |
Invited SpeakerOur Lady of Sacred Hearts Catholic College, Adelaide |
2018 |
Invited Speaker3rd International Conference of Education in Muslim Society (ICEMS), State Islamic University (UlN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, Indonesia |
2018 |
Key Note SpeakerNew Madrassah Forum, United Kingdom |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Association for Research in Education (AARE) |
2018 |
MemberAustralian Association for Research in Education (AARE) |
2018 |
MemberIslamic Schools Association of Australia |
2018 |
Member, Organising Committee & Invited Speaker3rd Annual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference, Adelaide |
2018 |
Member, Organising Committee & Invited Speaker2nd Annual Australian Islamic Education Forum, Minaret College, Victoria |
2018 |
Member, Steering CommitteeBuilding Thriving Intercultural Communities, Morella Community Centre |
2018 |
Member, Steering CommitteeNational Islamic Studies Curriculum |
2018 |
Member, Steering CommitteePower Intercultural Program, Port Adelaide Football Club |
2018 |
Board MemberAl-Siraat College, Victoria |
2017 |
Committee MemberAnnual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference/Forum |
2017 |
Invited SpeakerMinaret College, Victoria |
2017 |
Invited SpeakerUniversitas Muhammadiyah Makassar (Unismuh), Indonesia |
2017 |
Invited SpeakerUIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
2017 |
Invited SpeakerAfter Dinner Address, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
2017 |
Invited SpeakerAustralian Islamic College, Adelaide |
2017 |
Keynote and Panel PresenterAustralian Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia |
2017 |
Keynote SpeakerOur Lady of Sacred Hearts Catholic College, Adelaide |
2017 |
Keynote SpeakerSalisbury East Neighbourhood Centre and Intercultural Connections and Morella Community Centre |
2017 |
MemberIslamic Schools Association of Australia |
2017 |
Member, Organising CommitteeInternational Islamic Schooling Conference, Adelaide |
2017 |
Member, Organising Committee & Keynote SpeakerInaugural Australian Islamic Schooling Forum, Ilim College, Victoria |
2017 |
Member, Steering CommitteeNational Islamic Studies Curriculum |
2017 |
Member, Steering CommitteePower Intercultural Program, Port Adelaide Football Club |
2017 |
Panel speakerAl Salaam Festival, Islamic Society of South Australia |
2017 |
Board MemberAl-Siraat College, Victoria |
2016 |
Committee MemberAnnual Australian Islamic Schooling Conference/Forum |
2016 |
Invited SpeakerIslamic Schools Association of Australia Annual Conference and AGM, Arkana College, Sydney |
2016 |
Invited SpeakerAustralian Catholic University, Adelaide |
2016 |
Invited SpeakerMinaret College, Victoria |
2016 |
Invited SpeakerWomen Leadership Program, Islamic Women Association, Queensland |
2016 |
Keynote SpeakerOffice of Sport and Recreation and Intercultural Connections, Adelaide |
2016 |
MemberIslamic Schools Association of Australia |
2016 |
Member, Organising Committee & Invited SpeakerInaugural International Islamic Schooling Conference, Melbourne |
2016 |
Member, Steering CommitteePower Intercultural Program, Port Adelaide Football Club |
2016 |
Nominee: Outstanding Contribution to Teaching AwardThe Queensland College of Teachers |
2016 |
Board MemberAl-Siraat College, Victoria |
2015 |
Invited SpeakerAustralian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) HPE Conference, Brisbane |
2015 |
Keynote SpeakerIslamic Schools Association of Australia Annual Conference, Kewdale, Western Australia |
2015 |
MemberAustralian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) |
2015 |
Member (Liaison between Muslim and Aboriginal communities)Council of Imams, Queensland |
2015 |
Member, Organising Committee & Invited SpeakerQueensland Muslim Community - Vision 2030 Summit, Griffith University, Queensland |
2015 |
Board MemberAl-Siraat College, Victoria |
2014 |
Invited SpeakerZaytuna College Conference, California, United States of America |
2014 |
Invited SpeakerUniversity of Queensland, Queensland |
2014 |
MemberAustralian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) |
2014 |
Member (Liaison between Muslim and Aboriginal communities)Council of Imams, Queensland |
2014 |
Invited SpeakerBrisbane Muslim Home-schooling Network, Queensland |
2013 |
Invited SpeakerUniversity of Queensland, Queensland |
2013 |
Invited SpeakerMuslim Speak Out, Queensland |
2013 |
MemberAustralian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) |
2013 |
Member (Liaison between Muslim and Aboriginal communities)Council of Imams, Queensland |
2013 |
MemberAustralian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) |
2012 |
Secondary Teacher AwardThe Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) |
2012 |
Master of Ceremonies
SANFL Iftar Dinner, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide - June 2018
CITE and the School of Education offer two innovative and unique on-line offerings.
The first is an Islamic pedagogy specialisation (minor) within the Master of Teaching (secondary) program. The program provides a pathway to becoming a teacher in Australia for those with a relevant undergraduate degree.
The second is a Graduate Diploma in Education (Islamic Education), offering professional learning for existing teachers aligned with contemporary educational polices, standards and practices, within the framework of Islamic pedagogy. Students who decide to exit this program after the first four courses will receive a Graduate Certificate in Education (Islamic Education).
Dylan Chown is course coordinator in a number of courses in the Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate (Islamic Education) programs and the Islamic pedagogy specialisation within the Master of Teaching.
These offerings are the first and only qualifications of their kind in Australia. They aim to fill a void in formal, accredited teacher training and professional learning programs for teachers in Islamic schools or teachers of Muslim learners in other school contexts.
NEW SHORT COURSES!
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and Muslim Learners
Classroom Management in Islamic Schooling – A Dignified Way
Teaching & student supervision
