Associate Professor
Denise Beutel
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Biography
Background: Denise Beutel is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education. Denise 's background is as a secondary chemistry and junior science teacher in both state and private sectors. She completed an EdD in 2006 in which she used a phenomenographic approach to explore the nature of teacher-student interactions. To date, Denise has supervised doctoral and master's students in the areas of the professional learning of teachers, gifted adolescent wellbeing, learner autonomy, behavioural interventions, leadership development, professional learning communities, accounting curriculum, and learning networks. Research areas: Her current research interests include:- mentoring and induction
- resilience
- teacher professional learning
- intercultural competence
- preservice teacher professional experience
- catering for the diverse needs of learners
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Keywords
Professional Development, Initial teacher Education, Teacher Induction, Science education, Educational Leadership, Teacher education and professional learning (TEPL), Pedagogy, Higher education, Mentoring, Professional learning
Research field
Education Systems, Specialist Studies in Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- EdD (Queensland University of Technology)
- Graduate Diploma (Sec-Science Teaching) (Queensland University of Technology)
Publications
- McDonough, S., Papatraianou, L., Strangeways, A., Mansfield, C. & Beutel, D. (2021). Navigating changing times: Exploring teacher educator experiences of resilience. In C. Mansfield (Ed.), Cultivating Teacher Resilience: International Approaches, Applications and Impact (pp. 279–294). Springer. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/203877
- Beutel, D., Tangen, D. & Carrington, S. (2019). Building bridges between global concepts and local contexts: implications for inclusive education in Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 23(1), 109–124. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/120873
- Churchward, P., Beutel, D., Spooner-Lane, R., Crosswell, L., Curtis, E. & Willis, J. (2019). Mentors for beginning teachers as middle leaders: the messy work of recontextualising. School Leadership and Management, 39(3-4), 334–351. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/124101
- Beutel, D., Crosswell, L. & Broadley, T. (2019). Teaching as a 'take-home' job: understanding resilience strategies and resources for career change preservice teachers. Australian Educational Researcher, 46(4), 607–620. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/129528
- Carrington, S., Tangen, D. & Beutel, D. (2019). Inclusive education in the Asia Indo-Pacific region. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 23(1), 1–6. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/120973
- Crosswell, L. & Beutel, D. (2017). 21st century teachers: how non-traditional pre-service teachers navigate their initial experiences of contemporary classrooms. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 45(4), 416–431. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/108077
- Beutel, D., Adie, L. & Lloyd, M. (2017). Assessment moderation in an Australian context: processes, practices, and challenges. Teaching in Higher Education, 22(1), 1–14. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/98014
- Tangen, D. & Beutel, D. (2017). Pre-service teachers' perceptions of self as inclusive educators. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 21(1), 63–72. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/97623
- Heirdsfield, A., Walker, S., Tambyah, M. & Beutel, D. (2011). Blackboard as an online learning environment: What do teacher education students and staff think? Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 36(7), 1–16. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41770
- Beutel, D. & Spooner-Lane, R. (2009). Building mentoring capacities in experienced teachers. International Journal of Learning, 16(1), 1–10. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/26869
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Denise, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Empowering Women to Educational Leadership Positions in Higher Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Donna Tangen - Relationships between primary teachers and theatre companies: three/four action research case studies exploring the influence of these relationships on Drama pedagogy
Professional Doctorate, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Susan Chapman - Teachers' use of self-regulated learning skills to embed the Australian Curriculum's general capabilities in Years 7-8 History
Professional Doctorate, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Hitendra Pillay - How can Teacher Graduates be supported to effectively transition throughout their first year in the profession?
Professional Doctorate, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Leanne Crosswell
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- How do Teachers Support Students with Twice-Exceptionality, Specific to Concomitant Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Giftedness, to Transition to Secondary School? (2021)
- An Analysis of Learning Networks of STEM Undergraduate Students to Promote Active Learning (2020)
- The Measurable Impacts of Australian Higher Education Reforms in an Era of Changing Policies (2019)
- Accounting: A Case Study of an Elective Subject in the Queensland Senior High School Curriculum (2018)
- Gifted Adolescent Wellbeing: An Australian Case Study (2018)
- Learner Autonomy in Language Learning: Teachers' Beliefs (2014)
- Disengaged and Disruptive: Behaviour Intervention for Boys from Year Four to Year Seven (2013)
- The current context of Queensland primary teacher engagement with professional learning through professional associations (2010)