Dr Megan Kimber
Academic Division,
Sessional Staff
Biography
Dr Megan Kimber is an experienced university researcher and editor across the social sciences. Her research and publications traverse:- Australian politics and public management;
- democratic theory;
- education policy and educational administration;
- ethical dilemmas faced by leaders;
- equity, inclusion, leadership, and social justice; and
- service-learning.
Personal details
Positions
- Sessional Employment Contract with QUT
Academic Division,
Sessional Staff
Keywords
Ethics and ethical dilemmas, Educational administration and policy, Australian politics, Public management
Research field
Other Education, Political science
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (University of New England)
- GradCertArts (University of Queensland)
- GradCertEd(HigherEducation) (Queensland University of Technology)
- BA(Hons) (Griffith University)
Professional memberships and associations
Institute for Professional Editors
Publications
- Ehrich, L., Kimber, M., Cranston, N. & Starr, K. (2011). Ethical tensions and academic leaders. Higher Education Review, 43(3), 50–69. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/43483
- Ehrich, L., Kimber, M., Millwater, J. & Cranston, N. (2011). Ethical dilemmas: a model to understand teacher practice. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 17(2), 173–185. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41927
- Kimber, M. & Ehrich, L. (2011). The democratic deficit and school-based management in Australia. Journal of Educational Administration, 49(2), 179–199. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/40767
- Carrington, S., Mercer, L. & Kimber, M. (2010). Service learning in teacher education. In T. Lovat, K. Dally, R. Toomey & N. Clement (Eds.), Teacher education and values pedagogy: a student wellbeing approach (pp. 75–95). David Barlow Publishing. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/38014
- Cranston, N. & Kimber, M. (2010). Perspectives on enhancing educational policy processes. Leading and Managing, 16(2), 16–29. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/38938
- Cranston, N., Kimber, M., Mulford, B., Reid, A. & Keating, J. (2010). Politics and school education in Australia: a case of shifting purposes. Journal of Educational Administration, 48(2), 182–195. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/44173
- Smeed, J., Kimber, M., Millwater, J. & Ehrich, L. (2009). Power over, with and through: another look at micropolitics. Leading and Managing, 15(1), 26–41. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/27643
- Cranston, N., Ehrich, L. & Kimber, M. (2006). Ethical Dilemmas: The Bread and Butter of Educational Leaders' Lives. Journal of Educational Administration, 44(2), 106–121. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/5188
- Ehrich, L., Cranston, N. & Kimber, M. (2004). Public Sector Managers and Ethical Dilemmas. Journal of Management and Organization, 10(1), 25–37. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/1388
- Kimber, M., (2003). The Tenured 'Core' and Tenuous 'Periphery': The Casualisation of Academic Work in Australian Universities. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 25(1), 41–50. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/21897
QUT ePrints
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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/m.kimber
Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2007
- Details
- Received an Emerald Award for the most "outstanding paper" in the Journal of Educational Administration for 2006 for the article:Cranston, N., Ehrich, L. C., & Kimber, M. (2006) Ethical dilemmas: the "bread and butter" of educational leaders' lives/ Journal of Educational Administration,44(2), 106-121.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2011
- Details
- Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence, Team Award, QUT