Rose Amazan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at UNSW, Sydney. She has extensive experience working with low SES communities in Australia and internationally. Rose's expertise resides in two strands of research: Social justice in education/pathways to educational equity and international education and development policy with an emphasis on gender. Rose’s research, teaching, and service activities are motivated by her...view more
Rose Amazan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at UNSW, Sydney. She has extensive experience working with low SES communities in Australia and internationally. Rose's expertise resides in two strands of research: Social justice in education/pathways to educational equity and international education and development policy with an emphasis on gender. Rose’s research, teaching, and service activities are motivated by her commitment to community development and creating equitable and safe environments for marginalised and disadvantaged communities.
My Grants
Current Grants
2021 - Lowitja Institute Project Grants ($198,975)
2020 - Crown Resorts Foundation and Packer Family Foundation ($240,000)
2020 - NSW Department of Education Strategic Research Fund ($584,000)
2019 - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Education, UNSW Seed Grant ($5,000)
2019 - Literacy for Life Foundation ($30,000)
My Qualifications
PhD (International and Comparative Education)
MS (Education)
BA (Mathematics & Secondary Education)
My Awards
- Research Fellowship Recipient (2018), ARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Fellowship, the University of Melbourne run by Professor Joy Damousi
- Travel award (2018) from the Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN). Perth, Australia. Australia Africa Teamwork – priority research/education areas for impact. PAPER: Knowledge, Networks and Nations. Australia-Africa collaboration in the Era of Network Science.
- Travel award (2016) from the Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN). Cape Town, South Africa
- Australia Africa Universities Network (AAUN) Early Career Researcher Award ($500) (2014) for promoting strategic engagement and partnership between government, academia and business
- Postgraduate Research Travel Award (2007). Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society (ANZCIES).
- Teacher of the Year Award (2005) from the United States Agency for International Development – International Foundation for Self Help – Teach for Africa.
- Women in Leadership Excellence in Teaching Award-Nominated (Semester 2, 2011). Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney.
- Women in Leadership Scholarship Award (2000) from the State University of New York at Potsdam
My Research Activities
Current Projects
- Cultural Residents Project
- Culturally Nourishing Schooling
- The 'Yes, I Can' adult literacy campaign in remote EAL/D Aboriginal communities
My Research Supervision
Areas of supervision
Culturally Nourishing Schooling,
Critical Consciousness of Teachers,
Social Justice and Education/pathways to educational equity,
Australia Awards Scholarships,
International and Comparative Education,
African Higher Education,
Educational Development and policy, Skilled migration/diaspora mobility, Gender and Development (GAD)
My Teaching
EDST5115 - Indigenous and Scociocultural Contexts of Education
EDST2070 - Culture, Identity and Education
EDST5141 - Critically Engaging with Indigenous Education in Australia
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