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Dr Kim Wilson is currently the Interim Principal at MUSEC School and Senior Lecturer in the Macquarie University School of Education. Her research interests include mid-career transition to teaching; teacher attrition and retention; equity, inclusion and access to education; critical thinking in educational contexts; teacher professional learning in school-based research; and, the teaching and learning of historical literacy.
Recent research projects include Accelerate MTeach Program- supporting STEM mid-career transition into the teaching profession; The effect of Flipped Learning as a pedagogical intervention strategy to increase the use of critical thinking skills; Practitioner Inquiry- the teacher as researcher, a professional learning model; NSW Equity Consortium- equity, inclusion and access to Higher Education.
Kim has thirty years’ experience in education in both Tertiary and Secondary school sectors with more than twenty years of that experience in leadership positions. She is an expert practitioner with a strong track record of academic and professional publications that support and extend her teaching method, subject knowledge and research agenda.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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AITSL Teacher Performance (TPA) Moderation project
Powell, S. (Primary Chief Investigator), Dutton, J. (Primary Chief Investigator), Wilson, K. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Caldis, S. (Primary Chief Investigator)
25/04/25 → …
Project: Consultancy
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Teaching and Learning History in the Information Age
Chilton, D. (Primary Chief Investigator), Wilson, K. (Primary Chief Investigator) & Dutton, J. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/04/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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2024 ACT Govt Education Inclusive education professional learning: 5 program suite.
Tait, K. (Chief Investigator), McMaugh, A. (Chief Investigator), Silveira, S. (Chief Investigator), Tan, D. (Chief Investigator), Jones, T. (Chief Investigator), Skrebneva, I. (Chief Investigator), Datta, P. (Chief Investigator), Torrington, J. (Chief Investigator), Smith, T. (Chief Investigator), Nelson, K. (Chief Investigator), Lai, J. (Chief Investigator), Hijira, S. (Chief Investigator), Wilson, K. (Chief Investigator) & Jones, T. (Primary Chief Investigator)
1/10/24 → 28/02/25
Project: Consultancy
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Usyd led: Best Practice Guidelines for RPL in ITE Programs
Cotton, W. (Chief Investigator), Craddock, S. (Chief Investigator), Little, C. (Chief Investigator), Peralta, L. (Chief Investigator), Tognolini, J. (Chief Investigator), Letts, W. (Chief Investigator), Winslade, M. (Chief Investigator), Wilson, K. (Primary Chief Investigator), Andrews, R. (Chief Investigator), Dutton, J. (Chief Investigator), Bourke, T. (Chief Investigator), Mills, R. (Chief Investigator), White, M. (Chief Investigator), Gregory, S. (Chief Investigator), Adlington, R. (Chief Investigator), Ledger, S. (Chief Investigator), Ersozlu, Z. (Chief Investigator), Prieto-Rodriguez, E. (Chief Investigator) & Cook, P. (Chief Investigator)
5/09/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Measuring the quality of hub school and university partnerships: a pilot study - Burke Ward Public School
Andrews, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Powell, S. (Chief Investigator), Hay, I. (Other), Wilson, K. (Chief Investigator), Dutton, J. (Chief Investigator) & De Nobile, J. (Chief Investigator)
15/06/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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The problem of presentism: an exploration of how YA historical fiction positions readers to understand the past
Wilson, K., 2026, The Oxford handbook of young adult literature. Malo-Juvera, V. & Hill, C. (eds.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press, p. 113-126 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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A case study of students' and teachers' attitudes towards BYOD and its use within their history classrooms
Chilton, D., Wilson, K. & Dutton, J., Mar 2025, In: Education and Information Technologies. 30, 4, p. 4795-4824 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Boundary crossing or boundary space traversal? Investigating the extent to which practitioner inquiry into educational practice is enduring
Wilson, K. & Dutton, J., 2025, In: Professional Development in Education. 51, 6, p. 1142-1161 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Leveraging the value of warm knowledge: engaging the proximity principle through University Ambassadors in developing high-school students’ possible selves
Wilson, K., Dutton, J., Baker, S., Holmes, M. & DeSilva, J., 1 May 2025, In: Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning. 27, 1, p. 106-126 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Research rationale and study protocol: design principles for ITE programs that cater for career changers
Cotton, W., Ledger, S., Letts, W., Karimullah, M., Davis, B., Dutton, J., Roy, D., Sugumaran, M. & Wilson, K., Sept 2025, In: Issues in Educational Research. 35, 3, p. 923-946 24 p., 3.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open AccessFile11 Downloads (Pure)
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History in the Information Age: Delphi Survey Data
Chilton, D. (Owner), Wilson, K. (Contributor), Dutton, J. (Contributor) & Hazel, G. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 19 May 2026
DOI: 10.25949/31768462.v1
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Prizes
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2024 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Education - Educational Leadership Prize
Dutton, J. (Recipient), Wilson, K. (Recipient), Garofano, R. (Recipient), Holmes, M. (Recipient) & Bower, M. (Recipient), 25 Dec 2024
Prize: Teaching award
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Associate Member of the Australian College of Educators
Wilson, K. (Recipient), 1995
Prize: Honorary award
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Educational Leader
Dutton, J. (Recipient), Wilson, K. (Recipient), Holmes, M. (Recipient), Garofano, R. (Recipient), Bower, M. (Recipient) & Hay, I. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Teaching award
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Higher Degree Research Award for Best Publications
Wilson, K. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Other distinction
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Researching Educational Practice
Wilson, K. (Invited speaker)
20 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Ethics Reviewer for Low Risk Applications
Wilson, K. (Advisor)
2025 → …Activity: End user engagement and expertise › Advisory position
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YOU to the power of US: Partners in Educational Research
Wilson, K. (Speaker), Anderson, K. (Speaker) & Dutton, J. (Speaker)
2025 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
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Managing your tutorial
Wilson, K. (Invited speaker) & De Nobile, J. (Invited speaker)
2024 → …Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Review of Educational Research (Journal)
Wilson, K. (Reviewer)
2024 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial of research outputs › Publication Peer-review
Press/Media
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Students must be able to engage in critical analysis of sources of information
22/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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This is the time to acknowledge and validate teacher professional judgement.
8/04/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Building digital wisdom: how to spot unreliable websites
25/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Considerations For Transferring Face-To-Face Activities Online
6/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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The ‘guides on the side’: exploring the flipped teaching method
6/04/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment