Dr Rachel Bleeze
Lecturer
School of Education
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Rachel Bleeze, PhD, is a Lecturer at the University of Adelaide (Australia) in the School of Education.
Overview
Dr Bleeze has held various teaching positions at The University of New England, as well as Tabor College of Higher Education (South Australia). She received a 2018 Oceania Comparative and International Education Society New Scholar Award and was named the History Council of South Australia’s 2020 Emerging Historian of the Year. Rachel’s expertise in qualitative research methods previously led to her employment as a research consultant for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Additionally, Rachel was previously an Advisory Board Member for Heliyon (November 2022 to April 2025). Her research focus on comparative and international education includes the existence of intercultural understanding in secondary classrooms and the ways in which curricula can develop students' sense of empathy with those who are different from themselves.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - 2024 | Academic Integrity Officer, School of Education | University of Adelaide |
| 2024 - ongoing | Postgraduate Coordinator, School of Education | University of Adelaide |
| 2023 - ongoing | Lecturer in Education | University of Adelaide |
| 2022 - 2023 | Lecturer (Teaching Specialist) | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - 2021 | Unit Coordinator (Casual) | University of New England |
| 2020 - 2020 | Research Consultant | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons |
| 2017 - 2021 | Course Coordinator (Casual) | University of Adelaide |
| 2017 - 2021 | Lecturer (Casual) | Tabor College of Higher Education |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2013 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Graduate Diploma in Education |
| 2011 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts (History) |
| 2010 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Arts |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Bleeze, R. (2024). Fostering historical consciousness and empathy in lower secondary students: A comparative study of history curricula in Australia and Singapore. Heliyon, 10(4), e25769. Scopus2 WoS1 |
| 2024 | Maniam, V., Bleeze, R., & Harrington, I. (2024). Tamil Schools in the Federated Malay States under British Colonial Rule 1895-1941. HSE-SOCIAL AND EDUCATION HISTORY, 13(3), 170-187. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Gara, T., Krichauff, S., & Bleeze, R. (2025). Chinese Migration to Colonial South Australia: Tracing the history of three Chinese-Aboriginal families.. In Z. Xiaoping (Ed.), Our Story: Aboriginal Chinese People in Australia (pp. 59-70). Museum of Chinese Australian History. |
| 2025 | Bleeze, R. (2025). Chinese Gold Miners, Robe and the Propagation of Fear. In B. Jolly, C. Pascale, Y. Cartledge, W. Martin, A. Peake, G. Slattery, . . . G. Dooley (Eds.), Nooks and Crannies: Stories of South Australia. Wakefield Press. |
| 2023 | Boyle, C., Allen, K. -A., Bleeze, R., Bozorg, B., & Sheridan, K. (2023). Enhancing positive wellbeing in schools: The relationship between inclusion and belonging. In M. White, F. McCallum, & C. Boyle (Eds.), New Research and Possibilities in Wellbeing Education (pp. 371-384). Singapore: Springer. DOI Scopus6 |
2023 Chief Investigator. Bleeze, R. The National History Curriculum: A decade later. School of Education (UofA) Research Support Grant ($1,831).
2023 Chief Investigator. Bleeze, R. & Palmer, E. Empathy and Anne Frank: A comparative study using virtual reality. Faculty of ABLE (UofA) ECR Research Leadership Grant ($4,831).
2023 Co-Investigator. Boyle, C. & Bleeze, R. Lived experiences of schooling from people with a disability in South Australia. School of Education (UofA) Research Support Grant ($3,500).
Grants
2025 ABLE Learning and Teaching Grant ($2,133)
Course Coordinator
Rachel's most recent teaching has included:
2025
Education Policies & Systems (Semester 1, EDUC 7550)
Introduction to Teaching and Learning (Semester 2, EDUC 1100)
2024
Education Policies & Systems (Semester 1, EDUC 7550)
Teaching Dissertation (Semester 1, EDUC 7221)
Introduction to Teaching and Learning (Semester 2, EDUC 1100)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Enhancing Student Well-Being Through Effective Feedback in Oral Presentation in Higher Education | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Shu Pan |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Improving Argumentative English Writing Skills in Chinese Undergraduates: A Comprehensive Investigation into Rhetorical Practices Using a Genre-Based Approach | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mrs Shanshan Liang |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | Readiness to Teach: The Qualitative Study of Early Career Teachers' Perception of Their Emotional Intelligence. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Mrs Saha Bajraktarevic |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Indigenous Civic Literacy: A Comparative History of Education in Australia and New Zealand | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Julian Rawiri Kusabs |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Member | ABLE Early Career Academic Network Committee | Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics | Australia |
| 2023 - ongoing | Member | History Teachers' Association of South Australia | History Teachers' Association of South Australia | Australia |
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