Jenni Carter

Dr Jenni Carter

Lecturer

School of Education

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD as Principal Supervisor - email supervisor to discuss availability.

I am currently a researcher in the following projects,2013-2015, AusAID, ‘Developing a community approach to support pre-schoolers’ vernacular and English language and literacy development in Fijian communities without access to early childhood services’. Category 1 Funding of AUD $721,731: Professor Pauline Harris, Dr Elspeth McInnes, Dr Jenni Carter, Ally Diamond, Dr Cindy Brock and Dr Anne Glover.,DRPF UniSA EASS Disciplinary Literacies With Dr Cindy Brock and Dr Lyn Kerkham,Innovative pedagogies through assessment in teacher education with Dr Cindy Brock (unfunded.),My research interests are Literacy and English Curriculum, Education Policy, and Philosophy and Politics of Education.

Year Citation
2026 Moses, L., Colton, J., McDonald, S., Carter, J., & Jarowyj, T. (2026). Increasing writing engagement in a South Australian year two classroom. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 24 pages.
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2024 Maher, K., Rigney, L. I., King, M., Garrett, R., Windle, J., Memon, N., . . . Hattam, R. (2024). Curriculum, democracy and pedagogies for justice: a collective futures dialogue. Curriculum Perspectives, 44(2), 105-119.
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2023 Colton, J., Serafini, F., Lovett, T., Forrest, S., Gale, J., Gehling, K., . . . Carter, J. (2023). Readers matter: seven transactions with the visual, linguistic and material elements in a picture book. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 46(3), 219-231.
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2023 Colton, J., & Carter, J. (2023). Editorial to the Special Issue: Stories that matter: the matter of stories. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 46(3), 213-217.
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2023 Price, D., Macgill, B., & Carter, J. (2023). Preface. Arts Based Practices with Young People at the Edge, v-viii.
2022 Biesta, G., Heugh, K., Cervinkova, H., Rasinski, L., Osborne, S., Forde, D., . . . Tesar, M. (2022). Philosophy of education in a new key: publicness, social justice, and education; a South-North conversation. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 54(8), 1216-1233.
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2022 Carter, J. (2022). Stories that matter: engaging students for a complex world through the English curriculum. Curriculum Perspectives, 42(2), 195-198.
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2020 Stehlik, T., Carter, J., Price, D., & Comber, B. (2020). Hanging out in the city of tomorrow: a participatory approach to researching the importance of music and the arts in the lifeworlds of young people. Pastoral Care in Education, 38(3), 273-289.
DOI Scopus5 WoS2
2020 Harris, P., Brock, C. H., McInnes, E., Diamond, A., Neill, B., Carter, J., & Giannakis, E. (2020). Co-constructing culturally sustaining practices for fostering young children's literacy in Fiji. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 34(1), 127-152.
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2019 Comber, B., & Carter, J. (2019). Earning or Learning, or Not: Reconnecting Young Adults With Learning Through Multiliteracies Pedagogy. Journal of adolescent and adult literacy, 63(3), 333-336.
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2013 Harris, P., Chinnappan, M., Castleton, G., Carter, J., de Courcy, M., & Barnett, J. (2013). Impact and consequence of Australia's National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) - using research evidence to inform improvement. TESOL in context, 23(1-2), 30-52.

Year Citation
2023 MacGill, B., Carter, J., & Price, D. (2023). Young people: navigating the edge of society through the arts: creating in the border zones. In D. Price, B. MacGill, & J. Carter (Eds.), Source details - Title: Arts-based Practices with Young People at the Edge (pp. 3-15). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
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2023 Price, D., MacGill, B., & Carter, J. (2023). Preface - Arts-based Practices with Young People at the Edge. In J. Carter, D. Price, & B. MacGill (Eds.), Source details - Title: Arts-based Practices with Young People at the Edge (pp. v-viii). Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan.
2022 Wrench, A., Carter, J., & Paige, K. (2022). Education for democracy: culturally responsive practices and curriculum in teacher education. In S. Riddle, A. Heffernan, & D. Bright (Eds.), Source details - Title: New Perspectives on Education for Democracy: Creative Responses to Local and Global Challenges (pp. 124-137). UK: Routledge.
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2020 Harris, P., Brock, C., McInnes, E., Neill, B., Diamond, A., Carter, J., . . . Giannakis, E. (2020). In Wavu: Collaborating with Children and Families in a Culturally Diverse Community in an Urban Setting. In International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (Vol. 31, pp. 243-268). Springer Singapore.
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2020 Harris, P., Brock, C., McInnes, E., Neill, B., Diamond, A., Carter, J., . . . Giannakis, E. (2020). Language and Literacy Learning in Multilingual Settings. In International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (Vol. 31, pp. 41-75). Springer Singapore.
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2020 Harris, P., Brock, C., McInnes, E., Neill, B., Diamond, A., Carter, J., . . . Giannakis, E. (2020). On Effective Community Capacity Development and Sustainability. In International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (Vol. 31, pp. 305-323). Springer Singapore.
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2020 Harris, P., Brock, C., McInnes, E., Neill, B., Diamond, A., Carter, J., . . . Giannakis, E. (2020). Introduction – In Children’s Words. In International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (Vol. 31, pp. 1-9). Springer Singapore.
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2020 Harris, P., Brock, C., McInnes, E., Neill, B., Diamond, A., Carter, J., . . . Giannakis, E. (2020). Exploring Stakeholders’ Perspectives of Young Children’s Multilingual Literacy. In International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (Vol. 31, pp. 139-168). Springer Singapore.
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2020 Harris, P., Brock, C., McInnes, E., Neill, B., Diamond, A., Carter, J., . . . Giannakis, E. (2020). Fostering Children’s Multilingual Literacy in Home and Community Settings. In International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (Vol. 31, pp. 269-303). Springer Singapore.
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2020 Harris, P., Brock, C., McInnes, E., Neill, B., Diamond, A., Carter, J., . . . Giannakis, E. (2020). In Dovubaravi: Collaborating with Children and Families in an Indo-Fijian Rural Community. In International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (Vol. 31, pp. 209-242). Springer Singapore.
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2020 Harris, P., Brock, C., McInnes, E., Neill, B., Diamond, A., Carter, J., . . . Giannakis, E. (2020). In Duavata: Collaborating with Children and Families in an Indigenous Fijian Semi-Rural Community. In International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (Vol. 31, pp. 169-208). Springer Singapore.
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2020 Harris, P., Brock, C., McInnes, E., Neill, B., Diamond, A., Carter, J., . . . Giannakis, E. (2020). Conducting Research as Transformative Encounter in Cross-Cultural Collaborations. In International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (Vol. 31, pp. 99-138). Springer Singapore.
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2020 Harris, P., Brock, C., McInnes, E., Neill, B., Diamond, A., Carter, J., . . . Giannakis, E. (2020). Conceptualising Language, Literacy and Learning as Sociocultural Practices. In International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (Vol. 31, pp. 77-97). Springer Singapore.
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2020 Harris, P., Brock, C., McInnes, E., Neill, B., Diamond, A., Carter, J., . . . Giannakis, E. (2020). In Fiji. In International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (Vol. 31, pp. 11-39). Springer Singapore.
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2018 MacGill, B., Carter, J., & Price, D. (2018). Youthworx South Australia: re-engaging youth in learning and employment through the creative art of film-making. In M. Best, T. Corcoran, & R. Slee (Eds.), Source details - Title: Who’s In? Who’s Out? What to do about inclusive education (Vol. 39, pp. 129-144). Netherlands: Brill.
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2017 Carter, J. (2017). Mobilising literacy policy through resources. In S. Nichols, & C. Snowden (Eds.), Source details - Title: Languages and literacies as mobile and placed resources (pp. 124-137). UK: Routledge.
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2015 Brock, C. H., Carter, J., & Boyd, F. B. (2015). "Deadly ways to learn": language variation, ideology and learning literacies. In F. B. Boyd, & C. H. Brock (Eds.), Source details - Title: Social diversity within multiliteracies (pp. 30-41). US: Taylor and Francis.
2013 Carter, J., & Davis, C. (2013). Multimodality and complex texts in educational settings. In P. Hudson (Ed.), Source details - Title: Learning to teach in the primary school (pp. 90-107). Melbourne, Australia: Cambridge.

  • Network Inquiry: Trialling Evaluation Tools and Protocols for Producing Evidence of Impact with a focus on literacy, Catholic Education South Australia, 17/12/2019 - 28/02/2022

Courses I teach

  • EDUC 5259 English Education (Junior Primary) (2025)
  • EDUC 5259 English Education (Junior Primary) (2024)
  • EDUC 5260 English Education (Primary) (2024)
  • EDUC 5297 English Education Early Literacy (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor Neuroliberalism and Education Policy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Ms Anna Lloyd
2025 Principal Supervisor Pedagogies for Diversity Master of Research (Sociology) Master Part Time Ms Dani Stratford
2025 Principal Supervisor Pedagogies for Diversity Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Ms Dani Stratford
2024 Principal Supervisor Blueprints, builders & balance: Observing the relationship between educational ideals and pedagogical teacher judgements Master of Research (Sociology) Master Part Time Mr Jacob Robson
2024 Principal Supervisor Blueprints, builders & balance: Observing the relationship between educational ideals and pedagogical teacher judgements Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr Jacob Robson
2019 Principal Supervisor What kind or quality of leadership which are effective in achieving improvement in student learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy Doctor of Education Doctorate Part Time Ms Julie Fay Gale

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2019 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Engaging primary children in citizen science: a practitioner inquiry into pedagogy that works Master of Education Master Part Time Mrs Bernadette Haggerty
2019 - 2023 Co-Supervisor Exploring the impact of a pedagogical intervention employing explicit, metalinguistic vocabulary instruction using technology: a practitioner action research study Master of Research (Education) Master Part Time Mrs Alison Barr
2017 - 2021 Co-Supervisor The marketisation and commodification of leaders’, teachers’ and students’ work: an institutional ethnography of an all-boys school Doctor of Education Doctorate Part Time Mr Lee Del Col
2013 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Paradox at work - a political struggle for the soul of the principal Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Christopher Dolan
2013 - 2019 Co-Supervisor Assembling the 21st century learner: teachers' perspectives, textual representations and the case of challenge based learning Doctor of Education Doctorate Part Time Ms Jillian Colton
2012 - 2017 Co-Supervisor I'm a reader: engaging young children's voices about their reading in preschool and the first year of school Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mrs Juliette Zrna
2011 - 2015 Co-Supervisor What do good readers do? Students' positioning within the reading classroom Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr David Costello
2011 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Moving on. Primary school-aged refugee student transition from new arrival to mainstream schooling Doctor of Education Doctorate Part Time Mr Vincent Mulkerin

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