Pat Thomson

Pat Thomson

Research Professor

School of Education

College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences

Year Citation
2025 Thomson, P. (2025). Evidence informed policy? The Australian Education Research Organisation's borrowed knowledge-rich curriculum dispositif. Discourse, online, 1-14.
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2024 Thomson, P., & Greany, T. (2024). The best of times, the worst of times: continuities in school leaders' work in uncertain times. Educational Management Administration & Leadership, online(6), 1-18.
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2017 Awwad, D. H., Buckley, J. D., Thomson, R. L., O Connor, M., Carbone, T. A., & Chehade, M. J. (2017). Testing the hip abductor muscle strength of older persons using a handheld dynamometer. Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, 8(3), 166-172.
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2006 Thomson, P., Nixon, H. P., & Comber, B. M. (2006). A case of intention deficit disorder? : ICT policy, disadvantaged schools, and leaders. School effectiveness and school improvement, 17(4), 465-482.
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2003 Thomson, P., & Comber, B. (2003). Deficient "disadvantaged students" or media savvy meaning makers? Engaging new metaphors for redesigning classrooms and pedagogies. McGill Journal of Education, 38(2), 168-181.
2003 Thomson, P., Blackmore, J., Sachs, J., & Tregenz, K. (2003). High stakes in principalship : sleepless nights, heart attacks and sudden death accountabilities : reading media representations of the United States principal shortage. Australian Journal of Education.
2003 Thomson, P., & Reid, A. D. (2003). Challenging the dominant discourses of the state aid debate. Change: Transformations in Education.
2002 Thomson, P. (2002). Strengthening family-school relationships: a story about using research to develop policy and practice in Tasmania, Australia. International Electronic Journal for Leadership in Learning.
2002 Kenway, J. E., Zipin, L., Thomson, P., & Brennan, M. (2002). Uneasy alliances: university, workplace, industry and profession in the education doctorate. Australian educational researcher.
2001 Comber, B. M., Thomson, P., & Wells, M. (2001). Critical literacy finds a 'place' : writing and social action in a low income Australian grade 2/3 classroom. Elementary school journal, 101(4), 451-464.
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2001 Thomson, P. (2001). Learnings from Alberta? Choice, Equity, Difference and Diversity in Public Education. Curriculum perspectives.
2001 Thomson, P. (2001). How principals lose 'face': a disciplinary tale of educational administration and modern managerialism. Discourse : studies in the cultural politics of education.
2001 Reid, A. D., & Thomson, P. (2001). Selective Reasoning. Education Age.
2001 Thomson, P., & Reid, A. D. (2001). The 'No Difference' Story about Public Education - A Counter Narrative. Principal Matters.
2001 Thomson, P. (2001). From here to where? Disadvantaged schools, literacy and policy. English in Australia.
2000 Thomson, P. (2000). The sorcery of apprenticeships and new/old brooms: thinking about theory, practice, "the practicum" and change. Teaching education.
2000 Thomson, P. (2000). Move over Rover! An essay / assay of the field of educational management in the UK. Journal of education policy.
1999 Thomson, P. (1999). Some observations from a failed but no longer disappointed school reformer: a response to Fielding, Hargreaves and Little. Australian educational researcher, 26(2), 55-65.
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Year Citation
2016 Thomson, P. (2016). Researching 'voice' in intercultural arts practices and contexts. In P. Burnard, & E. Powell (Eds.), Source details - Title: The Routledge International Handbook of Intercultural Arts Research (pp. 283-295). US: Routledge.
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2012 Thomson, P. (2012). Theme 4: Schools in different circumstances: contexts make a difference. In C. Day (Ed.), Source details - Title: The Routledge International Handbook of Teacher and School Development (pp. 169-174). US: Taylor and Francis.
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2010 Hall, C., Jones, K., & Thomson, P. (2010). Snapshots and portraits: The re-presentation of case-study research findings about creative learning and change. In P. Thomson, & J. Sefton-Green (Eds.), Researching Creative Learning Methods and Issues (pp. 126-142). Routledge.
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2005 Thomson, P. (2005). Globalizing the rustbelt and public schools. In Corporate body:University of South AustraliaSource details - Title: Globalizing Education: Policies, Pedagogies and Politics (pp. 79-92). New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
2004 Reid, A. D., & Thomson, P. (2004). Democracy and the official curriculum. In Source details - Title: Lifelong Learning and the Democratic Imagination: Revisioning Justice, Freedom and Community (pp. 415-430). Queensland: Post Pressed.
2003 Thomson, P., & Reid, A. D. (2003). Introduction: what's public about curriculum?. In Source details - Title: Rethinking Public Education: Towards A Public Curriculum (pp. 8-25). Australia: Post Pressed.
2003 Sanderson, Y. D., & Thomson, P. (2003). Towards a just Indigenous education; a continuing challenge for state schooling. In Source details - Title: Rethinking Public Education: Towards A Public Curriculum (pp. 95-120). Australia: Post Pressed.
2001 Thomson, P. (2001). Ambiguous practice: a professional doctorate for public sector leaders. In B. Green, T. Maxwell, & P. Shanahan (Eds.), Source details - Title: Doctoral Education and Professional Practice: The Next Generation? (pp. 247-273). Armidale: Kardoorair Press.
2001 Thomson, P. (2001). The sound of one hand grasping at straws? Struggles for equity and quality in public education. In P. Nursey-Bray, & C. Bacchi (Eds.), Source details - Title: Left Directions: Is There a Third Way? (pp. 178-192). Perth: University of Western Australia Press.

Year Citation
2002 Thomson, P. (2002). Proverty, education and radio gaga: the politics of evidence. In European Conference on Educational Research.
2002 Kamler, B., & Thomson, P. (2002). Abstract art or the politics of getting read. In Australian Association of Education Research in Education Conference.
2002 Thomson, P., Blackmore, J., Sachs, J., & Tregenz, K. (2002). High stakes principalship - sleepless nights, heart attacks and sudden death accountabilities: Reading media representations of the US principal shortage. In Australian Association of Education Research in Education Conference.
2002 Thomson, P. (2002). Going to ground: stories of work, play and educational change. In New Radicalism Making Education a Priority.
2002 Thomson, P. (2002). What is community. In Futures Thinking Now.
2001 Thomson, P., & Underwood, F. (2001). The practice(s) of choice: primary school parents, secondary schools and policy agendas Infor-mation: Readings of school brochures and open nights. In Australian Association for Research in Education Abstracts 2000: Annual Conference, Sydney 2000.
2001 Thomson, P. (2001). Young people: Risks and/or Assets. In Working together reducing the risk: Proceedings of the Full Service Schools Conference.
2001 Thomson, P. (2001). The Trade of Tools. In Technology Colleges Trust Vision 2020 - First International On-Line Conference - Discussion Paper.
2001 Kamler, B., & Thomson, P. (2001). Talking down 'writing up' or ten-emails make a conference paper. In Proceedings of the 2001 Australian Association for Research in Education Abstracts (AARE).
2001 Thomson, P. (2001). Citizenship as a Community Practice. In APAPDC-NSW Online Conference.
2001 Comber, B. M., & Thomson, P. (2001). Just New Learning Environments: New Metaphors and Practices for Learners and Teachers in Disadvantaged Schools. In Dept for Education and Skills: Experiencing change, Exchanging Experience Virtual Conference 2001.
2001 Thomson, P. (2001). Australian Equity Policy: Moments in the sun. In BERA Annual Conference, Leeds, Sept2001.
2001 Thomson, P. (2001). Doubling up: The representational and reform work of principal associations. In Proceedings of the 2001 Australian Association for Research in Education Abstracts (AARE) Annual Conference.
1999 Thomson, P. (1999). Reading the work of school administrators with the help of Bourdieu: getting a 'feel for the game'. In AARE-NZARE Research in Education Joint Conference (pp. 37-40). Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education.

  • Preparing the next generation of principals, South Australian Secondary Principals Association Inc (SASPA), 01/10/2024 - 30/11/2025

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