Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

• Abbiss J. (2020) Curriculum in Secondary Education (New Zealand). Education and Childhood Studies : 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350993716.010.

• Abbiss J. and Vanassche E. (2019) Practice-focused research in initial teacher education. Oxford Research Encyclopedia: Education : 1-25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.578.

• Fickel L. and Abbiss J. (2019) Supporting secondary pre-service teacher identity development as culturally responsive and sustaining teachers. FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education 5(2): 138-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.32865/fire201952152.

• Fickel LC., Abbiss J., Brown E. and Astall C. (2018) The Importance of Community Knowledge in Learning to Teach: Foregrounding Māori Cultural Knowledge to Support Preservice Teachers' Development of Culturally Responsive Practice. Peabody Journal of Education 93(3): 285-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0161956X.2018.1449858.

• Abbiss J. (2016) Critical literacy in support of critical-citizenship education in social studies. set: Research Information for Teachers 2016(3): 29-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.18296/set.0054.

• Tapper L. and Abbiss J. (2015) Finding a 'Fit': Gifted and Talented Adolescents' Identity Negotiations. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 50(2): 255-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40841-015-0013-0.

• Abbiss J. (2013) Social sciences and '21st century education' in schools: Opportunities and challenges. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 48(2): 5-18.

• Abbiss J. (2011) Boys and machines: Gendered computer identities, regulation and resistance. Gender and Education 23(5): 601-617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2010.549108.

• Abbiss J. (2011) Social sciences in the New Zealand curriculum: Mixed messages. Curriculum Matters 7: 118-137.

• Abbiss J. (2009) Gendering the ICT curriculum: The paradox of choice. Computers and Education 53(2): 243-354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2009.02.011.

• Abbiss J. (2008) Rethinking the 'problem' of gender and IT schooling: discourses in literature. Gender and Education 20(2): 153-165. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540250701805839.

• Abbiss J. (2006) Learning from students' experiences of IT courses. Computers in New Zealand Schools 18(3): 34-41.

• Abbiss J. (2004) Learning about New Zealand in Antarctica. New Zealand Journal of Social Studies 11(2): 22-27.

• Abbiss J. (1998) The "New Education Fellowship" in New Zealand: Its activity and influence in the 1930s and 1940s. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 33(1): 81-92.

• Abbiss J. (1998) The "New Education Fellowship" in New Zealand: It's Activity and Influence in the 1930s and 1940s. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies 33(1): 81-93.

• Abbiss J. and Hay I. (1992) Criterion- Referenced Assessment and the Teaching of Geography in New Zealand Universities. New Zealand Journal of Geography 94: 2-5.

Authored Books

• Abbiss J. and Kunowski K. (1999) Making a Difference: Women's Impact on New Zealand Society: Health 1915-1985. Auckland: Addison Wesley Longman. 82.

Chapters

• Abbiss J. and Sato M. (2023) Formação de professores em Aotearoa Nova Zelândia. In de Oliveira Brito R; Anselmo Guilherme A (Ed.), Formação de Professores ao redor do mundo: desafios e oportunidades: 435-452.UNESCO.

• Abbiss J. and Sato M. (2023) Teacher education in Aotearoa New Zealand. In de Oliveira Brito R; Anselmo Guilherme A (Ed.), Teacher Education Around the World: Challenges and Opportunities: 453-469.UNESCO.

• Abbiss J. (2019) Becoming a teacher. In Hill M; Thrupp M (Ed.), The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6 ed.): 1-19. South Melbourne: Cengage Australia.

• Abbiss J. (2019) Curriculum studies. In Kamp A (Ed.), Education Studies in Aotearoa: Key disciplines and emerging directions: 112-132. Wellington, New Zealand: NZCER Press.

• Abbiss JE. and Kingston H. (2016) What is this subject called social studies? In Harcourt M; Milligan A; Wood B (Ed.), Teaching social studies for critical, active citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand: 1-19. Wellington: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

• de Comarmond O., Abbiss J. and Lovett S. (2016) Commitment crises: Voices of secondary teachers. In de Wever B; Vanderlinde R; Tuytens M; Aelterman A (Ed.), Professional Learning in Education: Challenges for Teacher Educators, Teachers and Student Teachers: 87-111. Ghent: Academia Press.

• Abbiss J. (2012) Students' learning experiences: What do we mean and what can we know? In Kaur B (Ed.), Understanding teaching and learning: Classroom research revisited: 67-78. Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-864-3_4.

Reports

• Sato M. and Abbiss J. (2021) International Insights on Evaluating Teacher Education Programs. In International Insights on Evaluating Teacher Education Programs, National Academy of Education. Commissioned by National Academy of Education. 2-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.31094/2021/3/7.

• Abbiss J. and Quinlivan K. (2012) Shifting conceptualisations of knowledge and learning in the integration of the New Zealand Curriculum in teacher education: A meta-ethnography.Commissioned by Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI). 82.

• de Oliveira Andreotti V., Abbiss J. and Quinlivan K. (2012) Shifting conceptualizations of knowledge and learning in the integration of the New Zealand Curriculum in teacher education: Project summary.Commissioned by Teaching and Learning Research Initiative. 9.

• Fry J. and Abbiss J. (2012) Shifting teachers' conceptualisations of knowledge and learning in secondary ESOL: A practitioner inquiry.Commissioned by Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI). 19.

Theses / Dissertations

• Abbiss JE. (2005) IT is a gender thing, or is it?: Gender, curriculum culture and students' experiences of specialist IT subjects in a New Zealand high school. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.

Conference Contributions - Published

• Astall C., Abbiss J., Cunningham U., Clarke T., Davis NE., Fickel LH., Dunn K. and Brown E. (2016) Shifting practice in teacher preparation with a poutama and an ePortfolio: Charting our journey. In Wright N (Eds). DEANZ 2016 Conference Proceedings: 15-20.

• Abbiss J. (2010) Shifting conceptualisations of knowledge in teacher education: Collaborative research, partnership and power. In.

• Abbiss J. (2005) Gender identity and meaning making in specialist IT classes. In ERIC Online - Educational Resources Information Centre(#ED490534): 14.

• Abbiss J. (2002) What's the point? Understanding what students say about computers and computer studies. In Conference Proceedings.

Conference Contributions - Other

• Abbiss J. and Brown C. (2022) Developing digital citizenship in a changing world: Core learning in social studies. Town Hall, Christchurch: SOCCON 2022: New Zealand Social Sciences Conference: Embracing Change, 5-7 Oct 2022.

• Abbiss J. and Sato M. (2021) International insights on evaluating teacher education programmes. Virtual: AERA Virtual Annual Meeting, 8-12 Apr 2021.

• Abbiss J. and Vanassche E. (2018) Practice-focused research in initial teacher education. Bolzano, Italy: European Council of Educational Research (ECER) Conference, 4-7 Sep 2018.

• Abbiss JE. (2017) Pre-service teacher identity development: 'Doing' and 'being' culturally responsive teachers. University of Sussex, Brighton, UK: BERA Annual Conference, 5-7 Sep 2017.

• Abbiss JE. and Fickel L. (2017) Developing pre-service teacher agency. University College UCC, Copenhagen, Denmark: Reforming Education and the Imperative of Constant Change: Ambivalent roles of policy and educational research, ECER Conference 2017, 22-25 Aug 2017.

• Abbiss JE. and Fickel L. (2017) Learning to teach for equity: How context mediates preservice teacher learning. The Education University of Hong Kong: World Educational Research Association (WERA) Focal Meeting, 30 Nov-2 Dec 2017.

• Fickel L. and Abbiss JE. (2017) Enabling Preservice Teacher’s Intercultural Competence Through Community-based Learning. University College UCC, Copenhagen, Denmark: Conference Theme: Inclusion and Exclusion. Resources for Educational Research, ECER Conference 2017, 22-25 Aug 2017.

• Fickel L. and Abbiss JE. (2017) Supporting secondary teacher candidates' teacher development as culturally responsive teachers. San Antonio, Texas: American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, 27 Apr-1 May 2017.

• Fickel LH., Abbiss J. and Astall C. (2016) Developing initial teacher action competence in working with culturally diverse learners. Dublin, Ireland: European Council for Educational Research (ECER), 23-26 Aug 2016.

• Fickel LH., Abbiss J., Brown L. and Astall CM. (2016) The importance of community engagement in learning to teach. The University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia: Global Learning Equity Network. Research Symposium: Reframing Teacher Education for Learning Equity, 11 Mar-11 May 2016.

• Abbiss J., Astall C., Davey R., Fickel LH. and Morton M. (2015) Developing graduate teacher adaptive expertise: From broad intentions to practice. Budapest, Hungary: 2015 European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), 7-11 Sep 2015.

• Morton M., Fickel LH., Abbiss J. and Astall C. (2015) Adaptive Expertise and Inclusive Teacher Education in One Programme in New Zealand. World Education Research Association 2015 Focal Meeting (WERA), 8-10 Sep 2015.

• Abbiss J. and Astall C. (2014) Seeking Cohesion in a teacher education programme: Weaving conceptualisations, contexts and courses. Brisbane, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education and New Zealand Association for Research in Education Joint Conference 2014 (AARE/NZARE), 30 Nov-4 Dec 2014.

• Abbiss J. and Davey R. (2014) Teacher Educator professional identities = complex negotiations within the preservice and inservice sectors. Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand: Teacher Education Federation (TEFANZ): Spicing up Teacher Education, Spaces, Places, Innovations and Connections, 8-10 Jul 2014.

• Davey R. and Abbiss J. (2014) Teacher educator professional identities - Complex negotiations within the preservice and inservice sectors. Porto, Portugal: European Conference for Education and Research (ECER 2014), 1-5 Sep 2014.

• Tapper L. and Abbiss J. (2014) "To reach your potential"- should that really be the question for gifted and talented learners? Brisbane, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education and New Zealand Association for Research in Education Joint Conference 2014 (AARE/NZARE), 30 Nov-4 Dec 2014.

• Abbiss J. and Quinlivan K. (2013) Shifting teacher educator identities: Re-signifying the roles of teacher educators as knowers. Istanbul, Turkey: The European Conference on Educational Research 2013 (ECER), 10-13 Sep 2013.

• de Comarmond O., Abbiss J. and Lovett S. (2013) Commitment crisis: Voices of secondary teachers in Seychelles. Ghent, Belgium: ISATT 2013 Conference on Teachers and Teaching: Excellence of teachers? Practice, policy, research, 1-5 Jul 2013.

• Abbiss J. and Quinlivan K. (2012) The sum is greater than the parts: Understanding teacher educators' epistemological shifts through dual (interpretive and post-structural) meta-analyses. Cadiz, Spain: The European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), 18-21 Sep 2012.

• de Comarmond O., Abbiss J. and Lovett S. (2012) For the love of teaching: Commitment of beginning secondary teachers in Seychelles. Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education Conference and Annual Meeting (NZARE), 28-30 Nov 2012.

• Abbiss J. (2010) Students' learning experiences: What do we mean and what can we know? Christchurch, New Zealand: Graham Nuthall Classroom Research Trust International Symposium 2010, 16-18 Aug 2010.

• Abbiss J. (2010) Understanding shifting conceptualisations of knowledge and learning. University of Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference and Annual Meeting 2010, 6-9 Dec 2010.

• Abbiss J. (2009) Exploring shifting conceptions of knowledge and learning: A collaborative project in teacher education. Athens, Greece: 33rd Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) International Conference, 30 Oct-1 Nov 2009.

• Abbiss J. (2009) Gendered computer identities, regulation and resistance. University of London, UK: Gender and Education Association 7th International Conference, 25-27 Mar 2009.

• Abbiss J. (2009) Redefining teaching and learning experiences: Shifting conceptions of knowledge, teaching and learning. Darwin, Australia: 32nd Annual Conference of HERDSA (HERDSA 2009), 6-9 Jul 2009.

• Abbiss J. (2008) Engaging critically with NZC: Thinking about secondary social sciences. Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand: New Zealand Association of Research in Education (NZARE) National Conference: Education in change, 24-27 Nov 2008.

• Abbiss J. (2007) A gendered IT curriculum: The paradox of choice. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand: 2007 New Zealand Association for Educational Research (NZARE) Conference: Education in the Pacific, 4-7 Dec 2007.

• Abbiss J. (2005) Gender identity and meaning making in specialist IT classes. Dunedin, New Zealand: NZARE Annual Conference, 6 Dec 2005.

• Abbiss J. (2001) Classroom Computing: gendered teacher conceptions? CPIT, Christchurch: NZARE Annual Conference, 6 Dec 2001.

Oral Presentations

• Abbiss JE. (2017) ‘Doing’ and ‘being’ culturally responsive teachers: Pre-service teacher identity development. University of East London, London: CASS School Research Seminar, 11 Oct 2017.

• Abbiss JE. (2017) ‘Shaking up’ the educational scene: Understanding educational change and challenges post-earthquakes. Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University, Montreal: DISE invited talk, 08 Nov 2017.

• Abbiss JE. (2017) Culturally responsive pedagogy: Shifting ideas, shifting practice. Department of Education, Oxford University, Oxford: Teacher Education and Professional Learning Research Seminar, 26 Oct 2017.

• Abbiss JE. (2017) Masters level ITE for culturally responsive practice. Department of Education, Oxford University, Oxford: Teacher Education and Professional Learning Research Seminar, 26 Oct 2017.

• Abbiss JE. (2017) Supporting culturally responsive practice through Masters level initial teacher education. Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University, Montreal: DISE invited talk, 14 Nov 2017.

• Abbiss JE. (2017) Supporting culturally responsive practice through Masters level initial teacher education. Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University, Montreal: DISE seminar, 21 Nov 2017.

• Abbiss JE. (2017) University of Canterbury MTchgLn: A professional Masters in initial teacher education. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield: 'Open Space' Seminar, 12 Oct 2017.

• de Comarmond O., Abbiss J. and Lovett S. (2012) For the love of teaching: Commitment of beginning teachers in Seychelles. University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education Annual Conference.

• Abbiss J. and Quinlivan K. (2010) Shifting conceptualisations of knowledge in a curriculum research project: Two readings. Waikato University, Hamilton, New Zealand: TLRI project seminar - video conference.

• Abbiss J. (2009) Experts, Aspirants and Users: Students' Computing Identites and Gender Relations. York University, Toronto, Canada: Toronto Digital City Lab Speaker Series, 08 May 2008.

• Abbiss J. (2009) Exploring shifting conceptualizations of knowledge and learning: A collaborative project in teacher education. Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University, Montreal: Research Exchange Forum (REF), 13 Sep 2008.

Other

• Abbiss J. (2020) Editorial: Curriculum matters in an extraordinary year. Curriculum Matters 16: 1-5. Wellington, NZ: NZCER Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.18296/cm.0044.

• Abbiss J. (2019) Editorial: Policy shifts and curriculum effects. Curriculum Matters 15: 1-7. Wellington, New Zealand: NCER Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.18296/cm.0033.

• Abbiss J. (2018) Editorial: Curriculum research and "glocal" potential.. Curriculum Matters 14: 1-7. Wellington, NZ: NZCER Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.18296/cm.0026.

• Abbiss JE. (2017) Editorial: Curriculum developments: Looking back, looking forward. In Curriculum Matters Curriculum Matters 13: 1-7. Wellington: NZCER. http://dx.doi.org/10.18296/cm.0017.

• Abbiss JE. (2017) Valuing curriculum research: Taking a second look. The BERA Blog: Research Matters https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/valuing-curriculum-research-taking-a-second-look: British Educational Research Association. [Academic blog (moderated). The BERA Blog: Research Matters].

• Abbiss J. (2016) Editorial: Curriculum research for the public good. Curriculum Matters 12: 1-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.18296/cm.0010.

• Abbiss J. (2015) Editorial: Future-oriented learning, innovative learning environments and curriculum: What's the buzz? Curriculum Matters 11: 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.18296/cm.0001.

• Abbiss J. (2014) Editorial: Curriculum Matters 10 years on: A window on curriculum. Curriculum Matters 10: 1-10.

• Cowie B. and Abbiss J. (2014) Special section editorial: Metaphors and metaphorical understanding. Curriculum Matters 10: 114-117.

• Abbiss J. (2013) Editorial: Making sense of curriculum. Curriculum Matters 9: 1-7.

• Abbiss J. (2003) Antarctica: Ice Bound. A unit of work and NCEA related assessment activity for year 12 Social Studies. Antarctica New Zealand.

Editorial Work

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• Curriculum Matters Editor ( 2013 - 2020)
• Curriculum Matters Editorial Board Editorial Board Member ( 2014 - 2023)

Review and Refereeing

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• Computers and Education ( 2009 - 2023)
• Curriculum Matters ( 2010 )
• Gender and Education ( 2010 - 2023)
• New Zealand Journal of Educational Research ( 2012 - 2023)
• Teaching and Teacher Education ( 2012 - 2023)

Research Groups