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Dr Tony Carusi BA, MA, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Educational Studies

Doctoral Supervisor
Institute of Education

As a Senior Lecturer of Educational Studies in the Institute of Education, my background in social theory and philosophy informs my research and teaching interests in education theory and policy analysis. My work looks at the commonsensical, unquestioned routines and practices within the field of education, from pedagogy to policy-making, and the historically-situated, discursive processes whereby these routines and practices persist, particularly involving those processes that appear natural in spite of critical resistance efforts. 

Professional

Contact details

  • Ph: 0800 627 739 ext. 84316
    Location: Room CV 2.02, Collinson Village
    Campus: Turitea

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts - Emory University (1998)
  • Master of Arts - Boston College (2005)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - Georgia State University (2011)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Education policy

Sociology of Education

Educational Theory

Politics of Education

Rhetoric and Philosophy

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship, Resource Development and Management

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Education (130000):
Education Policy (160506):
Education Systems (130100):
History and Philosophy of Education (220202): History and Philosophy of Specific Fields (220200): History of Ideas (220209): History of Philosophy (220210): Philosophy And Religious Studies (220000):
Policy and Administration (160500): Social Theory (160806): Sociology (160800): Sociology of Education (160809): Studies In Human Society (160000)

Teaching and Supervision

Contact Supervisor

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • Melanie Grey - Doctor of Philosophy
    The Use Of Te Whare Tapa Wha Within New Zealand Counselling Contexts

Co-supervisor of:

  • Leanne Romana - Doctor of Philosophy
    How, when and where do we belong? Exploring teacher perspectives of belonging from lived experience

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • 2022 - Timu-O-Te-Rangi Niwa - Doctor of Education
    Problematizing Māori Achievement in Education Policy: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study on Teacher Enactment of Ka Hikitia
  • 2021 - Anne-Marie O'Neill - Doctor of Philosophy
    A genealogical examination of curriculum-assessment as governmentality in Aotearoa New Zealand

Media and Links

Media

  • 30 Jan 2014 - Magazine
    The Listener
    Interview on NZ and US Education Policy