Fields of Research (FoR)

• Higher Education ( 130103 )
  
• Specialist Studies in Education ( 130300 )
  
• Sociology of Education ( 160809 )
  
• Sociology Of Education ( 390203 )
  
• Higher Education ( 390303 )
  
• Teacher And Student Wellbeing ( 390412 )
  
• Comparative And Cross-Cultural Education ( 390401 )
  
• Teacher Education And Professional Development Of Educators ( 390307 )
  
• Education Policy ( 390200 )
  
• Specialist Studies In Education ( 390400 )
  
• Education Systems ( 390300 )
  

Research interests

Research interests based on the 2020 Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification:
390203 Sociology of education
390303 Higher education
390307 Teacher education and professional development of educators
390401 Comparative and cross-cultural education
390412 Teacher and student wellbeing

Research interests based on the 2008 Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification:
130103 Higher Education
130307 Ethnic Education
130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Teachers
160809 Sociology of Education

Research interests based on the Dewey decimal classification system:
370.72 Educational research
371.35 Distance education
371.82 Specific kinds of students; schools for specific kinds of students
378.12 Faculty and teaching
379.26 Educational equalization (equal educational opportunity)

Substantive research interests:
Academics', educators' and researchers' work and identities
Distance, online and open education
Doctoral students and supervisors
The education of mobile learners and communities
Education research ethics, methods, politics and theories
Rural education
Sociocultural foundations and contexts of education

Amazon author pages:
http://www.amazon.com/Patrick-Alan-Danaher/e/B001JP9QX2/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1386810002 & sr=1-2-ent
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Patrick-Alan-Danaher/e/B001JP9QX2/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1386810039 & sr=1-2-ent

Google Scholar page:
http://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=899xdw0AAAAJ & hl=en

Professional memberships

Queensland College of Teachers

Currently teaching courses/programs

Not applicable

Teaching experience(Tertiary)

31 Years

Teaching experience(Other)

9 Years

Administrative responsibilities

Adjunct Professor, School of Education and the Arts, Higher Education Division, Central Queensland University, Australia (June 2014 to June 2023)
Docent in Social Justice and Education, University of Helsinki, Finland (16 January 2018-)
Adjunct Professor, College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University, Australia (17 March 2020-16 March 2023)

Research supervisor in the area of:

• Higher Education ( 130103 )
  
• Sociology of Education ( 160809 )
  
• Sociology Of Education ( 390203 )
  
• Higher Education ( 390303 )
  
• Teacher And Student Wellbeing ( 390412 )
  
• Comparative And Cross-Cultural Education ( 390401 )
  
• Teacher Education And Professional Development Of Educators ( 390307 )
  
• Education Policy ( 390200 )
  
• Specialist Studies In Education ( 390400 )
  
• Education Systems ( 390300 )
  

Research topics

• Developing capabilities for learning and life: Self-management at school and beyond into the workforce