Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Personal profile
Kathleen's (Kate) doctoral research examined the intersection of tourism and education in Zimbabwe. In particular, her research explored the phenomenon of philanthropic tourism in Matabeleland North using a Foucauldian lens.
From 2019, she has also added the nature of Contract research in Higher Education to her research interests. She has a particular interest in the way policies shape the experiences of those in academia, and how casualisation influences precarious workers.
Kathleen is the HDR Pathways Course Director and has a particular interest in research methods, honour student pedagogies and the experiences of research students.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Research output
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Heterotopia and the ‘image of Africa’: school tours and philanthropy in a Zimbabwean school
Smithers, K., 2024, In: Critical Studies in Education. 65, 4, p. 386-402 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Working every weekend: The paradox of time for insecurely employed academics
Smithers, K., Spina, N., Harris, J. & Gurr, S., Feb 2023, In: Time and Society. 32, 1, p. 101-122 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus) -
Challenges and opportunities for early career researchers: Using the theory of practice architectures to unpack enabling and constraining conditions
Smithers, K. & Gibbs, L., 13 Aug 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Professional Development in Education. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile23 Downloads (Pure) -
Ethical responsibilities of tenured academics supervising non-tenured researchers in times of neoliberalism and precarity
Smithers, K., Harris, J., Goff, M., Spina, N. & Bailey, S., 2024, Educational Leadership and Policy in a Time of Precarity. Heffernan, A. & Wilkinson, J. (eds.). 1st ed. Abingdon, Oxon: RoutledgeResearch output: Book chapter/Published conference paper › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Happy smiling African children: why school tourism in Zimbabwe shouldn’t be encouraged
Smithers, K., 2024, The Conversation.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Open Access
Prizes
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Excellence as an Early Career Researcher - Faculty Citation Award Recipient
Smithers, K. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Award › Internal award
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University of Newcastle honours thesis
Smithers, K. (Examiner)
2023Activity: Supervision/Examination/Mentoring › Thesis Examination
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What is the international evidence regarding simulated placements and their applications to Initial Teacher Education programs: A scoping review
MacDonald, A. (Co-supervisor), Smithers, K. (Principal Supervisor) & Deehan, J. (Co-supervisor)
2023 → …Activity: Supervision/Examination/Mentoring › Internal HDR Supervision
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Charles Sturt University honours thesis
Smithers, K. (Examiner)
2022Activity: Supervision/Examination/Mentoring › Thesis Examination
Press/Media
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Africa’s schools need support not gawking tourists
20/03/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Happy smiling African children: why school tourism in Zimbabwe shouldn't be encouraged
14/03/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Why school tourism in Zimbabwe shouldn't be encouraged
12/03/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media