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Dr Alex McCormick, University of Sydney

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Love and pedagogy in doctoral supervision: a duoethnography navigating complex positionings within decolonising contexts.

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Bio

Dr. Alex McCormick is (since 2008) a Senior Lecturer in Comparative and International Education in the Sydney School of Education and Social work (SSESW). Alex is Associate Dean (Postgraduate Coursework) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, led the Master of Education, International Stream to 2023 and teaches undergraduate pre-service educators. 

Alex has taught in Japan and China and has taught adults and young people at non-government and private institutions in Australia and worked with NGOs assisting refugees with education and relocation in the UK and Australia. In her research, Alex explores issues of equity in education and international development policy and discourse, with particular attention to global social policies.

Alex is a Co-Editor for the Comparative Education Review (CER) and current Co-President of the Oceania Comparative International Education Society (OCIES), formerly VP, Secretary and Senior Editor of the International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives.

Alex is the USYD coordinator of the Agreement of Research Exchange (2020-2025) Partnership between IPD and SSESW, in which her hosted visit forms part of the itemised activities.

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Love and pedagogy in doctoral supervision: a duoethnography navigating complex positionings within decolonising contexts