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Associate Professor Jacqueline Manuel

DipEd(UNE), PhD(UNE), BA(Hons)(UNE)

Curriculum Coordinator, Secondary English Education

Undergraduate Scholarships Committee

Convenor, Arts, English and Literacy Education Research Network (AELE)

Affiliate, Department of English, Faculty of Arts

Associate Professor, English Education

Email:

Phone: +61 2 9351 3350

Fax: +61 2 9351 2621

Building.Room: A35.529

Research interests

Educational history, sociology and philosophy

  • History of education

Learning sciences; psychology of education

  • Learning technologies and new media

Research on teaching and learning

  • English and literacy

Professional biography

Jackie's teaching, research and publishing is in the field of secondary English education and literature. Her particular research interests include teenagers and reading, the history and development of secondary English curriculum, and the experiences of early career teachers of English. She coordinates the secondary English curriculum methodology in the Faculty, is a member of the NSW Board of Studies and is involved in a range of ways with the English teaching profession. au.linkedin.com/pub/jackie-manuel/35/116/562/

 


Professional and community roles

  • Editorial Board   English in Australia

  • Editorial Board English Teaching: Practice and Critique

  • Editorial Board Teacher Development: an International Journal of Teacher Professional Development

  • Member Editorial Advisory Board Australian Journal of Language and Literacy

  • Member Editorial Advisory Board, Australasian Journal of Teacher Education

  • Chief Examiner, HSC English (Standard and Advanced) 2007-2011

  • Member, NSW Board of Studies

  • Chair, NSW Board of Studies Board Curriculum Committee, English K-10

  • Chair, NSW Board of Studies Board Curriculum Committee, English 11-12

  • Professional Partnerships, Social Inclusion Unit, Broken Hill Learning Week, 2012-2013

  • Member, Advisory Group, NSW English Stage 6 Prescriptions, 2012-2013

  • Guest Editor, Special Issue, English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2013

  • Shakespeare Imaginarium, with Department of English, University of Sydney, 2013

  • Professional Partnerships, Canberra Grammar School, 2013

  • Professional Partnerships, St Augustine's College, 2013


Current projects

  • Australian Women's Poetry of WW1.
  • Broken Hill Learning Week, Social Inclusion Unit, 2012-2013 http://sydney.edu.au/news/social_inclusion/84.html?newsstoryid=9906
  • Camtalk - International dialogic research hubs for pre-service English teacher professional learning (with Sue Brindley, University of Cambridge).
  • Research-led and inquiry-based secondary English teacher education. (With Janet Dutton)
  • Pre-service English teacher motivation.
  • Teenagers and Reading: Factors Influencing Motivation, Engagement and Achievement.
  • 100 Years of HSC English Examinations. An Historical Critique and Analysis of the NSW Higher School Certificate and the role of the University of Sydney.
  • A qualitative study of the impact of creative writing on students' accomplishment in English.
  • The Sydney Story Factory, Creativity and Student Achievement, 2013
  • Exploring the role of creativity and creative writing in English, Stage 4-6. 2013

Current research students

Project title Degree Research student
The Development of English Teachers' Professional Identity PhD Janet Dutton
Unloosening the cord from the bag of dreams – How the identity of new drama teachers is shaped through pedagogy and practice in teaching for social justice PhD Alison O'Grady
Teacher selection of literature in Stage 5 English classrooms. PhD Giovanni Piccolo

Selected publications

Books

  • Manuel, J. (in press). Australian Women's Literature of WW1. Sydney: Phoenix Education.
  • Manuel, J & Brindley, S. . (2012). Teenagers and Reading: Literary Heritages, Cultural Contexts and Contemporary Reading Practices. South Australia: Wakefield Press/AATE.
  • Manuel, J. & Carter, D. (2009). The English Teacher's Handbook, A to Z. Sydney: Phoenix Education.
  • Manuel, J, Brock, P, Carter, D & Sawyer, W . (2009). Imagination, Innovation, Creativity: Re-Visioning English in Education. Sydney: Phoenix Education.
  • Anderson, M, Hughes, J, Manuel, J. (2008). Drama and English teaching: Imagination, action and engagement. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
  • Manuel, J & Brock, P. (1992). Doing English for the HSC: A Comprehensive Companion for Texts and Topics in all Four Courses. Armidale: Chrysalis Books.
  • Manuel, J & Brock, P. (1991). Doing English for the HSC: 1991 Supplement. Armidale: Chrysalis Books.
  • Manuel, J & Brock, P. (1990). Doing English for the HSC: 1990 Supplement. Armidale: Chrysalis Books.
  • Manuel, J & Brock, P. (1989). Doing English for the HSC: A Comprehensive Companion for Texts and Topics in all Four Courses. Armidale: Chrysalis Books.

Book chapters

  • Manuel, J. (in press). English Teachers' Attitudes to Technology in Classroom-based Teaching and Learning. In Sue Brindley (Ed.), English Teachers and Technology UK: Continuum.
  • Manuel, J. (2012). Practical strategies for engaging teenagers in reading. In Manuel, J. & Brindley, S. (Ed.), Teenagers and Reading: Literary heritages, cultural contexts and contemporary reading practices (pp. 272–284), South Australia: Wakefield Press/AATE.
  • Manuel, J. (2012). Teenagers and Reading 2: Creating Creative Reading Spaces . In Manuel, J. & Brindley, S. (Ed.), Teenagers and Reading: Literary Heritages, Cultural Contexts and Contemporary Reading Practices (pp. 255–271), South Australia: Wakefield Press/AATE.
  • Manuel, J. (2012). Teenagers and Reading 1: Factors influencing reading (under) achievement . In Manuel, J. & Brindley, S. (Ed.), Teenagers and Reading: Literary Heritages, Cultural Contexts and Contemporary Reading Practices (pp. 229–254), South Australia: Wakefield Press/AATE.
  • Manuel, J. (2012). Reading Lives: Teenagers’ reading practices and preferences and the implications for transformative pedagogy in English . In Manuel, J. & Brindley, S. (Ed.), Teenagers and Reading: Literary Heritages, Cultural Contexts and Contemporary Reading Practices (pp. 12–37), South Australia: Wakefield Press/AATE.
  • Broughton, M. & Manuel, J. (2012). What we know about teenagers and reading: A survey of research findings . In Manuel, J. & Brindley, S. (Ed.), Teenagers and Reading: Literary Heritages, Cultural Contexts and Contemporary Reading Practices (pp. 82–110), South Australia: Wakefield Press/AATE.
  • Manuel, J. (2012). Teenagers and reading: Literary heritages, cultural contexts and contemporary reading practices. In Manuel, J. & Brindley, S. (Ed.), Teenagers and reading: Literary heritages, cultural contexts and contemporary reading practices (pp. 1–4), South Australia: Wakefield Press/AATE.
  • Manuel, J. (2009). Talking and Listening in Secondary English. In Gannon, S., Howie, M. & Sawyer, W. (Ed.), Charged with Meaning: Reviewing English in the 21st Century Sydney: Phoenix Education.
  • Manuel, J. (2009). "The Best Moments": Adolescents' Reading Practices and Preferences. In Manuel, J., Brock, P., Carter, D. & Sawyer, W. (Ed.), Imagination, Innovation, Creativity: Re-Visioning English in Education Sydney: Phoenix Education.
  • Manuel, J., Brock, P., Sawyer, W. and Carter, D. (2009). “What is within becomes what is around": Imagination, innovation, creativity . In Manuel, J., Brock, P., Carter, D. & Sawyer, W. (Ed.), Imagination, Innovation, Creativity: Re-Visioning English in Education (pp. 3–12), Sydney: Phoenix Education.
  • Manuel, J. (2008). Invigorating the teaching of fiction through drama. In Anderson M, Hughes J, Manuel J (Ed.), Drama and English teaching: Imagination, action and engagement (pp. 32–49), Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
  • Manuel, J & Anderson, M. (2008). Assessing Drama in English. In Anderson, M, Hughes, J & Manuel, J (Ed.), Drama and English Teaching: Imagination, action and engagement Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
  • Manuel, J. (2004). Connecting Voices: Effective Engagement And Pedagogy In Oral English. In In WS (Ed.), Reviewing English in the 21st Century (pp. 73–85), Sydney: Phoenix Education.
  • Manuel, J. (1998). Re-Viewing Talking and Listening in the Secondary English Curriculum. In Sawyer, W, Watson, K & Gold, E (Ed.), Reviewing English in the 21st Century (pp. 264–276), Sydney: St Clair Press.
  • Manuel, J. (1996). Strategies for curriculum diversity and decentralisation, professional autonomy and quality outcomes: the experience of post-compulsory English education in Australia. In Raban-Bisby, B (Ed.), Developing Language and Literacy (pp. 115–131), Stoke-on-Trent: Trentham Books.

Journal articles

  • Manuel, J. (2012). Teenagers and Reading: Factors that shape the quality of teenagers’ reading lives . English in Australia, 47(2).
  • Manuel, J. (2012). In praise of reading: A vignette of teenagers’ reading lives. Metaphor, (3), 4–11.
  • Broughton, M, Manuel, J. (2007). What do Australian boys think about reading?. Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, 15(1), 9–16.
  • Manuel, J, Hughes, J. (2006). 'It has always been my dream': exploring pre-service teachers' motivations for choosing to teach. Teacher Development, 10(1), 5–24.
  • Ewing, R, Manuel, J. (2005). Retaining quality early career teachers in the profession: New teacher narratives . Change: Transformations in Education, 8(1), 1–16.
  • Manuel, J, Brindley, S. (2005). The call to teach: Identifying pre-service teachers motivations, expectations and key experiences during initial teacher education in Australia and the United Kingdom. English in Australia, 144, 38–49.
  • Manuel, J, Robinson, D. (2003). Teenage boys, teenage girls and books: Re-viewing come assumptions about gender and adolescents' re. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 11, 66–77.
  • Manuel, J, Brock, P. (2003). "W(h)ither the place of literature?" Two momentous reforms in the NSW senior secondary English curriculum. English in Australia, 38(136), 15–26.
  • Manuel, J. (2003). "Such are the ambitions of youth";exploring issues of retention and attrition of early career teachers in New South Wales. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 31(2), 139–151.
  • Manuel, J & Brock, P. (2002). W(h)ither the Place of Literature?: Two Key Reforms in the Senior Secondary English Curriculum in New South Wales. English in Australia, 136(July), 15–26.
  • Manuel, J. (2002). 'A teacher of excellence': experiences of beginning teachers. Education Links, , 32–36.
  • Manuel, J. (2002). Making its debut: What teachers think of the new High School Certificate English Syllabus in New South Wales. English in Australia, (134), 67–77.
  • Manuel, J, Robinson, D. (2002). What are teenagers reading? The findings of a survey of teenagers' reading choices and the implications of these for English teachers' classroom practice. English in Australia, (135), 68–78.
  • Manuel, J. (1996). 'We are the women who mourn our dead': Australian civilian women's poetic responses to the First World War. Journal of the Australian War Memorial, 29(November), 32–39.

Conference papers

  • Manuel, J. (2013). Reimagining the 21st century reading classroom. Keynote Address, Tasmanian Association for the Teaching of English/ALEA State Conference. In . Launceston, Tasmania, 12-13 April.
  • Manuel, J., Sherlock, J. & McPherson, D. (2013). Reconnecting with the Excitement of English. In . CPL, Sydney, 6 April 2013.
  • Manuel, J. (2013). Fostering students' creativity and imagination: implementing the new English 7-10 Syllabus, Keynote Address, AIS English Teachers' Conference. In . Sydney, 10 May 2013.
  • Manuel, J. and Carter, D. (2013). HSC English Exams Unpacked. In . Sydney, 9 March 2013.
  • Manuel, J. (2013). Shakespeare in the Australian Curriculum?. In . Sydney, 22 May 2012.
  • Manuel, J. (2013). Cultivating Empathic Intelligence through literary engagement in secondary English education.. In . Regensberg, Germany, 26-27 September 2013.
  • Manuel, J. (2012). Reconnecting with the story of teenagers’ reading lives, Guest Speaker Presentation, AATE Conference, "Five Bells for English Teaching". In . Sydney, 3-4 October.
  • Manuel, J. (2011). Utilising Metaphor and Narrative in Understanding New Teacher Motivation, Beliefs and Identity. BERA 2011 . In . Institute of Education, London, 6-8 September 2011.
  • Ewing, R., Manuel, J., Gibson, R. & Dutton, J. (2011). Arts-informed approaches to teacher education research and pedagogy. Symposium, NAPAR conference.. In . Phoenix, Arizona, 21-23 January 2011.
  • Manuel, J. (2011). Teenagers and Reading: Promoting Transformative Pedagogy. IFTE Conference, 2011. In . Auckland, New Zealand, 18-21 April 2011.
  • Manuel, J. (2009). Teenagers and Reading: Exploring the significance and place of books in adolescents’ lives, Seventh International Conference on the Book, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland. In . Edinburgh, 16-18 October 2009.
  • Manuel, J. (2008). Authentic assessment for optimal learning: Two case studies, Asia Pacific Educational Research Conference, Singapore. In . Singapore, 27-29 November 2008.
  • Manuel, J. (2008). Engaging the imagination and creativity for holistic teaching and learning in subject English”, Asia Pacific Educational Research Conference, Singapore. In . Singapore, 27-29 November 2008.
  • Manuel, J., Carter, D., Hughes, J., Anderson, M. & Murphy, T. . (2008). The place of Australian literature in secondary English education, Austlit in a Global, World 30th Anniversary conference of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, University of Wollongong. In . Wollongong, 1-2 July 2008.
  • Manuel, J. (2008). English for Engagement, Action and Imagination, Keynote Address, Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference, Sydney. In . Sydney, 23 March 2008.
  • Manuel, J. (2008). Reflections on Future Directions in English in the Secondary School, Invited paper, Colloquium on the Future of Secondary School English Studies, University of Sydney. In . Sydney, 18 February 2008.
  • Manuel, J. (2008). Teacher Motivation, Recruitment and Retention: Research Findings and Implications for School Leadership", Keynote Paper, Primary Principals' Council Conference. In . Sydney, 20 February 2008.
  • Manuel, J. & Hughes, J. . (2007). Investigating the motivation to teach: Implications for initial teacher education, recruitment, retention and professional development, Contested Qualities of Educational Research, EERA Conference, University of Ghent, Belgium. In . Belgium, 19-21 September 2007.
  • Manuel, J. (2007). Lovers and Dreamers: Understanding the Motivation to Teach English, Communities and Change, Research Innovations in Arts, English and Literacy Education, AELE Symposium. In . Sydney, 24 October 2007.
  • Manuel, J. & Dutton, J. . (2007). Investigating the impact of pre-service English teachers' motivations, beliefs, and attitudes on their professional development in initial teacher education, Contested Qualities of Educational Research, EERA Conference, University of Ghent, Belgium. In . Belgium, 19-21 September 2007.
  • Manuel, J, Hughes, J. (2005). Balancing great expectations: Exploring the ways in which university teacher education programs address the needs and aspirations of prospective teachers. In Higher education in a changing world. Sydney University, 3-6 July 2005.
  • Ewing, R, Manuel, J. (2005). Retaining quality teachers in the profession. In Challenges for the Profession: Perspectives and Directions for Teachers, Teaching, and Teacher Education . Sydney, 06/07/05.

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