Dr John A. Hughes
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Research interests
Research on teaching and learning
- Creative and performing arts
Professional biography
Dr John Hughes is Pro-Dean (Development) in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, the University of Sydney, Australia. John lectures in drama pedagogy and his doctoral study was in the field of teacher professional development in literary and performing arts education. He was the editor of the first Drama in Education: The State of the Art for the Educational Drama Association NSW in 1991. In 1997 John was selected to be one of four Master Teachers of Drama at the International Drama/Theatre and Education Research Conference, Canada. John is currently the Academic Partner in a Quality Teaching Action Learning project with Manly Selective Secondary School.
Awards
Faculty of Education and Social Work Teaching Excellence Award 2007
Professional and community roles
Member of Review Panel Journal of Artistic and Creative Education
Current research students
| Project title | Degree | Research student |
|---|---|---|
| Exploring the link between Drama Education and Moral Development through a NSW Year 9 Drama Class | PhD | Ruen Chew |
| One line at a time: An investigation of the local/global nexus in long form additive improvisation. | PhD | Yanis Garrett |
| Digital storytelling in the second language classroom - adventures with selves. | PhD | Kirsty McGeoch |