Lecturer:
Master of Teaching
Teach for Australia
Master of Education Policy (International)

Nicky Dulfer is a lecturer at the Melbourne School of Graduate Studies. She was formerly a secondary school teacher in both the UK and Australia, and completed her M.Ed. at the University of Melbourne in 2006. Her research focussed principally on issues pertaining to equity funding in Victorian Secondary Schools.

As a lecturer at MGSE Nicky currently undertakes a range of teaching and research responsibilities including planning, teaching and assessing post-graduate teacher candidates to ensure that students understand of the broader context of teaching with particular reference to issues of policy,equity and exclusion.

An interest in pedagogy and the socio-economic factors that may impact on students attainment has lead to her enrolment as a PhD student under the supervision of Associate Professor John Polesel and Professor Jack Keating.

Victorian Institute of Teaching

B.Ed, M.Ed. (Melbourne)

Education Policy
Equity
Pedagogy

Nicky's research has focussed on equity issues, post-compulsory schooling, funding, pedagogy, and secondary education curriculum and programming

Helme, S., Teese, R., Dulfer, N., Robinson, L., & Jones, T. (2009). Provision, Participation and Achievement: A Study of the Western Metropolitan Region (draft report). Melbourne: CPELL.

Lamb, S., & Dulfer, N. (2008). Predicting disengagement and its effects: What evidence is there on the extent to which disengagement can be predicted at younger ages? (8-12) A literature review. Melbourne: CPELL.

Lamb, S., & Dulfer, N. (2008). School Culture and Effectiveness: What are the key features of schools that worsen levels of disengagement, for which children, and what changes this? A Literature Review. Melbourne: CPELL

Rice, S., & Dulfer, N. (2008). Disengagement and Outcomes: Under what circumstances does disengagement from school and education lead to adverse outcomes? A literature review. Melbourne: CPELL.

Disengagement literature reviews for DEECD (May 2008)

Research Report for CPELL (July- Aug 2008)

Catholic Equity Project for CECV (May 2008 - June 2009)

Post Compulsory Provision for NMR (May 2008 - June 2009)

Post Compulsory Provision for WMR (June 2008 - June 2009)

Apprenticeships pastoral care for DIIRD (May and June 2009)

Tasmania School Resource Package for Dept of Ed, Tasmania (July 2009)