Dr Brian D. Denman
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Education
Qualifications
BA in Psychology (CU-Boulder), BA in German Language and Literature (CU-Boulder), MA in Educational Foundations, Policy and Administration (Michigan-Ann Arbor), PhD in Social and Policy Studies (Sydney)
Contact
| Email: | bdenman@une.edu.au |
| Room: | FEHPS (E7) 321 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2269 (or +61 2 6773 2269 overseas) |
Brian Denman is Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership and Comparative Education and Course Coordinator of Training and Development at UNE’s School of Education. His particular areas of expertise are educational systems, educational planning and policy studies, international higher education policy, and comparative education research.
Currently, Denman teaches within the Contextual Studies group at UNE’s School of Education. Since joining UNE in 2003, he has served as Visiting Professor of Comparative Education at Hiroshima University (2011), IIEP UNESCO Fellow (2008), Executive Council member of the World Council on Comparative Education Societies (2004-2011), Editor-in-Chief of the International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives (2007-2011), and President of the Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society (2006-2009). In October 2012, he will be Visiting Professor of Minzu University of China (Beijing) to research educational access and equity for Inner Mongolians.
Denman continues to work closely with colleagues whose research activity is related to comparative and international higher education in the Asia-Pacific region. His most recent work involves educational access, equity and opportunity in the Asia-Pacific, the internationalisation of higher education, and network capital.
Denman has been serving his first term (2010-11) as an elected academic member of UNE Council.
Affiliations
ANZCIES http://www.anzcies.org/
CHEMP http://www.chemp.une.edu.au/
IEJ http://www.iejcomparative.org/
UNE Council http://www.une.edu.au/governance/council/
WCCES http://www.wcces.net/
Areas of Teaching
EDCX 588: Tertiary Teaching and Learning
GSB 673: Planning and Policy
GSB 675: Higher Education Leadership and Management
GSB 676: Comparative Higher Education Policy
PDAS 312: Resource Management
PDLD 381: Best Practices in Workplace Education and Training
PROF 795: Understanding the Deep Context of/at Work
Research interests
comparative and international education;
higher education policy and administration;
educational systems: administration, management, and leadership; and
new fields of inquiry
Research/Scholarship
Denman’s current research agenda includes the globalisation/regionalisation of higher education in the Asia-Pacific, higher education provision, educational access, mobility and quality, and fostering training and development linkages with industry for professional development and promotion.
Examples of Research Projects
Visiting Professor, Minzu University of China, School of Education (Research on educational access, equity, and opportunity for ethnic minorities in mainland China)
Keynote Speaker, Oslo University College, Faculty of Education and International Studies, 'Beyond the Traditional University: International Co-operation and Network Capital'
Keynote Speaker, Stockholm and Södertörn Universities, 'Education Security'
Visiting Professor, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education (Research on comparative education)
Invited Scholar, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Higher Education (Investigation of the King Abdullah Scholarship Program)
Invited Scholar, University of Tokyo (Research on the regionalisation of higher education in the Asia/Pacific)
Professional and Community Roles
UNE Council: Elected by academic members of the University
Immediate Past Editor-in-Chief: IEJ Comparative Perspectives
Member of Editorial Board: KEDI Journal of Educational Policy
Executive Council Member: World Council on Comparative Education Societies (WCCES)
Immediate Past President: Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society (ANZCIES)
Current Research Students
| Project Title | Degree | Research Student |
| Leadership in the Jordanian Ministry of Health | PhD | Samir Al-Balas |
| Investigative Study on the Employment of Saudi Women in Education Fields | PhD | Areej (Juju) Alfawaz |
| The Use of German Language for Professional Purposes Outside Germany: A case study needs analysis of German employers in Australia | PhD | Cornelia Cohrs |
| Vocational Training Management Model for Vietnam | PhD | Hoang Vi Dang |
| Organisational Change at a Japanese University Sub-organisation | PhD | Anthony Fenton |
| Tracking Student Mobility in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab of Emirates: A comparative study on higher education | PhD | Kholoud Tariq Hilal |
| Auto-ethnographic Indigenous Research: Owning and developing resources for community practice | MEdAdmin(Hons) | Rose Lovelock |
| Barriers and Enablers of Learning Objects: A conceptual framework for best practice | PhD | Helen Lynch |
| Social Responsibilities of Universities: Perceptions and drivers of OHS culture and performance | PhD | Daphne McCurdy |
| The Role of the Principal in Improving School Image: Creating a professional development program to assist school principals in formulating strategies to improve school image | EdD | Jim White |
Recently supervised postgraduate degree conferrals include:
Masahiro Nishihara, PhD (2011)
A Historical Study of Educational Policy, Methods, and Practice in English Teaching during the Meiji Period in Japan (1868-1912)
Dwayne Kennedy, PhD (2011)
Dreaming Emu: Cultural Empowerment through Art as Therapy – men and healing from the violence of colonization
Marie Loller, PhD (2010)
Peacebuilding through Community and Education
Rupert Collister, PhD (2008)
A journey in search of wholeness and meaning: Investigating a harmonious ontology
Brian Ambrosio, MEdAdmin(Hons) (2008)
Strategic Planning for International Schools in Turbulent Environments: A contingency approach
Paul Reader, PhD (2007)
Painterly Methodology: painting and digital inquiry in adult learning
Selected Publications
BOOK CHAPTERS AND MAJOR REPORTS
Denman, Brian D., & Fawzy Bukhari (in press). “Scholarship in Saudi Arabia: Implications and opportunities for overseas engagement”. In: Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: Achievements, challenges, and opportunities. Abdulrahman Abouammoh and Larry Smith, eds., Springer.
Denman, Brian D., (2009). "Higher Education by Distance: Opportunities and challenges at national and international levels". Report to the Observatory on Borderless Higher Education, London (February 2009).
Denman, Brian D., (2005). “SARS and International Education in China: Response, Impact, and Repercussion”. In: Zuji-Guoyuan Shinian: The Way Forward. Bao Ling Yang & Jingru Sun, eds., China People’s Public Security University Press, Beijing, pp. 100-114.
REFEREED ARTICLES
Denman, Brian D., (2011). “Comparative and International Education Research in Asia and the Pacific”. In: The Australian and New Zealand Comparative and International Education Society Conference Proceedings. Education and Belonging, (1-3 Dec 2011), Sydney.
Denman, Brian D., & Neil Dunstan (2011). “Education for All and Cross-Border Provision of Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific”. In: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, Vol 10, No 1 (November 2011). Adelaide: 61-79.
Denman, Brian D., and Kholoud Hilal (2011). “From Barriers to Bridges: An investigation on Saudi student mobility (2006-2009)”. In: International Review of Education, Vol 57, No 3, UNESCO, Paris: 299-318.
Denman, Brian D., Marie Loller, & Rebecca Spence (2008). “Mar Elias, Israeli-Arab Christians, and the Sign of the White Dove”. In: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, Vol 9, No 2 (December 2008).
Denman, Brian D., and Singye Namgyel (2008). “Convergence of Monastic and Modern Education in Bhutan?” In: International Review of Education, Vol 54, Christopher McIntosh, ed. UNESCO, Paris: 475-491.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Denman, Brian D., (2011). “Education Security as a New Concept: Technology transfer and the hidden curriculum”. Inaugural lecture sponsored by Hiroshima University, School of Learned Sciences, (8 July 2011), Hiroshima.
Denman, Brian D. & Cornelia Cohrs (2011). “Has multiculturalism failed in multinational companies? Implications for education and training”. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society, (1 – 5 May 2011), Montreal.
*Denman, Brian D. & Daphne McCurdy (2011). “The Social Responsibilities of Australian Universities Concerning Occupational Health and Safety”. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society, (1 – 5 May 2011), Montreal.
*Denman, Brian D., (2010). “Invisible Colleges and International Consortia in Higher Education”. Paper presented at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, (13 – 16 Sep 2010), Paris.