Dr Anisah Dickson

Senior Lecturer/Coordinator of Bachelor of Education (Primary)
EdD (Murdoch University), MEd (Monash University), Grad.Dip.Ed (Murdoch University), BA.Mass Communication (Murdoch University)

Email: anisah.dickson@nd.edu.au

  • Biography

    Anisah is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, Fremantle campus. She is the Coordinator of Bachelor of Education (Primary) program and the National Coordinator of international students. She is a WA-trained Secondary teacher with over 10 years of teaching experience in local and international schools and in the tertiary sector. Prior to joining Notre Dame in 2021, Anisah worked at the School of Education at Murdoch University and Curtin University where she developed and taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

    Anisah is interested in international education, given her experience as a middle school English teacher at an IB-accredited school in Singapore. This led her to examine the issue of equity and the merits of adopting IB programmes delivered in an Australian context in her doctoral thesis, which she successfully completed in 2020 at Murdoch University.

    She currently coordinates and teaches the postgraduate suite of IB courses and coordinates a postgraduate Secondary course: Contemporary Issues in Secondary Schools. She supervises five HDR students who are completing their EdD/PhD and is the principal supervisor for two of these students.

    Additionally, Anisah has co-authored and published articles in internationally recognised educational journals related to the benefits and challenges of teaching and learning in IB schools. These publications can be viewed via this link: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4063-4457

    Anisah is an active researcher and is extending her research interests in the areas of the International Baccalaureate, curriculum, pedagogy and student/teacher well-being.

  • Teaching areas

    • Postgraduate courses in International Baccalaureate (IB)
    • Contemporary Issues in Secondary Schools

  • Research expertise and supervision

    • International Baccalaureate (IB)
    • Curriculum and pedagogy
    • Mentoring early career teachers
    • Early Childhood

  • Journal articles and proceedings

    • Dickson, A., Jongste, J., & Coffey, A. (2022). Comparison of the Western Australian curriculum with the International Baccalaureate and Cambridge International Curriculum. Funded by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority.
    • Dickson, A., Perry, L. and Ledger, S. (2021) Challenges of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme: Insights for school leaders and policy makers. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 29 (137).
    • Dickson, A., Perry, L.B. and Ledger, S. (2020) Challenges impacting student learning in the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. Journal of Research in International Education, 19 (3). pp. 183-201.
    • Dickson, A., Perry, L.B. and Ledger, S. (2020) Letting go of the Middle Years Programme: Three schools’ rationales for discontinuing an International Baccalaureate Program. Journal of Advanced Academics, 31 (1). pp. 35-60.
    • Dickson, A., Perry, L.B. and Ledger, S. (2018) Impacts of International Baccalaureate programmes on teaching and learning: A review of the literature. Journal of Research in International Education, 17 (3). pp. 240-261.
    • Perry, L., Ledger, S. and Dickson, A. (2018) What are the benefits of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme for teaching and learning? Perspectives from stakeholders in Australia. International Baccalaureate Organization
    • Dickson, A., Perry, L.B. and Ledger, S. (2017) How accessible is IB schooling? Evidence from Australia. Journal of Research in International Education, 16 (1). pp. 65-79.

  • Conference papers

    • Perry, L., Ledger, S. and Dickson, A. (2017) Impact of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme on teaching and learning: Key stakeholder perspectives. In: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2017, 26-30 November 2017, Canberra, Australia
    • Dickson, A., Perry, L. and Ledger, S. (2016) How accessible is IB schooling for rural and low income students in Australia? In: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2016: Transforming Education Research, 27 November - 1 December 2016, MCG, Melbourne, VIC

  • Professional affiliations

    • Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA)
    • Board Member - Hilton Primary School
    • Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia
    • Western Australian Institute for Educational Research

  • Awards

    • 2020  Honorary Postdoctoral Associate (HPDA) Scheme, School of Education, Murdoch University
    • 2016  Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship, EdD, School of Education, Murdoch University
    • 2016  Postgraduate Commendation: Outstanding Results, School of Education, Murdoch University

  • Other

    • Peer review manuscripts for The Australian Educational Researcher