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Prof

Johanna Wyn

Professor Of Education (Youth Studies)
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
social sciences
sociology
social sciences, interdisciplinary
social sciences - other topics
youth
education & educational research
australia
specialist studies in education; sociology
youth transitions
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Prof

Johanna Wyn

 
Division
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
 
Primary Interest
Sociology of education; Youth transitions to work and further education; Youth agency/life patterns.
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Johanna Wyn.

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Young people shaping livelihoods across three generations

2021 - 2025
Active
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Defining the Status of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Young People

This project aims to improve the social cohesion of Australian society and the living standards of a significant group of our young people. ..

2016 - 2019
Completed
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Defining the Status of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Young People

This project aims to improve the social cohesion of Australian society and the living standards of a significant group of our young people. ..

2016 - 2019
Completed
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Defining the Status of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Young People

This project aims to improve the social cohesion of Australian society and the living standards of a significant group of our young people. ..

2016 - 2019
Completed
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Defining the Status of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Young People

This project aims to improve the social cohesion of Australian society and the living standards of a significant group of our young people. ..

2016 - 2019
Completed
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Learning to make it work: education, work and wellbeing in young adulthood

The project plans to analyse young adults’ transitions from education to work from ages 27 to 31 (2016–20). This period is crucial for econo..

2016 - 2021
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Learning to make it work: education, work and wellbeing in young adulthood

2015 - 2016
Completed
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Stimulating curriculum and teaching innovations to support the mental wellbeing of university students

2014 - 2017
Completed
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GENERATION NEXT? TRADITIONS AND TRANSISTIONS IN FARMING CAREERS FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING IN THE CONTEXT OF WATER AND CLIMATE CHALLENGES

2013 - 2014
Completed
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Building futures for young Australians at risk: a coordinated measurement framework and data archive

This project will build a national data base of evidence about and for programs that address the needs of the 16 per cent of young Australia..

2012 - 2015
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

18

Research Grant

8

Research Contracts

2

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Johanna Wyn.

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Rethinking youth

J Wyn, R White

Book  |  2020

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A sociology of youth: Defining the field

Johanna Wyn

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Sociology

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Chasing rainbows: How many educational qualifications do young people need to acquire meaningful, ongoing work?

Jenny Chesters, Johanna Wyn

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Sociology

The increasingly complex relationship between educational qualifications and employment is an integral, yet little-explored dimens..

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Young adulthood in uncertain times: The association between sense of personal control and employment, education, personal relationships and health

Jenny Chesters, Jonathan Smith, Hernan Cuervo, Jacqueline Laughland-Booy, Johanna Wyn, Zlatko Skrbis, Dan Woodman

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Sociology

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Youth participation informing care in hospital settings

Helen Cahill, Johanna Wyn, Tamara Borovica

Journal article  |  2019  |  Child & Youth Services

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Mobile Belonging and Migrant Youth in Australia

Rimi Khan, Johanna Wyn, Babak Dadvand

Book Chapter  |  2019

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Women’s health: Methods and ethics

J Wyn, J Lumley, J Daly

Book Chapter  |  2019

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Expanding theoretical boundaries from youth transitions to belonging and new materiality

J Wyn, H Cuervo, J Cook

Book Chapter  |  2019

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Multicultural Youth Australia Census Status Report 2017/2018

Johana Wyn, Rimi Khan, Babak Dadvand

Report  |  2018

The MY Australia Census examines social, cultural and economic indicators that provide valuable data on how multicultural young pe..

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What's it like to be young and from overseas in Australia?

Johanna Wyn, Rimi Khan, B Dadvand

Scholarly Contribution to Database/Website  |  2018

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Sociology
Other Education
Community Service (excl. Work)
Learner and Learning
Specialist Studies in Education
Education Studies
Other Education and Training
Expanding Knowledge
Education Systems
School/institution

News

Displaying the 6 most recent news articles by Johanna Wyn.

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What’s it like to be young and from overseas in Australia?

Babak Dadvand, Johanna Wyn

May 21, 2018
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A generation dislodged: Why things are tough for Gen Y

Helen Cahill, Johanna Wyn

September 14, 2017
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Why Gen Y are not all about themselves

Johanna Wyn

December 2, 2015
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Opinion: Gen Y’s long road to security

Johanna Wyn, Dan Woodman, Hernan Cuervo

December 2, 2015
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Pain now, rewards later? Young lives cannot be relived

Johanna Wyn, Hernan Cuervo

June 17, 2014
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NAPLAN testing does more harm than good

Johanna Wyn

May 20, 2014

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2010

Visiting position

University of Groningen
2005

Visiting Professor

University of British Columbia
2005

Edward Clarence Dyason Universitas 21 Fellowship, The University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne
2005

Visiting Professor

Glasgow University
2005

Inaugural recipient of the Adam Smith Award

University of Glasgow
2005

Honourary Professorship

University of Western Sydney, Faculty of Education
2000

Award

Canadian Studies for Foundations in Education (CAFE)
2000

Award for Innovation and Excellence in Primary Health Care (Community Participation)

Australian Institute for Primary Care and School of Public Health, La Trobe University
1998

President

(Oceania) International Sociological Association
1998

Appointed by international selection committee to represent Australia and the region

Research Section 34 (Youth Research)
2012

FASSA - Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Professor Of Education (Youth Studies)

Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Board Of Directors

Youth Substance Abuse Service, Melbourne

Board Of Directors

Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies

Member

Australian Council for Educational Research: Standing Committee on Research

Education

PhD

Monash University

Doctor of Philosophy

Monash University

Master of Arts

New England

Bachelor of Arts

Victoria University of Wellington

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