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Email

leesaw@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary Senior Fellow
Faculty of Education - Centres and Institutes
Education
PhD
Monash University
Masters (Coursework & Research)
Victoria University
Graduate Diploma
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0001-7981-9710

Prof Leesa Wheelahan

Honorary Senior Fellow
Faculty of Education

127 Scholarly works
10 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Beyond Skills
    DOI: 10.1163/9789004756441
  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    Roles of vocational teachers and teacher educators in knowledge production and exchange
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003649847-13
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Emerging perspectives from social realism on knowledge and education
    DOI: 10.1080/09620214.2025.2459864
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Colleges as anchors of their communities: emergence and agglomeration
    DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2024.2427772
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Editorial
    DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2024.2447634
  • 2025

    Journal article

    What do vocational colleges do and why do they matter? Thinking about the role of colleges as local actors
    DOI: 10.1080/13636820.2024.2427778
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The ontology of personhood and a realist critique of the policy discourse based on skills
    DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2025.2464145
Leesa Wheelahan

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2023
Research and Scholarship Award Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education
2004
Peoples Choice Award Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD) Annual Conference "Learning for Performance", Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
2003
Research Award, Excellence in the field of learning and development Australian Institute of Training and Development (AITD)
2001
Higher Commended Paper "National Training Packages: a new curriculum framework for vocational education and training in Australia" with Carter, R. Education and Training Journal Vol. 43, No. 6

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Revisiting credentialism–why qualifications matter: a theoretical exploration
    DOI: 10.1080/01425692.2025.2529814
  • 2024

    Book Chapter

    Introduction
    DOI: 10.4324/9781032707051-2
  • 2024

    Book Chapter

    Introduction
    DOI: 10.4324/9781032707051-2

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Innovative Partnerships for Youth Engagement in Education and Work
  • 2013

    Research Grant

    Innovative Partnerships for Youth Engagement in Education and Work
  • 2011

    Research Grant

    Vocations: The Link Between Post-Compulsory Education and the Labour Market
  • 2011

    Research Contracts

    Vocation: The Link Between Post-Compulsory Education and the Labour Market
  • 2011

    Research Contracts

    From Competencies to Capabilities Project Stage 1: Stakeholder Engagement and Research Into Vocational Streams

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