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Email

jenny.chesters@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Associate Professor
Faculty of Education
Education
PhD
The University of Queensland
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
The University of Queensland
ORCID

0000-0002-5441-6058

A/Prof Jenny Chesters

Associate Professor
Faculty of Education

115 Scholarly works
2 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Administrative burden in Australian universities: Insights into dimensions and drivers from a nationwide survey
    DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scaf029
  • 2026

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Zero Sum Game? How Does School Leaders Strategically Manage Resources Within a Resource Constrained Environment?
  • 2026

    Book

    Neoliberalism, Inequality and Education: Inequity by Design
    DOI: 10.4337/9781035363728
  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    Concluding remarks: how neoliberalism disrupts social justice and equity in education
    DOI: 10.4337/9781035363728.00015
  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    Introduction to Neoliberalism, Inequality and Education: inequity by design
    DOI: 10.4337/9781035363728.00006
  • 2026

    Book Chapter

    School choice policies: how inequity in school funding exacerbates inequality in educational outcomes in Australia
    DOI: 10.4337/9781035363728.00010
  • 2021

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Young People Shaping Livelihoods Across Three Generations
Jenny Chesters

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Report

    It’s complicated: How family background and school characteristics affect levels of connectedness to school
  • 2025

    Report

    Still waiting for Gonski: Anomalies in funding for schooling in Victoria
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Fewer restructures, more consultation, better recognition: key recommendations on tackling administrative burdens from Australian universities’ professional staff
    DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2025.2478135
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Preface
  • 2025

    Book Chapter

    The Impact of COVID-19 on Young People’s Levels of Subjective Well-being: Evidence from HILDA 2001–2020
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-63440-6_13

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