Gloria Dall'Alba is an Honorary Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Queensland and higher education consultant at GD Higher Ed Consulting. Her research focuses on learning and teaching in higher education and the workplace, with a particular interest in educating for the professions and the philosophy of higher education. After completing a PhD at Monash University in Australia and Postdoctoral Fellowship at Gothenburg University in Sweden, she has held positions at the University of Queensland, the University of Melbourne and RMIT University, as well as at Karolinska Institute and a secondment to Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. She has published widely on a range of issues relating to higher education, workplace learning and research inquiry. A strong strand of her research is interdisciplinary. She has collaborated with researchers from Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Ireland, Sweden and the USA from the fields of higher education, pharmacy, business, dentistry, engineering, forensic science, medicine, nursing, philosophy and physics.
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Journal Article: Bodily grounds of learning: embodying professional practice in biotechnology
Dall’Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jörgen (2020). Bodily grounds of learning: embodying professional practice in biotechnology. Studies in Higher Education, 46 (9), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2019.1711047
Journal Article: Re-imagining active learning: Delving into darkness
Dall’Alba, Gloria and Bengtsen, Søren (2019). Re-imagining active learning: Delving into darkness. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 51 (14), 1477-1489. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2018.1561367
Book Chapter: Reframing expertise and its development: a lifeworld perspective
Dall’Alba, Gloria (2018). Reframing expertise and its development: a lifeworld perspective. The Cambridge handbook of expertise and expert performance. (pp. 33-39) edited by K. Anders Ericsson, Robert R. Hoffman, Aaron Kozbelt and A. Mark Williams. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316480748.003
Journal Article: Embodying skillful performance: co-constituting body and world in biotechnology
Dall'Alba, Gloria, Sandberg, Jorgen and Sidhu, Ravinder Kaur (2017). Embodying skillful performance: co-constituting body and world in biotechnology. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 50 (3), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2017.1343114
Journal Article: Authentic assessment for student learning: an ontological conceptualisation
Vu, Thuy T. and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2014). Authentic assessment for student learning: an ontological conceptualisation. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 46 (7), 778-791. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2013.795110
Book Chapter: A phenomenological perspective on researching work and learning
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jörgen (2014). A phenomenological perspective on researching work and learning. International handbook of research in professional and practice-based learning. (pp. 279-304) edited by Stephen Billett, Christian Harteis and Hans Gruber. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-8902-8_11
Journal Article: Learning professional ways of being: Ambiguities of becoming
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2009). Learning professional ways of being: Ambiguities of becoming. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 41 (1), 34-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2008.00475.x
Book: Learning to be professionals
Dall'Alba, G. (2009). Learning to be professionals. 1 ed. Dordrecht: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-2608-8
Journal Article: An ontological turn for higher education
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Barnacle, Robyn (2007). An ontological turn for higher education. Studies In Higher Education, 32 (6), 679-691. doi: 10.1080/03075070701685130
Journal Article: Unveiling professional development: A critical review of stage models
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jorgen (2006). Unveiling professional development: A critical review of stage models. Review of Educational Research, 76 (3), 383-412. doi: 10.3102/00346543076003383
(2011–2013) ARC Discovery Projects
Embodied Knowing in Higher Education
(2005) University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
2004 Travel Scheme Cat 2_Univ London; 2 weeks in Sept 2004
(2004) UQ Travel Grants Scheme
Becoming pharmacists: exploring professional development of pharmacists following graduation
(2019) Doctor Philosophy
Transnational Mobilities of Australia-Educated and Domiciled Professional Migrants from Vietnam
(2015) Doctor Philosophy
Investigating Authentic Assessment for Student Learning in Higher Education
(2012) Doctor Philosophy
Bodily grounds of learning: embodying professional practice in biotechnology
Dall’Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jörgen (2020). Bodily grounds of learning: embodying professional practice in biotechnology. Studies in Higher Education, 46 (9), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2019.1711047
Re-imagining active learning: Delving into darkness
Dall’Alba, Gloria and Bengtsen, Søren (2019). Re-imagining active learning: Delving into darkness. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 51 (14), 1477-1489. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2018.1561367
Reframing expertise and its development: a lifeworld perspective
Dall’Alba, Gloria (2018). Reframing expertise and its development: a lifeworld perspective. The Cambridge handbook of expertise and expert performance. (pp. 33-39) edited by K. Anders Ericsson, Robert R. Hoffman, Aaron Kozbelt and A. Mark Williams. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316480748.003
Embodying skillful performance: co-constituting body and world in biotechnology
Dall'Alba, Gloria, Sandberg, Jorgen and Sidhu, Ravinder Kaur (2017). Embodying skillful performance: co-constituting body and world in biotechnology. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 50 (3), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2017.1343114
Authentic assessment for student learning: an ontological conceptualisation
Vu, Thuy T. and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2014). Authentic assessment for student learning: an ontological conceptualisation. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 46 (7), 778-791. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2013.795110
A phenomenological perspective on researching work and learning
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jörgen (2014). A phenomenological perspective on researching work and learning. International handbook of research in professional and practice-based learning. (pp. 279-304) edited by Stephen Billett, Christian Harteis and Hans Gruber. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-8902-8_11
Learning professional ways of being: Ambiguities of becoming
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2009). Learning professional ways of being: Ambiguities of becoming. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 41 (1), 34-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2008.00475.x
Dall'Alba, G. (2009). Learning to be professionals. 1 ed. Dordrecht: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-2608-8
An ontological turn for higher education
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Barnacle, Robyn (2007). An ontological turn for higher education. Studies In Higher Education, 32 (6), 679-691. doi: 10.1080/03075070701685130
Unveiling professional development: A critical review of stage models
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jorgen (2006). Unveiling professional development: A critical review of stage models. Review of Educational Research, 76 (3), 383-412. doi: 10.3102/00346543076003383
Exploring Education Through Phenomenology: Diverse Approaches
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2010). Exploring Education Through Phenomenology: Diverse Approaches. John Wright and Sons Ltd.. doi: 10.1002/9781444322828
Exploring education through phenomenology: diverse approaches
Gloria Dall'Alba ed. (2009). Exploring education through phenomenology: diverse approaches. Malden, MA, United States: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444322828
Dall'Alba, G. (2009). Learning to be professionals. 1 ed. Dordrecht: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-2608-8
Evaluative judgement for learning to be in a digital world
Dall’Alba, Gloria (2018). Evaluative judgement for learning to be in a digital world. Developing evaluative judgement in higher education: assessment for knowing and producing quality work. (pp. 18-27) edited by David Boud, Rola Ajjawi, Phillip Dawson and Joanna Tai. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315109251-3
Reframing expertise and its development: a lifeworld perspective
Dall’Alba, Gloria (2018). Reframing expertise and its development: a lifeworld perspective. The Cambridge handbook of expertise and expert performance. (pp. 33-39) edited by K. Anders Ericsson, Robert R. Hoffman, Aaron Kozbelt and A. Mark Williams. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781316480748.003
Phenomenology of higher education
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2016). Phenomenology of higher education. Encyclopedia of educational philosophy and theory. (pp. 1-5) edited by Michael A. Peters. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Science + Business Media. doi: 10.1007/978-981-287-532-7_95-1
A phenomenological perspective on researching work and learning
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jörgen (2014). A phenomenological perspective on researching work and learning. International handbook of research in professional and practice-based learning. (pp. 279-304) edited by Stephen Billett, Christian Harteis and Hans Gruber. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-017-8902-8_11
Re-imagining the university: developing a capacity to care
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2012). Re-imagining the university: developing a capacity to care. The future university: ideas and possibilities. (pp. 112-122) edited by Ronald Barnett. New York, USA: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203810446
Becoming authentic professionals: Learning for authenticity
Vu, Thuy T. and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2011). Becoming authentic professionals: Learning for authenticity. "Becoming" a professional: An interdisciplinary analysis of professional learning. (pp. 95-108) edited by Lesley Scanlon. Dordrech, The Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-1378-9
Learning through and about practice: A lifeworld perspective
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jorgen (2010). Learning through and about practice: A lifeworld perspective. Learning through practice: Models, traditions, orientations and approaches. (pp. 104-119) edited by Stephen Billett. Dordrecht: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-3939-2_6
A Deepening Crisis of Confidence in the Professions
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2009). A Deepening Crisis of Confidence in the Professions. A Deepening Crisis of Confidence in the Professions. (pp. 3-+) BERLIN: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-2608-8_1
Introduction to diverse approaches to phenomenology and education
Dall'Alba, G. (2009). Introduction to diverse approaches to phenomenology and education. Exploring Education Through Phenomenology: Diverse Approaches. (pp. 1-3) edited by G. Dall'Alba.. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444322828.ch1
Learning professional ways of being: Ambiguities of becoming
Dall'Alba, G. (2009). Learning professional ways of being: Ambiguities of becoming. Exploring Education Through Phenomenology: Diverse Approaches. (pp. 41-52) edited by G. Dall'Alba. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781444322828.ch5
Re-framing competence development at work
Sandberg, J. and Dall'Alba, G. (2006). Re-framing competence development at work. Improving workplace learning: Emerging international perspectives. (pp. 107-121) edited by G. Castleton, R. Gerber and H. Pillay. New York: Nova Science.
Toward responsive attunement as health professionals
Dall’Alba, Gloria (2023). Toward responsive attunement as health professionals. Studies in Continuing Education, 1-18. doi: 10.1080/0158037x.2023.2193388
Making the familiar unfamiliar: re-thinking teaching in higher education
Dall’Alba, Gloria (2022). Making the familiar unfamiliar: re-thinking teaching in higher education. Higher Education Research and Development, 42 (3), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2022.2105822
Toward a Pedagogy of Responsive Attunement for Higher Education
Dall’Alba, Gloria (2020) Toward a Pedagogy of Responsive Attunement for Higher Education. Philosophy and Theory in Higher Education, 2 2: 21-43. doi:10.3726/ptihe022020.0002
Bodily grounds of learning: embodying professional practice in biotechnology
Dall’Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jörgen (2020). Bodily grounds of learning: embodying professional practice in biotechnology. Studies in Higher Education, 46 (9), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2019.1711047
We are all patient-centred now, aren't we? Lessons from new pharmacy graduates
Burrows, Judith, Dall'Alba, Gloria and La Caze, Adam (2020). We are all patient-centred now, aren't we? Lessons from new pharmacy graduates. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 12 (5), 508-516. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.01.017
Re-imagining active learning: Delving into darkness
Dall’Alba, Gloria and Bengtsen, Søren (2019). Re-imagining active learning: Delving into darkness. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 51 (14), 1477-1489. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2018.1561367
Embodying skillful performance: co-constituting body and world in biotechnology
Dall'Alba, Gloria, Sandberg, Jorgen and Sidhu, Ravinder Kaur (2017). Embodying skillful performance: co-constituting body and world in biotechnology. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 50 (3), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2017.1343114
Committed to learn: student engagement and care in higher education
Barnacle, Robyn and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2017). Committed to learn: student engagement and care in higher education. Higher Education Research and Development, 36 (7), 1326-1338. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2017.1326879
'A strategy of distinction' unfolds: Unsettling the undergraduate outbound mobility experience
Sidhu, Ravinder and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2017). 'A strategy of distinction' unfolds: Unsettling the undergraduate outbound mobility experience. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 38 (4), 468-484. doi: 10.1080/01425692.2015.1131143
Burrows, Judith, Dall'Alba, Gloria and La Caze, Adam (2016). Becoming pharmacists: students’ understanding of pharmacy practice at graduation from an Australian University. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 8 (6), 729-741. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2016.08.007
Exploring knowing/being through discordant professional practice
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Barnacle, Robyn (2015). Exploring knowing/being through discordant professional practice. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 47 (13-14), 1452-1464. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2014.947562
Australian undergraduate students on the move: experiencing outbound mobility
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sidhu, Ravinder (2015). Australian undergraduate students on the move: experiencing outbound mobility. Studies In Higher Education, 40 (4), 721-744. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2013.842212
Authentic assessment for student learning: an ontological conceptualisation
Vu, Thuy T. and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2014). Authentic assessment for student learning: an ontological conceptualisation. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 46 (7), 778-791. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2013.795110
Beyond skills: embodying writerly practices through the doctorate
Barnacle, Robyn and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2014). Beyond skills: embodying writerly practices through the doctorate. Studies In Higher Education, 39 (7), 1139-1149. doi: 10.1080/03075079.2013.777405
Computer assisted learning for improving cattle palpation skills of veterinary students
Norman, Scott T. and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2013). Computer assisted learning for improving cattle palpation skills of veterinary students. Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 3 (8), 319-327. doi: 10.4236/ojvm.2013.38052
International education and (dis)embodied cosmopolitanisms
Sidhu, Ravinder Kaur and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2012). International education and (dis)embodied cosmopolitanisms. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 44 (4), 413-431. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2010.00722.x
Learning intercultural communication through group work oriented to the world beyond the classroom
Liu, Shuang and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2012). Learning intercultural communication through group work oriented to the world beyond the classroom. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 37 (1), 19-32. doi: 10.1080/02602938.2010.494233
Research degrees as professional education?
Barnacle, Robyn and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2011). Research degrees as professional education?. Studies in Higher Education, 36 (4), 459-470. doi: 10.1080/03075071003698607
Being a professional: Three lenses into design thinking, acting and being
Adams, Robin S., Daly, Shanna R., Mann, Llewellyn M. and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2011). Being a professional: Three lenses into design thinking, acting and being. Design Studies, 32 (6), 588-607. doi: 10.1016/j.destud.2011.07.004
Improving group functioning in solving realistic problems
Asgari, Sassan and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2011). Improving group functioning in solving realistic problems. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 5 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.20429/ijsotl.2011.050108
Returning to practice anew: A life-world perspective
Sandberg, Jorgen and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2009). Returning to practice anew: A life-world perspective. Organization studies, 30 (12), 1349-1368. doi: 10.1177/0170840609349872
Kieser, J. A., Dall'Alba, G. and Livingston, V. (2009). Impact of curriculum on understanding of professional practice: A longitudinal study of students commencing dental education. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 14 (3), 303-314. doi: 10.1007/s10459-008-9114-6
Learning professional ways of being: Ambiguities of becoming
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2009). Learning professional ways of being: Ambiguities of becoming. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 41 (1), 34-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2008.00475.x
Phenomenology and education: An introduction
Dall'Alba, G. (2009). Phenomenology and education: An introduction. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 41 (1), 7-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2008.00479.x
An ontological turn for higher education
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Barnacle, Robyn (2007). An ontological turn for higher education. Studies In Higher Education, 32 (6), 679-691. doi: 10.1080/03075070701685130
Students’ experience of peer assessment in a professional course
Vu, T. T. and Dall'Alba, G. (2007). Students’ experience of peer assessment in a professional course. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 32 (5), 541-556. doi: 10.1080/02602930601116896
Unveiling professional development: A critical review of stage models
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jorgen (2006). Unveiling professional development: A critical review of stage models. Review of Educational Research, 76 (3), 383-412. doi: 10.3102/00346543076003383
Improving teaching: Enhancing ways of being university teachers
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2005). Improving teaching: Enhancing ways of being university teachers. Higher Education Research & Development, 24 (4), 361-372. doi: 10.1080/07294360500284771
Embodied knowing in online environments
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Barnacle, Robyn (2005). Embodied knowing in online environments. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 37 (5), 719-744. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2005.00153.x
Understanding professional practice: investigations before and after an educational programme
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2004). Understanding professional practice: investigations before and after an educational programme. Studies In Higher Education, 29 (6), 679-692. doi: 10.1080/0307507042000287195
'Carer and gatekeeper' -- Conflicting demands in nurses' experiences of telephone advisory services
Holmstrom, I. and Dall'Alba, G. (2002). 'Carer and gatekeeper' -- Conflicting demands in nurses' experiences of telephone advisory services. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 16 (2), 142-148. doi: 10.1046/j.1471-6712.2002.00075.x
Understanding medical practice: Different outcomes of a pre-medical program
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2002). Understanding medical practice: Different outcomes of a pre-medical program. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 7 (3), 163-177. doi: 10.1023/A:1021194117367
Ways of experiencing asthma management - variations among general practitioners in Sweden
Lundborg, Cecilia Stalsby, Wahlstrom, Rolf and Dall'Alba, Gloria (1999). Ways of experiencing asthma management - variations among general practitioners in Sweden. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 17 (4), 226-231. doi: 10.1080/028134399750002458
Inglis, Robert and Dall'Alba, Gloria (1998). The re-design of a Management Accounting course based upon principles for improving the quality of teaching and learning. Accounting Education, 7 (3), 193-207. doi: 10.1080/096392898331144
Medical Practice as Characterised by Beginning Medical Students
Dall'alba, Gloria (1998). Medical Practice as Characterised by Beginning Medical Students. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 3 (2), 101-118. doi: 10.1023/A:1009783602925
Dall'Alba, Gloria (1995). Book review: Learning in Medicine. Edited by Colin Coles and Hans Asbjorn Holm, 1993, 212 pages, Oslo: Scandinavian University Press, $49.95 (hardcover).. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 7 (3), 192-193. doi: 10.1080/10401339509539740
The role of teaching in higher education: Enabling students to enter a field of study and practice
Dall'Alba, Gloria (1994). The role of teaching in higher education: Enabling students to enter a field of study and practice. Learning and Instruction, 3 (4), 299-313. doi: 10.1016/0959-4752(93)90021-Q
Inglis, Robert, Broadbent, Alan and Dall’Alba, Gloria (1993). Comparative evaluation of a teaching innovation in accounting education: Intensive learning in a seminar format. Accounting Education, 2 (3), 181-199. doi: 10.1080/09639289300000027
Marton, Ference, Dall'Alba, Gloria and Beaty, Elizabeth (1993). Conceptions of learning. International Journal of Educational Research, 19 (3), 277-300.
Assessing understanding: A phenomenographic approach
Dall'Alba, Gloria, Walsh, Eleanor, Bowden, John, Martin, Elaine, Marton, Ference, Masters, Geofferey, Ramsden, Paul and Stephanou, Andrew (1989). Assessing understanding: A phenomenographic approach. Research in Science Education, 19 (1), 57-66. doi: 10.1007/BF02356846
Cognitive learning strategies and outcomes in a heat transfer experiment
Dall'Alba, Gloria (1988). Cognitive learning strategies and outcomes in a heat transfer experiment. Research in Science Education, 18 (1), 123-133. doi: 10.1007/BF02356587
Learning strategies and the learner's approach to a problem solving task
Dall'Alba, Gloria (1986). Learning strategies and the learner's approach to a problem solving task. Research in Science Education, 16 (1), 11-20. doi: 10.1007/BF02356813
Learning strategies of one student on a range of classroom tasks
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Northfield, Jeff (1984). Learning strategies of one student on a range of classroom tasks. Research in Science Education, 14 (1), 57-68. doi: 10.1007/BF02356791
Dimensions of cognitive demand
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Edwards, John (1983). Dimensions of cognitive demand. Research in Science Education, 13 (1), 213-221. doi: 10.1007/BF02356708
Development of a scale of cognitive demand for analysis of printed secondary science materials
Edwards, John and Dall'Alba, Gloria (1981). Development of a scale of cognitive demand for analysis of printed secondary science materials. Research in Science Education, 11 (1), 158-170. doi: 10.1007/BF02356779
Re-thinking professional development: curriculum for the 21st century (Invited keynote address)
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2019). Re-thinking professional development: curriculum for the 21st century (Invited keynote address). In: College of Oral Health Academics conference, Rockhampton, QLD, Australia, (). 25-26 November 2019.
Responsive attunement: tuning in to what matters in educational settings
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2019). Responsive attunement: tuning in to what matters in educational settings. Australian Association for Research in Education, Brisbane, Australia, 1-5 December 2019.
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2018). Becoming pharmacy professionals: curriculum development for the 21st century (Invited keynote address). International Life Long Learning Conference in Pharmacy, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 6-9 July 2018.
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jorgen (2018). Constraints and freedoms of practice-based education: being and becoming future engineering professionals. Tenth International Symposium on Process Organization Studies, Halkidiki, Greece, 20-23 June 2018.
Mann, Llewellyn, Dohaney, Jacqueline, Coddington, Alicen and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2018). Constraints and freedoms of practice-based education: being and becoming future engineering professionals. Philosophy of Higher Education Conference, London, United Kingdom, 10-12 September 2018.
Learning to form evaluative judgements
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2018). Learning to form evaluative judgements. European Conference on Educational Research, Bolzano, Italy, 4-7 September 2018.
Student being and becoming in the future university (Invited panel presentation)
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2018). Student being and becoming in the future university (Invited panel presentation). Philosophy of Higher Education Conference, London, United Kingdom, 10-12 September 2018.
(Re-)birthing the self as professional in biotechnology
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jorgen (2017). (Re-)birthing the self as professional in biotechnology. Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, Newcastle, Australia, 1-5 December 2017.
Becoming professional: Towards an uncertain future
Dall'alba, Gloria (2016). Becoming professional: Towards an uncertain future. Conference of the National Association of Educators in Practice, Coventry, United Kingdom, 15 April 2016.
Constituting the body as professional: learning in biotechnology
Dall'Alba, G. and Sandberg, J. (2016). Constituting the body as professional: learning in biotechnology. European Conference on Educational Research, Dublin, Ireland, 22-26 August 2016.
Enacting skill in work performance
Sandberg, J., Dall'alba, Gloria and Stephens, A (2016). Enacting skill in work performance. Eighth International Symposium on Process Organisation Studies, Corfu, Greece, 16-18 June 2016.
A lifeworld perspective on learning: Beyond practice approaches
Dall'Alba, G. (2015). A lifeworld perspective on learning: Beyond practice approaches. Symposium on Theory Perspectives on Pedagogy and Education 2015, Griffith Institute for Higher Education, Brisbane, 2015.
Committed to learn: Re-imagining student engagement in higher education
Dall'Alba, G. and Barnacle, R. (2015). Committed to learn: Re-imagining student engagement in higher education. Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, Melbourne, 5-8 December 2015.
Development of professional practice of pharmacy interns working in the community pharmacy setting
BURROWS, J, DALL'ALBA, Gloria and LA CAZE, A (2015). Development of professional practice of pharmacy interns working in the community pharmacy setting. Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium, Prato, Italy, 5–8 July 2015.
Equipment in skillful performance
Sandberg, J., Dall'Alba, G. and Stephens, A. (2015). Equipment in skillful performance. Seventh International Symposium on Process Organization Studies, Kos, Greece, 2015.
Learning and working with bodies in skilful performance.
Dall'Alba, G., Sandberg, J. and Sidhu, R. K. (2015). Learning and working with bodies in skilful performance.. European Conference on Educational Research, Budapest Hungary, 8-11 September 2015.
BURROWS, J, DALL'ALBA, Gloria and LA CAZE, A (2015). Pharmacy students' anticipated levels o job satisfaction and workplace challenges: Implications for pharmacy education.. Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium, Prato, Italy, 5-8 July 2015.
Dall'Alba, G. and Sandberg, J. (2014). (Dis)connecting education and professional practice: A lifeworld perspective on being biotechnology practitioners. Joint New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) & Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) International Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, Brisbane, 30 November - 4 December 2014.
Commencing work as healthcare professionals: A qualitative exploration of being pharmacy interns
Burrow, J., Dall'Alba, G. and La Gaze, A. (2014). Commencing work as healthcare professionals: A qualitative exploration of being pharmacy interns. Joint conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education and the New Zealand Association for Research in Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, 30 November - 4 December 2014.
Educating for practice: A lifeworld perspective.
DALL'ALBA, Gloria (2014). Educating for practice: A lifeworld perspective.. International Conference on Professional Doctorates, Cardiff Wales, 10-11 April 2014.
How do final year pharmacy students understand the role of a pharmacist?
Burrows, J., Dall'Alba, G. and La Caze, A. (2014). How do final year pharmacy students understand the role of a pharmacist?. Australasian Pharmaceutical Sciences Association Conference, Brisbane, 2014.
Know-how as knowing/being: exploring ways of being professionals
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Barnacle, Robyn (2013). Know-how as knowing/being: exploring ways of being professionals. ECER 2013: European Conference on Educational Research, Istanbul, Turkey, 10-13 September 2013.
Learning for work: a lifeworld perspective
Dall'Alba, Gloria and Sandberg, Jorgen (2013). Learning for work: a lifeworld perspective. ECER 2013: European Conference on Educational Research, Istanbul, Turkey, 10-13 September, 2013.
Undergraduate students on the move: academic staff perceptions of short term mobility programmes
Dall’Alba, Gloria and Sidhu, Ravinder (2013). Undergraduate students on the move: academic staff perceptions of short term mobility programmes. AARE 2013: Australian Association for Research in Education Annual International Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 1-5 December, 2013. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education.
Challenging gender inequity in Papua New Guinea higher education
Tuaru, Velepat, Dall'Alba, Gloria and Pendergast, Donna (2012). Challenging gender inequity in Papua New Guinea higher education. AARE-APERA 2012, Sydney, Australia, 2-6 December 2012. Sydney, Australia: AARE-APERA 2012.
To be or not to be professionals? aspiring professionals in transition
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2012). To be or not to be professionals? aspiring professionals in transition. 6th EARLI SIG 14 Learning and Professional Development Conference (EARLI SIG 14), Antwerp, Belgium, 22-24 August 2012.
Dall'Alba, G. and Sidhu, R. (2012). Undergraduate students on the move: a comparative analysis of inbound an doutbound mobility programmes. AARE-APERA 2012, Sydney, Australia, 2-6 December 2012. Sydney, Australia: AARE-APERA 2012.
Undergraduate students on the move: short term mobility programmes 'down under'
Dall'Alba, G. and Sidhu, R. (2012). Undergraduate students on the move: short term mobility programmes 'down under'. European Conference on Educational Research 2012 (ECER 2012), Cadiz, Spain, 18-21 September 2012.
Understanding complex assessment: A lesson from aviation
Mavin, Timothy J. and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2011). Understanding complex assessment: A lesson from aviation. 4th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI2011), Madrid, Spain, 14-16 November 2011. Valencia, Spain: International Association of Technology, Education and Development.
A model for integrating technical skills and NTS in assessing pilots' performance
Mavin, Timothy and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2010). A model for integrating technical skills and NTS in assessing pilots' performance. 9th International Symposium of the Australian Aviation Psychology Association, Sydney, Australia, 18-21 April 2010. Canberra, Australia: Australian Aviation Psychology Association.
Being a professional: Three perspectives on design thinking, acting, and being
Adams, Robin S., Daly, Shanna, Mann, Llewellyn L. and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2010). Being a professional: Three perspectives on design thinking, acting, and being. Design Thinking Research Symposium 8, Sydney, Australia, 19-21 October 2010. Sydney, Australia: DAB documents.
Identifying authentic assessment practices for student learning
Vu, Thuy Thu and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2010). Identifying authentic assessment practices for student learning. AARE 2010 International Education Research Conference, Melbourne, 28 November - 2 December 2010.
Exploring an authentic approach to assessment for enhancing student learning
Vu, T. T. and Dall'Alba, G. (2009). Exploring an authentic approach to assessment for enhancing student learning. AARE 2008 International Education Research Conference, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, 30 November to 4 December 2008. Coldstream, Vic: Australian Association for Research in Education.
Vu, Thu Thuy and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2009). Investigating authentic assessment practices for student learning in three professional courses in higher education. 2009 NZARE National Conference, Rotorua, New Zealand, 30 November - 4 December 2009. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Association for Research in Education.
Professionalising the Higher Degree Research Curriculum
Barnacle, R. and Dall'Alba, G. (2009). Professionalising the Higher Degree Research Curriculum. AARE 2008 International Education Research Conference, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, 30 November to 4 December 2008. Coldstream, Vic: Australian Association for Research in Education.
"Letting learn" in a process of becoming
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2008). "Letting learn" in a process of becoming. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER 2008), Gothenburg, Sweden, 10-12 September 2008.
Knowing-in-professional-practice: A life-world perspective
Sandberg, J. and Dall'Alba, G. (2008). Knowing-in-professional-practice: A life-world perspective. The Practice of the Professions: Clifford Chance Conference on Professions, Professionals, and Organizations of Professionals, Oxford, U.K., 6-8 July, 2008.
Experiences of sustainable design among practicing engineers: Implications for engineering education
Mann, Llewellyn, Radcliffe, David and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2007). Experiences of sustainable design among practicing engineers: Implications for engineering education. ASEE 2007, Hawaii, 25-27 June 2007. Hawaii: American Society for Engineering Education. doi: 10.18260/1-2--1981
Transnational Education & (Dis)embodied Cosmopolitanisms
Sidhu, Ravinder and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2007). Transnational Education & (Dis)embodied Cosmopolitanisms. 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, 17-21 April 2007. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers.
Using phenomenography to investigate different ways of experiencing sustainable design
Mann, Llewellyn, Dall'Alba, Gloria and Radcliffe, David (2007). Using phenomenography to investigate different ways of experiencing sustainable design. ASEE 2007, Hawaii, 25-27 June 2007. Hawaii: American Society for Engineering Education. doi: 10.18260/1-2--2340
Learning Professional Ways of Being
Dall'Alba, G. (2006). Learning Professional Ways of Being. Transforming knowledge: European Conference on Educational Research 2006, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, 13 - 15 September 2006. Geneva: European Education Research Association.
Life-world phenomenology: Returning to practice anew
Bengtsson, J., Sandberg, J. and Dall'Alba, G. (2006). Life-world phenomenology: Returning to practice anew. Re-turn to Practice: Understanding Organization As It Happens, Second Organization Studies Summer Workshop, Mykonos, Greece, 15–16 June, 2006. London:
Learning professional ways of being: A longitudinal study
Dall'Alba, G. (2005). Learning professional ways of being: A longitudinal study. Bournemouth, 10-13 August, 2005. Bournemouth, UK: Centre for Qualitative Research.
Researching professional education: An ontological turn
Dall'Alba, G. (2005). Researching professional education: An ontological turn. AARE International Education Research Conference, UWS Parramatta, 2005. Sydney: AARE.
Embodied knowing in higher education
Dall'Alba, G. and Barnacle, R. (2004). Embodied knowing in higher education. AARE 2004 International Education Research Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 28 November to 2 December 2004. Melboure:
Experiential education research in the undergraduate Pharmacy curricula
McKauge, L. M., Dall'Alba, G. and Wright, T. (2004). Experiential education research in the undergraduate Pharmacy curricula. Effective Teaching and Learning Conference, Brisbane, 4-5 November, 2004. Brisbane: Griffith University.
Understanding continuing professional learning: A phenomenological perspective
Webster-Wright, Ann and Dall'Alba, Gloria (2003). Understanding continuing professional learning: A phenomenological perspective. 2003 Association for Qualitative Research Conference, Sydney, Australia, 16-19 July 2003. Melbourne, Australia: Association for Qualitative Research.
Experiential education research in the undergraduate pharmacy curricula
McKauge, L. M., Dall'Alba, G., Butler, J. E. and Tett, S. E. (2002). Experiential education research in the undergraduate pharmacy curricula. The Monash Pharmacy Practice Symposium 2002, Prato, Italy, 9-10 September,. 2002. Melbourne: Monash University.
Professional skill development in uncertain times
Dall'Alba, G. and Sandberg, J. (2002). Professional skill development in uncertain times. AARE 2002 International Education Research Conference, Brisbane, 1-5 Decembe,r 2002. Coldstream, Victoria: Australian Association for Research in Education.
Understanding continuing professional learning at work
Webster-Wright, A. and Dall'Alba, G. (2002). Understanding continuing professional learning at work. AARE 2002 International Education Research Conference, Brisbane, 1-5 December 2002. Coldstream, Victoria: Australian Association for Research in Education.
Dall'Alba, G. (2001). Learning to be a professional. AARE 2001 International Education Research Conference, Fremantle, 2-6 December 2001. Fremantle: Australian Association for Research in Education.
Foreshadowing conceptions of teaching
Dall'Alba, Gloria (1991). Foreshadowing conceptions of teaching. Campbelltown, NSW, Australia: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA).
Teachers' Duty is to Enable Learning
Dall'Alba, Gloria (2007, 11 21). Teachers' Duty is to Enable Learning The Australian 27-27.
Reframing the practice of competence development
Sandberg, J. and Dall' Alba, G. (2002). Reframing the practice of competence development. Stockholm, Sweden: IFL.
Scale of Cognitive Demand (Revised)
Dall'Alba, Gloria (1981). Scale of Cognitive Demand (Revised). Honours Thesis, Department of Education, James Cook University of North Queensland.
(2011–2013) ARC Discovery Projects
Embodied Knowing in Higher Education
(2005) University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
2004 Travel Scheme Cat 2_Univ London; 2 weeks in Sept 2004
(2004) UQ Travel Grants Scheme
Learning in virtual environments
(2003–2005) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
Note for students: Dr Gloria Dall'Alba is not currently available to take on new students.
Becoming pharmacists: exploring professional development of pharmacists following graduation
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
Transnational Mobilities of Australia-Educated and Domiciled Professional Migrants from Vietnam
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Investigating Authentic Assessment for Student Learning in Higher Education
(2012) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Border gods in classrooms and communities: on the pedagogical uses of enchantment
(2010) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Experiential Education in the Undergraduate Pharmacy Curriculum
(2008) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
AGENCY, DISCOURSE AND ACADEMIC PRACTICE: RECONCEPTUALISING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN AN AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY
(2007) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
UNDERSTANDING CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
(2006) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Promoting Integration of Educational Technology among Teacher Educators
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
(2009) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Challenging Gender Equity in Higher Education: A Plan for Papua New Guinea
(2008) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
WAYS OF EXPERIENCING SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IN ENGINEERING: A PHENOMENOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION
(2007) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor