Ms Debra Manning
Lecturer, Social and Community Welfare and Behavioural Studies
Debra began teaching at Monash in 1994 following many years as a professional social welfare worker. Her work was primarily in the field of public welfare including child protection, juvenile justice and family welfare. She has also worked as an Australian volunteer in Botswana in a community development capacity. She has completed a Bachelor of Behavioural Science; Bachelor of Social Work (Hons); Master of Social Work; Graduate Certificate in Higher Education and is currently enrolled in a PhD.
Current teaching areas:
Debra teaches the following units in undergraduate social and community welfare courses:
- Case Management: Theory and Practice
- Insights into Practice
Debra also teaches Management and Leadership in the Human Services in the Master of Human Services Management program.
Research Interests / Publications
Research interests:
Debra's research interests include emancipatory and anti-oppressive social and community welfare theory and practice. She is also examining these theories as they might apply to learning and teaching pedagogy in higher education. Her PhD research focuses on the internationalisation of higher education and explores opportunities within our multi-cultural classrooms to value cultural differences as reflected by the university's graduate attributes. Primarily interested in qualitative research methodologies, Debra is currently examining auto/ethnographic research and writing approaches.
Recent publications:
Manning, D (2006) Constructing meaning and metaphor for cultural pedagogy.International Journal of Pedagogies and Learning. Vol 2, No. 1. University of Southern Queensland pp48-62 (refereed)
Manning, D. (2006) Walk the Talk: the journey towards deconstructing the education environment as a model for anti-oppressive social and community welfare practice. Vol 1, No 1 Practice Reflexions pp27-38 (refereed)
Conferences:
Manning, D. (2007) Auto/ethnography: a journey of self indulgence. Paper accepted for presentation and submitted for review for International Education Research Conference (AARE 2007 Fremantle).
Contact Details
- Phone:
- 03 9902 6577 or 5122 6577
- Fax:
- 03 9902 6359 or 5122 6359
- Office:
- 1E119
- Email:
- Debra.Manning@arts.monash.edu.au
- Address:
- School of Humanities, Communications & Social
Sciences
Monash University, Gippsland Campus
Northways Road,
Churchill, Victoria 3842