Rate My Professor Jim Albright

Albright earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Curriculum and Instruction from Pennsylvania State University, USA; Master of Education in Literacy Education from Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada; Bachelor of Education from Dalhousie University, Canada; and Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Trent University, Canada. His research interests encompass sociology of education, curriculum theory, literacy education, professional development, school change, equity issues in education, in-school stratification, English education in Vietnam, Bourdieu's field theory, multiliteracies, qualitative research, teacher education, and school reform. He approaches education research sociologically with a particular aim to improve education for disadvantaged communities.

Albright is a prolific scholar with key books including 'The Political Economy of Education Reforms in Vietnam' (2022, with NM Quang), 'English Tertiary Education in Vietnam' (2019), 'Bourdieu’s Field Theory and the Social Sciences' (2017, with J Widen and D Hartman), 'Pierre Bourdieu and Literacy Education' (2008, edited with A Luke), and 'Composing a care of the self: A critical history of writing assessment in Secondary English Education' (2012, with DL Carlson). Influential journal articles include 'Socioeconomic status and the career aspirations of Australian school students: Testing enduring assumptions' (2015, with J Gore, K Holmes, M Smith, and E Southgate), 'The complex task of leading educational change in schools' (2013, with K Holmes and J Clement), and 'Pierre Bourdieu and literacy education' (2010, with A Luke). These publications demonstrate substantial impact through high citation counts in the fields of literacy, equity, and educational reform.

Recently, Albright received funding from the University of Newcastle Centre of Excellence for Equity in Higher Education for the project 'Enabling Better Engagement in Learning for All: Mapping UON's Enabling Pedagogy in a conceptual framework'.