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University of Glasgow: Glasgow, GB

(School of Education)
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University of Glasgow

The University of Sydney: Sydney, NSW, AU

Senior Lecturer, Comparative Education and Sociology of Education (Sydney School of Education and Social Work)
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Matthew A.M. Thomas

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Minnesota Twin Cities: Minneapolis, MN, US

2009 to 2013 | PhD, Comparative and International Development Education (Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development)
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Matthew A.M. Thomas

Columbia University: New York, NY, US

2007 to 2009 | MA, International Educational Development (Teachers College, International and Transcultural Studies)
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Works (45)

Wendy Kopp

The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Thinkers
2022-10 | Other
Contributors: Matthew A. M. Thomas; Helen Baxendale
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Alternative Routes to Teaching

Encyclopedia of Teacher Education
2022-08 | Other
Contributors: Elisabeth E. Lefebvre; Matthew A. M. Thomas
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Teach For America influence on non-TFA teachers in TFA-hiring schools

Education Policy Analysis Archives
2022-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1068-2341
Contributors: Ashlee Anderson; Matthew A. M. Thomas; T. Jameson Brewer
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Curricular conundrums: internationalising teaching and teacher education in Wisconsin

Teachers and Teaching
2022-07-22 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1354-0602
Part of ISSN: 1470-1278
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas
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Matthew A.M. Thomas

The Emergence and Policy (mis)Alignment of Teach For Taiwan

Journal of Education Policy
2022-07-11 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0268-0939
Part of ISSN: 1464-5106
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas; Ren-Hao Xu
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Matthew A.M. Thomas

The Progressive Neoliberalism of Teach For America

Progressive Neoliberalism in Education
2022-06 | Other
Contributors: Elisabeth Lefebvre; Matthew Thomas; Katherine Crawford-Garrett
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Revisiting comparative pedagogy: methodologies, themes and research communities since 2000

Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
2022-05-19 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0305-7925
Part of ISSN: 1469-3623
Contributors: Michele Schweisfurth; Matthew A.M. Thomas; Amy Smail
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Matthew A.M. Thomas

Constructivism and Learner-Centeredness in Comparative and International Education

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Theory in Comparative and International Education
2021 | Other
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas; Michele Schweisfurth
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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Theory in Comparative and International Education

2021 | Book
Contributors: Tavis D. Jules; Robin Shields; Matthew A.M. Thomas
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Toward a framework for assessing the ‘global’ and ‘citizen’ in global citizenship education in Australia and beyond

Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education
2021-09-03 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0159-6306
Part of ISSN: 1469-3739
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas; Susan Banki
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Matthew A.M. Thomas

The Pluto Problem: Reflexivities of Discomfort in Teacher Professional Development

Critical Studies in Education
2021-08-08 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1750-8487
Part of ISSN: 1750-8495
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas; Frances Vavrus
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Matthew A.M. Thomas

Experience in another place: teacher learning from an overseas placement

Teaching Education
2021-04-03 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1047-6210
Part of ISSN: 1470-1286
Contributors: Debra Talbot; Matthew A.M. Thomas
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Matthew A.M. Thomas

Exploring epistemologies: deepening pre-service teachers’ ways of knowing through international professional experience

Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
2021-03-15 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 1359-866X
Part of ISSN: 1469-2945
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas; Debra Talbot
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Matthew A.M. Thomas

Maintaining meritocratic mythologies: Teach For America and Ako Mātātupu: Teach First New Zealand

Comparative Education
2021-03-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0305-0068
Part of ISSN: 1360-0486
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas; Katy Crawford-Garrett; Sam Oldham; Matthew A. M. Thomas
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Matthew A.M. Thomas

Comparing Course Syllabi from A to Z

Course Syllabi in Faculties of Education
2020 | Other
Contributors: Matthew A. M. Thomas; Janet Serenje-Chipindi; Ferdinand Mwaka Chipindi
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A growing global network

Examining Teach For All
2020-07 | Other
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas; Katherine Crawford-Garrett; Emilee Rauschenberger
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Examining Teach For All

Examining Teach For All
2020-07 | Other
Contributors: Katherine Crawford-Garrett; Emilee Rauschenberger; Matthew A.M. Thomas
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Examining Teach For All

2020-07 | Other
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas; Emilee Rauschenberger; Katherine Crawford-Garrett
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Final thoughts on Teach For All

Examining Teach For All
2020-07 | Other
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas; Emilee Rauschenberger; Katherine Crawford-Garrett
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Advancing the teaching of comparative and international education

International Perspectives on Education and Society
2019 | Book
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2-s2.0-85072724205

Contributors: Thomas, M.A.M.; Mosselson, J.
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Remoteness as a gendered construct

Development in Practice
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85062352795

Contributors: Lihwa, F.; Johnstone, C.J.; Thomas, M.A.M.; Krause, B.
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Teaching Undergraduate Comparative and International Education: Pedagogy, Social Justice and Global Issues in Education

Higher Education, Pedagogy and Social Justice
2019-11-08 | Other
Contributors: Alexandra McCormick; Matthew A. M. Thomas
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Alternative Routes to Teaching

Encyclopedia of Teacher Education
2019-06-03 | Other
Contributors: Elisabeth E. Lefebvre; Matthew A. M. Thomas
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A framework for enacting the metapedagogy method in teacher education: What, why, where, when, and how?

Transformative pedagogies for teacher education: Moving towards critical praxis in an era of change
2018 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781641131070
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas; Ann K. Yehle
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Matthew A.M. Thomas

Alternative routes to teacher professional identity: Exploring the conflated sub-identities of teach for America corps members,Rotas alternativas e caminhos para a identidade profissional dos professores: Explorando as diversas identidades dos membros Teach For America,Rutas alternativas y caminos hacia la identidad profesional de los maestros: Explorando las identidades diversas de los miembros de Teach For America

Education Policy Analysis Archives
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041088627

Contributors: Thomas, M.A.M.; Mockler, N.
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Comparative and International Education: A Tool for Powerful Global Impact Available to South African Scholars

Raising the Impact of Education Research in Africa
2018 | Other
Contributors: Charl C. Wolhuter; Matthew Thomas; Takalani S. Mashau; Hennie J. Steyn
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‘Policy embodiment’: Alternative certification and Teach For America teachers in traditional public schools

Teaching and Teacher Education
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85037331287

Contributors: Thomas, M.A.M.
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Teacher Education and the Global Impact of Teach For All

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education
2018-06 | Other
Contributors: Katherine Crawford-Garrett; Matthew A.M. Thomas
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Exploring equity gaps in education: Toward unity, not uniformity

International Education Journal
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85033364251

Contributors: Thomas, M.A.M.; McCormick, A.
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Shifting tides: Reflecting on regional aspects of our roles as comparative and international educators

International Education Journal
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85033390041

Contributors: Shah, R.; McCormick, A.; Thomas, M.A.M.
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“Good Intentions Can Only Get You So Far”: Critical Reflections From Teach For America Corps Members Placed in Special Education

Education and Urban Society
2017-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Matthew A. M. Thomas
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Research capacity and dissemination among academics in Tanzania: examining knowledge production and the perceived binary of ‘local’ and ‘international’ journals

Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
2017-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Matthew A. M. Thomas
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The dangers of relentless pursuit: teaching, personal health, and the symbolic/real violence of Teach For America

Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education
2017-04-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Matthew A. M. Thomas; Elisabeth E. Lefebvre
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<i>Teaching Comparative Education: Trends and Issues Informing Practice</i> edited by Patricia K. Kubow and Allison H. Blosser. Oxford: Symposium Books Ltd., 2016. 212 pp. $72.00. ISBN 978-1-873927-82-3.

Comparative Education Review
2017-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0010-4086
Contributors: Matthew A. M. Thomas
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‘Shit shows’ or ‘like-minded schools’: charter schools and the neoliberal logic of Teach For America

Journal of Education Policy
2017-02-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Elisabeth E. Lefebvre; Matthew A. M. Thomas
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Learning about teaching: A collaborative research exploration of learner-centered pedagogy in Tanzania

Faculty Development in Developing Countries: Improving Teaching Quality in Higher Education
2016 | Book
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2-s2.0-85021011410

Contributors: Thomas, M.A.M.; Salema, V.
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Dissecting the teacher monolith: Experiences of beginning basic school teachers in Zambia

International Journal of Educational Development
2014-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Matthew A.M. Thomas; Carolyn M. Thomas; Elisabeth E. Lefebvre
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Book Review: <i>Destination: Teach for America: Building leadership, mastering the application, acing the interviews</i>, by Whitman, J.

Education and Urban Society
2014-06-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0013-1245
Contributors: Matthew A. M. Thomas
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Gendered Aspects of Classroom Practice

Teaching in Tension
2013 | Other
Contributors: Matthew A. M. Thomas; Allen Rugambwa
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International Collaboration

Teaching in Tension
2013 | Other
Contributors: Lesley Bartlett; Maria Jose Bermeo; Theresia Boniface; Emmanuel Mogusu; Dorothy Ngarina; Allen Rugambwa; Victorini Salema; Matthew A. M. Thomas; Frances Vavrus; Tamara Webb
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International collaboration: Processes, Benefits, Tensions, and Conclusions

Teaching in Tension: International Pedagogies, National Policies, and Teachers' Practices in Tanzania
2013 | Book
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2-s2.0-85020958047

Contributors: Bartlett, L.; Bermeo, M.J.; Boniface, T.; Mogusu, E.; Ngarina, D.; Rugambwa, A.; Salema, V.; Thomas, M.A.M.; Vavrus, F.; Webb, T.
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Teachers' conceptualizations and practices of inclusion

Teaching in Tension: International Pedagogies, National Policies, and Teachers' Practices in Tanzania
2013 | Book
EID:

2-s2.0-84920116576

Contributors: Rugambwa, A.; Thomas, M.A.M.
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Teachers’ Conceptualizations and Practices of Inclusion

Teaching in Tension
2013 | Other
Contributors: Allen Rugambwa; Matthew A. M. Thomas
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Zambian teachers’ perceptions of expert teaching: resourcefulness, punctuality, and sobriety

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education
2012-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Carolyn M. Thomas; Matthew A.M. Thomas
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Equity, Power, and Capabilities: Constructions of Gender in a Tanzanian Secondary School

Feminist Formations
2011 | Journal article
Contributors: Matthew A. M. Thomas; Allen Rugambwa
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Peer review (5 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Australian educational researcher. (3)
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Review activity for International journal of educational development. (1)