Susan Elaine Sandretto is an American–New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the University of Otago, specialising in working with teachers to develop critical literacy in primary and secondary school pupils. Sandretto also works on unintended consequences of educational policy, such as changes to active transport.
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| Alma mater | University of California, Davis, University of Sacramento, University of Otago |
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| Institutions | University of Otago |
Academic career
editSandretto trained as a teacher, and worked as a Spanish immersion teacher in California primary schools before moving to New Zealand in 1997.[1] She lectured in education at the University of Otago, and completed a PhD titled Teacher education and social justice: theorising professional practice at Otago in 2004.[2] Sandretto then joined the faculty of the university, rising to associate professor in 2019 and full professor in 2024.[3][4]
Sandretto's research and teaching focus on the development of critical literacy, which is the ability to find embedded discrimination in media, although she is also interested in multiliteracies and gender issues in education. She teaches in primary teacher education, and education studies. Sandretto is part of the writing team for the English Learning Area of the New Zealand refreshed curriculum, Te Mātaiaho, and has produced materials to support literacy development in the classroom.[5][6][7] Sandretto has also focused on how educational policy can have unintended effects, such as changes in rates of active transport. Sandretto is a member of the Built Environment Active Transport to School research group, a Health Research Council-funded project led by Sandra Mandic at Otago and Auckland University of Technology.[3][6][1][8][9]
In 2008 Sandretto won Otago University Students' Association's New Supervisor of the Year award.[10]
Selected works
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- Ruth Kane; Susan Sandretto; Chris Heath (June 2002). "Telling Half the Story: A Critical Review of Research on the Teaching Beliefs and Practices of University Academics". Review of Educational Research. 72 (2): 177–228. doi:10.3102/00346543072002177. ISSN 0034-6543. Wikidata Q126788876.
- Ruth Kane; Susan Sandretto; Chris Heath (April 2004). "An investigation into excellent tertiary teaching: Emphasising reflective practice". Higher Education. 47 (3): 283–310. doi:10.1023/B:HIGH.0000016442.55338.24. ISSN 0018-1560. Wikidata Q125619121.
- Trish Wells; Susan Sandretto (20 October 2016). ""I'm on a journey I never thought I'd be on": using process drama pedagogy for the literacy programme". Pedagogies: an international journal. 12 (2): 180–195. doi:10.1080/1554480X.2016.1245147. ISSN 1554-480X. Wikidata Q126788835.
- Sandra Mandic; Susan Sandretto; Enrique García Bengoechea; Debbie Hopkins; Antoni Moore; Judith Rodda; Gordon Wilson (September 2017). "Enrolling in the Closest School or Not? Implications of school choice decisions for active transport to school". Journal of transport & health. 6: 347–357. doi:10.1016/J.JTH.2017.05.006. ISSN 2214-1405. Wikidata Q126789336.
- Susan Sandretto; Ruth Kane; Chris Heath (November 2002). "Making the tacit explicit: A teaching intervention programme for early career academics". International Journal for Academic Development. 7 (2): 135–145. doi:10.1080/1360144032000071314. ISSN 1360-144X. Wikidata Q126788872.
- Helen Trevethan; Susan Sandretto (November 2017). "Repositioning mentoring as educative: Examining missed opportunities for professional learning". Teaching and Teacher Education. 68: 127–133. doi:10.1016/J.TATE.2017.08.012. ISSN 0742-051X. Wikidata Q126789333.
- Jane Tilson; Susan Sandretto; Keryn Pratt (October 2017). "Connecting theory to practice: Using preservice teachers' beliefs, theories and video-recorded teaching to prompt a cycle of praxis". Teaching and Teacher Education. 67: 454–463. doi:10.1016/J.TATE.2017.07.012. ISSN 0742-051X. Wikidata Q126789330.
References
edit- ^ a b Education, College of (17 December 2020). "Professor Susan Sandretto". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Sandretto, Susan Elaine (2004). Teacher education and social justice: theorising professional practice (PhD thesis). University of Otago. OCLC 156749120.
- ^ a b Otago, University of (12 December 2023). "Otago announces 29 new professors". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "17 Otago academics made professors". Otago Daily Times Online News. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Planting Seeds: Embedding critical literacy into your classroom programme | New Zealand Council for Educational Research". www.nzcer.org.nz. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Inaugural professorial lecture: A case for future-facing literacies". University of Otago events. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Conference Keynote Speakers". New Zealand Literacy Association. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Harwood, Brenda (8 April 2021). "Transport study back on track: leader". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Harwood, Brenda (1 December 2022). "'Little change' in teens' habits". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Rudd, Allison (22 November 2008). "Students choose supervisor of year". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
External links
edit- Nightly interview: Susan Sandretto, Southern TV, 27 September 2017, via YouTube