Rate My Professor Don Carter

Associate Professor Don Carter is an Associate Professor in the School of International Studies and Education at the University of Technology Sydney. He serves as the discipline head for the initial teacher education programs. Dr Don Carter holds a PhD and is committed to the provision of quality education for young people, particularly the development and implementation of effective writing programs. His career history includes roles as a senior lecturer in English education at UTS, teaching English and History in secondary schools, inspector of English, and head teacher. He has expertise in school-based curriculum, literacy development, and the teaching of literature.

Dr Carter's research specializations include standardized testing, curriculum, and teacher education. He has 38 publications on ResearchGate with 395 citations. Key publications comprise 'Emergency online teaching during COVID-19: A case study of Australian tertiary students in teacher education and creative arts' (2021), 'Implementing the general capabilities in New South Wales government primary schools' (2022), 'Restoring purpose: applying Biesta's three functions to the Melbourne Declaration' (2019), 'Retrieving the forgotten influence of Herbart on subject English' (2016), 'Intrepid Ghosts and Writing Identities' (2023), and 'The English Teacher's Handbook'. Dr Carter co-hosts the 'Talking Teachers' podcast with Associate Professor Jane Hunter, probing solutions to the education crisis as members of the Life-wide Learning and Education Research Group. He holds the role of Associate Editor for the Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, has delivered the Ken Watson Address, and contributes to public lectures, committee roles, and educational forums on teacher shortages and teaching methods.