Jeana Kriewaldt

Associate Professor Jeana Kriewaldt holds a position in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne, where she serves as Co-Leader of the Arts and Humanities Education Academic Group within the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. Her research specializations encompass teaching methods, curriculum theory, and teacher education. She leads several projects focused on work-integrated learning, teacher professional learning, geography education, and sustainability education. Kriewaldt was a chief investigator in the Australian Research Council project Strengthening Standards of Teaching through Linking Standards and Teacher Learning. She holds a PhD and has expertise in geographic education. Her academic interests include clinical practice in education, lesson study, professional standards for teaching, and inquiry-based learning in geography.

Kriewaldt has made significant contributions through numerous publications. Notable works include Conceptualising an approach to clinical reasoning in the education profession (2013), Fostering a whole-school approach to sustainability: Learning from one school’s journey towards sustainable education (2020), Elaborating a model for teacher professional learning to sustain improvement in teaching practice (2020), Reorienting teaching standards: Learning from lesson study (2012), and A thinking geography curriculum (2001). She edited the book Educating Future Teachers: Innovative Perspectives on Professional Experience. Recent publications feature Using collaborative action research to enhance differentiated instruction (2024), Narratives of high school teachers’ identity renewal through teaching a new intercultural curriculum subject (2024), Creating the Conditions for Geographic Conceptual Development in Post-Primary Students through Collaborative Guided Inquiry (2023), and School Geography’s Critical Role for a More Sustainable Future: Powerful Knowledge and Praxis (2023). Her scholarship emphasizes evidence-informed mentoring, teacher practicum development, and powerful knowledge in sustainability and geography curricula, influencing teacher education practices in Australia.

Professional Email: jeana@unimelb.edu.au