Rate My Professor Madeline Burgess

Madeline Burgess is a Research Associate in the School of Education at Murdoch University. She holds a PhD and her research focuses on initial teacher education, professional experience, simulation platforms in teacher training, teacher preparation for rural and remote education, and the internationalisation of the curriculum. Burgess has been a key contributor to collaborative research efforts examining policy and practice in these domains. She served as a project team member for the review of professional experience in initial teacher education, focusing on university-school partnerships and practices, led by Dr. Susan Ledger in 2017. Her involvement extends to recent scoping reviews, including explorations of adolescent wellbeing and simulation technologies applied to initial teacher education.

Burgess has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications that have influenced discussions in education policy and pedagogy. Notable works include 'Simulation platforms in initial teacher education: Past practice informing future potentiality' (Computers & Education, 2022, cited 55 times), which addresses the historical and future roles of simulations in teacher preparation. She co-authored 'Reframing the policy discourse: A comparative analysis of teacher preparation for rural and remote education in Australia, South Africa, and Mexico' (Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2021, cited 29 times). Another significant contribution is 'Professional Experience in Australian Initial Teacher Education: A Review of the Literature' (Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2020, cited 32 times). Earlier publications comprise 'Interrogating the World Bank's policy on innovative delivery for higher education' (2006) and 'Matching Practice to Ideals: Curriculum Reform in Australian Education' (2002). Additionally, she participated as an Editorial Advisory Board member contributing to 'Reimagining Higher Education Internationalization and Internationalization of the Curriculum' (2021). Her body of work has amassed over 77 citations across platforms like ResearchGate, underscoring her impact in advancing teacher education research at Murdoch University.