Dr Francis Bobongie-Harris
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education
Biography
Dr Francis Bobongie-Harris is a Lecturer and Researcher in the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice at QUT. Her research focuses on Indigenous Education in Australia and the Pacific and Australian South Sea Islander Policy, History and Cultural studies. She specialises in qualitative, ethnographic, narrative, community – led and participatory research methodologies.
Francis is the co-leader for the Indigenous Education Research Program within the Centre for Inclusive Education (C4IE), Unit Coordinator for the Master of Education: Graduate Certificate in First Nations Education and Bachelor of Education: Building Partnerships with Families and Communities. She teachers into the Masters of Teaching, Masters of Education and Bachelor of Education Programs.
Francis has been successful in securing an ARC Linkage (Chief Investigator - 2019), two Women in Research Grants (Lead Investigator - 2020), Early Career Research Grant (Lead Investigator - 2020) and NIAA Tender (Chief Investigator - 2021).
Recent funded research projects include:
* ARC Linkage 2019 - 2023: Archaeologies, collections and Australian South Sea Islander Identities.
* Women In Research Grant 2020 - 2022: The Australian South Sea Islander Story in Education.
* Women In Research 2020: Girls Education in the Solomon Islands: Research, Families and Wantoks.
* Early Career Research Grant 2020/2021: Development of an Indigenous Framework: Initiating an Indigenous Language Program in an Early Learning Centre in Regional Queensland.
* Tender Project funded by National Indigenous Australians Agency 2021: Understanding the Level of Engagement of Indigenous Families in Early Childhood Education in Mount Isa.
* Horizon Grant 2021: Preparing teachers for diverse learners: Approaches to improve the cultural capabilities of teachers engaging with Australian South Sea Islander students and communities.
* ACEQA 2021 National Quality Framework - Approved Learning Frameworks Update
Personal details
Positions
- Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education
Keywords
Indigenous Education, Participatory Research, Girls Education, Australian South Sea Islander Studies, Narrative Research, Community Led Research
Research field
Education systems, Specialist studies in education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- Doctorate of Professional Studies (Central Queensland University)
Professional memberships and associations
Member of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
Australian Association for Pacific Studies (AAPS)
Teacher Registration: Queensland College of Teachers
Teaching
Bachelor of Education
Lecturer
EUB103 Culture Studies: Indigenous Education
EUB406 Stepping Out/Teacher Performance Assessment
Unit Coordinator and Lecturer
EUB204 Building Partnerships with Families and Communities
Graduate Certificate in Indigenous Education (Part of Masters of Education)
Unit Coordinator and Lecturer
EUQ649 Global Perspectives in Indigenous Education
EUQ650 Personal Journeys in Education
EUN647 Pedagogy in First Nations Education
EUN650 Designing for Learning in First Nations Education
Master of Teaching
Lecturer
EUN104 Culture Studies: Indigenous Education
EUN240 Teachers Researching Practice
CENTRE FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION (Tier 2)
Co-chair Indigenous Education Research Program.
Experience
I specialise in the areas of Indigenous Education, gender and education, Indigenous and qualitative methodologies as well as community and participatory research. I completed a Fellowship (Fall Semester 2016/2017) as a visiting Research Scholar at Georgetown University's Centre for Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Studies (CANZPS at School of Foreign Service) in Washington D.C.. During this time I investigated the Kinship system within Australian and Melanesian Indigenous communities and their impact on Qualitative Research, specifically in the area of Ethnographical Research.
Publications
- Bobongie-Harris, F. & Youse, Z. (2021). Engaging with Australian South Sea Islander students, families and communities: A framework for educators and other professionals. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/233427
- Barblett, L., Bobongie-Harris, F., Cartmel, J., Hadley, F., Harrison, L., Irvine, S. & Lavina, L. (2023). "We're not useless we know stuff!" Gathering children's voices to inform policy. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 48(2), 134–147. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236492
- Quin, A. & Bobongie-Harris, F. (2021). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education. Learning to Teach in a New Era, 250–277. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/213060
- Bobongie-Harris, F., Hromek, D. & O'Brien, G. (2021). Country, community and Indigenous research: A research framework that uses Indigenous research methodologies (storytelling, deep listening and yarning). Australian Aboriginal Studies (2), 14–24. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/233031
- Bobongie-Harris, F., (2021). Girls' education in the Solomon Islands: stories, research, and wantoks. Ethnography and Education, 16(4), 373–383. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211008
- Bobongie-Harris, F., (2020). Cultivating an inclusive environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Boarding Students. C4IE Blog. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236809
- Bobongie-Harris, F., (2020). InThisTogether. C4IE Blog. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/236810
- Bobongie, F., (2017). Family+Stories=Research. Qualitative Research Journal, 17(4), 345–355. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/198310
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Francis, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Archaeology, Collections and Australian South Sea Islander Lived Identities
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP170100048
- Start year
- 2019
- Keywords
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- A First Nations Pedagogical Framework for Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in the Teaching of English
Professional Doctorate, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Radha Iyer - Integrated Early Years Aboriginal Family Support: A Strength-based Approach
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Beth Saggers, Dr Grace O'Brien - Our Ways of Thinking, Feeling and Doing: Sustaining Indigenous School Connection and Engagement through Culturally Responsive Pedagogies
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Juliana Mclaughlin - Migrant teacher engagement with Australian First Nations perspectives
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Jill Willis, Dr Leanne Crosswell - A Transformative Study of Culturally Diverse and Migrant Youth Perspectives and Experiences of Citizenship and (Global) Citizenship Education
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Jenna Gillett-Swan
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.