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Surveying and resonating with teacher concerns during COVID-19 pandemic

Phillips, L. G., Cain, M., Ritchie, J., Campbell, C., Davis, S., Brock, C., . . . Joosa, E. (2024). Surveying and resonating with teacher concerns during COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 30(7-8), 900-917. doi:10.1080/13540602.2021.1982691


Perezhivanie, art, and creative traversal: A method of marking and moving through COVID and grief

Davis, S. E. (2021). Perezhivanie, art, and creative traversal: A method of marking and moving through COVID and grief. Qualitative Inquiry, 27(7), 767-770. doi:10.1177/1077800420960158


A voice for community during unsettling times

Davis, S., & O’Mara, J. (2021). A voice for community during unsettling times. NJ, 45(2), 73-76. doi:10.1080/14452294.2021.2014719


Liminality, longing, love: The reflections of in-between times and liminal personae

Davis, S., & O’Mara, J. (2021). Liminality, longing, love: The reflections of in-between times and liminal personae. NJ Drama Australia Journal, 45(1), 1-5. doi:10.1080/14452294.2021.1987073


Teaching during COVID 19 times – The experiences of drama and performing arts teachers and the human dimensions of learning

Davis, S., & Phillips, L. G. (2020). Teaching during COVID 19 times – The experiences of drama and performing arts teachers and the human dimensions of learning. NJ Drama Australia Journal, 44(2), 66-87. doi:10.1080/14452294.2021.1943838


Old, new, review

Davis, S., & O’Mara, J. (2020). Old, new, review. NJ Drama Australia Journal, 44(1), 1-3. doi:10.1080/14452294.2020.1875160


Wildflowering culture: Kathleen McArthur and creating a popular wildflower consciousness

Davis, S. E. (2020). Wildflowering culture: Kathleen McArthur and creating a popular wildflower consciousness. Australasian Journal of Popular Culture, 9(1), 67-82. doi:10.1386/ajpc_00016_1


Wandering and wildflowering: Walking with women into intimacy and ecological action

Davis, S. E. (2019). Wandering and wildflowering: Walking with women into intimacy and ecological action. M/C Journal, 22(4), 1-5. Retrieved from http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/1566


The engagement tree: Arts-based pedagogies for environmental learning

Davis, S. (2018). The engagement tree: Arts-based pedagogies for environmental learning. International Journal of Education and the Arts, 19(8), 1-24. doi:10.18113/P8ijea1908


Beyond ethnodrama: exploring nursing history and identity through scriptwriting as research

Davis, S. (2018). Beyond ethnodrama: exploring nursing history and identity through scriptwriting as research. Nj, 1-14. doi:10.1080/14452294.2018.1443753


Performing the castaway

Davis, S. (2018). Performing the castaway. International Journal for the Practice and Theory of Creative Writing, 15(2), 264-272. doi:10.1080/14790726.2017.1417448


Drama and arts-based professional learning: exploring face-to-face, online and transmedia models

Davis, S. (2017). Drama and arts-based professional learning: exploring face-to-face, online and transmedia models. Teaching Education, 28(4), 333-348. doi:10.1080/10476210.2017.1296830


Creative formats, creative futures

Harris, A., Davis, S., Snepvangers, K., & de Bruin, L. (2017). Creative formats, creative futures. Departures in Critical Qualitative Research, 6(2), 48-61. doi:10.1525/dcqr.2017.6.2.48


Dramatic thinking: identifying and owning our creative process

Davis, S. (2017). Dramatic thinking: identifying and owning our creative process. Nj, 41(2), 83-92. doi:10.1080/14452294.2017.1435946


Contagious learning: Drama, experience and perezhivanie

Davis, S. E., & Dolan, K. (2016). Contagious learning: Drama, experience and perezhivanie. International Research in Early Childhood Education, 7(1), 50-67. Retrieved from https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1138761


George Landen Dann: a dramatic history in Queensland

Davis, S. (2016). George Landen Dann: a dramatic history in Queensland. Fryer Folios, 10(1), 21-23. Retrieved from https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:383511/ff10_1_2016_.pdf


Mentor

Ambrosetti, A., & Davis, S. (2016). Mentor. M/C Journal, 19(2), 1. Retrieved from http://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/1103


Drama, education and curriculum : alive, kicking and counting

Davis, S. (2015). Drama, education and curriculum : alive, kicking and counting. Research in drama education., 20(3), 327-330. doi:10.1080/13569783.2015.1059271


Scriptwriting as a research practice: expanding the field

Baker, D. J., Batty, C., Beattie, D., & Davis, S. (2015). Scriptwriting as a research practice: expanding the field. TEXT: Journal of Writing and Writing Programs, Special Issue(29), 1-11. Retrieved from http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue29/content.htm


Perezhivanie and the experience of drama, metaxis and meaning making

Davis, S. (2015). Perezhivanie and the experience of drama, metaxis and meaning making. NJ : Drama Australia journal., 39(1), 63-75. doi:10.1080/14452294.2015.1083138


Feedback, iterative processing and academic trust : teacher education students' perceptions of assessment feedback

Dargusch, J., & Davis, S. (2015). Feedback, iterative processing and academic trust : teacher education students' perceptions of assessment feedback. Australian journal of teacher education ., 40(1), 177-191. doi:10.14221/ajte.2015v40n1.10


Questions for George

Davis, S. (2015). Questions for George. Text., 19(1), 1-16. Retrieved from http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue29/content.htm


The courage to care : an innovative arts-based event to engage students and the local community to reflect on Australian nurses' roles in the First World War and after

McAllister, M., Davis, S., Brien, D., Rogers, I., Flanagan, W., Howie, V., & Dargusch, J. (2015). The courage to care : an innovative arts-based event to engage students and the local community to reflect on Australian nurses' roles in the First World War and after. Nurse education today., 47, 51-56. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2015.10.009


Transformative learning : revisiting Heathcote and Vygotsky for the digital age

Davis, S. (2015). Transformative learning : revisiting Heathcote and Vygotsky for the digital age. p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e., 2(1), 1-13. Retrieved from http://www.p-e-r-f-o-r-m-a-n-c-e.org/?p=1835


A balanced approach to local and global action

Barclay, L., & Davis, S. E. (2014). A balanced approach to local and global action. Leonardo, 47(5), 491. doi:10.1162/LEON_a_00816


Environmentalism, stories and science : exploring applied theatre processes for sustainability education

Davis, S., & Tarrant, M. (2014). Environmentalism, stories and science : exploring applied theatre processes for sustainability education. Research in drama education., 19(2), 190-194. doi:10.1080/13569783.2014.895613


Revisiting Heathcote’s rolling role model through the Water Reckoning project : pre-texts, dramatic materials and digital mediation

Davis, S., & Simou, P. (2014). Revisiting Heathcote’s rolling role model through the Water Reckoning project : pre-texts, dramatic materials and digital mediation. Drama research : international journal of drama in education., 5(1), 1-20. Retrieved from http://www.dramaresearch.co.uk/journal/index.cfm/current-issue/articles/


Who is that masked educator? : Deconstructing the teaching and learning processes of an innovative humanistic simulation technique

McAllister, M., Reid-Searl, K., & Davis, S. (2013). Who is that masked educator? : Deconstructing the teaching and learning processes of an innovative humanistic simulation technique. Nurse education today., 33(12), 1453-1458. doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2013.06.015


Dramatic shape-shifter and innovative teacher : the creative life and legacy of Dorothy Heathcote

Davis, S. (2013). Dramatic shape-shifter and innovative teacher : the creative life and legacy of Dorothy Heathcote. NJ : Drama Australia journal., 37(1), 25-40.


Figments of Eliza : a dramatic interlude about place

Davis, S. (2013). Figments of Eliza : a dramatic interlude about place. Text., 19, 1-19. Retrieved from http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue19/davis.pdf


The dramatic engineer : the creative life and legacy of John Carroll

Davis, S. (2013). The dramatic engineer : the creative life and legacy of John Carroll. NJ : Drama Australia journal., 37(1), 41-52.


Activity systems analysis methods: understanding complex learning environments, by Lisa C. Yamagata-Lynch : [book review]

Davis, S. (2012). Activity systems analysis methods: understanding complex learning environments, by Lisa C. Yamagata-Lynch : [book review]. Pedagogies : an international journal., 7(1), 95-99. doi:10.1080/1554480X.2012.630575


Epiphany! : a contemporary vaudevillian fairytale

Davis, S. (2012). Epiphany! : a contemporary vaudevillian fairytale. Text., 16(2), 1-23. Retrieved from http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue15/davis.pdf


Liveness, mediation and immediacy : innovative technology use in process and performance

Davis, S. (2012). Liveness, mediation and immediacy : innovative technology use in process and performance. Research in drama education., 17(4), 501-516. doi:10.1080/13569783.2012.727623


Real life doesn't happen on a screen

Davis, S. (2012). Real life doesn't happen on a screen. Education review., (2012), 22-23. Retrieved from http://www.educationreview.com.au/


Digital drama : toolkits, dilemmas, and preferences

Davis, S. (2011). Digital drama : toolkits, dilemmas, and preferences. Youth theatre journal., 25(2), 103-119. doi:10.1080/08929092.2011.618365


Creativity in drama : explanations and explorations

Davis, S. (2010). Creativity in drama : explanations and explorations. NJ : Drama Australia journal., 33(2), 31-44.


Contexts, codes and online communications : a case study exploring issues related to using CMCs in a drama education project

Davis, S. (2009). Contexts, codes and online communications : a case study exploring issues related to using CMCs in a drama education project. ejournalist : a refereed media journal., 9, 135-155. Retrieved from http://ejournalist.com.au/v9n1/davis.pdf


Coming of age : dialogues about "Dramawise" and the elements of drama

Davis, S. (2008). Coming of age : dialogues about "Dramawise" and the elements of drama. NJ : Drama Australia journal., 31(2), 59-71.


Creative Work
Wild/flower Women III: Women Walking Country -catalogue publication

Davis, S. (2020). Wild/flower Women III: Women Walking Country -catalogue publication (No. Of Pieces: 1). Gympie Regional Gallery, Qld: Wild/flower Women Projects. Retrieved from https://online.fliphtml5.com/tekyr/tykf/


Performing the castaway

Davis, S. (2016). Performing the castaway (No. Of Pieces: 10 pages). Toowoomba, Qld.: University of Southern Queensland. Retrieved from https://livestream.com/accounts/11202028/events/4152831/videos/137211263


At land’s edge : three collaborative poems

Acton, R., Barry, V., Bissett, Z., Brien, D., Janet, B., Davis, S., . . . Yule, L. (2015). At land’s edge : three collaborative poems (No. Of Pieces: 7 pages). Australia: Australasian Association of Writing Programs. Retrieved from http://www.textjournal.com.au/speciss/issue30/content.htm


Floating Land, Noosa 2015

Bissett, Z., Brien, D. L., Davis, S. E., McGarron, C., Miller, P., Waters, I., & Woodhouse, L. (2016). Floating Land, Noosa 2015 (No. Of Pieces: 1 page). Australia: Australasian Association of Writing Programs. Retrieved from https://www.meniscus.org.au/meniscus-vol-4-iss-1-2016


Internet publication
Hidden women of history: Kathleen McArthur, the wildflower woman who took on Joh Bjelke-Petersen

Davis, S. (2019). Hidden women of history: Kathleen McArthur, the wildflower woman who took on Joh Bjelke-Petersen. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/


Report
Creating ‘experience’: Career trajectories and the development of new First Nations work in the performing arts - Case Studies related to JUTE Theatre Company’s ‘Dare to Dream’ project

Davis, S., & Walker, Y. (2019). Creating ‘experience’: Career trajectories and the development of new First Nations work in the performing arts - Case Studies related to JUTE Theatre Company’s ‘Dare to Dream’ project. Rockhampton: Central Queensland University. Retrieved from https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/


Sunshine Coast Arts Plan Targeted Stakeholder Engagement - Final Report

Davis, S., & Ellison, E. R. (2017). Sunshine Coast Arts Plan Targeted Stakeholder Engagement - Final Report. Sunshine Coast Council. Retrieved from https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/


Book chapter
Shifting the gaze: Barbara Crawford Thompson and Oswald Brierly's exploratory accounts of Muralag and the Torres Strait

Davis, S. E., & Crew, G. (2019). Shifting the gaze: Barbara Crawford Thompson and Oswald Brierly's exploratory accounts of Muralag and the Torres Strait. In G. Dooley, & D. Clode (Eds.), The first wave: Exploring early coastal contact history in Australia (pp. 365-380). Mile End, SA: Wakefield Press. Retrieved from https://www.wakefieldpress.com.au/search.php?mode=search&page=1&keep_https=yes


Creativity and the cybernetics of self: Drama, embodied creation and feedback processes

Davis, S. (2018). Creativity and the cybernetics of self: Drama, embodied creation and feedback processes. In S. Burgoyne (Ed.), Creativity in theatre: Theory and action in theatre/drama education (Vol. 2, pp. 169-187). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-78928-6_11


Dramatic learning and Indigenous creativities: A kinship approach

Davis, S. (2018). Dramatic learning and Indigenous creativities: A kinship approach. In L. R. de Bruin, P. Burnard, & S. Davis (Eds.), Creativities in arts education, research and practice (Vol. 15, pp. 223-235). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. Retrieved from https://brill.com/view/title/38257


Interactive drama with digital technology and tools for creative learning

Davis, S. (2015). Interactive drama with digital technology and tools for creative learning. In S. Davis, H. G. Clemson, B. Ferholt, S. Jansson, & A. Marjanovic-Shane (Eds.), Dramatic interactions in education : Vygotskian and sociocultural approaches to drama, education and research (pp. 189-207). London: Bloomsbury. Retrieved from http://www.bloomsbury.com/au/dramatic-interactions-in-education-9781472576910/


The digital navigator : teacher as dramatic curator of aesthetic encounters

Davis, S. (2015). The digital navigator : teacher as dramatic curator of aesthetic encounters. In S. Schonmann (Ed.), International yearbook for research in arts education. Volume 3 (2015), The wisdom of the many - key issues in arts education (pp. 208-213). Munster, Germany: Waxmann. Retrieved from http://www.waxmann.com/?id=20&chash=1&buchnr=3119


Vygotsky, sociocultural concepts and drama in and for education : [Introduction]

Davis, S., Grainger Clemson, H., Ferholt, B., & Jansson, S. M. (2015). Vygotsky, sociocultural concepts and drama in and for education : [Introduction]. In S. Davis, H. G. Clemson, B. Ferholt, S. Jansson, & A. Marjanovic-Shane (Eds.), Dramatic interactions in education : Vygotskian and sociocultural approaches to drama, education and research (1st ed., pp. 1-16). London: Bloomsbury. Retrieved from http://www.bloomsbury.com/au/dramatic-interactions-in-education-9781472576910/


The water reckoning : learnings from the international Rolling Role project

Davis, S., Simou, P., Wales, P., Kulik, J., Hatton, C., Mooney, M., . . . Kennard, J. (2014). The water reckoning : learnings from the international Rolling Role project. In Unknown (Ed.), Heathcote reconsidered : conference echoes. (pp. 89-112). London, UK: National Drama. Retrieved from http://www.nationaldrama.org.uk/


A life defining work : an introduction to 'In Beauty It Is Finished'

Davis, S. (2012). A life defining work : an introduction to 'In Beauty It Is Finished'. In Unknown (Ed.), In beauty it is finished (pp. 5-11). Brisbane: Playlab. Retrieved from http://www.playlab.org.au/


A place in time : an introduction to 'The Orange Grove'

Davis, S. (2012). A place in time : an introduction to 'The Orange Grove'. In Unknown (Ed.), Orange grove (pp. 5-13). Brisbane: Playlab. Retrieved from http://www.playlab.org.au/


Australian belonging : an introduction to 'Fountains Beyond'

Davis, S. (2012). Australian belonging : an introduction to 'Fountains Beyond'. In Unknown (Ed.), Fountains beyond (pp. 5-11). Brisbane: Playlab. Retrieved from http://www.playlab.org.au/


Familial sacrifice with a gothic twist : an introduction to 'No Incense Rising'

Davis, S. (2012). Familial sacrifice with a gothic twist : an introduction to 'No Incense Rising'. In Unknown (Ed.), No Incense Rising (pp. 5-10). Brisbane, Qld: PlayLab. Retrieved from http://www.playlab.org.au/


George Landen Dann (1904-77) : [biography]

Davis, S. (2012). George Landen Dann (1904-77) : [biography]. In Unknown (Ed.), Orange Grove (pp. 14-17). Brisbane: Playlab. Retrieved from http://www.playlab.org.au/


Learning management and assessment

Davis, S., & Dargusch, J. (2010). Learning management and assessment. In D. Lynch, & B. A. Knight (Eds.), Theory and practice of learning management : a text for the student of learning management (pp. 96-116). Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Australia.


Learning management and its association with the reporting of learner performance

Davis, S., & Dargusch, J. (2010). Learning management and its association with the reporting of learner performance. In D. Lynch, & B. A. Knight (Eds.), Theory and practice of learning management : a text for the student of learning management (pp. 117-135). Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: Pearson Australia.


Interactive drama using cyberspaces

Davis, S. (2009). Interactive drama using cyberspaces. In M. Anderson, J. Carrol, & D. Cameron (Eds.), Drama education with digital technology (pp. 149-167). London: Continuum International.


Teacher professional development : a partnership approach

Davis, S. (2007). Teacher professional development : a partnership approach. In P. Grainger, & S. Quackenboss (Eds.), Dimensions of learning in practice in Australian primary, secondary and tertiary education (pp. 117-140). Heatherton, Vic.: Hawker Brownlow Education.


Presentation
Professional identities, assessment transactions and transformations: A dramatic inquiry and presentation

Davis, S., Dargusch, J., & Harris, L. (2017). Professional identities, assessment transactions and transformations: A dramatic inquiry and presentation. In Australian Association of Research in Education 2017 Conference (AARE) (pp. 1-9). Canberra, ACT. Retrieved from https://www.aare.edu.au/pages/2017-conference-hotel-realm-canberra-act.html


Book
Learning that matters revitalising Heathcote’s Rolling Role for the digital age

Davis, S. (2016). Learning that matters revitalising Heathcote’s Rolling Role for the digital age (1st ed.). Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. Retrieved from https://www.sensepublishers.com/


Dramatic interactions in education : Vygotskian and sociocultural approaches to drama, education and research

Davis, S., Grainger Clemson, H., Ferholt, B., Jansson, S. M., & Marjanovic-Shane, A. (2015). Dramatic interactions in education : Vygotskian and sociocultural approaches to drama, education and research. London: Bloomsbury.


Conference paper
Digital pre-texts and the creation of ‘open’ learning resources

Davis, S. (2015). Digital pre-texts and the creation of ‘open’ learning resources. In Textbooks and Educational Media in a Digital Age, 12th International Conference on Textbooks and Educational Media, 18-20 September, 2013, Ostrava, Czech Republic edited by Zuzana Sikorova, Mike Horsley, Tania Braga Garcia, Jesus Rodriguez Rodriguez. (pp. 200-214). Ostrava, Czech Republic: IARTEM. Retrieved from https://iartemblog.wordpress.com/conferences/ostrava/


Noosa Biosphere Reserve : a tool for promoting 'I/Thou' relationships and action

Davis, S. (2013). Noosa Biosphere Reserve : a tool for promoting 'I/Thou' relationships and action. In Future nature, future culture(s) : peer reviewed papers for Balance - Unbalance 2013 International Conference, May 31 - June 2, 2013, Noosa, Australia (pp. 172-177). Noosa, Qld: Noosa Biosphere Limited & CQUniversity. Retrieved from http://www.balance-unbalance2013.org/program--proceedings.html


Developing confidence and creative capacity : the arts learning journey for primary and early childhood pre-service students

Davis, S. (2012). Developing confidence and creative capacity : the arts learning journey for primary and early childhood pre-service students. In AARE 2012 Conference Proceedings & Program, 2-6 December 2012, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales : Regional and global cooperation in educational research (pp. 1-16). Sydney, NSW: AARE. Retrieved from http://www.aare.edu.au/papers/2012/davis%20s.pdf#zoom=85


Activity, engagement and meaning-making: revisiting activity theory to examine creative practice using ICTs

Davis, S. (2011). Activity, engagement and meaning-making: revisiting activity theory to examine creative practice using ICTs. In Researching across boundaries : Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education conference (AARE 2011), 27 Nov- 1 Dec 2011, Hobart, Tasmania (pp. 1-16). Deakin, ACT: Australian Association for Research in Education. Retrieved from http://www.aare.edu.au/11pap/


ICTs for creative practice : the importance of mediation tools beyond the purely technological

Davis, S. (2010). ICTs for creative practice : the importance of mediation tools beyond the purely technological. In ICERI 2010 International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation : conference proceedings, 15-17 November, 2010, Madrid, Spain. (pp. 3973-3982). Valencia, Spain: International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED).


Cyberdrama : supporting young people's creative practice in a digital age

Davis, S. (2009). Cyberdrama : supporting young people's creative practice in a digital age. In Planting Trees of Drama with Global Vision in Local Knowledge : IDEA 2007 Dialogues = IDEA 2007 xi ju xing dui hua : ren shi zi ji, fang yan shi jie (pp. 311-323). Hong Kong: IDEA Publications & IDEA 2007 World Congress - Hong Kong.


Contexts, codes and online communications : exploring issues related to using and analysing computer-mediated communications in educational contexts

Davis, S. (2008). Contexts, codes and online communications : exploring issues related to using and analysing computer-mediated communications in educational contexts. In Ignite 08! 2008 Creative Industries Postgraduate Conference, 2-3 October, 2008 at QUT, Brisbane, Australia. (pp. 1-15). Queensland.: QUT.


Edited Book
Future nature, future culture(s): peer reviewed papers for Balance - Unbalance 2013 International Conference, May 31 – June 2, 2013 Noosa, Australia

Davis, S. (Ed.) (2013). Future nature, future culture(s): peer reviewed papers for Balance - Unbalance 2013 International Conference, May 31 – June 2, 2013 Noosa, Australia. Noosa, Qld.: Noosa Biosphere Limited & CQUniversity. Retrieved from http://www.balance-unbalance2013.org/program--proceedings.html