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Doctor of Philosophy (Southern Cross University)
Dr Sarah James is a lecturer and the Academic Lead Professional Experience at QUT. She oversees and leads the Professional Experience team, and has a vested interest in the quality and delivery of the programs preservice teachers undertake at QUT. Sarah’s research has focused on large scale mixed methods approaches to initial teacher education, including, literacy and mentoring. She currently has research interests in early career teacher retention and attrition in rural, regional, and remote communities, and is undertaking policy analysis in this area. Sarah has led a $20,000 research project into regional school inquiry cycles that focused on evaluation of, and improvement in, student outcomes. She has 20 years of teaching and learning experience, undertaking roles such as classroom teacher (domestically and internationally), Head of Department, and Master Teacher.