Levy, Stuart Dr

Position: Discipline Leader: Pathways, Humanities and Social Sciences
Location: Berwick Campus, Room: 901-130G
Phone: (03) 5122 6939
Email: stuart.levy@federation.edu.au
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8845-8870

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy (International Relations) Monash University – 1999
• Bachelor of Arts (Honours – Political Science) LaTrobe University – 1989

Biography

Dr Stuart Levy is the Discipline Leader Pathways & Humanities, and a senior lecturer in the Institute of Education, Arts and Community at Federation University Australia. He has worked in higher education access pathways in regional Victoria for more than two decades and has expertise in developing, designing and successfully implementing pathways and concurrent support programs for non-traditional and under-represented student groups to promote wider participation in post-secondary education. This work has included international collaborations and been previously recognised with an Australian national award (2012 Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) Award for Programs that Enhance Learning, Widening Participation category). In 2006, he contributed to Sally Kift's Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Senior Fellowship project entitled Articulating a transition pedagogy to scaffold and enhance the first-year learning experience in Australian higher education. Stuart is currently a member of the NAEEA (National Association of Enabling Educators Australia) executive committee.

Stuart’s research interests include the efficacy of pathways to higher education, the transitions experienced by new, commencing and novice university students, and transitions in the international politics of climate change. He has published internationally in these fields and has presented at national and international conferences on issues relating to transition and the first-year experience, supporting diverse student cohorts, curriculum design to embed effective student learning practices and student engagement. Stuart hasan established record in leading academic staff teams in the delivery of sustainable, impactful pathway programs that underpin subsequent student achievement in higher education.

Awards

• 2012 Australian Award for University Teaching - Programs that Enhance Learning, Widening Participation category.
• 2010 Monash University Vice Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning - Special Commendation
• 2008 Staff Excellence Award (Teaching Team Award) - Gippsland Campus, Monash University
• 2004 Gippsland Excellence in Disability Support Award - Gippsland Campus, Monash University

Areas of expertise and research interests

• International Relations
• The nature and evolution of state sovereignty
• The politics of global climate change
• Student transitions to higher education and the first-year experience
• Supporting diverse student cohorts
• Curriculum design to embed effective student learning practices
• The efficacy of university pathways programs

Supervision

Stuart is currently supervising four HDR students (as principal or associate-supervisor) and is available to examine higher degree by research theses.

Current students

Publications

Books

Edmondson, B. & Levy, S. (eds.) (2018) Transformative and Accountable Climate Governance, Palgrave Studies in Environmental Transformation, Transition and Accountability, Palgrave Macmillan.

Levy, S., & Treacey, M. (Eds.) (2015). Student Voices in Transition (2^ndedition). Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Edmondson, B. & Levy, S. (2013) Climate Change and Order: The End of Prosperity and Democracy, Palgrave Macmillan.

Levy, S., & Earl, C. (2012). Student Voices in Transition. Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Edmondson, B. & Levy, S. (2008) International Relations: Nurturing Reality, Pearson Education Australia, Frenchs Forest NSW.

Reports

Davis, C., Syme, S., Cook, C., Dempster, S., Duffy, L., Hattam, S., Lambrinidis, G., Lawson, K., Levy, S. (2023). Report on Benchmarking of Enabling Programs across Australia to the National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA). ISBN: 978-0-646-87548-4. https://enablingeducators.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Report-on-Benchmarking-of-Enabling-Programs-Across-Australia-2023.pdf

Book chapters

Glowrey, C., Levy, S., Green, M., Fletcher, A., Plunkett, M. (2023). A Possible Me? Inspiring Learning Among Regional Young People for the Future World of Work. In: Weuffen, S., Burke, J., Plunkett, M., Goriss-Hunter, A., Emmett, S. (eds) Inclusion, Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice in Education. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5008-7_8

Levy, S. (2015). Commencing University. In S. Levy & M. Treacey (Eds.) Student Voices in Transition (2^nd edition). Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Levy, S., Treacey, M., & Lees, D. (2015). The Student Voices Project: the programmes and the students. In S. Levy & M. Treacey (Eds.) Student Voices in Transition (2^nd edition). Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Levy, S. & Treacey, M. (2015). Developing graduate attributes and becoming a lifelong learner. In S. Levy & M. Treacey (Eds.) Student Voices in Transition (2^nd edition). Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Levy, S. & Treacey, M. (2015). The Student Voices Project and teaching transition: final observations. In S. Levy & M. Treacey (Eds.) Student Voices in Transition (2^nd edition). Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Treacey, M. & Levy, S. (2015). Developing disciplinary literacy. In S. Levy & M. Treacey (Eds.) Student Voices in Transition (2^ndedition). Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Treacey, M. & Levy, .S (2015). Becoming a critical thinker. In S. Levy & M. Treacey (Eds.) Student Voices in Transition (2^ndedition). Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Levy, S. (2014) 'The Benefits of University Studies: The Perspectives of Pathway Students'. In Gunstone, A. (Ed.). Creating Sustainable Education in Regional Australia, Monash Publishing.

Levy, S. (2012) Commencing university. In Levy, S. & Earl, C. Student Voices in Transition: The Experiences of Pathways Students. Pretoria: Van Schaik.

Levy, S. (2012) Departing. In Levy, S. & Earl, C. Student Voices in Transition: The Experiences of Pathways Students. Pretoria: Van Schaik

Levy, S. (2012) Findings and final observations. In Levy, S. & Earl, C. Student Voices in Transition: The Experiences of Pathways Students. Pretoria: Van Schaik

Levy, S. (2012) Introduction: the value in hearing student voices. In Levy, S. & Earl, C. Student Voices in Transition: The Experiences of Pathways Students. Pretoria: Van Schaik

Levy, S. (2012) The Diploma of Tertiary Studies (DoTS) pathway. In Levy, S. & Earl, C. Student Voices in Transition: The Experiences of Pathways Students. Pretoria: Van Schaik

Lees, D., & Levy, S. (2012). The Monash South Africa Foundation Programme (MSAFP). In Levy, S. & Earl, C. Student Voices in Transition: The Experiences of Pathways Students. Pretoria: Van Schaik

Refereed journal papers

Davis, C., Cook, C., Syme, S., Dempster, S., Duffy, L., Hattam, S., Lambrinidis, G., Lawson, K., & Levy, S. (2023).  Benchmarking Australian enabling programs for a national framework of standards. A practice report. Student Success, 14(2), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.5204/ssj.2841

Levy, S., Briede, M. & Frost-Camilleri, L. (2021). Literacy and numeracy support in vocational education: Perceptions from engineering apprentices in Victoria. Issues in Educational Research, 31(3), 891-913. http://www.iier.org.au/iier31/levy.pdf

Levy, S. & Campbell, H. (2008) Student Motivation: Premise, Effective Practice and Policy, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, vol 33, no 5, pp. 14-28.

Levy, S. & Campbell, H. (2007) Promoting Motivation and Engagement among academically at risk students, Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, vol 9, no 3, pp. 18-25.

Levy, S., (2008), Accommodating student diversity in the first year curriculum design, First Year Experience and Curriculum Design, Australian Learning and Teaching Council, Australia.

Levy, S. & Murray, J. (2005) Broadening Educational Access and Participation: The Successes of a Regional Equity and Access Program, The International Journal of Learning vol 12 no 7 pp. 295-302.

Levy, S. & Murray, J. (2005) Tertiary Entrance Scores Need Not Determine Academic Success: An Analysis of Student Performance in an Equity and Access Program, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, vol 27, no 1 pp. 129-141.

Levy, S. & Murray, J. (2003) Demystifying Tertiary Success: Strategies for Broadening Participation and Initiating Lifelong Learning, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, vol 5, no 2 pp. 42-45.

Conference papers

Levy, S. & Treacey, M. (2013) The Diploma of Tertiary Studies: 12 years of bridges, transitions and voices, First Year in Higher Education Conference, July, 2013.

Levy, S. & Burnheim, C. (2013) Pathways for non-traditional learners in a research-intensive university, Foundation and Bridging Educators New Zealand Conference, 3-4 December 2012, Auckland University, New Zealand.

Haigh, C., Levy, S. & Reynolds, P. (2007) Who deserves a chance? Identifying talent that might otherwise be lost in university admissions processes, The 10th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference: Regenerate, Engage, Experiment - Conference Proceedings.

Levy, S., Yellowly, W. & Farmer, M. (2006) Engaging and Retaining Students through Team Teaching: Reflections on initiatives at Monash University, Australia and Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, UK, The 9^th Pacific Rim – First Year in Higher Education Conference: Engaging Students – Conference Proceedings.

Yellowly, W., Farmer, M. & Levy, S. (2006) Team teaching: engaging diverse student groups in higher education. Reflections on initiatives at Monash University, Australia and Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, UK, The Higher Education Academy Annual Conference, 3 July 2006 to 5 July 2006, Higher Education Academy, East Midlands UK, pp. 1-13.

Levy, S. & Murray, J. (2003) The transition of at risk students: strategies for success, The Seventh Pacific Rim - First Year in Higher Education Conference: Enhancing Transition to Higher Education: Strategies and Policies that Work – Conference Proceedings.

Osborn, M., Plunkett, M. & Levy, S. (2003) An investigation of international students' academic and social transition requirements, The Seventh Pacific Rim - First Year in Higher Education Conference: Enhancing Transition to Higher Education: Strategies and Policies that Work – Conference Proceedings.

Levy, S. & Murray, J. (2002) Transition To Success: Analysis of Monash University's DoFS Program and Student Performance, The Sixth Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education: Changing Agendas "Te Ao Hurihuri – Conference Proceedings.