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Catherine Doherty is a Professor in the School of Education within the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice at Queensland University of Technology. Her distinguished career spans over two decades of research in international education, curriculum studies, and the sociology of educational markets. She has established herself as a leading scholar in understanding how families navigate educational choices within increasingly marketized systems.
Her research interests focus on International Education, Curriculum Studies, Sociology of Education, Educational Policy, and Mobility Studies. Doherty's work examines how educational markets operate, particularly focusing on the International Baccalaureate program's implementation in Australian schools, the experiences of mobile professional families, and the relationship between educational choice and social stratification. Her research employs ethnographic and sociological approaches to understand the complex interplay between individual agency and structural constraints in educational decision-making.
Doherty's extensive publication record demonstrates significant influence in educational research, with numerous high-impact articles in leading journals such as Journal of Education Policy, Critical Studies in Education, and British Journal of Sociology of Education. Her work on educational markets, particularly the concept of 'glocalised ecology' of the International Baccalaureate, has shaped contemporary understanding of how global educational programs adapt to local contexts. She has also made significant contributions to understanding the moral dimensions of contemporary pedagogies and the challenges of classroom management within neoliberal educational environments.
Throughout her career, Professor Doherty has collaborated extensively with researchers across Australia and internationally, particularly on projects examining cross-cultural educational practices, language education in global workplaces, and the experiences of international students. Her research has consistently addressed pressing issues in contemporary education, from the impact of marketization on educational equity to the challenges of implementing international curricula in national contexts.
