Dr Daniel Couch

Dr Daniel Couch
NameDr Daniel Couch
Email Addressdaniel.couch@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleSenior Lecturer (Curriculum and Pedagogy)
QualificationsBEd Auckland, PGDipEd Auckland, MEd Auckland, PhD Auckland
DepartmentSchool of Education
ORCIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2670-2065
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Biography

Daniel is a Senior Lecturer of Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of Southern Queensland. His research falls under the broader subfield of comparative and international education. Daniel's interests cohere around a critical examination of the role of neoliberalism in education. His research explores the role of higher education within conflict-affected contexts, and higher education’s potential as an institution of peace within contexts affected by violent conflict. Additionally, his research into PISA and the assessment of Global Competence, and his interrogation of Global Citizenship Education, are interested in the mechanisms which spread a particular educational agenda from country to country. As a former primary teacher and deputy principal in Aotearoa New Zealand schools, Daniel is also interested in the rise of neoliberal influence on policy and practice in national education sectors.

Employment

PositionOrganisationFromTo
Senior LecturerUniversity of Southern Queensland2024

Expertise

Higher Education; Education in Emergencies; Education Policy Analysis; Sociology of Education; Conflict-affected education; Critical Cultural Political Economy of Education; Educational philosophies

Fields of Research

  • 390201. Education policy
  • 390202. History and philosophy of education
  • 390203. Sociology of education
  • 390299. Education policy, sociology and philosophy not elsewhere classified
  • 390401. Comparative and cross-cultural education
BEd
Auckland
2007
PGDipEd
Auckland
2009
MEd
Auckland
2012
PhD
Auckland
2019

Higher Education in Closed and Closing Spaces: Thematic Case Studies of Resilience

Couch, Daniel, Marlowe, Jay, Asprilla, Darlin Ibarguen and Shah, Ritesh. 2024. Higher Education in Closed and Closing Spaces: Thematic Case Studies of Resilience. United States. U. S. Agency for International Development (U S A I D).

Teachers' understandings of barriers to Indigenous children's academic success in Taiwan

Nesterova, Yulia, Couch, Daniel and Nguyen, Hang Thi Thanh. 2024. "Teachers' understandings of barriers to Indigenous children's academic success in Taiwan." British Educational Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.4062

Examining non-Indigenous teacher perceptions of Indigenous students in Taiwan through a Strategic Relational Approach

Couch, Daniel, Nesterova, Yulia and Nguyen, Hang. 2024. "Examining non-Indigenous teacher perceptions of Indigenous students in Taiwan through a Strategic Relational Approach." Asia Pacific Education Review. 25 (1), pp. 255-266. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-023-09830-8

Privatising public education: are we there yet?

Couch, Daniel, Jones, Kay-Lee, Cook, Helena, Teschers, Christoph and Devine, Nesta. 2024. "Privatising public education: are we there yet? " New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work. 21 (1), pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.24135/teacherswork.v21i1.636

And Slowly to School…Reflecting on Recent School Attendance Reports

Devine, Nesta, Stewart, Georgina Tuari and Couch, Daniel. 2023. "And Slowly to School…Reflecting on Recent School Attendance Reports." New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies. 58 (1), pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40841-023-00286-3

20 Years of Teachers' Work - Looking Back and Looking Forward (Part 1)

Teschers, Christoph, Devine, Nesta and Couch, Daniel. 2023. "20 Years of Teachers' Work - Looking Back and Looking Forward (Part 1)." New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work. 20 (1), pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.24135/teacherswork.v20i1.436

Realist Analysis

Couch, Daniel. 2023. "Realist Analysis." Okoko, Janet Mola, Tunison, Scott and Walker, Keith D. (ed.) Varieties of Qualitative Research Methods: Selected Contextual Perspectives. Springer. pp. 407-412

Editorial Power and Responsibility: Thinking About Schools While the Climate Changes

Stewart, Georgina Tuari, Devine, Nesta, Couch, Daniel and Benade, Leon. 2023. "Editorial Power and Responsibility: Thinking About Schools While the Climate Changes." New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies. 58 (2), pp. 267-270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40841-023-00300-8

20 Years Teachers’ Work – looking back and looking forward (Part 2)

Devine, Nesta, Couch, Daniel, Jones, Kay-Lee, Cook, Helena and Teschers, Christoph. 2023. "20 Years Teachers’ Work – looking back and looking forward (Part 2) ." New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work. 20 (2), pp. 166-169. https://doi.org/10.24135/teacherswork.v20i2.606

Critical realism and education policy analysis in conflicts and crises: towards conceptual methodologies

Couch, Daniel. 2022. "Critical realism and education policy analysis in conflicts and crises: towards conceptual methodologies." Compare: a journal of comparative and international education. 52 (6), pp. 998-1014. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2020.1848519

Locating inclusion within the OECD’s assessment of global competence: An inclusive future through PISA 2018?

Cobb, Donella and Couch, Daniel. 2022. "Locating inclusion within the OECD’s assessment of global competence: An inclusive future through PISA 2018?" Policy Futures in Education. 20 (1), pp. 56-72. https://doi.org/10.1177/1478210321100663

The Teaching Council, teacher registration fees, and pedagogic incursions: Funding control through taxation?

Couch, Daniel, Teschers, Christoph and Devine, Nesta. 2022. "The Teaching Council, teacher registration fees, and pedagogic incursions: Funding control through taxation?" New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work. 19 (1), pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.24135/teacherswork.v19i1.350

The Teaching Council and Initial Teacher Education: False Binaries and Academic Freedom

Couch, Daniel, Devine, Nesta and Stewart, Georgina Tuari. 2022. "The Teaching Council and Initial Teacher Education: False Binaries and Academic Freedom." New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies. 57 (1), pp. 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40841-022-00253-4

A General Malaise: Education in Post‑Covid Times

Stewart, Georgina Tuari, Couch, Daniel and Devine, Nesta. 2022. "A General Malaise: Education in Post‑Covid Times ." New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies. 57 (2), pp. 301-304. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40841-022-00269-w

University ‘Values’ and Neoliberal Marketisation

Devine, Nesta, Couch, Daniel and Teschers, Christoph. 2022. "University ‘Values’ and Neoliberal Marketisation ." New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work. 19 (2), pp. 80-83. https://doi.org/10.24135/teacherswork.v19i2.365

Continuity of Learning background paper, UNICEF Pakistan

Couch, Daniel. 2021. Continuity of Learning background paper, UNICEF Pakistan. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Ethics and Teacher Vaccinations during COVID-19

Teschers, Christoph, Devine, Nesta and Couch, Daniel. 2021. "Ethics and Teacher Vaccinations during COVID-19." New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work. 18 (2), pp. 52-57. https://doi.org/10.24135/teacherswork.v18i2.337

School Zoning: Spatial Justice and Education Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand

Stewart, Georgina, Devine, Nesta, Benade, Leon and Couch, Daniel. 2021. "School Zoning: Spatial Justice and Education Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand ." New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies. 56 (1), pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40841-021-00204-5

Including Māori Language and Knowledge in Every New Zealand Classroom

Devine, Nesta, Stewart, Georgina Tuari and Couch, Daniel. 2021. "Including Māori Language and Knowledge in Every New Zealand Classroom ." New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies. 56 (2), pp. 141-144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40841-021-00223-2

Conceptualising quality following conflict: Afghanistan’s higher education policy

Couch, Daniel. 2020. "Conceptualising quality following conflict: Afghanistan’s higher education policy." Asian Education and Development Studies. 9 (4), pp. 441-451. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-08-2018-0127

Globalisation and Doctoral Grandbabies: A Focus on Roger Dale, Global Education Policy and Their Mechanisms

Couch, Daniel. 2020. "Globalisation and Doctoral Grandbabies: A Focus on Roger Dale, Global Education Policy and Their Mechanisms ." Bonal, Xavier, Coxon, Eve, Novelli, Mario and Verger, Antoni (ed.) Education, globalisation and the state: essays in honour of Roger Dale. United Kingdom. Peter Lang Publishing. pp. 193-200

The Rise of Resilience in Education in Emergencies

Shah, Ritesh, Paulson, Julia and Couch, Daniel. 2020. "The Rise of Resilience in Education in Emergencies." Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding. 14 (3), pp. 303-326. https://doi.org/10.1080/17502977.2019.1694390

Education Sector Recovery

Shah, Ritesh, Henderson, Chris and Couch, Daniel. 2019. Education Sector Recovery. United States. World Bank.

The policy reassembly of Afghanistan's higher education system

Couch, Daniel. 2019. "The policy reassembly of Afghanistan's higher education system." Globalization Societies and Education. 17 (1), pp. 44-60. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2018.1523708

Exploring, Celebrating, and Deepening Oceanic Relationalities

Cobb, Donella J, Couch, Daniel and Fonua, Sonia M.. 2019. "Exploring, Celebrating, and Deepening Oceanic Relationalities." International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives. 18 (2), pp. 1-10.

From Progressivism to Instrumentalism: Innovative Learning Environments According to New Zealand’s Ministry of Education

Couch, Daniel. 2018. "From Progressivism to Instrumentalism: Innovative Learning Environments According to New Zealand’s Ministry of Education." Benade, Leon and Jackson, Mark (ed.) Transforming Education: Design & Governance in Global Contexts. Singapore . Springer. pp. 121-133

Teacher Education for an Uncertain Future: Implications of PISA’s Global Competence

Cobb, Donella J. and Couch, Daniel. 2018. "Teacher Education for an Uncertain Future: Implications of PISA’s Global Competence." Heck, Deborah and Ambrosetti, Angelina (ed.) Teacher Education In and For Uncertain Times. Singapore. Springer. pp. 35-47

Progressive education in New Zealand from 1937 to 1944: Seven years from idea to orthodoxy

Couch, Daniel. 2012. "Progressive education in New Zealand from 1937 to 1944: Seven years from idea to orthodoxy." Pacific-Asian Education. 24 (1), pp. 55-72.