Dr Cathy Buntting
Director, Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research
Keywords
Education; Education Research; Science Education; Teaching and Learning; Technology Education
ethical thinking, futures thinking
Qualifications: Doctor of Philosophy (University of Waikato), Master of Science (University of Waikato), Bachelor of Science (University of Waikato)
About Cathy
Cathy is Director of the award-winning Science Learning Hub and Principal Investigator for On2Science: Multiple affordances for learning through participation in online citizen science. Her research interests straddle science, technology and STEM education across the school years, with a strong focus on innovative approaches to education in these disciplines.
Cathy is passionate about the teaching-research nexus, and much of her research has led to the development of teacher-facing educational resources. These include the Ethics thinking toolkit, Futures thinking toolkit, Digital technologies and future-oriented science education discussion document for schools, and the citizen science section on the Science Learning Hub. Cathy is on the Advisory Board the US-based Biology Online and was an advisor for the Ministry of Education's Connected series (2014–2020).
As Director of the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research, Cathy is responsible for supporting staff across the Division of Education to successfully deliver externally-funded research outcomes. She brings to this role a strong commitment to relationality and extensive experience in strategic thinking and stakeholder engagement.
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Book projects that Cathy has contributed to include:
- Education in the 21st Century: STEM, Creativity and Critical Thinking (Springer, in press)
- Values in science education: The shifting sands (Springer, 2020)
- Springer Encyclopedia of Teacher Education (Springer, 2019)
- The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand (Cengage, 2019)
- Navigating the changing landscape of formal and informal science learning opportunities (Springer, 2018)
- Studies in Science Education in the Asia-Pacific Region (Routledge, 2018)
- Technology Education Today: International Perspectives (Waxmann, 2016)
- The Future in Learning Science: What's In It For The Learner? (Springer, 2015)
- The Future of Technology Education (Springer, 2015)
- Springer Encyclopedia in Science Education (Springer, 2015)
- The Age of STEM. Educational policy and practice in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics across the world (Routledge, 2015)
- The Routledge International Handbook on Innovation Education (Routledge, 2013)
- Valuing assessment in science education: Pedagogy, curriculum and policy (Springer, 2013)
Postgraduate supervision
Science education, technology education, environmental education and STEM education
Recent Publications
Doyle, C., Pierson, C. M., Buntting, C., & Li, Y. (2021). Learning to teach from home. Set: Research Information for Teachers, (1), 60-66. doi:10.18296/set.0196
Corrigan, D., Buntting, C., Jones, A., & Fitzgerald, A. (2020). The shifting sands of science education. An introduction. In D. Corrigan, C. Buntting, A. Fitzgerald, & A. Jones (Eds.), Values in Science Education. The shifting sands (pp. 1-4). Springer.
Buntting, C. (2020). Values of science education systems. In D. Corrigan, C. Buntting, A. Fitzgerald, & A. Jones (Eds.), Values in Science Education The Shifting Sands (pp. 169-171). Springer Nature.
Anderson, D., Buntting, C., & Coton, M. (2020). Using online citizen science to develop students' science capabilities. Curriculum Matters, 16, 21-37. doi:10.18296/cm.0046
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