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Dr Helen Trevethan profile imageSenior Lecturer, EdD Coordinator
MEd (Otago) DipTchg

Dunedin Campus
Tel +64 3 479 4230
Email helen.trevethan@otago.ac.nz

Biography

Kia ora. I came to Initial Teacher Education from a primary teaching background. I have interests in professional experience, mentoring, beginning teaching and science education. I teach on the Bachelor of Teaching and the Master of Teaching and Learning programmes. I also teach a postgraduate distance paper on mentoring and am involved in supervision.

Teaching Area

  • Science Education
  • Professional experience
  • Mentoring

Research Interests

  • Mentoring - beginning teaching, professional experience
  • Pedagogy and Initial Teacher Education - beginning teaching, professional experience, Science education
  • Science learning in primary schools

Publications

Kriewaldt, J., Carss, W., Cowie, B., Trevethan, H., Parks, M., Beasy, K., Tilson, J., & Ziebell, N. (2025). Exploring beginning teachers’ experiences in a liminal phase: Influential encounters of consequential and authoritative reassurance. Cambridge Journal of Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/0305764X.2025.2471878 Journal - Research Article

Smith, J., Trevethan, H., & Hirschi, M. (2024). The Doctor of Education in New Zealand: Looking forward by looking back. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. 196. Retrieved from https://nzare.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kriewaldt, J., Carss, W., Cowie, B., Trevethan, H., Parks, M., Beasy, K., Tilson, J., & Ziebell, N. (2024). The role of consequential and authoritative reassurance in developing beginning teachers' professional identity. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. 232. Retrieved from https://nzare.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Trevethan, H., Cowie, B., Carss, W., Tilson, J., Kriewaldt, J., Ziebell, N., … Parks, M. (2023). Influential encounters with authoritative reassurance: Beginning teachers' voices at a critical juncture. Proceedings of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE): Voice, Truth, Place: Critical Junctures for Educational Research. Retrieved from https://www.aareconference.com.au Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Trevethan, H. (2023). The art of prophesy: Selection for English-medium undergraduate initial teacher education programmes in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 58, 399-416. doi: 10.1007/s40841-023-00297-0 Journal - Research Article

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