Ms Sarah Oluk
Lecturer, Inclusive Education - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Education
Email: soluk2@une.edu.au
Biography
Sarah Oluk is a Lecturer in Inclusive Education at the University of New England. She started her career in education as a primary school teacher in Sydney. Sarah has been immersed in the world of gifted education for over 20 years and has specialised as an Opportunity Class teacher. She has particular interest in twice exceptionality and underachievement.
Sarah is also interested in the sociology of education, particularly the discourses surrounding diversity in education contexts.
Qualifications
Master of Teaching, Western Sydney University
Bachelor of Arts, University of NSW
Teaching Areas
Gifted and Talented Education
Teaching and Learning
Inclusive Education
Sociology of Education
Primary Research Area/s
Gifted and Talented EducationResearch Interests
Gifted and Talented
Twice Exceptionality
LGBTQIA+ Diversity in Education
Gender and Sexuality
Pre-service Teacher Education
Funding
Victorian Department of Education and Training (2023). High-Ability Practice Leader professional learning: $223,960.22 (Professor Sue Gregory, Dr Genevieve Thraves, Professor Jennifer Charteris, Dr Joanna Anderson, Dr Barbara Bannister, Dr Sally Larsen, Dr Casey Mainsbridge, Ms Sarah Oluk, Dr Stoo Sepp, Ms Donna Moodie).
Publications
Peer-reviewed publications
Oluk, S. (2023). Addressing the Teacher Exodus via Mobile Pedagogies: Strengthening the Professional Capacity of Second-Career Preservice Teachers through Online Communities of Practice. Education Sciences, 13(9). https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13090887
Conferences/symposiums/seminar series
Thraves, G., & Oluk, S. (2023). Co-constructing professional learning: Teachers and researchers working together to support student diversity. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), Glasgow.
Memberships
World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented
Consultancy Interests
Gifted and Talented Education
LGBTQIA+ Diversity in Education
Gender and Sexuality
