Ravinder Sidhu

ORCID: 0000-0001-8790-021X
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Research Areas
  • Global Education and Multiculturalism
  • Higher Education Governance and Development
  • Global Educational Policies and Reforms
  • Socioeconomic Development in Asia
  • Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Migration, Refugees, and Integration
  • International Student and Expatriate Challenges
  • Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
  • Higher Education Practises and Engagement
  • Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
  • Higher Education and Employability
  • Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities
  • International Development and Aid
  • Socioeconomic Development in MENA
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
  • Education Systems and Policy
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Nuclear and radioactivity studies

Western University
2024

The University of Queensland
2014-2023

Queensland Department of Education
2011-2023

University of Manitoba
2014-2019

University of British Columbia
2012-2018

University of Toronto
2013

Kanagawa Cancer Center
2005

Hammersmith Hospital
1981-2005

Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris
2005

Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej
2005

The worldwide rise in numbers of refugees and asylum seekers suggests the need to examine practices those institutions charged with their resettlement host countries. In this paper, we investigate role one important institution – schooling its contribution successful refugee children. We begin an examination forced migration links globalisation, barriers inclusion confronting refugees. A discussion educational challenges individual youth schools is followed by case studies four approaches...

10.1080/13603110903560085 article EN International Journal of Inclusive Education 2011-04-06

This article takes the case of international education and Australian state schools to argue that economic, political cultural changes associated with globalisation do not automatically give rise globally oriented supra‐territorial forms subjectivity. The tendency educational institutions such as privilege narrowly instrumental capital perpetuates sustains normative national, ethnic identities. In absence concerted efforts on part sponsor new global subjectivity, flows exchanges like those...

10.1080/14767720500046179 article EN Globalisation Societies and Education 2005-03-01

Higher education is playing an important role in Singapore's most recent cycle of modernization: to re-make itself into a global city through the continued accumulation capital, 'talent,' and knowledge. This paper critical analysis accounts group international students enrolled at National University Singapore, key strategic site bid reconfigure knowledge hub. We discuss student negotiations imaginings against policy context that foregrounds desire for regional state's imagination...

10.1080/01596306.2014.921996 article EN Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 2014-06-03

The Bear Lodge alkaline complex in northeastern Wyoming (USA) is host to potentially economic rare-earth mineralization carbonatite and carbonatite-related veins dikes that intrude heterolithic diatreme breccias the Bull Hill area of Mountains. deposit zoned consists pervasively oxidized material at near surface, which passes through a thin transitional zone depth ~ 120–183 m, grades into unaltered carbonatites depths greater than 183–190 m. Carbonatites unoxidized consist coarse...

10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.03.015 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Ore Geology Reviews 2014-04-13

The Aley Nb deposit in northern British Columbia, Canada, is hosted by metamorphosed calcite and dolomite carbonatites of anorogenic affinity emplaced Lower Paleozoic sedimentary carbonate rocks the Devonian. Primary mineralization consists pyrochlore (commonly comprising a U–Ta-rich F-poor core) ferrocolumbite developed as discrete crystals replacement products after pyrochlore. These phases associated heavy minerals (apatite ± magnetite zircon baddeleyite) precipitated early magmatic...

10.1016/j.oregeorev.2014.04.020 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Ore Geology Reviews 2014-05-05

While the impacts of COVID-19 on higher education are still unfolding, it is clear that disruption caused by pandemic has provided a warrant to re-consider existing teaching and learning practices. We provide reading whether practices should be retained or new can emerge through lens culturally linguistically diverse migrant refugee (CALDMR) students. These students already experienced significant educational disadvantage before moved online. Drawing findings from an Australian study...

10.1080/00131911.2021.2015293 article EN Educational Review 2022-01-07

Abstract This article reflects on the possible effects of COVID‐19 pandemic international student mobilities and higher education systems. Celebrated as a ‘success’ story mutually beneficial globalisation, we have known it is unravelling reassembling. We offer an overview material changes public discourses that are reframing from three Anglophone positions involving Australia, Singapore, New Zealand. The authors interrogate amplified role digital infrastructures in remaking education,...

10.1111/1745-5871.12471 article EN Geographical Research 2021-04-20

This paper considers the educational provision for, and general treatment of, refugee asylum seeker children in Australia, using a framework of governmentality. The describes regimes practices which govern refugees seekers including mandatory detention complex set visa categorisations, their consequences for children. It addresses three questions: How is it possible that rights have been rendered invisible by democratic state? are repressive even violent normalised liberal state, so ordinary...

10.1080/03054980600884177 article EN Oxford Review of Education 2006-08-21

This article investigates how education bureaucracies in Australia use languages of categorization and promote community partnerships to construct govern the refugee subject. We a framework governmentality analyse policies statements emerging from two levels government — Commonwealth state. Drawing on web-based materials, policy accounts parliamentary debates, documents ways which continues be subsumed within broader programmes concerned with social justice, multiculturalism English language...

10.1177/1440783307080107 article EN Journal of sociology 2007-08-28

10.1007/s10734-008-9136-2 article EN Higher Education 2008-04-09

Universities now regard student mobility programmes as a context for their students to acquire intercultural skills, cosmopolitan outlooks and potential labour market advantage. If executed thoughtfully, immersing in unfamiliar cultural environments different academic systems can make them aware of own taken-for-granted practices assumptions by bringing into contact with people issues that broaden perspectives. Little is known, however, about the preparation support receive maximise learning...

10.1080/03075079.2013.842212 article EN Studies in Higher Education 2013-10-30

Effects of uranium on fertility as a component reproductive health is the subject research in this paper. Uranium chemically toxic and radioactive metal found environment which becomes danger when it enters body through or occupation. Despite appreciable information nephrotoxicity uranium, there limited data its impact human physiology. In study, cohort survey conducted with sample population to measure extent exposure relates factors sperm concentrations, ovulation, gestational outcomes....

10.55544/jrasb.4.1.13 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal for Research in Applied Sciences and Biotechnology 2025-02-27

The main finding of this study was that measuring maximum heart rate during incremental warming an effective tool to estimate upper thermal limits in three small cyprinid Danio species, which differed significantly. Arrhenius breakpoint temperature for rate, purportedly index optimum temperature, 21·2 ± 0·4, 20·1 0·4 and 18·9 0·8° C (mean s.e .) zebrafish rerio , pearl danio albolineatus glowlight choprae respectively. where cardiac arrhythmias were first induced ( T arr ) 36·6 0·7, 36·9 0·8...

10.1111/jfb.12339 article EN Journal of Fish Biology 2014-04-01

This paper introduces a relatively novel theoretical approach to investigate cross border student mobilities in East Asia, region growing importance as provider of international education. It does so by bringing Sara Ahmad's writings on the sociality emotions, with Jacques Derrida's analyses hospitality, We draw empirical data from national study explore emotions that shape decisions choose Asian destinations. By problematising gift scholarship, using Derridean understandings we reveal...

10.1080/03057925.2020.1771544 article EN Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education 2020-06-01

Abstract The ascendency of neoliberal ideas in education and social policy the 1980s 1990s was succeeded new millennium by a 'new' democratic commitment with emphases on community empowerment, building capital 'whole government' approach to partnering civil society meet needs. In Australia, this has resulted development partnerships between schools organisations formed as part targeted, holistic service delivery settlement educational needs refugee youth. Drawing interviews conducted workers...

10.1080/02680930802669326 article EN Journal of Education Policy 2009-11-01

Abstract This article is a critical examination of practices and representations that constitute international education. While education has provided substantial contributions benefits for nation‐states students, we question the discourses which inform export industry. The 'brand identities' receiving or host countries imply they are welcoming, respectful multiculturalism have well established intellectual history, in contrast to students' embodied experiences. There also tendency represent...

10.1111/j.1469-5812.2010.00722.x article EN Educational Philosophy and Theory 2011-01-24

This paper takes Singapore and the field of international education as focal points for exploring state-market relations under conditions globalisation. It examines Singapore's ambitions to become an ‘education hub’ a provider through Global Schoolhouse Project. Using analytical approach from governmentality school, explores types hybrid formations cosmopolitanism sensibilities arising both production consumption education. These cosmopolitanisms hybridities are read against geopolitical...

10.1177/000494410504900103 article EN Australian Journal of Education 2005-04-01

This paper presents findings from an empirical study of international branch campus established through a partnership between Malaysian property development conglomerate, the Sunway Group, and Monash University, Australian university known for its global aspirations. Using Lefebvre's concept social space we analyse perceived, conceived lived spaces that constitute University Malaysia urban setting in township Bandar Sunway. Dramatically transformed disused mining site showcased as...

10.1111/apv.12052 article EN Asia Pacific Viewpoint 2014-08-01
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