School of Education

Ms Antoinette Cole

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Education
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Researcher biography

Antoinette Cole is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Queensland. She has maternal bloodlines to the Torres Strait with connections to Boigu Island and Erub (Darnley Island). Antoinette's research area is in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, and school leadership. Her research explores the role of culturally responsive pedagogical practices in school leadership.

Prior to undertaking her research, Antoinette has over 25 years in the field of education in various leadership positions. She is passionate about working with educators to explore dispositions and build capabilities using strengths-based approaches and critical self-reflection. Antoinette has led many projects specifically focused on partnership and engagement across a range of contexts, including boarding contexts.

Antoinette is a recipient of the School of Education's Carolyn D. Baker Award (2024), the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HDR Award for Excellence in Education Research (2024), the Grassie and Bassett Prize in Educational Administration (2023), and the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Postgraduate Student Award (2023).

Publications

Book Chapter (1)
Journal Articles (3)
Newspaper Article (1)
Research Report (1)
Creative Works (2)

Book Chapter

Armour, Danielle, Cole, Antoinette, Thomson, Amy, McKinnon, Daniel Kiwa, Perkins, Ren and Shay, Marnee (2024). Indigenous perspectives in assessment. Designing inclusive assessment in schools. (pp. 97-108) edited by James P. Davis, Sarah Adams, Catherine Challen and Theresa Bourke. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003463184-12

Journal Articles

Cole, Antoinette (2024). Transformative school leadership that privileges the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australian education. The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 53 (2) 1098, 2. doi: 10.55146/ajie.v53i2.1098
Warren, Elizabeth, Cole, Antoinette and deVries, Eva (2009). Closing the gap: myths and truths behind subitisation. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 34 (4), 46-54. doi: 10.1177/183693910903400407
Warren, Elizabeth, de Vries, Eva and Cole, Antoinette (2009). Closing the gap: Myths and truths behind subitisation. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 34 (4), 46-53. doi: 10.1177/183693910903400407

Newspaper Article

Shay, Marnee, Thomson, Amy, Cole, Antoinette, Miller, Jodie and Perkins, Ren (2024, 03 08). ‘Definitions are often very western. This excludes us.’ Our research shows how to boost Indigenous participation in STEM The Conversation

Research Report

Shay, Marnee, Miller, Jodie, Thomson, Amy, Cole, Antoinette, Abdul Hameed, Suraiya, Perkins, Ren, Rashidi, Pedram, Hurley, Amanda, Ockerby, Zoe, Harvey-Smith, Lisa and Williams, Lisa A. (2023). Big Mob: STEM it up research report 2023. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.

Creative Works

Shay, Marnee, Cole, Antoinette, Thomson, Amy, Hurley, Amanda, Miller, Jodie, Hameed, Suraiya, Rashidi, Pedram, Ockerby, Zoe, Perkins, Ren, Harvey Smith, Lisa and Williams, Lisa A (2024). The Big Mob STEM it Up! poster series. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.
Shay, M., Perkins, R., Miller, J., Thomson, A., Cole, A., Hameed, S., Harvey Smith, L. and Williams, L. (2023). Big Mob STEM It Up Project podcast. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland.