Dr Christopher Hudson

Position: Lecturer
Study Area: Education and Physical Education
Location: Berwick Campus, Office 130 A , Building  901.
Phone: 03 8780 5761
Email: christopher.hudson2@federation.edu.au
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4059-9316

Qualifications

CONFERRED

Doctor of Education – The University of Melbourne – 2024

Master of Education (Educational Leadership) – The University of Melbourne – 2021

Master of Teaching (Secondary) – Federation University – 2015

Bachelor of Applied Science (PE – Secondary) – Victoria University - 2013

Teaching

Courses

  • Master of Teaching
  • Bachelor of Secondary Education (Health and Physical Education)

Units

  • Understanding movement in health and physical education (EDHPE1004)
  • Learning through movement in health and physical education (EDHPE4003)
  • Understanding and supporting young people (EDMAS6025)

Biography

Christopher Hudson is a Lecturer in the Institute of Education, Arts and Community at Federation University, Australia. Christopher has two main research areas. First, research that focuses on the nexus of school context, school leadership and school success, especially in rural school settings. He uses multiple-perspective, mixed method case study methodology to further develop knowledge on successful rural school leadership. Second, research that focuses on the intersection of social justice and sports pedagogy. He is also author of the book, 'Leading positive classrooms - adopting an educative approach to behaviour management in schools'.

Christopher’s research is backed by his extensive experience as an educator in government schools in Victoria, Australia. As a school leader, Christopher specialised in creating and facilitating community-based personal development programs for young people who were at risk of disengaging from school. His ability to form strong school-community relationships resulted in many young people broadening their skill sets, developing positive relationships in the community, (re)engaging with mainstream education, and building positive conflict resolution skills.

In 2023, Christopher received an ACEL New Voice in Educational Leadership Research Scholarship, which recognises emerging leaders in the field.

Areas of expertise

Christopher is interested in the work of rural teachers and school leaders. His research focuses on (re)defining what success looks like in rural schools and investigates how school leaders influence this success.

(1) Rural school leadership

Christopher’s research contributes to the broad body of literature that addresses the nexus between school leadership, school context and school success, particularly in the context of rural schools.

(2) Sport pedagogy and social justice

Using the work of bell hooks and Freire, Christopher has published academic papers that consider physical education through a critical pedagogy lens. He is interested in exploring how young people experience physical education and the ways in which pedagogy shapes students’ meanings and understanding of their bodies.

(3) Behaviour management

Christopher has a strong interest in behaviour management in schools. In particular, how teachers and school leaders can build and lead positive classroom environments so that students can flourish, both academically and with their wellbeing. In 2024, Christopher published a book through Amba Press titled, “Leading Positive Classrooms: adopting an educative approach to behaviour management in schools”.

Research interests

  • Rural education
  • School leadership
  • Sport pedagogy and social justice
  • Behaviour management
  • Professional learning communities in schools

Publications

Books

Hudson, C. (2024). Leading positive classrooms: adopting an educative approach to behaviour management in schools. Amba Press.

Book chapters

Luguetti, C., Hudson, C., & Spaaij, R. (2022). Coaching children and youth with refugee backgrounds. In M. Toms & R. Jeans (Eds.), Routledge handbook of coaching children in sport (pp. 356-364). Routledge.

Refereed journal articles

Hudson, C. (2024). Leading a successful rural school in Australia. Journal of Educational Administration, 62(4), 417-430.

Hudson, C. (2024). Leading a successful rural school in Australia. [Doctoral dissertation, University of Melbourne]. http://hdl.handle.net/11343/345620

Hudson, C. (2024). Leading effective professional learning communities (PLCs). Australian Educational Leader, 46(2), 32-35.

Hudson, C. (2024). A conceptual framework for understanding effective professional learning community (PLC) operation in schools. Journal of Education, 204(3), 649-659.

Hudson, C. (2023). Teachers as critical data practitioners through narratives of practice. Australian Educational Leader, 45(4), pp. 30-32.

Lambert, K., Hudson, C., & Lugeutti, C. (2023). What would bell hooks think of the remote teaching and learning in Physical Education during the COVID-19 pandemic? A critical review of the literature. Sport, Education and Society.

Hudson, C., Luguetti, C., & Spaaij, R. (2023). Pedagogies implemented with young people with refugee backgrounds in physical education and sport: A critical review of the literature. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 14(1), 21-40.

Refereed conference proceedings

Hudson, C. (2023, November 28). “He leads the school from the yard”: An investigation into the characteristics and practices of a principal of a successful government primary school in rural Victoria, Australia [Paper presentation]. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2023, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Hudson, C., Luguetti, C., & Spaaij. R. (2021, December 1). Pedagogies implemented when educating young people with refugee backgrounds in sport and physical education: A critical review of the literature [Paper presentation]. Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2021, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Associations

  • Australian Association for Research in Education
  • Australian Council for Educational Leaders