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Memoirs and Manifestos for Early Career Researchers in Gender and Sexuality Education Research

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This chapter is about carving out new pathways in gender and sexuality educational research careers. The three lead authors have worked in collaboration with 11 established scholars in the field to bring together a collection of career memoirs and manifestos. These memoirs and manifestos will highlight some of the creative strategies, defining moments, inspirations, unique turning points and positive stories that have kept successful careers in motion. It is envisioned that this chapter will inspire different ways of being, becoming and relating to gender and sexuality education research for early career academics.

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  1. Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Leanne Coll

  2. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Lisa van Leent

  3. University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

    Annette Brömdal

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  2. Faculty of Arts and Education , Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC, Australia

    Leanne Coll

  3. Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia

    Lisa van Leent

  4. School of Education, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

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Coll, L., van Leent, L., Brömdal, A. (2019). Memoirs and Manifestos for Early Career Researchers in Gender and Sexuality Education Research. In: Jones, T., Coll, L., van Leent, L., Taylor, Y. (eds) Uplifting Gender and Sexuality Education Research. Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24205-3_12

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