Sharon Lierse

Dr Sharon Lierse is a Senior Specialist in Project Management at Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK) in Finland. Her current role is preparing international research grant applications. Originally from Australia, she has worked as an international research scholar, lecturer, management consultant and editor including Chair of the Standards Committee of the Institute of Professional Editors and Publishers. Her research interests are in arts, education and business

• Consulting with research staff
• Developing funding applications
• Editing documents

edcuation, arts, music, business

Lierse, S. (2021). Constructing a Music Curriculum in Afghanistan: Possibilities and politics in practice. Finnish Journal of Music Education (FJME), 24(2), 77-82.

Lierse, S. (2019) What Can Curriculum Documents Tell Us About Music Education in Finland. Finnish Journal of Music Education (FJME), 22(1/2), 179-186.

Lierse, S. (2018). Excellence in Teaching and Learning and how this it is manifested in three countries. Journal of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) Journal) For a complimentary copy click the following URL https://uasjournal.fi/in-english/excellence-in-teaching-and-learning/

Lierse, S. (2018) "Know My Language, Know My Music, Know My Culture: Adapting a music education unit in regional Australia to meet the individual needs of pre-service teachers". ORFEU Journal, Brazil.

Lierse, S. (2016). “Outstanding university lecturers: ambitious altruists or mavericks of the academy?” Australian Journal of Teacher Education 41(12), pp.1-12.

Marzano, G., Lierse, S. & Boucher, H. (2022). “A Dialogical View on R. Murray Schafer’s Theories and Creative Approaches in 21st Century Music Education”, In Marzano, G. Sustaining Creativity and the Arts in the Digital Age IGI Global pp. 292-325. https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/chapter/311359

Lierse, S., Väänänen, I., Peltonen, K., Kiiskinen, K., Ward, C. & Wilson, B. (2022), "Higher Education Institutions: Creating and Implementing Regional Innovative Knowledge Communities – A Comparative Study of Finland and Australia", Sengupta, E., Blessinger, P. and Nezaami, N. (Ed.) Governance and Management in Higher Education (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 43), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 157-173. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120220000043010

Väänänen, I., Peltonen, K. and Lierse, S. (2020), "The Role of the Finnish and Australian Universities in Achieving a Better and More Sustainable Future for All", Sengupta, E., Blessinger, P. and Mahoney, C. (Ed.) University–Community Partnerships for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 23), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 155-167. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120200000023011

Lierse, S. (2018). Training pre-service teachers to be creative: A case study from an Australian university. In L. D. Bruin, S. Davis, & P. Burnard (Eds.), Creativities in Arts Education, Research and Practice: Glocalised Perspectives for the future of learning and teaching. (pp. 189 -200). Brill /Sense. doi:10.1163/9789004369603_012

Lierse, S. (2017) “The Secondary Arts Curricula in Australia, Canada and Malaysia: Issues of policy and culture” In Roofe, C and Bezzina, C. (eds). Intercultural Studies of Curriculum: Theory, Policy and Practice. (pp.211-28). Palgrave Macmillan.