Relevant Publications

AuthorYearTitleTypeSource URLAuthorAI guides
Manzari and Henderson2025System thinking and self-directed learning in a digital world with Dr. Michael J. HendersonPodcastAARE podcast 2025 (1/12) nana
Henderson2024Adult learning and pendulums as representations of choice makingConference (abstract + presentation)AbstractPresentation (PDF)
Presentation (Video)
NotebookLM
Podcast
Video
Henderson2023Adult Choice Making and the Learning Choice Tracker: Another Step in Building the CaseConference (abstract + presentation)AbstractPresentation (PDF)
Presentation (Video)
NotebookLM
Podcast
Video

References (as at 1 August 2025)

Fernandes, V., & Henderson, M. J. (2019). Activating Turnaround Leadership through Solicitation of Data-Informed Decision-making Within Australian Public Schools. In C. V. Meyers & M. J. Darwin (Eds.), School Turnaround in Secondary Schools: Possibilities, Complexities, & Sustainability. Information Age Publishing. https://www.infoagepub.com/products/School-Turnaround-in-Secondary-Schools-Possibilities-Complexities-Sustainability

Henderson, M. J. (2011). Literature Review Engagement in Professional Development by Teachers and Trainers in the VET Sector [Literature Review]. Deakin University.

Henderson, M. J. (2012). Professional Development Engagement and Motivation in VET Sector Teachers and Trainers. Faculty of Education, Master of Professional Education and Training. http://www.academia.edu/1996256/Professional_Development_Engagement_and_Motivation_in_VET_Sector_Teachers_and_Trainers

Henderson, M. J. (2013). Lifelong Learning (Research) as a Struggle. https://michaelhenderson.co/?page_id=181

Henderson, M. J. (2016). Adult Learning Choice Making In A Complex Environment: Is This Really A Learning Choice At All? [Abstract]. AARE 2016 Conference, Melbourne, Australia. https://www.aare.edu.au/publications/aare-conference-papers/show/10754/adult-learning-choice-making-in-a-complex-environment-is-this-really-a-learning-choice-at-all

Henderson, M. J. (2016). Adult Learning Choices in a Digital Era: Factors that Influence the Individual MERC Annual Conference 2016, Clayton. https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/833141/MERC-Conference-Proceedings-2016.pdf

Henderson, M. J. (2017). Adult Learning Choice Making in a Pragmatic Sense: A Methodological Approach to Understanding Adults in Australia Choosing to Learn MERC Annual Conference 2017, Clayton. https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/976047/MERC-Conference-Proceedings-2017.pdf

Henderson, M. J. (2017). Adult Learning Choice Making: Does Theory or Reality Better Inform Providers? Some Interview Examples 26th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference, Hobart. http://hdl.voced.edu.au/10707/432105

Henderson, M. J. (2017). Adult Learning Choices – Contrasts and Confusion: Some Articulated Experiences Showing How Choices are Really Made Renovate or Rebuild? Exploring the Architecture of VET (AVETRA Conference), Melbourne. https://avetra.org.au/data/Conference_Archive_2017/AVETRA2017_ProgramBook_Web_Final_2.pdf

Henderson, M. J. (2017). Adult learning in Australia: is choice making conscious or otherwise in a politically and sociologically determined changing landscape? AARE 2017 Conference, Canberra. https://www.aare.edu.au/publications/aare-conference-papers/show/11981/adult-learning-in-australia-is-choice-making-conscious-or-otherwise-in-a-politically-and-sociologically-determined-changing-landscape

Henderson, M. J. (2018). Adult Learning Choice Interviewing: A Method for Enhanced Engagement and Understanding MERC Annual Conference 2018, Clayton. https://www.monash.edu/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1578595/MERC-Conference-Proceedings-2018.pdf

Henderson, M. J. (2018). Learning is Reciprocal: A Semiotic Approach to Engaging Adult Learning Choice Makers in the Interview Process Academic Exchange East China Normal University and Monash University, Shanghai. https://research.monash.edu/en/clippings/inaugural-faculty-of-education-staff-and-graduate-research-studen

Henderson, M. J. (2019). Adult Learning Choices: From Concept to Evidence An Informed Method and Useful Data Emerges Beyond Planning AARE 2019 Conference, Brisbane. https://www.aare.edu.au/publications/aare-conference-papers/show/12743/adult-learning-choices-from-concept-to-evidence-an-informed-method-and-useful-data-emerges-beyond-planning

Henderson, M. J. (2022). Adult Learning Choice Making Today: A Journey of Disparate Transitions [Education Faculty, Monash University]. Melbourne. https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Adult_Learning_Choice_Making_Today_A_Journey_of_Disparate_Transitions/20155055

Henderson, M. J. (2023). Making and the Learning Choice Tracker: Another Step in Building the Case [Conference presentation abstract] AARE,  https://www.aare.edu.au/publications/aare-conference-papers/show/15885/making-and-the-learning-choice-tracker-another-step-in-building-the-case

Henderson, M. J. (2024). Adult learning and pendulums as representations of choice making [Conference presentation abstract] AARE Conference 2024, Sydney. https://www.aare.edu.au/publications/aare-conference-papers/show/15184/adult-learning-and-pendulums-as-representations-of-choice-making

Zmood, S., Henderson, M. J., Gindidis, S., Dastgahian, E. S., & Hoang, C. (2017). Developments in Education and Psychology: Share Your research to contribute. Monash Education Research Community (MERC) Conference Proceedings 2017, Clayton.