All Stories

  1. How dilemmatic spaces are constructed: Assuming, assigning, and justifying positions in early career teachers’ literacy teaching in low socio-economic status schools

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, December 2026, Elsevier

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  2. ‘I Didn’t Sign Up for This!’ Expectation Violation and Student Dissatisfaction in Fully Asynchronous Online Learning

    Article • Active Learning in Higher Education, October 2026, SAGE Publications

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  3. ‘Performing’ the Good Neoliberal Academic

    Article • October 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  4. Preservice teachers’ experiences of relationality in asynchronous online learning. “There’s not really an opportunity to have those networks”

    Article • Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, July 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  5. Quality of life for braille users: A scoping review

    Article • Review of Education, July 2025, Wiley

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  6. Dilemmas in professional code-switching for teacher educators in higher education

    Article • Studies in Higher Education, April 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  7. “It doesn't feel like we've had the chance to really connect”. The crucial need for social presence in fully asynchronous teacher education

    Article • Teaching and Teacher Education, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  8. Playing the game of education is playing the game of life for students with disability

    Article • July 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  9. What’s an innovation? Capitalising on disruptive innovation in higher education

    Article • Teachers and Teaching, June 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  10. ‘Those moments are ineffable’. How creativity experienced through the Arts promotes empathy and compassion

    Article • Journal of Moral Education, December 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  11. When constellations align: What early childhood pre‐service teachers need from online learning to become confident and competent teachers of the arts

    Article • British Educational Research Journal, November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  12. Enablers and barriers to equitable participation for students with blindness or low vision in Australian mainstream secondary schools

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, October 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  13. Barriers to Physical Activity for Australian Students with Vision Impairment

    Article • International Journal of Disability Development and Education, July 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  14. The role and place of mentorship for young people with blindness and low vision in educational contexts

    Article • International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, October 2022, Emerald

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  15. ‘Kindness and empathy beyond all else’: Challenges to professional identities of Higher Education teachers during COVID-19 times

    Article • The Australian Educational Researcher, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  16. “Talk to Me!”

    Article • January 2022, IGI Global

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  17. Surveying and resonating with teacher concerns during COVID-19 pandemic

    Article • Teachers and Teaching, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Jenny Ritchie, Dr Melissa A Cain

  18. ‘Come willing to learn’: experiences of parents advocating for their children with severe vision impairments in Australian mainstream education

    Article • International Journal of Inclusive Education, September 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  19. Creating Greater Awareness of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in Initial Teacher Education

    Article • Australian Journal of Teacher Education, July 2021, Edith Cowan University

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  20. From Emotional Crisis to Empowerment

    Article • Infants & Young Children, July 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  21. Expectations for success: Auditing opportunities for students with print disabilities to fully engage in online learning environments in higher education

    Article • Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, April 2021, Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  22. Catering for the Specialized Needs of Students With Vision Impairment in Mainstream Classes

    Article • January 2020, IGI Global

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  23. Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment Practices in Higher Education

    Article • January 2020, IGI Global

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  24. “Talk to Me!”

    Article • January 2020, IGI Global

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  25. Participatory music-making and well-being within immigrant cultural practice: exploratory case studies in South East Queensland, Australia

    Article • Leisure Studies, February 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  26. Augmenting Health and Social Care Students’ Clinical Learning Experiences

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  27. Sharing Stories and Building Resilience: Student Preferences and Processes of Post-practicum Interventions

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  28. Musical diversity in the classroom: Ingenuity and integrity in sound exploration

    Article • British Journal of Music Education, June 2018, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  29. Lived Experiences of Women in Academia

    Article • April 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  30. Work Placement for International Student Programmes (WISP): A Model of Effective Practice

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dawn Bennett, A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Dr Melissa A Cain, Professor Marilyn Anne Campbell

  31. What Does Internationalisation or Interculturalisation Look Like in the Future in the Higher Education Sector?

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Dawn Bennett, A/Prof Marleen F Westerveld, Dr Melissa A Cain, Professor Marilyn Anne Campbell

  32. “Practical Experience Is Really Important”: Perceptions of Chinese International Students About the Benefits of Work Integrated Learning in Their Australian Tourism and Hospitality Degrees

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  33. Augmenting higher education students’ work experiences: preferred purposes and processes

    Article • Studies in Higher Education, November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  34. The role of music participation in positive health and wellbeing outcomes for migrant populations: A systematic review

    Article • Psychology of Music, September 2016, SAGE Publications

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  35. Celebrating musical diversity: Training culturally responsive music educators in multiracial Singapore

    Article • International Journal of Music Education, June 2015, SAGE Publications

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  36. Short and long term outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) andat-riskcommunities in participatory music programs: A systematic review

    Article • Arts & Health, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  37. Musics of ‘The Other’: Creating musical identities and overcoming cultural boundaries in Australian music education

    Article • British Journal of Music Education, February 2015, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  38. International students’ experience of practicum in teacher education: An exploration through internationalisation and professional socialisation

    Article • Australian Journal of Teacher Education, January 2015, Edith Cowan University

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  39. Participants’ Perceptions of Fair and Valid Assessment in Tertiary Music Education

    Article • September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  40. Assessment in Music in the Australian Context: The AiM Project

    Article • September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  41. Navigating Music and Sound Education edited by Julie Ballantyne & Brydie-Leigh Bartleet. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010. 235 pp., hardback, £39.99. ISBN (10): 1443818437, ISBN (13): 9781443818438207.

    Article • British Journal of Music Education, October 2011, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  42. Book review: Gordon Cox and Robin Stevens (eds), The Origins and Foundations of Music Education. London: Continuum International, 2010. 256 pp. $140. ISBN 1847062075

    Article • Research Studies in Music Education, December 2010, SAGE Publications

    Dr Melissa A Cain

  43. Singapore International Schools: Best practice in culturally diverse music education

    Article • British Journal of Music Education, June 2010, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Melissa A Cain