Dr Sam Hoang

Sam Hoang is a Research Fellow at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University.

Prior to joining the Mitchell Institute, Sam worked as a Research Officer at the Centre for International Research on Education System (CIRES), a Research Fellow at Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education at Melbourne University, Policy Analyst at Mitchell Institute (Victoria University) and Research Assistant at Monash University.

Sam has nearly 10 years of experience conducting research projects across all sectors of education. His research areas include:

• Internationalisation in higher education
• Vocational education and training (VET)
• Casualisation in higher education 
• Academic identity and professional development programs for academics
• Student transitions to tertiary education, training and work
• Student outcomes
• Student equity.

Sam also brings to his role at the Mitchell Institute seven years of experience as an English language teacher and lecturer in Vietnam and Australia.

Recent publications

Journal articles

• Hoang, C.H., Richardson, P. The balance of demands and resources: How Vietnamese scholars navigate the complexities of local knowledge production. Tertiary Education and Management, 30, 221–236 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11233-024-09144-3
• Ta, B., Hoang, C.H, Khong, H. et al. Australian PhD graduates’ agency in navigating their career pathways: stories from social sciences. High Education, 88, 1525–1545 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01181-6
• Ha, N. T. N., Hoang, C. H., Knight, E., & Hurley, P. (2023). What Drives International Students to Choose Australia as Their Tertiary Education Destination? A Synthesis of Empirical Evidence. Journal of International Students, 14(4). https://doi.org/10.32674/jis.v14i4.5983
• Hoang, C.H., Ta, B., Khong, H., Dang, T. (2023). Australia has way more PhD graduates than academic jobs. Here’s how to rethink doctoral degrees. The Conversation
• Tanglakis, K., Hoang, C. H., Knight, E., Hurley, P., Jackson, J. & Hildebrandt, M.  (2023). Differentiation through innovation in the contemporary higher education environment: the case of the VU Block Model. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 61(6), 1305–1319. https://doi.org/10.1080/14703297.2024.2329192 
• Hoang, C.H., & Turner, M. (2022). The significance of university practices in the repatriation of scholars: Exploring one dimension of the push-pull framework in Vietnamese universities. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 45(1), 68–83. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2022.2109107
• Hoang, C.H., & Doan, T. D. (2021). A Sociocultural Perspective on Scholars Developing Research Skills via Research Communities in Vietnam. Minerva, 60, 81–104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11024-021-09454-5
• Hoang, C.H. (2021). Global production of knowledge: Exploring Vietnamese scholars’ perception of ‘good’ research. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 53(1), 123–141. https://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2021.1884046
• Hoang, C.H., & Nguyen, C. D. (2021). Multilingual sources used for research dissemination: Positioning of Vietnamese researchers. International Journal of Multilingualism, 20(2), 640–655. https://doi.org/10.1080/14790718.2021.187981
• Hoang, C.H., & Turner, M. (2020). Framing Vietnamese Scholars’ Negotiation of Knowledge Production: A Positioning Perspective. Comparative Education, 56(4), 565-582. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050068.2020.1771871

Book chapters

• Hoang, C.H., & Pretorius, L. (2019). Identity and agency as academics: Navigating academia as a doctoral student. In Pretorius, L., Macaulay, L., & Cahusac de Caux, B. (Eds.), Wellbeing in doctoral education: Insights and guidance from the student experience, pp 143-151. Singapore: Springer. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-9302-0_12
• Hoang, C.H. (2017). The evaluation and development of materials for Fire Science English courses in Vietnam. In Masuhara, H., Mishan, F., & Tomlinson, B. (Eds.), Practice and theory for materials development in L2 learning, pp 66-93. Newcastle Upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Conference Presentations

• Ta, B., & Hoang, C. H. (2024, December).  Mid-level qualifications in the divided tertiary education systems in Australia and England. Paper presented at the AARE Conference, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia.
• Nguyen, L., & Hoang, C.H. (2017, September). Politics of the Vietnam’s National Foreign Language Project: a glimpse of planning and practice. Paper presented at the Vietnamese Symposium, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia.
• Hoang, C. H. (2016, July). Academic English: A grumpy gatekeeper or a golden key to the international academic world? Paper presented at the Monash University – The University of Hong Kong Symposium, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Australia.
• Hoang, C.H. (2015, July). Communities of Researchers From a Developing Country: Enabling or Restricting Their Members to Engage with Global Academia. Paper presented at The Third European Conference on Education, The Thistle Brighton, Brighton, United Kingdom.
• Ta, T.B., & Hoang, C.H. (2015, March). Cultivating Communities of Practice (CoP) to Promote Sustainable Professional Development for Vietnamese Lecturers Returning from Australian Universities. Poster presented at Universities Australia Higher Education Conference, Canberra, Australia.