She did her PhD in education from Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Dr Rizvi has more than 25 years of teaching experience in a range of educational contexts, including primary schools, secondary schools, teacher education colleges, and national and international universities. She teaches courses on research methods, curriculum, teaching and learning, school improvement, educational change, professional development of teachers and foundations of education. Her primary research interests include teacher professional development and teacher professionalism, curriculum studies, teaching and learning, educational reforms and educational innovation with particular reference to elementary education, educational leadership and research methodologies.