Contact Details
| Organization: | Melbourne Graduate School of Education |
| Position: | DEAN OF FACULTY OF EDUCATION |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/eldi/dese/staff/fieldrickards.html |
| Work: | 8344 8331 |
| Mobile: | 0427 354 717 |
| Fax: | 8344 8696 |
| Building: | Alice Hoy Building |
| Campus: | Parkville |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Deafness; Early intervention for heaing impaired children; Special Education. | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| United States | University of Arizona | Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Science (honours) | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1971 | |
| Master of Education | Victoria University of Manchester | 31-Dec-1975 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1984 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Medical Genetics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321011)
- Otorhinolaryngology (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321018)
- Paediatrics (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321019)
- Rehabilitation and Therapy: Hearing and Speech (CLINICAL SCIENCES) (321025)
- Epidemiology (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321202)
- Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified (OTHER MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES) (329999)
- Educational Psychology (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330101)
- Sociology of Education (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330103)
- Special Education (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330108)
- Assessment and Evaluation (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330109)
- Curriculum Studies: Other Soc Scs, Humanities & Arts Edu (CURRICULUM STUDIES) (330205)
- Teacher Education: Early Childhood (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS) (330301)
- Family and Household Studies (DEMOGRAPHY) (370504)
- Learning, Memory, Cognition and Language (PSYCHOLOGY) (380102)
- Ling. Processes (incl Speech Production & Comprehension) (COGNITIVE SCIENCE) (380302)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Hearing, vision, speech and their disorders (CLINICAL; ORGANS, DISEASES AND ABNORMAL CONDITIONS) (730111)
- Child health (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730204)
- Health and support services not elsewhere classified (HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES) (730399)
- Early childhood education (EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION) (740101)
- Primary education (EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION) (740102)
- Higher education (HIGHER EDUCATION) (740301)
- Special education (SPECIAL EDUCATION) (740501)
- Education and training not elsewhere classified (OTHER EDUCATION) (749999)
- Families (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750307)
- Languages and literacy (COMMUNICATION) (751002)
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Scheme | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A longitudinal study of language learning to assess early intervention outcomes in pre-school children with impaired hearing | Chief Investigator | AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL | Linkage Projects | 01/01/2003 |
| The Young Learners Project: Identifying personalised teaching strategies for early literacy in children in preschool and the first year of school | Chief Investigator | AUSTRALIAN SCHOLARSHIPS GROUP, AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Projects (AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL) | 01/01/2008 |
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEACHER MANAGED "CAPABILITY BUILDING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WHO BULLY" | Chief Investigator | DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING | 01/09/2006 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.