Contact Details
| Organization: | Melbourne Graduate School of Education |
| Position: | CHAIR IN LANGUAGE AND LITERACY EDUCATION |
| Email: | |
| Homepage: | http://www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/public/staff_profile.cgi?id=10221 |
| Work: | 8344 8346/8412 |
| Mobile: | 0407 798 978 |
| Fax: | 8344 8612 |
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
| Research Interest | Country of Expertise |
|---|---|
| Sociology of education; Relation of schooling and higher education to language and literacy policy | Australia |
| Education policy; Bilingual education, immigrant and indigenous | Australia |
| Curriculum studies: Other social sciences and humanities; Languages and multiculturalism and literacy | Australia |
International Linkages
| Country | Establishment | Collaboration |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | National Association of Bilingual Educagtion | Research |
| France | Council of Europe | Research |
| United States of america | Centre for Applied Linguistics | Research |
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards
Qualifications
| Title | Institution | Date Awarded | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Education | La Trobe University | 31-Dec-1987 | |
| Master of Arts | University of Melbourne | 31-Dec-1986 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy | The Australian National University | 31-Dec-2001 | |
| Company Directors | University of Sydney | 31-Dec-1996 | |
| Migration Studies | Monash University | 31-Dec-1978 | |
| Bachelor of Economics | Monash University | 31-Dec-1975 |
Honours
| Honour | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Member of the Order of Australia | 1998 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship | Date Awarded |
|---|---|
| Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) | 31-Dec-1992 |
| Fellow of the Australian College of Education (FACE) | 31-Dec-1997 |
| Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (FAHA) | 31-Dec-1999 |
Other Awards
| Award Type | Awarding Body | Comments | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medal | International Literacy Year | 31-Dec-1990 | |
| Other (Award) | Goethe Institut/French Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Collaboration Award | 31-Dec-1992 |
| Other (Award) | Ordine di Merito della Repubblica Italiana | Commendatore for Australian-Italian Cultural Relations | 31-Dec-1999 |
| Medal | Contribution to Australian Society and to Literacy Policy | Centennial Medal | 31-Dec-2003 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
- Transplantation Immunology (IMMUNOLOGY) (320205)
- Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES) (321299)
- Educational Psychology (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330101)
- Sociology of Education (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330103)
- Educational Policy, Administration and Management (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330104)
- Educational Technology and Media (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330107)
- Assessment and Evaluation (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330109)
- Education Studies not elsewhere classified (EDUCATION STUDIES) (330199)
- Curriculum Studies: Other Soc Scs, Humanities & Arts Edu (CURRICULUM STUDIES) (330205)
- Curriculum Studies not elsewhere classified (CURRICULUM STUDIES) (330299)
- Teacher Education: Early Childhood (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS) (330301)
- Teacher Education: Secondary (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS) (330303)
- Teacher Education: Vocational Education and Training(PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS) (330304)
- Professional Development of Teachers not elsewhere classified (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS) (330399)
- Other Education (OTHER EDUCATION) (339999)
- Political Theory and Political Philosophy (POLITICAL SCIENCE) (360104)
- Political Science not elsewhere classified (POLITICAL SCIENCE) (360199)
- Public Policy (POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION) (360201)
- Learning, Memory, Cognition and Language (PSYCHOLOGY) (380102)
- Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics (LINGUISTICS) (380201)
- Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics) (LINGUISTICS) (380205)
- English (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420101)
- English as a Second Language (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420102)
- Italian (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420108)
- Chinese Languages (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420112)
- Japanese (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420113)
- Other Asian Languages (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420120)
- Comparative Language Studies (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420121)
- Language Studies not elsewhere classified (LANGUAGE STUDIES) (420199)
- Postcolonial and Global Cultural Studies (CULTURAL STUDIES) (420306)
- Multicultural, Intercultural and Cross-cultural Studies (CULTURAL STUDIES) (420308)
- Other Language and Culture (OTHER LANGUAGE AND CULTURE) (429999)
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
- Public health not elsewhere classified (PUBLIC HEALTH) (730299)
- Early childhood education (EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION) (740101)
- Primary education (EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION) (740102)
- Secondary education (SECONDARY EDUCATION) (740201)
- Higher education (HIGHER EDUCATION) (740301)
- Vocational education and training (VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING) (740401)
- Special education (SPECIAL EDUCATION) (740501)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education (OTHER EDUCATION) (749903)
- Education across cultures (OTHER EDUCATION) (749904)
- Education policy (OTHER EDUCATION) (749906)
- Education and training not elsewhere classified (OTHER EDUCATION) (749999)
- Migrant development and welfare (COMMUNITY SERVICE EXCL. WORK) (750311)
- Public services management (GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS) (750605)
- Understanding other countries (INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS) (750702)
- Languages and literacy (COMMUNICATION) (751002)
- Communication across languages and cultures (COMMUNICATION) (751005)
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.
Contracts
| Title | Role | Funding Source | Award Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN REGION CLUSTER CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN LOTE | Chief Investigator | ESSENDON KEILOR COLLEGE | 01/01/2006 |
| DASSH DESKTOP ARCHIVAL REVIEW - INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN THE PROVISION OF LANGUAGES OTHR THAN ENGLISH IN AUSTRALIAN HIGHER EDUCATION | Chief Investigator | UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND | 31/05/2006 |
| CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN LOTE (CELOTE) | Chief Investigator | ESSENDON KEILOR COLLEGE | 01/01/2007 |
Additional Grant and Contract Information
1991British Chevening Fellowship
1995
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship
2002
Charles A Ferguson Fellowship for Excellence in Sociolinguistics, CAL, Washington DC
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.