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Contact Details

Organization: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Position: SENIOR LECTURER - VISUAL ARTS EDUCATION - PRIMA
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Homepage: http://www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/public/staff_profile.cgi?id=3082
Work: 8344 8783
Fax: 9349 4290
Building: Alice Hoy Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Sociology of education; Gender; Masculinity studies Australia
Curriculum studies: Arts Education; Arts curriculum Australia
Teacher training Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
London Kingston University Research
Canada University of British Columbia Research, Teaching

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Education SA College of Advanced Education 22-Dec-1986
Master of Arts University of British Columbia 30-Sep-1997
Doctor of Philosophy University of British Columbia 01-Feb-2003

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australian Art Education National Vice President, Member of the Executive 03-Jan-2000 31-Dec-2009
Member Art Education Victoria Member of Council, 2000 - 2007 03-Jan-2000 31-Dec-2009
Member International Association for Education in the Arts (InSEA) General 01-Jan-2008 31-Dec-2009
Member Australian Association for Research in Education General 01-Jan-2007 31-Dec-2009

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) University of British Columbia Curriculum Studies Graduate Teaching Award 28-May-1999
Prize University of British Columbia Curriculum Studies Ron MacGregor Teaching and Research prize 29-May-1998
Scholarship University of British Columbia University Graduate Fellowship (Full) 03-Jan-2000
Scholarship University of British Columbia University Graduate Fellowship (Full) 04-Jan-1999
Scholarship University of British Columbia University Graduate Fellowship (Partial) 05-Jan-1998
Scholarship University of British Columbia University Graduate Fellowship (Partial) 08-Jan-1996
Other (Award) University of Melbourne Faculty of Education teaching Award (co-recipient) 20-May-2005

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

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.

Consultancies

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
THE BOYS' EDUCATION COMPENDIUM Chief Investigator SCHOOL OF ENTERPRISE,
UMEE LTD
05/09/2006

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.

Publications in 2009

Book Chapters

  • Valuing the Visual Arts
    Year: 2009
    Book: Education in the Arts: Teaching and Learning in the Contemporary Curriculum
    Publisher: Oxford University Press(South Melbourne)
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Artistry and education: Four perspectives
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Artistic and Creative Education
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 1-2
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  • Book review: Children and Their Art (Hurwitz and Day, 2007)
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Australian Art Education
    Volume: 31
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 120-122
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  • Boys engaging masculinities
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Interdisciplinary Gender Studies
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 29-45
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Computer Software Products

  • The Compendium: Teaching Resources for Teaching Boys
    Year: 2008
    Version:: 1
    Publisher: Department of Education, Science and Training
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Audio Visual Recordings

    Publications in 2007

    Journal Articles

    • A brief history of creativity: Where to now for Art Education?
      Year: 2007
      Journal: Australian Art Education
      Volume: 30
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 47 - 67
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    • Editorial: Introducing the Dialogues and Differences Special Edition
      Year: 2007
      Journal: Journal of Artistic and Creative Education
      Volume: 1
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 1 - 4
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    • Editorial: Introducing the Dialogues and Differences special edition
      Year: 2007
      Journal: Journal of Artistic and Creative Education
      Volume: 1
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 1-3
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    • Editorial: On masculinity, creativity and learning 'on the fringes'
      Year: 2007
      Journal: Journal of Artistic and Creative Education
      Volume: 1
      Issue: 2
      Page numbers: 1-4
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    Reports

    • Boys Education Lighthouse Schools Stage Two Final Report 2006
      Year: 2007
      Publisher: Department of Education Science and Training(Canberra)
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    • Boys' Education Lighthouse Schools: Stage Two Final Report 2006
      Year: 2007
      Customer: Department of Education, Science and Training
      Publisher: Department of Education Science and Training(Canberra)
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    Publications in 2006

    Books

    • Bringing It Together: Rock and Water Skills for Physical-Social Teaching
      Year: 2006
      Publisher: University of Newcastle(Newcastle)
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    Book Chapters

    • After the party is over: Some post-implementation issues concerning Rock and Water
      Year: 2006
      Book: Bringing it together
      Publisher: University of Newcastle(Newcastle)
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    Journal Articles

    • Optimising teaching practice for boys' learning: Implementation of government policy into classroom practice.
      Year: 2006
      Journal: Education and Society
      Volume: 29
      Issue: 4
      Page numbers: 5-21
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    • The interplay of art education curriculum and boys' negotiation of multiple masculinities
      Year: 2006
      Journal: Australian Art Education
      Volume: 29
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 86 - 107
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    Conference Publications/Papers

    • Encounters with engaging pedagogy: Arts education for the pre-service primary generalist
      Year: 2006
      Event name: Backing Our Creativity:research-policy-practice
      Conference Publication: Backing our Creativity: Research - policy - practice: National Education and The Arts Symposium 2005
      Page numbers: 79-82
      Publisher: Australian Council for the Arts(Sydney)
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    Publications in 2005

    Book Chapters

    • The ARTTEACH project: One strategy for integrating ICT skills and curriculum design during pre-service teacher training
      Year: 2005
      Book: ICT in Teacher Education: Challenging Prospects
      Publisher: Jonkoping University Press(Jonkoping)
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    Conference Publications/Papers

    • Evidence based practice: lessons from the medical sciences, and benefits for education
      Year: 2005
      Event name: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2004
      Conference Publication: AARE 2004 Focus Conference - Cairns
      Page numbers: 1-16
      Publisher: AARE(Melbourne)
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    • From macro to micro: One model of implementing government policy into classroom practice
      Year: 2005
      Event name: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Focus Conference 2005
      Conference Publication: Quality in Education Research: Directions in policy and practice
      Page numbers: 1-19
      Publisher: AARE(Melbourne)
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    Publications in 2004

    Journal Articles

    • "Not another lesson plan!" Building a collaborative curriculum survival pack for future art teachers
      Year: 2004
      Journal: Australian Art Education
      Volume: 27
      Issue: 2
      Page numbers: 51 - 68
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    • Malcolm's story
      Year: 2004
      Journal: Art Education
      Volume: 57
      Issue: 2
      Page numbers: 40-46
      Publisher: National Art Education Association
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    Publications in 2003

    Journal Articles

    • Boys talk about "doing art"
      Year: 2003
      Journal: Australian Art Education
      Volume: 26
      Issue: 1
      Page numbers: 29-37
      Publisher: Australian Institute of Art Education
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    • Masculinity: A New Gender Agenda
      Year: 2003
      Journal: Canadian Review of Art Education
      Volume: 30
      Issue: 1 & 2
      Page numbers: 41-64
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    • Masculinity: A new agenda for Art Education?
      Year: 2003
      Journal: Canadian Review of Art Education
      Volume: 30
      Issue: 2
      Page numbers: 41 - 64
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    Publications in 2001

    Journal Articles

    • Multiple masculinities and the schooling of boys
      Year: 2001
      Journal: Canadian Journal of Education
      Volume: 25
      Issue: 2
      Page numbers: 152-165
      Publisher: Canadian Society for the Study of Education
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