Dr Loretta Bowshall-Freeman is a lecturer, researcher, and supervisor for post-graduate research at the College of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University. She has supervised and mentored initial teacher education pre-service teachers in the Public, Catholic, and Independent school systems for over twenty years and has written and facilitated mentoring programs for teachers. Research interests focus on initial teacher education, with particular reference to the professional experience placement and education policy, mentoring and supervision, education Create assessment and evaluation, teacher professional development, and leadership in education.

https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/loretta.bowshallfreeman

Academic Integrity Officer (Education) Flinders University

Ethics Reviewer, Flinders University

Qualitative and Mixed Methods research

Initial teacher education research

Applied policy research in education 

Leadership in education

Mentoring and supervision in education

Education assessment and evaluation processes

Teacher professional development

Filling the void: Implications for pre-service teachers, initial teacher education providers and the teaching profession, Project Lead. Flinders University in partnership with Australian Catholic University, Charles Sturt University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), University of Canberra, University of Newcastle, University of the Sunshine Coast

Book Review Editor, Social Alternatives Journal. Independent, quarterly refereed journal