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20042023

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Research Biography

I have taught in Australian schools for over twenty years. While teaching, I began a Master of Gifted Education and followed this with a Master of Arts by research. I left classroom teaching to concentrate on my studies when I received a PhD scholarship. I was drawn back to teaching in the university context and worked in two universities before becoming a continuing staff member at Flinders University in the School of Education. I am married and have two children.

Research Interests

I am interested in educational psychology and  teaching and learning were specifically.
I have a particular interest in self-directed and self-regulated learning, inquiry and problem solving. I am interested in student engagement in learning and how to promote this. I am interested in researching Middle Schooling, International Baccalaureate education, gifted students, students who have difficulty learning,and the influence of school context on learning. I have an interest in the arts,  and dance in particular, and would be interested to be involved in research projects related to learning in these areas.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education

Research Areas

  • Education

Supervisory Interests

  • Giftedness
  • Students with learning difficulties
  • Dance
  • Engagement
  • Educational psychology
  • Teaching and learning
  • Self-directed learning, primary schools
  • Self-regulated learning
  • Inquiry
  • Middle schooling
  • Wellbeing

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