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Dr John O’rourke

Dr John O’rourke

Dr John O’rourke

Senior Lecturer

Telephone: (61 8)  9370 6517  
Email: j.o_rourke@ecu.edu.au   
Campus: Mount Lawley  
Room: ML16.111  

 

Staff Qualifications

  • PhD, The University of Western Australia, 2005 .
  • Bachelor of Education, The University of Western Australia, 1993 .
  • Diploma in Education, The University of Western Australia, 1992 .
  • Bachelor of Business, Western Australian Institute of Technology, 1985 .

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

  • Main, S., O'Rourke, J., (2011), New directions for traditional lesson: Can handheld game consoles enhance mental mathematics skills?. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 36(2), 43-55, Australia.
  • O'Rourke, J., (2011), Inclusion at University: Can we do more than open the door?. Journal of Social inclusion, 2(2), 19-33, Griffith University ePress.
  • O'Rourke, J., (2011), Australian Journal of Teacher Education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education.
  • O'Rourke, J., Cooper, M., (2010), Lucky to be happy: A study of happiness in Australian primary students. Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, 10(2010), 94-107, Australia.
  • O'Rourke, J., Houghton, S., (2009), The Perceptions of Secondary Teachers and Students about the Implementation of an Inclusive Classroom Model for Students with Mild Disabilities. The Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 34(1), 23-41, Perth.
  • O'Rourke, J., Houghton, S., (2008), The Perceptions of Secondary Teachers and Students about the Implementation of an Inclusive Classroom Model for Students with Mild Disabilities. THe Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 34(1), 23-41, Perth, DOI: February 2009.
  • O'Rourke, J., Houghton, S., (2008), Perceptions of secondary school students with mild disabilities to the academic and social support mechanisms implemented in regular classrooms. International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 55(3), 227-237, Brisbane.
  • O'Rourke, J., Main, S., Cooper, M., (2008), Secondary V K-7: Pre-Service Teachers? attitudes Towards Inclusion. The International Journal of Learning, 15(7), 97-104, Melbourne.

Conference Publications

  • Main, S., O'Rourke, J., (2009), `Yay it?s Maths!? Using hand-held game consoles in a Primary classroom. Live it! Love it! Learn it! Curriculum Conference 2009, 9p., Perth, Western Australia.