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Associate Professor

Telephone:	(61 8)  9370 6529
Facsimile:	(61 8)  9370 6690
Email:	g.lock@ecu.edu.au
Campus:	Mount Lawley
Room:	ML17.144

 

Staff Qualifications

• Bachelor of Education, Nedlands College .
• Master of Education, Other WA higher ed institution .
• Graduate Certificate in Learning Technologies, Curtin University of Technology, 2002 .
• Post Grad Dip of Education, Other WA higher ed institution, 1989 .
• Doctor of Philosophy (Education), Edith Cowan University, 1984 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

• The Western Australian Department of Education's Remote Teaching Service Mentoring Project,  Department of Education WA,  Grant,  2011,  $11,999.
• Developing Strategies at the Pre-service Level to Address Critical Teacher Attraction and Retention Issues in Australian Rural, Regional and Remote Schools ,  Curtin University of Technology,  Grant - Australian Learning and Teaching Council,  2011,  $15,500.
• Evaluating Contextualised Professional Learning for School and Teacher Leaders,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  AISWA - Grant,  2011,  $54,997.
• Principals as Literacy Leaders (PALL) - AISWA,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  AISWA - Grant,  2011,  $158,000.
• Renewing Rural and Regional Teacher Education Curriculum,  Deakin University,  Grant - Australian Learning and Teaching Council,  2011,  $9,157.
• Principals as Literacy Leaders,  Australian Primary Principals Association Incorporated,  Grant,  2011,  $43,400.
• Principals as Literacy Leaders,  Australian Primary Principals Association Incorporated,  Grant(**),  2010,  $107,800.
• Renewing Rural and Regional Teacher Education Curriculum,  Australian Learning and Teaching Council,  Grant(**),  2010,  $9,776.
• Evaluating Contextualised Professional Learning for Educational Leaders,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  AISWA - Grant(**),  2010,  $25,410.
• Renewing Rural Teacher Education: Sustaining Schooling for Sustainable Futures,  Charles Sturt University,  Grant - Discovery(**),  2010,  $3,000.
• Evaluation of the Innovative Design for Enhancing Achievement in Schools (IDEAS) Program in 10 Government Secondary Schools,  Dept of Education & Training WA,  Grant,  2009,  $57,782.
• Renewing Rural Teacher Education: Sustaining Schooling for Sustainable Futures,  Charles Sturt University,  Grant - Discovery,  2009,  $3,000.
• Principals as Literacy Leaders,  Australian Primary Principals Association Incorporated,  Grant,  2009,  $303,800.
• Teaching and Leading in Remote Schools: Cases from the Kimberley Region in Western Australia,  Association of Independent Schools of WA,  Grant,  2009,  $18,667.
• Renewing Rural Teacher Education: Sustaining Schooling for Sustainable Futures,  Charles Sturt University,  Grant - Discovery,  2008,  $3,000.
• Reflective practice, professional learning and educational partnerships: Effecting change in classroom settings,  Edith Cowan University,  Grant - Industry Collaboration,  2006,  $15,000.
• Racism in Schools Pilot,  Office of Multicultural Interests WA,  Grant,  2004,  $18,181.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Books

• Dempster, N., Konza, D., Robson, G., Gaffney, M., Lock, G., McKennariey, K., (2012), Principals as literacy leaders: Confident, credible and connected., 105, Kingston, ACT.
• Reid, J., White, S., Green, B., Lock, G., Cooper, M., Hastings, W., (2012), TERRAnova: Renewing Teacher Education for Rural and Regional Australia. Volume 2: Case Study Reports., 369, Charles Sturt University, NSW..
• Lim, CP., Cock, K., Lock, G., Brook, C., (2009), Innovative Practices in Pre-Service Teacher Education: An Asia-Pacific Perspective. Contemporary Approaches to Research in Learning Innovations, 186, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Book Chapters

• Brook, C., Lock, G., (2010), Reflective practice, professional learning, and educational partnerships: Effecting change in classroom settings. Comparative blended learning pratices and environments, 188-203, New York.
• Lock, G., Yardley, B., (2009), Managing school-university partnerships at Edith Cowan University. Innovative practices in pre-service teacher education: An Asia-Pacific perspective, 55-67, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
• Yardley, B., Lock, G., Walsh, B., (2009), Implementing a professional learning journal in a pre-service teacher education course. Innovative Practices in Pre-Service Teacher Education: An Asia-Pacific Perspective, 173-186, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Journal Articles

• Lock, G., Budgen, F., Lunay, R., Oakley, G., (2012), Welcome to the Outback: The Paradoxes of Living and Teaching in Remote Western Australian Schools. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 22(3), 117-135, Australia.
• Lock, G., Budgen, F., Oakley, G., Lunay, R., (2012), The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Principal: Tales from Remote Western Australia. Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 22(2), 65-77, Australia.
• Gaffney, M., Dawson, L., Lock, G., (2012), Supporting primary school principals as literacy leaders: The role of literacy achievement advisors. Leading and Managing, 18(2), 62-78.
• Pilkington, K., Lock, G., (2012), Education Direct: An Alternative Entry Pathway to Pre-service Teacher Education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 37(8), 32-45, Australia.
• Trinidad, S., Sharplin, E., Lock, G., Ledger, S., Boyd, D., Terry, E., (2011), Developing Strategies at the Pre-service Level to Address Critical Teacher Attraction and Retention Issues in Australian Rural, Regional and Remote Schools. Education in Rural Australia , 21(2), 111-120, Charles Sturt Uni.
• White, S., Lock, G., Hastings, W., Cooper, M., Reid, J., Green, B., (2011), Investing in sustainable and resilient rural social space: Lessons for teacher education. Education in Rural Australia , 21(1), 67-78, Charles Sturt University.
• Oakley, G., Lock, G., Budgen, F., Hamlett, B., (2011), Pre-service teachers' attendance at lectures and tutorials; why don't they turn up?. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 36(5), 31-47, Australia.
• Reid, J., Green, B., Cooper, M., Hastings, W., Lock, G., White, S., (2010), Regenerating rural social space? Teacher education for rural-regional sustainability. Australian Journal of Education, 54(3), 262-276, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.
• Barnes, B., Lock, G., (2010), The attributes of effective lecturers of English as a foreign language as perceived by students in a Korean university. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 35(1), 139-152, Australia.
• Lock, G., Reid, J., Green, B., Hastings, W., Cooper, M., White, S., (2009), Researching rural-regional (teacher) education in Australia. Education in Rural Australia, 19(2), 31-44, Australia.
• Lunay, R., Lock, G., (2008), Relief Teachers: Are We Ignoring a Possible Rich Teaching Resource?. Subjournal, 9(2), 17-24, Utah, USA.
• Kilgallon, P., Maloney, C., Lock, G., (2008), Early childhood teachers' sustainment in the classroom. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 33(2), 41-54, Australia.
• Kilgallon, P., Maloney, C., Lock, G., (2008), Early childhood teachers coping with educational change. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 33(1), 23-29, Australia.
• Lock, G., (2008), Preparing Teachers for Rural Appointments: Lessons From Australia. Rural Educator, 29(2), 24-30.

Conference Publications

• White, S., Lock, G., Hastings, W., Reid, J., Green, B., Cooper, M., (2009), Supporting Beginning Rural Teachers: Lessons from Successful Schools. Australian Teacher Education Association Annual Conference Proceedings, 1-15, Albury, NSW.
• White, S., Green, B., Reid, J., Lock, G., Hastings, W., Cooper, M., (2008), Teacher Education For Rural Communities: A Focus On Incentives. Proceedings of the 2008 Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference, 381-390, Online.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

• Master of Education,  Alignment Of Intended Learning Outcomes, Curriculum And Assessment In A Middle School Science Curriculum..
• Master of Education,  Developing A Common Understanding Of A Teacher Competency Framework Through Video Analysis: Experiences Of Middle School Literacy Teachers..
• Doctor of Philosophy,  Perspectives On Differentiation In Practice: An Interpretive Study From Teaching Japanese As A Second Language In Western Australian Secondary Schools.
• Doctor of Philosophy,  Parent-teacher Interactions: A Study Of The Dynamics Of Social Influence..
• Master of Education,  A Study Of Feelings Of Alienation Among Relief Teachers Servicing Western Australian Government Metropolitan Primary Schools.

Co-principal Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  Exceptional Connections: A Cross-cultural Exploration Of The Actual Teacher Behaviours That Contribute To Positive Relationships With Gifted Secondary Students And Secondary Students With Emotional/behavioural Disorders..

Associate Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  The Curriculum Leadership Role Of Middle Managers In Middle Schools..
• Doctor of Philosophy,  The Sustainment Of Early Childhood Teachers In The Classroom..