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Dr Mandie Shean

Adjunct Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: m.shean@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2744-9222

Mandie is a Lecturer for the School of Education.

Professional Associations

  • 2006 - Australian Psychological Association (APA)

Research Interests

  • Resilience
  • Well-being
  • Behaviour
  • Memory
  • Research methods

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2011.
  • Bachelor of Arts Psychology with First Class Honours, Edith Cowan University, 2005.
  • Bachelor of Arts in Education Primary, Edith Cowan University, 1991.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Griffiths, M., Shean, M., Jackson, D. (2023). Meaningful Application of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers: The Role of the University Appointed Supervisor. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 48(2), 73-88. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.14221/1835-517X.6056.

Journal Articles

  • Nguyen, D., Kleeman, N., Yager, Z., Parker, A., Shean, M., Jefferies, W., Wilson-Evered, E., Pucinischi, C., Pascoe, M. (2021). Identifying barriers and facilitators to implementing mindfulness-based programmes into schools: A mixed methods study. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 2021(Article in press), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12329.
  • Griffiths, M., Shean, M., Jackson, D. (2021). Supervision in initial teacher education: A scoping review. Issues in Educational Research, 31(2), 476-494.

Book Chapters

  • Shean, M., Mander, D. (2020). Building Emotional Safety for Students in School Environments: Challenges and Opportunities. Health and Education Interdependence: Thriving from Birth to Adulthood (225-248). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3959-6_12.

Reports

  • Byrne, M., Shean, M., Wenden, L. (2018). Investigation of the Impact of the Lifeworkz Social and Emotional Program. Australia. Lifeworkz.

Book Chapters

  • Shean, M., Cohen, L., De Jong, T. (2014). Developing Well-Being and Self-Esteem. Adolescence: Places and Spaces (95-105). Nova Science Publishers.

Reports

  • Gray, J., Newhouse, P., Lock, G., Konza, D., Campbell-Evans, G., Budgen, F., Shean, M. (2013). Evaluation of the Fogarty EDvance Initiative: Stage 1. Perth, W.A.. Edith Cowan University.

Research Projects

  • Investigation of the Impact of the New North Education Initiative, New North Education Initiative, Grant, 2018 ‑ 2022, $145,000.
  • Building Emotional Strength in Education, Sharon Faye Foundation, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2019, $7,500.
  • Investigation of the Impact of Lifeworkz Social and Emotional Program at Hale School , Lifeworkz, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2018, $7,765.
  • Holistic Parental Engagement Toolkit to Improve Child Health, Wellbeing, and Education in Mirrabooka, Western Australia: A Design Thinking Approach, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration Scheme - 2016 Open Round, 2016 ‑ 2018, $44,015.
  • Students leading change to reduce sexting-related harm to young people, Healthway (WA Health Promotion Foundation), Healthway - Health Promotion Research Project Grant, 2013 ‑ 2017, $221,207.
  • Research Project to Measure the Effectiveness of the Department of Education Western Australia Classroom Management Strategies (CMS) Foundation Program, Department of Education WA, Grant, 2015 ‑ 2016, $5,575.
  • Assessing the Public Health Implications of Higher Risk Online Behaviours in Young People, Department of Health WA, WA Child Research Fund, 2013 ‑ 2015, $227,273.
  • A review of current theories relating to resilience and young people, Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, VHPF - Grant, 2014, $20,000.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, What Does Well-Being Mean To Me? Students' perceptions of school-based well-being programs
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Causes of Stress at School: Giving Voice to Students' Lived Experiences
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Getting ready right. Impact and influence of the professional experience supervisor.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, In the eyes of the Other: Parental Perspectives on Youth Mental Illness
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Searching for Equity in Positivity: A two-year case study of the effectiveness of the implementation of Positive Education in a West Australian public secondary school following a Year 7 cohort to Year 8.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Calming the chaos: A mixed methods study on how relief teachers manage student misbehaviour.

Principal Supervisor

  • Master of Education, The role of good quality student-teacher relationships when working with students with challenging behaviours in mainstream primary schools in Western Australia
  • Master of Education, Issues in academic educational research: The impact of current issues on research activity.
  • Master of Education, Influence of a drama based education program on the development of empathy in year ten, Western Australian students
  • Master of Education, Mindfulness as a whole school approach: An exploration of teachers' attitudes towards the implementation of mindfulness in the classroom

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Psycho-spiritual counselling to enhance resiliency as transformative education: An auto-ethnographic inquiry of the interface between spirituality and positive psychology
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Investigating the relationships between education and culture for female students in tertiary settings in the uae.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, International postgraduate students and their reasons for choosing to study at public universities in Perth, Western Australia
  • Master of Education, Teachers' experiences with disengagement in physical education classes at secondary school level in the Perth metropolitan area
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