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Senior Lecturer

Telephone:	(61 8)  6304 5470
Email:	m.byrne@ecu.edu.au
Campus:	Joondalup
Room:	JO8.219

 

Staff Qualifications

• Bachelor of Education, Edith Cowan University .
• Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2009 .

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Engaging Aboriginal Children and their teachers with science,  Edith Cowan University,  ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant,  2011,  $9,091.
• Review of Aboriginal and Islander Education Officer Program,  Dept of Education and Training WA,  Grant,  2011,  $18,576.
• Review of Aboriginal and Islander Education Officer Program,  Dept of Education & Training WA,  Grant,  2009,  $268,329.
• Effective Science Program Delivery for Remote Area Schools,  Scitech,  Grant,  2008,  $7,273.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Book Chapters

• Gower, G., Byrne, M., (2012), Becoming a culturally competent teacher: beginning the journey. Reform and Resistance in Aboriginal Education, 379-402, Crawley, Western Australia.
• Byrne, M., Munns, G., (2012), From the big picture to the individual student: the importance of the classroom relationship. Reform and Resistance in Aboriginal Education, 304-334, Crawley, Western Australia.