ECU offers innovative and practical courses across a variety of disciplines and we have a vibrant research culture. ECU is a leader in developing alternative entry pathways to higher education.
We have three campuses in Western Australia. Joondalup and Mount Lawley in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
ECU provides a variety of services and facilities that go beyond the classroom, with opportunities for personal development and social interaction for students and staff.
We collaborate with all types of businesses, including new start-ups, small to medium enterprises, not-for-profits, community organisations, government and large corporates in the resources sector.
Children's University Edith Cowan aims to inspire students between seven and fourteen to develop confidence and a love of learning through validated activities beyond the school curriculum.
The Inspiring Minds scholarship program are equity scholarships that give students an opportunity to access an education that may otherwise be out of reach.
Bachelor of Arts, The University of Western Australia, 1962.
Recent Publications (within the last five years)
Journal Articles
Jaggard, E., (2019), Britain, australia and the secret ballot act of 1872. History: the journal of the Historical Association, 104(360), 209-227, DOI: 10.1111/1468-229X.12735.
Research Student Supervision
Principal Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Cape crusaders: An ethnography investigating the surfing subculture of cape naturaliste, Western Australia
Co-principal Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, The work of wesleyan missonary rev john smithies in newfoundland, the Swan river colony and van dieman's land 1827-1872.
Associate Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Seven decades of sports writing at the West Australian (1901-1971).
Doctor of Philosophy, Keeping the money uner the soap: Construction of the English and English migrants in Australian nationalist texts.
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