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.
Faulkner, V., Rivalland, J., Hunter, J. (2010). Caught in the middle: Improving writing in the middle and upper primary years. Traditions of writing research (198-211). Routledge.
Thwaite, A., Rivalland, J. (2009). How can analysis of classroom talk help teachers reflect on their practices?. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 32(1), 38-54.
Barratt-Pugh, C., Rivalland, J., Hamer, J., Adams, P. (2006). Literacy Learning in Australia: Practical Ideas for Early Childhood Educators. Thomson Dunmore Press.
Journal Articles
Rivalland, J., Wooller, BB. (2006). Writing in the Middle Years. The more control we have of words the more power, the more power we have in society as a whole. Literacy Learning: The Middle Years, 14(3), 18-27.
Van Kraayenoord, CE., Rohl, M., Rivalland, J. (2005). Intervention approaches for learning difficulties in literacy. Learning Disabilities: A Challenge to Teaching and instuction (117-132). Leuven University Press.
Journal Articles
Louden, B., Rohl, M., Barratt-Pugh, C., Brown, C., Cairney, T., Elderfield, J., House, H., Meiers, M., Rivalland, J., Rowe, K. (2005). In Teachers Hands. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 28(3), 175-253.
Creative Arts Research Outputs
Louden, W., Rohl, M., Barratt-Pugh, C., Brown, C., Cairney, T., Elderfield, J., House, H., Meiers, M., Rivalland, J., Rowe, K. (2005). In Teachers' Hands: Effective Literacy Teaching Practices in the Early Years of. . Edith Cowan University.
Rivalland, J. (2003). Curious about the world, not so curious about the world.. Look again : longitudinal studies of children's literacy learning (73-84). Primary English Teaching Association.
Rohl, M., Rivalland, J. (2002). Literacy learning difficulties in Australian primary schools. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 25(3), 19-40.
Research Projects
Quality Talk: Talk for thinking, reading and writing, Association of Independent Schools of WA, AISWA - Grant, 2013 ‑ 2015, $14,994.
Supporting Students to improve their written literacy skills the middle and upper years primary schooling (Years 4-8), Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant, 2006 ‑ 2010, $128,270.
Identification of Effective Models of Implementing Getting it Right in Secondary Schools, Department of Education and Training WA, Grant, 2007 ‑ 2009, $42,093.
Literacy Intervention: Supporting students with literacy difficulties in the middle and upper years of primary schooling, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant, 2005 ‑ 2008, $169,000.
The Identification of Resources to Support Children Learning to Read in the Early Years of School, Department of Education and Training WA, Grant, 2007 ‑ 2008, $47,185.
Data Informed Teaching Phase III: Utilising assessment to inform literacy teaching in the early years of schooling , Association of Independent Schools of WA, AISWA - Grant, 2007, $15,768.
The Identification of Resources to Support Children's Social and Emotional Development, Department of Education and Training WA, Grant, 2007, $47,185.
Effective teaching and learning practices for students with learning difficulties initiative, Department of Education, Science and Training, Grant, 2004 ‑ 2005, $2,700.
Effective Teaching and Learning Practices Leading to Improved Literacy Outcomes in the Early Years of Schooling - RFT 957, Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Grant, 2001 ‑ 2005, $598,548.
Data-driven teaching: Utilising assessment to inform literacy teaching in the early years of schooling, Association of Independent Schools of WA, AISWA - Grant, 2004 ‑ 2005, $30,366.
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