School of Education

Emeritus Professor

Qualifications

• , The University of Western Australia.
• Doctor of Philosophy, United States of America, 1984.
• , The University of Western Australia, 1972.
• , The University of Western Australia, 1972.
• , The University of Western Australia, 1965.

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Responsive School Support: Developing and Sustaining the Capacity of Schools to Improve Indigenous Outcomes,  Australian Primary Principals Association Incorporated,  Contract Research (DEEWR),  2010 - 2012,  $415,853.
• Targeting Resources in Primary Schools (TRIPS),  Australian Primary Principals Association Incorporated,  Grant,  2009 - 2010,  $496,980.
• Determining the Parameters for Future Research into Primary School Funding,  Australian Primary Principals Association Incorporated,  Grant,  2008,  $7,700.
• The Pipeline Project: A joint project between the WA Department of Education and Training & Edith Cowan University,  Department of Education and Training WA,  Grant,  2005 - 2008,  $610,000.
• Evaluation of the Behaviour Management and Discipline Strategy,  Department of Education and Training WA,  Grant,  2007 - 2008,  $150,000.
• Digitally based formats for alternative external assessment for post-compulsory courses of study in WA,  Edith Cowan University,  ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant,  2006 - 2007,  $60,000.
• Study into the Resourcing of Australian Primary Schools Stage 3 (SRAPS 3),  Australian Government Primary Principals Association,  Grant,  2005 - 2007,  $479,479.

Research Student Supervision

Principal Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  The Introduction Of State Per Capita Funding Of Non-government Schools During The 1960s: The Case Of Western Australia.

Associate Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  The Educational Beliefs Of A Group Of University Teachers And Their Students: Identifiction, Exploration And Comparison