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Professor Dianne Chambers

Director, International

Staff Member Details
Email: d.chambers@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3852-6425

Dianne is Director, International in the School of Education.

Background

Dianne has recently moved to Edith Cowan University after working at Hiroshima University, Japan. She has had extensive international experience and has been involved in tertiary education to prepare teachers for more than 25 years.

Professional Associations

  • 2017 - InSpEd – Institute of Special Educators, Expert panel member
  • 2016 - Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association (ARATA), Member
  • 2015 - CEC Division of International Special Education Services (DISES), Member
  • 2008 - Australian Association of Special Education (AASE) WA Chapter, previous president, vice president, treasurer, member

Awards and Recognition

National and International Awards

  • 2018 - Emerald Publishing – Outstanding Author Contribution 2018 – International Perspectives on Inclusive Education
  • 2014 - Professional Teaching Council of Western Australia - Outstanding Service Award 2014
  • 2014 - Emerald Publishing – Best Chapter for 2014
  • 2013 - Asia Pacific Journal of Teacher Education Best Paper 2013
  • 2012 - Western Australian Institute of Educational Research (WAIER) Postgraduate Award 2012

University and National Teaching Awards

  • 2014 - Vice Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching 2014 (UNDA – Individual Award)
  • 2005 - Vice Chancellors Award for Excellence in Teaching (ECU – Team Award)
  • 2004 - Fogarty Foundation Prize for highest achievement in M.Ed

Research areas and interests

Professor Chambers has a wide range of interests in the area of special and inclusive education including:

  • the use of assistive technology to support communication and learning;
  • accessible Open Education Resources (OER);
  • the preparedness and attitudes of beginning teachers to accommodate students with diverse abilities in their classrooms;
  • Universal Design for Learning; and
  • International Education.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Education Honours, Edith Cowan University.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame Australia, 2012.
  • Master of Education, Edith Cowan University, 2004.

Research Outputs

2026

Journal Articles

  • Forlin, C., Chambers, D. (2026). Is a whole school approach to inclusion really meeting the needs of all learners? Home-schooling parents’ perceptions. Education Sciences, 13(6), 571 – 583. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13060571.
  • Hernandes, G., Chambers, D. (2026). A systematic literature review of inclusive practices in Japan: A PRISMA approach.. Research Bulletin of the Center for Special Needs Education, Hiroshima University, 24(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.15027/0002041608.
  • Keiper, D., Chambers, D., Handal, B. (2026). What We Can Learn from the Classroom Experiences of Former Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Australia: A Phenomenological Approach. Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, 13(1), 129-148. https://doi.org/10.3850/S2345734126000064.
  • Chambers, D., Okinda, R. (2026). Assistive technology use in open, distance and blended learning within TVET in Kenya and Zambia.. Research Bulletin of the Center for Special Needs Education, Hiroshima University, 24(1), 57-69. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15027/0002041613.

Conference Publications

  • Chambers, D., Okinda, R. (2026). Supporting institutions to utilise assistive technology in ODL to enhance learning of trainees with disability in low-income countries.. Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF10) (1-8). Commonweath of Learning. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.56059/pcf10.3337.

2025

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

  • Nahajski, R., Chambers, D., Lavery , S. (2025). The perceptions of Australian identity by Year 5 and Year 6 students in an Australian independent school.. Issues in Educational Research, 35(4), 1605-1624.
  • De Luca , S., Lavery , S., Chambers, D. (2025). The benefits of undertaking Christian service-learning: student perspectives.. International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, 13(1), 16 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.37333/001c.146206.
  • Mead, C., Lavery , S., Chambers, D. (2025). Characteristics of a Josephite approach to education evident in the leadership practices of principals and their leadership teams.. British Journal of Religious Education, 47(3), 14 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/01416200.2024.2405728.

2024

Book Chapters

  • Chambers, D., Hübner Mendes, R. (2024). Inclusive education in Brazil: The potential of technology to facilitate inclusive practice.. Intercultural and inclusive education in Latin America (33-44). Emerald. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1108/S14.

Journal Articles

2023

Journal Articles

  • Outtrim, M., Lavery , S., Chambers, D. (2023). Encouraging female teachers to become principals in Catholic secondary schools in Western Australia. Issues in Educational Research, 33(4), 1532-1547.
  • Forlin, C., Chambers, D., Banks, J. (2023). Developing a scale to measure the diversity of motivations and practices of home-schooling. Educational Review, 77(3), 750-763. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2023.2229067.
  • Banks, J., Forlin, C., Chambers, D. (2023). Home-schooling in the Republic of Ireland. British Journal of Special Education, 50(2023), 394-402. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8578.12468.

Reports

2022

Book Chapters

Journal Articles

2003

Journal Articles

  • Forlin, C., Chambers, D. (2003). Bullying and the inclusive school environment. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 28(2), 11-23.

Research Projects

  • Information technology project at Moorditj Noongar Community College, The Smith Family, Grant, 2004 ‑ 2005, $9,090.

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