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.
Rhodes, D., Byrne, M. (2021). Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTIQ+ issues in primary Initial Teacher Education programs. Social Inclusion, 9(2), 30-41. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v9i2.3822.
Rees, J., Christophersen, C., Lewis, J., Lo, J., Sambell, R., Costello, L., Walker, C., Byrne, M., Boyce, M., Newton, R., Devine, A. (2020). The study protocol for a pseudo-randomised pre-post designed controlled intervention trial to study the effects of a 7-week cooking program on self-efficacy and biomarkers of health: The ECU lifestyle and biomarkers get connected study (ECULABJMOF) including the Jamie's Ministry of Food WA participant experience. BMC Public Health, 20(1), Article number 1037. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09124-3.
Hackling, M., Byrne, M., Gower, G., Anderson, K. (2015). A pedagogical model for engaging Aboriginal children with science learning. Teaching Science, 61(1), 27-39.
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). UWA Publishing.
Gower, G., Byrne, M. (2012). Becoming a culturally competent teacher: beginning the journey. Reform and Resistance in Aboriginal Education (379-402). UWA Publishing.
Byrne, M., Berlach, R. (2001). Education for indigenous students: Which outcomes-based document set is best?. Issues in Educational Research, 11, 1-11.
Research Projects
Optimising social return on investment of the Foodbank WA School Breakfast Program through integrated, whole-school approaches to supporting disadvantaged students, Foodbank, Scholarships to support Industry Engagement PhD Projects, 2020 ‑ 2025, $45,000.
Investigation of the Impact of the New North Education Initiative, New North Education Initiative, Grant, 2018 ‑ 2022, $145,000.
An Evaluation of the Ethical Leadership Program: A Constable Care and Primary Ethics Initiative 2020-2021, Constable Care Child Safety Foundation Inc, Constable Care - Grant, 2020 ‑ 2021, $80,791.
Evaluation of Foodbank WA s School Breakfast and Food Nutrition Program (01/2015FBWA), Foodbank, Grant, 2015 ‑ 2021, $180,000.
Investigation of Western Australia Primary Principals Association International School Leadership Program - Research and Evaluation, Western Australian Primary Principals Association Inc, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2019, $5,000.
Building Emotional Strength in Education, Sharon Faye Foundation, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2019, $7,500.
Investigation of the Impact of Lifeworkz Social and Emotional
Program at Hale School
, Lifeworkz, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2018, $7,765.
Engaging and partnering with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and community to improve student outcomes, Office for Learning and Teaching, OLT - Innovation and Development Grant, 2017 ‑ 2018, $14,274.
School Breakfast Program 2014, Foodbank, Grant, 2015, $15,000.
WA Adolescent Cooking and Food Literacy Study, Foodbank, Grant, 2014 ‑ 2015, $90,000.
Foodbank WA Healthy Food for All Strategy Research and Evaluation
, Foodbank, Grant, 2014, $7,500.
Food for learning: Impact of the WA Healthy Food for All program in low SES schools, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration Grant - 2014 (Round 1), 2013 ‑ 2014, $39,062.
Foodbank WA Healthy Food for All Strategy Research and Evaluation: Food Sensations
, Foodbank, Grant, 2014, $3,500.
Engaging Aboriginal Children and their teachers with science, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant, 2011 ‑ 2012, $36,310.
High Achievers' Science Program for Aboriginal Students, Department of Education and Training WA, Grant, 2008 ‑ 2011, $72,606.
Review of Aboriginal and Islander Education Officer Program, Department of Education and Training WA, Grant, 2008 ‑ 2011, $268,329.
Effective Science Program Delivery for Remote Area Schools, Scitech, Grant, 2008, $7,273.
Effective Test Literacy Strategies for Aboriginal Student Success in the Western Australian Literacy and Numeracy Assessment, Aboriginal Education and Training Council, AETC - Grant, 2008, $33,705.
Master of Education, The role of good quality student-teacher relationships when working with students with challenging behaviours in mainstream primary schools in Western Australia
Adjunct Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, What motivates and supports primary teachers to teach nutrition