School of Education

Lecturer

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy, Murdoch University, 2016.
• Master of Education, Edith Cowan University, 2007.
• Bachelor of Education, Edith Cowan University, 1995.
• Bachelor of Arts in Education (Secondary), Edith Cowan University, 1991.

Research

Recent Research Grants

• Investigating the 'readiness' and proficiency of beginning Arts teachers in Western Australian secondary schools.,  Edith Cowan University,  ECU Early Career Researcher Grant - 2018,  2017 - 2019,  $10,000.
• Arts-based pedagogy: Engaging children with additional needs through multi-sensory storytelling,  Sensorium Theatre Inc,  Sensorium Theatre Inc - Grant,  2017 - 2018,  $10,000.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

• Lowe, G., Gray, C., Prout, P., Jefferson, S., Shaw, T., (2019), Still keen and committed: Piloting an instrument for identifying positive veteran teachers. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 25(4), 418-433, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2019.1621829.
• Gray, C., Lowe, G., Prout, P., Jefferson, S., (2019), “I feel very fortunate to still be doing what I love”: Later career performing arts teachers still keen and committed. International Journal of Education and the Arts, 20(7), 1-22, Online, DOI: 10.26209/ijea20n7.
• Lowe, G., Gray, C., Prout, P., Jefferson, S., Shaw, T., (2019), Positive veteran teachers: Who are they, and where are they to be found?. Issues in Educational Research, 29(3), 823-840.
• Gray, C., Lowe, G., (2019), "Learning the ropes": Pre-service arts teachers navigating the extracurricular terrain. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 44(4), 78-90, Australia, Social Science Press, DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2018v44n4.6.
• Gray, C., Wright, P., Pascoe, R., (2019), "They made me feel like a teacher rather than a praccie": sinking or swimming in pre-service drama education. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 47(2), 193-207, Australia, Routledge, DOI: 10.1080/1359866X.2018.1504279.
• Gray, C., Lambert, K., (2019), Being the adult you needed as a kid: Why the AITSL standards are not the best fit for drama teachers. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, n/a(n/a), 1-18, Online, DOI: 10.1080/1359866X.2019.1685645.
• Lambert, K., Gray, C., (2019), Performing ‘teacher’: Exploring early career teachers’ becomings, work identities and the [mis-]use of the professional standards in competitive educational assemblages. Pedagogy Culture and Society, Online(N/A), 1-23, DOI: 10.1080/14681366.2019.1663247.
• Gray, C., Pascoe, R., Wright, P., (2018), "I felt that I could be whatever I wanted": Pre-service drama teachers' prior experiences and beliefs about teaching drama. International Journal of Education and the Arts, 19(10), 25 p., Online, Penn State Libraries Open Publishing, DOI: 10.18113/P8ijea1910.
• Gray, C., Wright, P., Pascoe, R., (2017), There's a lot to learn about being a drama teacher: Pre-service drama teachers' experience of stress and vulnerability during an extended practicum. Teaching and Teacher Education, 67(October 2017), 270-277, Oxford, United Kingdom, Pergamon Press, DOI: 10.1016/j.tate.2017.06.015.
• Gray, C., Wright, P., Pascoe, R., (2017), Raising the curtain: Investigating the practicum experiences of pre-service drama teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42(1), 36-53, Australia, Social Science Press, DOI: 10.14221/ajte.2017v42n1.3.

Research Student Supervision

Co-principal Supervisor

• Master of Education,  A PRIMARY SCHOOL INTERNSHIP MODEL: GRADUATE TEACHER PERFORMANCE AS PERCEIVED BY EMPLOYING PRINCIPALS
• Doctor of Philosophy,  GROWING PHONOLOGICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND IMPROVING SPELLING OUTCOMES IN YEAR 2 PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION AND CONTEXTUALISED DICTATION

Associate Supervisor

• Doctor of Philosophy,  A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF MUSIC LOOPING TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTION UPON PRE-SERVICE GENERALIST TEACHERS' SELF-EFFICACY TO TEACH MUSIC IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Assistant Supervisor

• Master of Education,  INFLUENCE OF A DRAMA BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMPATHY IN YEAR TEN, WESTERN AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS