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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.
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Dr Gill Kirk

Lecturer

Contact Information Telephone: +61 8 6304 2715, Mobile: 0400756635, Email: g.kirk@ecu.edu.au, Campus: Joondalup, Room: JO8A224

Staff Member Details
Telephone:	+61 8 6304 2715
Mobile:	0400756635
Email:	g.kirk@ecu.edu.au
Campus:	Joondalup
Room:	JO8A224

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, Murdoch University, 2014.
Bachelor of Education with Honours, Edith Cowan University, 2001.

Research

Recent Research Grants

Amplify 2: The Story of Three Schools, AISWA Schools, AISWA Schools - Grant, 2017 - 2018, $112,174.
National Quality Standard in Western Australian Government Schools, Department of Education WA, Office of Early Childhood Development and Learning Grant, 2016 - 2018, $59,937.

Recent Publications (within the last five years)

Journal Articles

Kirk, G., (2018), Retention in a Bachelor of Education (Early childhood studies) course: Students say why they stay and others leave. Higher Education Research and Development, n/a(online), 1-15, DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2018.1455645.
Kirk, G., Maccallum, J., (2017), Strategies that support kindergarten children's social and emotional development: One teacher's approach. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 42(1), 85-93, Australia, Early Childhood Australia Inc., DOI: 10.23965/AJEC.42.1.10.

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