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Professor Stuart Woodcock

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Email: stuart.woodcock@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2035-8638

Stuart is a Professor of Inclusive Education in the School of Education.

Background

Professor Stuart Woodcock is an internationally recognised scholar in inclusive education and teacher effectiveness research. His work focuses on teacher self-efficacy, inclusive pedagogy, and the development of teacher capability across initial teacher education and in-service teacher practice, with a particular emphasis on how teachers’ beliefs about their professional competence shape inclusive classroom practice and outcomes for students with diverse learning needs.

Professor Woodcock leads a sustained program of internationally recognised research examining the relationship between teacher beliefs, attribution processes, classroom management, and inclusive practice across schooling systems. His scholarship contributes to global understandings of how inclusive education can be strengthened through evidence-informed teacher preparation and professional learning and is widely cited across the fields of teacher education and inclusive education.

He serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Educational Research and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Australasian Journal of Special and Inclusive Education, as well as Co-Series Editor of International Perspectives on Inclusive Education. Through these leadership roles, he contributes to shaping international research agendas in inclusive education and teacher development and supports the dissemination of high-impact scholarship across global education communities.

Prior to joining Edith Cowan University, Stuart held an academic appointment at Griffith University, where he contributed to research leadership in inclusive education and teacher preparation. At ECU, his research strengthens the School’s strategic focus on inclusive education, teacher effectiveness, and impact-focused teacher education research, supporting national and international efforts to improve how teachers are prepared to respond confidently and effectively to learner diversity.

Research areas and interests

  • Inclusion
  • Inclusive education
  • Self-efficacy
  • Collective-efficacy
  • Classroom management
  • Student wellbeing

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wollongong, 2008.
  • Master of Education, University of Wollongong, 2002.
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