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Dr Kevin Sullivan

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5495
Email: k.sullivan@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Mount Lawley  
Room: ML17.127  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4559-5170

Kevin is a Senior Lecturer of Primary Mathematics and Technologies in the School of Education.

Current teaching

  • MAE1250 - Foundations of Primary Mathematics
  • MAE4270 - Diagnosis and Intervention
  • MAE6270 - Diagnosis and Intervention
  • TCH6050 - Primary Technologies

Background

Across a 25+ year career Kevin has fulfilled many roles and taught across a broad spectrum of learning environments, spanning from early childhood through to tertiary. He currently coordinates units within the Bachelor of Education (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Primary) courses and is research focused on initial teacher education, rural education, mathematics, technologies, and PISA.

Kevin is passionate about teaching, especially in the areas of primary mathematics and technologies. He is a published researcher who strives to build connected relationships to increase collaboration and research in initial teacher education, rural education, PISA data, mathematics, and technologies.

Professional Associations

  • 2015-2020 - Council Member for Leeming Senior High School - Board Member
  • 2010-2014 - Council Member for Leeming Primary School - Board Member
  • 2012 - The Teacher Registration Board (TRBWA) - Member
  • 2012 - Australian Computers in Education Conference (ACEC) – Committee member
  • 2004 - Foundation member of the Western Australian College of Teaching (WACOT) - Member

Awards and Recognition

University and National Teaching Awards

  • 2015 – Best Publication by a Higher Degree by Research Candidate in the School of Education, Murdoch University
  • 2001 – Nominated for Excellence in Teaching Award (NEiTA Foundation)
  • 1996 – Nominated for Excellence in Teaching Award (NEiTA Foundation)

Other

  • 2015 – Top 5 Finalist - The Springer Award for the best paper published in Australian Educational Researcher for 2014

National and International Research Awards

  • 2010 – Awarded PhD scholarship, Murdoch University

Research Interests

  • Initial Teacher Education
  • Mathematics
  • PISA
  • Rural education
  • Technologies

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Murdoch University, 2019.

Research Outputs

2023

Journal Articles

  • Main, S., Byrne, M., Scott, J., Sullivan, K., Paolino, A., Slater, E., Boron, J. (2023). Primary specialisations in Australia: graduates’ perceptions of outcome and impact. The Australian Educational Researcher, 50(2), 371–390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-021-00496-y.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Sullivan, K., McConney, A., Perry, L. (2018). A Comparison of Rural Educational Disadvantage in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand Using OECD’s PISA. Sage Open, 8(4), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244018805791.
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