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.
Lily is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Science Education for the School of Education.
Qualifications
Master of Councelling, University of Notre Dame Australia, 2013.
Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University of Technology, 2003.
Master of Natural Sciences, Austria, 1995.
Recent Publications (within the last five years)
Book Chapters
Taylor, L., (2019), Reaching out to the disaffected: Mindfulness and art therapy for building resilience to violent extremism. Mindfulness in Education, 39-51, New York, Routledge.
Taylor, L., Taylor, PC., (2018), Breaking Down Enlightenment Silos: From STEM to ST2EAM Education, and Beyond. Thirteen Questions: Reframing Education's Conversation: Science, 455-472, New York, Peter Lang Publishing.
Taylor, L., (2017), Recovery From Eating Disorders and Child Sexual Abuse: Enhancing Personal Sustainability through Mindfulness-Based, Transpersonal Art Therapy. Weaving Complementary Knowledge Systems and Mindfulness to Educate a Literate Citizenry for Sustainable and Healthy Lives, 60(24), 371-386, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sense Publishers.
Taylor, L., (2016), Mindfulness and Flow in Transpersonal Art Therapy. Mindfulness and Educating Citizens for Everyday Life, 53(1), 27-46, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sense Publishers.
Penna, KN., Taylor, L., (2014), Benefits of Using Qualitative Ethnographic Methodology in the Evaluation of Preservation Training Programs' Performance in Developing Countries: A Case Study of the Northeast Region of Brazil. Preservation Education - Sharing Best Practices and Finding Common Ground, 97-114, London, UK, University Press of New England.
Journal Articles
Taylor, L., (2018), Reaching out to the disaffected: mindfulness and art therapy for building resilience to violent extremism. Learning: Research and Practice, 4(1), 39-51, DOI: 10.1080/23735082.2018.1428109.
Taylor, L., Taylor, PC., Karnovsky, S., Aly, A., Taylor, N., (2017), "Beyond Bali": a transformative education approach for developing community resilience to violent extremism. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 37(2), 193-204.
Sonja, K., Taylor, L., Taylor, PC., (2015), When Policy and Infrastructure Provisions are Exemplary but Still Insufficient: Paradoxes Affecting Education for Sustainability (EfS) in a Custom-designed Sustainability School. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 9(2), 179-195.
Aly, A., Taylor, L., Karnovsky, S., (2014), Moral Disengagement and Building Resilience to Violent Extremism: An Education Intervention. Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 37(4), 369-385, Routledge, DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2014.879379.
Conference Publications
Taylor, L., Taylor, P., Hill, J., (2019), Ethical dilemma story pedagogy: A constructivist approach to values learning and ethical understanding. Empowering science and mathematics for global competitiveness. Proceedings of the Science and Mathematics International Conference (SMIC 2018), 1(2–4 November 2018), 118-124, Boca Raton, CRC/Taylor & Francis, DOI: 10.1201/9780429461903.
Taylor, P., Taylor, L., (2019), Transformative STEAM education for sustainable development. Empowering science and mathematics for global competitiveness. Proceedings of the Science and Mathematics International Conference (SMIC 2018), 125-131, Boca Raton, CRC/Taylor & Francis, DOI: doi.org/10.1201/9780429461903.
Research Student Supervision
Co-principal Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Backboards to blackboards : rebounding from the margins ; a critical auto/ethnographic study of the struggle for culturally-sensitive educational pathways for Aboriginal girls
Doctor of Philosophy, Engaging students through the use of dilemma stories
Doctor of Philosophy, Engaging students through the use of dilemma stories
Doctor of Philosophy, Teacher education for cultural diversity
Doctor of Philosophy, Teacher empowerment : an interpretive study of the experience of Asian migrant teachers in Western Australia
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