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Programmes
Grad Dip (Secondary), B.Ed.(Primary)
Teaching Area/Interests
- Educational issues and the politics of education
- Technology education
- Diversity & Teaching Adolescents (EDPROFST 610)
- Professional Contexts, Issues and Practicum (EDPRAC 603, 604)
- Influences Shaping Education in Aotearoa (EDPROFST 611)
Research Interests (area & methodologies)
- Boys' education (sundry conference presentations)
- Boarding schools (numerous surveys and reports)
- The seams of school transition
- The application of restorative practices in the classroom and playground
Professional Links
- Fellow of the New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society
- Professional evaluation of boarding school services for numerous controlling bodies
- Principal appraisal on behalf of various Boards of Trustees
- Advice to various Boards on appointment of new principals
- Board member, Northland Hockey Asssociation
- Member, Northland All-Weather Athletic Track Trust
- Member, Orangi Kaupapa Trust (philanthropic, recognises community movers and shakers)
- Board chair, North Haven Hospice Society
- Executive member and Training Officer, Northland Association of Justices of the Peace
- Holder of Queen's Service Medal for Public Service
Qualifications / Degrees
- M.A. (Hons) - Victoria University
- Dip. Tch - Christchurch Teachers' College
Previous professional experience (prior to present position)
- Secondary teacher (English, French, Maths) 1962 - 1989
- Education Review Officer 1990 - 1992
- Secondary Principal 1993 - 1999
- Educational Consultant 2000 -
- Part-time Lecturer and Secondary Programme Coordinator for ACE 2001 -
Other information, interests or things that drive you
I am committed to contributing to the success of this Faculty and to supporting others to position our scholarship and practice as nationally and internationally esteemed. Initial teacher education and the status and work of teachers in society is also of interest to me. I enjoy art, reading, film and the many "20 somethings" that are in my family.
