Professor David Lynch BEd(JCU), MEd(School Admin)(JCU), DipTeach(JCU), EdD(CQU), FAACLM(OTHAUS) David Lynch is the Head of Southern Cross University's Coffs Harbour Campus and Professor of Education in the School of Education at Coffs Harbour . He is the author of numerous articles and texts on teacher education, learning management and learning design. Together, his research and development interests form the basis of a radical rethink on teaching and teacher education. David’s background is in primary education having been a teacher and senior state school principal in early professional life. His academic career includes positions as professor of education, sub-dean, and head of the school of education at a number of universities where he has been involved in the development of innovative approaches to teaching and learning and teacher education.</p>
Books
Teacher education in Australia : investigations into programming, practicum and partnership (with Tony Yeigh), (2013)
Case Studies in Education: Leadership and Innovation. Primrose Hall: Brisbane. (with Richard Smith) (2012)
This book case studies schools and universities, in Australia and elsewhere, as they respond to...
Assessing and reporting the classroom curriculum in the knowledge age (with Richard Smith), School of Education (2012)
Preparing teachers in times of change: teaching school, standards, new content and evidence, (2012)
This book is about teacher education reform and seeks to answer these and other questions....
Book chapters
Examining the Bachelor of Education: mentor's perceptions of student/teacher performance (with Tony Yeigh), Teacher education in Australia : investigations into programming, practicum and partnership (2013)
A study of innovation in teacher education (with Richard Smith), Case studies in education: leadership and innovation (2012)
This chapter reviews three studies of an innovative teacher education program (Bachelor of Learning Management,...
Future capability of education to embrace the knowledge economy (with Rebecca Deagan), Current trends in technology and society (2012)
Teachers, teaching and education reform: breaking the intransigence of the sector (with Richard Smith), Case studies in education: leadership and innovation (2012)
This chapter introduces a series of case studies into schools and universities, in Australia and...
The challenge of change in education (with Richard Smith and David Turner), Case studies in education: leadership and innovation (2012)
The chapter synthesises positions and arguments presented throughout the book to provide a commentary about...
Journal articles
Teachers for the future: an unmet need (with Richard Smith), The International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change (2013)
In 2000 Central Queensland University conducted the first major review and redevelopment of its teacher...
Teacher education partnerships: an Australian research-based perspective (with Richard Smith), Australian Journal of Teacher Education (2012)
This article reviews literature about partnerships between teacher education faculties and schools that indicates not...
The future of teacher education: reflections on innovations (with Richard Smith), MIER Journal of Educational Studies, Trends and Practices (2011)
This article is about teacher education reform. At the time of writing, teacher education (which...
Building teacher capability through school/ university partnerships (with Tina A. Doe and Paul O'Neill), International journal of knowledge, culture and change management (2006)
This paper is about an innovative project that has been designed to enhance the capabilities...
The teaching school: a new paradigm in teacher education and catalyst for building capability in the current teaching workforce (with David Turner), International Journal of Knowledge, Culture & Change Management (2006)
Exploring the role of the teaching school in pre-service teacher education and its positive impact...