Refereed Articles

Action learning : contemporary professional development (with L Brady and P Aubusson), Curriculum and Teaching (2008)
 

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Born not made: the nativist myth and teachers' thinking (with Catherine Scott), Teacher Development (2008)
 

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Distributed leadership as a factor in and outcome of teacher action learning (with Peter Aubusson and Laurie Brady), International Electronic Journal For Leadership in Learning (2008)
 

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Action learning in teacher learning community formation: informative or transformative? (with Peter Aubusson, Frances Steele, and Laurie Brady), Teacher Development (2007)
 
Stepping out from the crowd : some findings from the NSW quality teaching awards seeking recognition for professional accomplishment (with Norman McCulla and Catherine Scott), Online refereed article / Australian College of Educators (2007)
 
The dynamics of creating and sustaining learning communities, Online refereed article / Australian College of Educators (2007)
 

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Year 12 students and Higher Mathematics: Emerging issues (with Mohan Chinnappan, Anthony Herrington, and Dale Scott), AARE 2007 International education research conference : Fremantle : papers collection (2007)
 
Action learning for school improvement (with L Brady and P Aubusson), Educational Practice and Theory (2006)
 

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Principal leadership for outstanding educational outcomes, Journal of Educational Administration (2005)
 
Mobility and highly effective teachers : re-visiting beliefs about 'over-stayers' (with W Sawyer), Melbourne Studies In Education (2004)
 

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Effective Teaching in the Context of a Grade 12 High Stakes External Examination in New South Wales, Australia (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), British Educational Research Journal (2004)
 

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Benefits to teachers of the professional learning portfolio: a case study (with Catherine Scott), Teacher Development (2003)
 

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The Development of Scales to Measure Teacher and School Executive Occupational Satisfaction (with Catherine Scott), Journal of Educational Administration (2003)
 

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Pressure points : school executive and educational change (with Catherine Scott), Journal of Educational Enquiry (2002)
 

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Awards for Teaching Excellence: Intentions and Realities (with Catherine Scott), AARE 2002 Conference Papers' [computer file] : [Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education (2002)
 
Perceptions and Reality of the Work of the Secondary Head of Department (with John Collier, Kathryn Brennan, Alan Deece, and David Mulford), International Studies in Educational Administration (2002)
 

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"I love teaching but…." International Patterns of Teacher Discontent (with Catherine Scott and Barabara Stone), Education Policy Analysis Archives (2001)
 
The Experience of Disseminating the Results of Doctoral Research (with Catherine Scott), Journal of Further and Higher Education (2001)
 

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What does an effective Year 12 English teacher look like? (with W Sawyer and P Ayers), English in Australia (2001)
 

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Moving into the third, outer domain of teacher satisfaction (with Catherine Scott), Journal of Educational Administration (2000)
 
Successful senior secondary teaching (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), Australian College of Education - Quality teaching series (2000)
 
The secondary head of department: key link in the quality teaching and learning chain (with Kathryn Brennan, John Collier, Alan Deece, and D Mulford), Australian College of Education / Quality teaching series (2000)
 
What makes a good HSC teacher? (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), Education Network (1999)
 

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The Occupational Motivation, Satisfaction and Health of English School Teachers (with Catherine Scott), Educational Psychology (1999)
 
What do successful Grade 12 mathematics teachers do? (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), BCME – 4: Proceedings of the 4th British Congress of Mathematics Education (1999)
 

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A three domain model of teacher and school executive career satisfaction (with Catherine Scott), Journal of Educational Administration (1998)
 

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The Advanced Skills Teacher - a missed opportunity? (with Catherine Scott), Unicorn (1997)
 
Societal Expectations, Pressures and Teaching, Teaching and Teachers’ Work (1997)
 
Teaching and Teachers’ Families, Australian Educational Researcher (1997)
 
In loco grandparentis?: the challenge of Australia's ageing teacher population, International Studies in Educational Administration (1996)
 

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School climate and leadership: research into three secondary schools (with Trevor Cairney, Doug Craigie, and Steve Wilson), Journal of Educational Administration (1995)
 
Teachers under stress, Australian Educational Researcher (1993)
 

Books

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Teaching in Context (with Catherine Scott) (2000)
 

Book Chapters

Leadership for Student Achievement, Australian school leadership today: Issues and trends (2009)
 

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The Relationship Between Distributed Leadership and Action Learning in Schools: A Case Study, Distributed School Leadership: Different Perspectives (2009)
 

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Foreword, Towards a moving school : developing a professional learning and performance culture (2007)
 
Changing classroom practice: Lessons from Contemporary Research, Teachers, change and stress : Christian perspectives (2005)
 
Foreword, Teaching in the sciences : learner-centered approaches (2005)
 

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Trends and imperatives in educational leadership (with Narottam Bhindi), Report of the consultation on future directions for public education and training : 'one size doesn't fit all (2005)
 
Transforming Education: Engaging With Complexity And Diversity, Transforming Education: Engaging With Complexity And Diversity (2003)
 

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Educational Change and Teacher Development (with Catherine Scott), Professional Development and Institutional Needs (2002)
 
The Importance of Teacher Satisfaction, What Every Principal Needs to Know about Communication, Interpersonal and Public Relations (2002)
 
Teaching in Context, Teaching in Context (1999)
 
The Present And Future Context of Teaching (with Catherine Scott), Teaching in context (1999)
 

Other Articles

Broader Data Needed for Informed Judgement, Directions in Education (2009)
 

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Fantasy, Fashion and Fact in Middle Schooling: A critique (with Ken Rowe), Professional Voice (2009)
 
Leveraging Teaching to Lift Learning, Directions in Education (2009)
 

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Middle Schooling: What's The Evidence? (with Ken Rowe), Research Developments (2009)
 

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Leadership for Quality Teaching and Learning, College Conversations (2008)
 

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Time for a National Approach to Teacher Quality (with Lawrence Ingvarson and Elizabeth Kleinhenz), ACER eNews (2008)
 

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Time for a National Approach to Teacher Quality (with Lawrence Ingvarson and Elizabeth Kleinhenz), Australian Policy Online, (2008)
 

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Time for a National Approach to Teacher Quality (with Lawrence Ingvarson and Elizabeth Kleinhenz), Australian Policy Online (2008)
 
Feedback on Feedback, Teacher (2008)
 
Investing in Teacher Quality (with Lawrence Ingvarson and Elizabeth Kleinhenz), EQ Australia (2008)
 
Responsive, Demanding Leadership (with Catherine Scott), Management Today (2008)
 

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Education the Key to Overcoming Disadvantage, Early Childhood News (2008)
 
Every Child Deserves the Best, The Courier-Mail (2008)
 
Family support the key to education, The Advertiser (2008)
 

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'Authoritative Leadership, Action Learning and Student Accomplishment, Australian Primary Principals Association (2008)
 
Counting the Numbers in Educational Change, The Australian Educational Leader (2008)
 
Declining Entry Scores, Directions in Education (2008)
 
It's still the Teacher, Directions in Education (2008)
 
Moving Towards Quality Teaching, Education Review (2008)
 

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Powerful Teacher Feedback, Synergy (2008)
 

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Responsive and Demanding Leadership (with Catherine Scott), Synergy (2008)
 
Responsive, Demanding Leadership (with Catherine Scott), Latitude (2008)
 
Teacher Quality on the Radar, Directions in Education (2008)
 

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The (Literacy) Lessons of Jonah, Eyre District Bulletin (2008)
 
The Lesson of Jonah, Speld News (2008)
 

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Year 12 Students and Higher Mathematics: Emerging Issues (with Mohan Chinnappan, Anthony Herrington, and Dale Scott), Australian Policy Online (2008)
 

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The Lesson of Jonah, Reading Australia (2007)
 
Time to Start Teaching From the Same Page, Illawarra Mercury (2007)
 
Good Teachers Make a Difference, Illawarra Mercury (2007)
 
Authoritative Leadership, Action Learning and Student Accomplishment, Conference Proceedings, Australian Council for Educational Research, 2007 Research Conference (2007)
 

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Getting it wrong (or right) in education (with Catherine Scott), EQ Australia (2007)
 
Overcrowding the Curriculum - Still, Directions in Education (2007)
 
Parenting, Teaching and Leadership Styles, The Australian Educational Leader (2007)
 
Teacher Quality and Student Achievement, Directions in Education (2007)
 

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The (Literacy) Lessons of Jonah, Australian Education Digest (2007)
 

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The Lesson of Jonah, ACER eNews (2007)
 

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The Lesson of Jonah, Education Review (2007)
 
The Waves of Leadership, The Australian Educational Leader (2007)
 

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The waves of leadership., Australian Educational Leader (2007)
 
Valuing Teacher Expertise, Independent Education (2007)
 

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Merit Pay for Teachers, Newsmonth (2006)
 
The Merits of Merit Pay For Teachers, Education Review (2006)
 
New Formula Needed to Solve Problems in Schools, Sydney Morning Herald (2006)
 
Teachers working on, Directions in Education (2006)
 

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The Merits (And Complexities) of Merit Pay, NSW/ACT Independent Education Union (2006)
 
Waves of Leadership, Australian Centre for Educational Leadership Newsletter (2005)
 
Parenting, teaching and self-esteem (with Catherine Scott), Principal Matters (2005)
 
Parenting, teaching and self-esteem (with Catherine Scott), Prime Focus (2005)
 
So many teacher inquiries, so little action, Illawarra Mercury (2005)
 
Parenting, teaching and self-esteem (with Catherine Scott), Australian Educational Leader (2005)
 
Public Reporting on Education, Directions in Education (2005)
 
A Passion for Life, Education Review (2004)
 
The Other Aspect of the Quality Teaching Awards, ACE NSW Branch Newsletter (2004)
 
The Changing face of Teaching, Professional Educator (2004)
 
More on the Values Debate (with M Freakley), Education Review (2004)
 
Those who can … Teach, Directions in Education (2004)
 
Valuing Education, Educare News (2003)
 
Inspirational NSW Teachers Recognised, Campus Review (2002)
 
The Profession and its Governance, Directions in Education (2001)
 
The Future Arriving (with Catherine Scott), EQ Australia (2001)
 
The Future Arriving (with Catherine Scott), Professional Development Journal Xavier College Melbourne (2001)
 
Middle Managers Under Pressure, Independent Education (2001)
 
Auditing the Auditors, Campus Review (2000)
 
Teaching Profession: Teachers’ Pay Again?, Directions in Education (2000)
 
Not Golden Enough, Sorry, Directions in Education (2000)
 

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Doctorates: Why so many give up (with Catherine Scott), Times Higher Education Supplement (1999)
 
A New Look at What Teachers Think About Their Work (with Catherine Scott), Education Review (1999)
 
New Future for Unions, Directions in Education (1999)
 
The waste of a PhD: the experience of disseminating the results of postgraduate research (with Catherine Scott), Cornerstones: what do we value in higher education? HERDSA Proceedings, July 12-15, Melbourne, Australia. (1999)
 
How do Teachers Use Their Time?, The ACT Teacher (1998)
 
Reflections on Reform, Education Review (1998)
 
Curriculum Reform: Reforming the NSW HSC, Directions in Education (1998)
 
Student Safety: No Shoulder to Cry On, Now, Directions in Education (1998)
 
Restructuring: The Myths, The Realities - and Survival, The Practising Administrator (1998)
 
Teachers and Teaching: Some Key Issues, Australian College of Education, NSW Chapter, Newsletter (1997)
 
Societal expectations, pressures and teaching, Teaching and Teachers Work (1997)
 
Let Teachers Teach!, The Independent Teacher (1997)
 
Stress: Let Teachers Teach!, Newsmonth (1997)
 
Teacher and Executive Satisfaction, Motivation and Health (with Catherine Scott), The Practising Administrator (1997)
 
Time to Focus on Teacher Satisfaction, The Primary Principal (1996)
 
Teacher Satisfaction, Primary Focus (1996)
 
Time to Focus on Teacher Satisfaction, NSW History Teachers Association Journal (1996)
 
The Industrial Context - Teacher Status and Salary, Directions in Education (1996)
 
Major Study of Teacher Satisfaction and Health in Western Sydney (with Catherine Scott), Nepean Educational Researcher (1996)
 
Time to Focus on Teacher Satisfaction, The Primary Principal (1996)
 
Teacher Satisfaction: New Research (with Catherine Scott), Education Alternatives (1996)
 
The State of History in NSW: Findings and Recommendations of the HTA Research Report (with Christine Halse, M Khamis, B Harris, J Buchanan, and J SOETERS), Teaching History (1996)
 
Major Survey of Teachers’ Health, Motivation and Satisfaction (with Catherine Scott), Nepean Educational Researcher (1995)
 
'Here we go, here we go, here we go...': Teachers and resignation, Bulletin of Proceedings 1994, New South Wales Institute for Educational Research (1995)
 
Enhancing the Quality of Teacher Satisfaction, Ensuring Quality in Education, collected papers, National Conference of the Australian College of Education, Launceston, September 28-30th, 1994 (1995)
 
Stress on Stress, Principal Matters (1995)
 
Assault on Teachers, Directions in Education (1995)
 
Can Teaching Affect Teachers’ Relationships?, Nepean Educational Researcher (1995)
 
Principal Stress Survey, Directions in Education (1995)
 
How Does Teaching Affect Teachers’ Partners?, Education Alternatives (1995)
 
Are Teachers’ Relationships at Risk?, Nepean Educational Researcher (1994)
 
The State of History in New South Wales Secondary Schools (with C Halse, M Khamis, and B Harris), Teaching History (1994)
 
Towards a Warmer Climate, Prime Focus (1994)
 
Towards a Warmer Climate, Principal Matters (1994)
 
Towards a Warmer Climate, Principal Matters (1994)
 
Selecting the Best Teachers, Directions in Education (1994)
 
Societal Pressures and Teaching, Australian Association for Research in Education, Annual Conference, Conference Proceedings, Newcastle, 27th November - 1st December (1994)
 
Teacher Induction: Implications for Administrators, The Practising Administrator (1993)
 
Other Fish in the Sea, Directions in Education (1993)
 
Teacher Induction, The Impact of Professional Development on the Emerging Culture, Collected Papers Volume 3, Australian Council for Educational Administration, National Conference of the Australian Council for Educational Administration, Darwin, July 5-8 1992 (1993)
 
Why teachers resign, Education Alternatives (1993)
 
Teacher Appraisal To Prove or Improve?, Australian College of Education NSW Chapter Newsletter (1990)
 
Social Sciences Network Updates, Southerly (1988)
 
Social Sciences Network Updates, Southerly (1988)
 
Editorial, Southerly (1987)
 
Program Evaluation, Southerly (1987)
 
Visit to the HSC Marking Centre, Southerly (1987)
 
Year 11 Geography – Field Study Culburra Area (with G Haley), Southerly (1986)
 

Misc. Documents

Conference Papers & Presentations

How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, NSW DET South Western Region Principals’ Conference (2009)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, NSW DET Primary Principals’ Association Conference (2009)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, CEO Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle (2009)
 
Investing in Teacher Quality: A Model for Strengthening the Teaching Profession in Australia (with Lawrence Ingvarson and Elizabeth Kleinhenz), European Conference on Educational Research (2009)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving: What Research Tells Us, NSW DET Regional Aboriginal Teams’ Workshop (2009)
 
How to get Your School Moving and Improving Workshop, SA DECS Murray and Malley Leaders’ Conference (2009)
 
Student Achievement, Quality Teaching and Educational Leadership, SA DECS Murray and Malley Leaders’ Conference (2009)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, Victoria DEECD Maroondah Network (2009)
 
The Global Financial Crisis – how should education respond?, Wesley College Institute for Innovation in Education (2009)
 
Evaluation of the New Directions Leadership Program (with M Anderson), WA DET Leadership Centre (2009)
 
How to get Your School Moving and Improving, WA DET Leadership Centre (2009)
 
How to get Your School Moving and Improving, Victorian Ecumenical System of Schools Board (2009)
 
The Principles and Dynamics of Effective Learning Communities, South Australian Catholic Primary Principals Association Conference (2009)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, Kincoppal-Rose Bay School (2009)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, NSW DET Peninsula Community of Schools (2009)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, Lane Cove and Denistone Public Schools (2009)
 
Student Achievement and Quality Teaching, St John’s College (2009)
 
What Makes a Difference to Student Learning Outcomes, NSW Curriculum Directorate (2009)
 
How to get Your School Moving and Improving, Broken Bay Diocese Executive Conference (2009)
 
Quality Teaching, DEEWR (2009)
 
How to get Your School Moving and Improving, Australian College of Educators St George Regional Group (2009)
 
Enhancing the Quality of Teaching, ACER National Forum (2009)
 
How to get Your School Moving and Improving, Monash Network, Eastern Metropolitan Region DEECD (2009)
 
Authoritative Schooling and Student Welfare, WA DET PACT Conference (2009)
 
How to get Your School Moving and Improving, WA DET PACT Conference (2009)
 
How to get your School(s) Moving and Improving, NSW DET Senior Executive Conference (2009)
 
Leading Organisational Change, Anglicare NSW Executive Conference (2009)
 
Leadership for Quality Learning: Leadership and Professional Learning, WA DET Mid West School Executives Conference (2009)
 
Leadership for Quality Learning: Quality Teaching, WA DET Mid West School Executives Conference (2009)
 
Leadership for Quality Learning: Student Achievement, WA DET Mid West School Executives Conference (2009)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, DEECD leadership conference (2009)
 
Creating Effective Learning Communities, Victorian Institute of Teaching (2009)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, ACER Leadership conference (2009)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, ACER Leadership conference (2009)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, ACER Leadership conference (2009)
 
How to get your school moving and improving, NSW DET Northern Sydney Region Leaders’ Conference (2009)
 
Growing a Learning Community, WA DET Warren Blackwood District conference (2009)
 
Student Achievement, WA DET Warren Blackwood District conference (2009)
 
What Quality Teaching Looks Like, WA DET Warren Blackwood District conference (2009)
 
Leadership for Learning: Current Research, Western Australia Department of Education and Training Leadership Centre (2009)
 
Australian Educational Developments: Implications for Switzerland, Zurich University of Teacher Education (2008)
 
Diversity in Australian Education, Robert Bosch Foundation (2008)
 
A Model of Effective Leadership in Schools, St Gregory’s College (2008)
 
Creating Effective Learning Communities, St Gregory’s College (2008)
 

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Teaching: Doing What Matters Most, Curriculum Corporation Conference (2008)
 
Leading Organisational Change, Anglicare NSW Executive Conference (2008)
 

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Year 12 students and higher mathematics : emerging issues (with Anthony Herrington, Mohan Chinappan, and Dale Scott), ustralian Association for Research in Education (AARE) (2008)
 
How to Get Your School Moving and Improving, Dean’s Invitational Address (2008)
 
Successful Teaching for Student Achievement, Indigenous Educators’ Conference (2008)
 
Student Achievement, Quality Teaching and Educational Leadership, School Management and School Improvement Program, Sri Lanka senior education officers training program (2008)
 

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Authoritative Leadership, School Improvement and Student Accomplishment (with Catherine Scott), British Educational Research Association (BERA) (2008)
 
Clarifying Our Challenges as Leaders of School Leadership Learning, National Leadership Learning Network Meeting (2008)
 
Mapping the Landscape for Enabling Teacher Effectiveness, National Leadership Learning Network Meeting (2008)
 

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Principal Leadership for Outstanding Educational Outcomes, Australian Northern Territory Schools Educational Leaders (ANTSEL) online conference (2008)
 

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Driving Improvement in the Quality of Australian Education: Points of Leverage, Australian College of Educators. Victorian Branch Oration (2008)
 
Driving Improvement in the Quality of Australian Education: Points of Leverage, Australian College of Educators, Victorian Branch Oration (2008)
 
Quality Teaching and Student Achievement, Faculty of Engineering (2008)
 
Student Achievement and Successful Teaching, staff development conference MLC (2008)
 
Innovative and Effective Professional Learning, Curriculum Corporation Australia National Conference (2008)
 
AESOP: Leadership for Exceptional Student Outcomes, Secondary Assistant Principals’ Conference, Lismore and Armidale Dioceses (2008)
 
Responsive and Demanding Leadership for Student Achievement and School Renewal, Secondary Assistant Principals’ Conference, Lismore and Armidale Dioceses (2008)
 
Student Achievement and Successful Teaching, Secondary Assistant Principals’ Conference, Lismore and Armidale Dioceses (2008)
 
Leadership for Outstanding Schooling Outcomes, NSW DET Central Coast Executive conference (2008)
 
Principal Leadership for Outstanding Schooling Outcomes, NSW DET Central Coast Principals conference (2008)
 
Responsive and Demanding Leadership for Student Achievement and School Renewal, NSW DET Central Coast Principals conference (2008)
 
Teacher Quality: If it’s so important, what should be done? (with Lawrence Ingvarson and Elizabeth Kleinhenz), ACER Forum (2008)
 

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Effective School Leadership and the Quality of the Leader-Teacher Relationship (with Catherine Scott), Specialist Schools and Academies Trust on-line international conference, The Road to Transformation in Education (2008)
 
Effective Teaching for Professional Learning, Continuing Legal Education Association of Australasia (2008)
 

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Effective School Leadership and the Quality of the Leader-Teacher Relationship (with Catherine Scott), Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (2008)
 
Responsive and Demanding Leadership for School Renewal and Student Accomplishment, Fairfield District HSC School Development Conference (2008)
 
Teaching for Successful Senior secondary Student Outcomes, Fairfield District HSC School Development Conference (2008)
 
The Dynamics of Creating and Sustaining Learning Communities, Fairfield District HSC School Development Conference (2008)
 

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Authoritative Leadership, School Improvement and Student Accomplishment (with Catherine Scott), British Educational Research Association Annual Conference (2008)
 

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Fantasy, Fashion and Fact : Middle Schools, Middle Schooling and Student Achievement (with Ken Rowe), Paper Presented to BERA 2008 Conference (2008)
 
Year 12 students and Higher Mathematics: Emerging issues (with M Chinnapan, A Herrington, and D Scott), AARE (2007)
 
Innovative and Effective Professional Learning, AGQTP National Forum (2007)
 
Fact, Fantasy and Rhetoric – The aspirational literature of middle schooling (with Ken Rowe), New Zealand Ministry of Education (2007)
 
Principal Leadership for Exceptional Schooling Outcomes, Gippsland Catholic Primary Principals Association Conference (2007)
 
Authoritative Leadership, Action Learning and Student Accomplishment, Research Conference, Australian Council for Educational Research (2007)
 
Year 12 Students’ Participation in Higher Mathematics (with M Chinnappan, A Herrington, and D Scott), MERGA (2007)
 
Action Learning: Potential and Pitfalls for Innovation and Research (with F Plummer, R Ewing, D Smith, G Hiban, P Aubusson, and L Brady), AARE (2007)
 
Action Learning: Potential and Pitfalls for Innovation and Research, Area Schools Executive Conference (2007)
 
The Dynamics of Creating and Sustaining Learning Communities, Sixth International Conference on Educational Leadership, Australian Centre for Educational Leadership (2007)
 

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Authoritative Leadership, Action Learning And Student Accomplishment, ACER Research Conference 2007: The Leadership Challenge- Improving learning in schools (2007)
 
Head Teacher Leadership – Making A Difference in the Classroom, Sydney Girls High School Executive Conference (2006)
 
Changing Leadership, Australian College of Educators NSW (2006)
 
Building Leadership Sustainability, Australian Centre for Educational Leadership (2006)
 
Sustainable Leadership through Action Learning, Australian Council for Educational Leaders, NSW Annual Conference (2006)
 
Distributed Leadership and Action Learning, Robert Townson High School Executive Conference (2006)
 
Teaching and Teacher Education: Some Observations, Reflections and Possible Solutions, Australian College of Educators, NSW Branch (2006)
 
Distributive leadership through action learning, , Fifth International Conference on Educational Leadership, Australian Centre for Educational Leadership (2006)
 
Leadership and Change, Junior School Heads Association NSW (2005)
 

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Investigation of the factors responsible for the superior performance of male students in standardised testing at one primary school (with Corinne Buckland, Rosemary Callingham, and Heather Mays), AARE 2005 International education research conference (2005)
 
The Australian Perspective, The Centre for Canadian–Australian Studies (2005)
 
Leadership and Quality Teaching, Principals’ Conference (2005)
 
Quality Leadership for Quality Teaching, Kambala School Staff Development Conference (2005)
 
Creative teaching as adaptive expertise (with C Scott), AREA (2005)
 
Quality Leadership for Quality Teaching, Illawarra South Coast Executive Leadership Development Conference (2005)
 
Quality Leadership for Quality Teaching, Technology Educators Association of NSW Annual Conference (2005)
 
Middle Level Managers and Educational Change, Australian Centre for Educational Leadership (2005)
 
Authentic Leadership, Principal Development Conference NSW DET Illawarra and South Coast Region (2005)
 
Leadership for Outstanding Educational Outcomes, Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders, Fourth International Conference on Educational Leadership (2005)
 
Authentic Leadership, Principal Development Conference NSW DET Illawarra and South Coast Region (2005)
 
Some Current Developments in Australian Education, Visiting Vietnamese Educators (2004)
 
Leadership for Innovation and Success in Education, NSW Secondary Principals’ Induction Conference (2004)
 
Creative teaching as adaptive expertise (with C Scott), International Conference on Imagination and Education (2004)
 
Leadership For Innovation And Success In Education, Independent Schools Council of Australia, 15th National Biennial Conference (2004)
 
Leadership and Outstanding Educational Outcomes, NSW Secondary Principals’ Conference (2004)
 
Leadership for Effective Teaching, Research Seminar Series (2004)
 
Some Current Developments in Australian Education, Visiting Vietnamese Educators (2004)
 
Current Trends in Education, Rotary (2003)
 
Quality Teaching for Quality Learning: Lessons from Contemporary Research, Annual Conference Australian College of Educators North Harbour Regional Group (2003)
 
The Supervisory Relationship, Quality Supervision: Enhancing the Experience Series (2003)
 
Cricket in Australian Schools, Cricket Australia (2003)
 
Valuing Education, DH Drummond Memorial Lecture (2003)
 
The Australian College of Educators: looking back and looking forward, Australian College of Educators New England Regional Group (2003)
 
How Can The Professional Status Of Teachers Be Improved?, 75th Anniversary Celebration of Education in Armidale Forum, Challenges For The Teaching Profession In The 21st Century (2003)
 
The NSW Institute of Teachers, School of Education Research Seminar (2003)
 
The NSW Institute of Teachers, Armidale District Combined Principals’ Conference (2003)
 

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UniWhy teach? An international exploration of teachers' occupational motivation (with Catherine Scott and Kathy Skinner), Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) (2002)
 
Enhancing Pedagogy for Years 7 to 10, NSW DET Armidale, Moree and Tamworth Districts Secondary Principals’ Conference (2002)
 

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Changing Classroom Practice: Lessons From Contemporary Research Into Teachers and Teaching, Technology Colleges Trust, on-line international conference (2002)
 
Professional Teaching Standards, OECD Bangladesh Representatives (2002)
 
Improving the Doctoral Experience, Research Seminar Series (2002)
 
Middle Managers in Schools, Australian Council of Educational Leaders New England Group (2002)
 
Enhancing Staff Satisfaction, NSW DET Armidale District Primary Middle Executive Conference (2002)
 
The International Teacher 2000 Project, School of Professional Development and Leadership (2002)
 
Effective Leadership and the Role of the Principal, NSW DET Tamworth District Secondary Principals’ Conference (2002)
 
Middle Managers in Schools, NSW DET Port Macquarie Secondary Principals’ Meeting (2002)
 
Middle Managers in Schools, Australian College of Educators Mid-North Coast Group (2002)
 
What Research has Revealed Concerning Quality Teaching, Australian College of Education, NSW Chapter, Annual General Meeting (2002)
 
Recognising and Researching Quality Teaching: Implications for Teacher Education (with M Bergin and C Scott), Challenging Futures Conference (2002)
 
Changing Classroom Practice: Lessons from Contemporary Research Into Teachers and Teaching, Excellence in Teaching and Learning, international conference (2002)
 
Measuring Motivation (with C Scott and K Skinner), AARE (2001)
 
Changing Classroom Practice, Wollongong District Head Teachers Conference (2001)
 
Changing Classroom Practice: Implications for School Leaders, Australian Association of Senior Educational Administrators (2001)
 
International Patterns of Teacher and School Executive Health: Implications for School Leaders, Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, 8th Biennial Conference (2001)
 
Changing Teaching, Catholic Education Office Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes Executive Conference (2001)
 
The role of Middle Management in Changing Classrooms, Catholic Education Office, Sydney, Inner West Region Secondary Professional Development Program (2001)
 
The Secondary Head of Department: Perceptions and Reality, NSW DET Deputy Principals’ Annual Conference (2001)
 
Changing Classroom Thinking and Practice, Diocese of Wagga Wagga Executive Conference (2001)
 
Successful HSC Teaching, Sydney Church of England Grammar School Staff Conference (2001)
 
Changing Our Thinking On Teaching, Directors of Catholic Education NSW and ACT (2001)
 
Changing Classrooms, NSW Secondary Principals’ Council Annual Conference (2001)
 
Middle Managers in Schools, Association of Head Teachers Annual Conference (2001)
 
Management and Morale, Australian College of Education Hills-Parramatta Group (2001)
 
Effective Teaching And Student Independence At Grade 12 (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), AERA (2001)
 
Successful Teaching and Learning, St Marys Senior High School Secondary Executive Retreat (2001)
 
Successful Teaching, Australian College of Education St George Group (2001)
 
Quality Teaching, Australian College of Education Central Coast Group (2001)
 
Sucessful Teaching, Abbotsleigh Secondary Executive Retreat (2001)
 
The Secondary Head of Department, Abbotsleigh Secondary Executive Retreat (2001)
 
Key Findings of the International Teacher 2000 Project, Abbotsleigh Secondary Executive Retreat (2001)
 
Middle Management Role in Schools, Australian College of Education Ku-Ring-Gai Regional Group (2001)
 
Building in Quality Symposium (with C Scott), AARE (2000)
 
The Role of the Faculty in Quality Teaching (with W Sawyer and P Ayres), AARE (2000)
 
Successful Teaching in the New HSC, NSW DET Senior Schools’ Network Annual Conference (2000)
 
Setting the Context: Professional Teaching Standards, Australian College of Education NSW Chapter State Conference (2000)
 
Successful Teaching, Australian College of Education Southern Highlands Regional Group (2000)
 
Enhancing Teacher Satisfaction, Association of Deputy Heads of Independent Schools (2000)
 
Middle Managers in Schools: Recent Research, NSW DET Central Schools Middle Executive Conference (2000)
 
Successful HSC Teaching, Terra Sancta College Staff Development Conference (2000)
 
Teacher Satisfaction, Motivation and Mental Health, Australian College of Education South Harbour Regional Group (2000)
 
Successful HSC Teaching, Australian College of Education Mid-North Coast Group (2000)
 
What Principals Can Do to Promote Successful HSC Teaching, NSW Secondary Principals’ Council North Coast Combined Districts (2000)
 
The Secondary Head of Department, Catholic Education Office Inner West Diocese (2000)
 
Education and the Law, St Paul’s Grammar School (2000)
 
The Role of the Faculty in Successful Teaching, Bass High School Executive Conference (2000)
 
The International Teacher 2000 Project: Implications for Schools, Heads of Independent Co-Ed Schools (2000)
 
Effective HSC Teaching, Catholic Education Office Parramatta Diocese (2000)
 
Successful HSC Teaching, St Paul’s Grammar School (2000)
 
The World of Work of the Secondary Head of Department (with K Brennan, J Collier, A Deece, and D Mulford), Australian College of Education, national conference (2000)
 
Effective HSC Teaching, Catholic Education Office Parramatta Diocese (2000)
 
What Exemplary Teachers Do, John Warby Public School (2000)
 
Professional Teaching Standards and Contemporary School Education: Seeking Best Practices or Blunt Instruments? (with P Brock), Professional Teaching Standards Forum, AARE, ACE, ACSA (2000)
 
Leadership: Getting the Best out of Teaching, Western Sydney Primary Executive Teachers’ Association (1999)
 
The Teacher 2000 Project, Heads of Girls’ Schools conference (1999)
 
Successful HSC Teaching Workshop (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), NSW DET Annual Conference Leading Teachers and Deputy Principals (1999)
 
Successful Teaching in the NSW Higher School Certificate (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), NSW DET Annual Conference Leading Teachers and Deputy Principals (1999)
 
The Teacher 2000 Project: Implications for Teacher Status, CEO Parramatta Diocese Executive Conference (1999)
 
Restructuring Secondary Education, NSW DET Lismore District Secondary and Central School Principals’ Group (1999)
 
Successful Teaching at the NSW HSC (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), NSW DET Mt Druitt District Executive Conference (1999)
 
What do Successful Grade 12 Mathematics Teachers Do? (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), 4th British Conference of Mathematics Education (1999)
 
The Waste of a PhD: The Experience of Disseminating the Results of Post Graduate Research (with C Scott), Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (1999)
 
Teacher and School Counsellor Conceptions of the Counsellor Role (with C Scoot and L Brooks), Australian College of Education/Australian Council for Educational Administration (1999)
 
The Relationship Between Context, Type of School and Position Held in School and Occupational Satisfaction, and Mental Stress (with C Scott), Australian College of Education/Australian Council for Educational Administration (1999)
 

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The waste of a PhD : the experience of disseminating the results of postgraduate research (with Catherine Scott), Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) (1999)
 
Successful Teaching in the NSW Higher School Certificate: Implications for Teacher Pre-service Education (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), NSW Teacher Education Council Conference (1999)
 
Successful HSC Teaching (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), NSW DET Hornsby District Executive Conference (1999)
 
Teaching Success: Lessons from the NSW HSC (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), Australian College of Education Blue Mountains Regional Group (1999)
 
Alternative Secondary School Structures, NSW DET Penrith District Secondary Principals’ Association (1999)
 
Teaching Success at the NSW HSC (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), Executive Staff Development Conference Loreto School for Girls (1999)
 
Teaching Success at the NSW HSC, Metropolitan North Careers Advisers Association (1999)
 
Teaching Success at the NSW HSC (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), Ingleburn High School (1999)
 
Teaching Success at the NSW HSC (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), Liverpool Boys High School (1999)
 
Teaching Success at the NSW HSC (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), Blacktown Girls High School (1999)
 
Successful Teaching in the NSW Higher School Certificate (with P Ayres and W Sawyer), NSW DET Enhancing School Cultures Conference (1999)
 
Current Research Implications for Educational Leadership in the Future, Australian College of Education, Illawarra/South Coast Regional Groups (1999)
 
Teacher and Executive Satisfaction, Motivation and Health, Australian Council for Educational Administration & Australian College of Education Joint Meeting (1999)
 
The Teacher 2000 Project, NSW DET Penrith Principals (1999)
 
Putting the Satisfaction Back Into Teaching: Responsibilities for School Leaders, NSW DET Riverina Secondary Principals Association (1999)
 
Teacher Satisfaction: Key Challenges for School Leaders, Riverina Secondary Principals Association (1999)
 

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The development of scales to measure teacher and school executive occupational satisfaction (with Catherine Scott and Robert Brooks), Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) (1999)
 
Teacher Stress and Burnout, OISE (1998)
 
A Three Nation Comparison of Teacher Satisfaction, Motivation and Stress Levels - Australia, New Zealand, England, International Centre for Educational Change Seminar Series, OISE (1998)
 
Reconceptualising Teachers’ Work (with C Scott), Australian College of Education, National Conference (1998)
 
Teacher Satisfaction, Motivation and Health, Ontario Teachers’ Federation (1998)
 
A Study of the Occupational Motivation, Satisfaction and Health of English Teachers (with C Scott and S Cox), British Psychological Society Annual Conference (1998)
 
Implications of Teacher and Executive Satisfaction for the Deputy Principal and Leading Teacher, NSW Secondary Deputy Principals and Leading Teachers Annual Conference (1998)
 
Putting the Satisfaction Back Into Teaching: Responsibilities for School Leaders, Combined District Principals’ Council Annual Conference (1998)
 
Teacher Satisfaction: Key Challenges for School Leaders, Combined District Principals’ Council Annual Conference (1998)
 
Education and the Law, St Leo’s College (1998)
 
The School and the Law, NSW DET Doonside District schools (1998)
 
Putting the Satisfaction Back Into Teaching, Australian College of Education Blue Mountains Regional Group (1998)
 
Education and Law, Brigidine College (1998)
 
An English Study of Teacher Satisfaction, Motivation and Health (with C Scott and S Cox), AERA (1998)
 
Implications of Recent Research into Teacher Satisfaction, Metropolitan North Sydney Association of Deputy Principals and Leading Teachers (1997)
 
Teacher and Executive Satisfaction, Motivation and Health, Shellharbour-Wollongong HSIE Collegial Group (1997)
 
Morale and Motivation, Staff Development Day Moorefield Girls’ High School (1997)
 
Teacher and Executive Motivation and Satisfaction, NSW Secondary Principals’ Council Annual Conference (1997)
 
Teacher and Executive Satisfaction, Motivation and Health - Implications for Schools of the Future (with C Scott), Joint Council of NSW Professional Teachers’ Association Conference (1997)
 
Teacher and Executive Satisfaction, Motivation and Stress: Implications for Schools, Western Sydney Inter-District Senior Executive Conference (1997)
 
Teachers and Teaching: Some Key Issues, North Harbour Regional Group, Australian College of Education 1997 North Harbour Conference (1997)
 
Quality Education Depends on High Teacher Morale, Peninsula Regional Group Australian College of Education (1997)
 
Education, Teacher Satisfaction and Motivation, Sydney Diocese Federation of Catholic Parents and Friends (1997)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Motivation, Southern Highlands Teachers Association Annual Conference (1997)
 
Gender and Beginning Teachers’ Models of the Teaching Profession (with C Scott and L Brooks), AERA (1997)
 
Educators and the Law, St Marys District Executive Staff Development Conference (1996)
 
Teacher Morale, Central Coast Regional Group Australian College of Education (1996)
 
The Nature of the Workplace and Experiences of Today’s Teachers, The Harris/Sutherland Memorial Lecture Australian College of Education New England Regional Group, Annual Awards Dinner (1996)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Motivation, Staff development conference Blackett Public School (1996)
 
Educators and the Law, Professional Development Course (1996)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Motivation, UWS Professional Development Centre (1996)
 
Education and the Law, Staff Development Conference Cambridge Park Public School (1996)
 
Teacher Motivation, Satisfaction and Health, North Wollongong Primary Principals' Council (1996)
 
Strategies to Enhance Teacher Motivation, Satisfaction and Health, Ku-ring-gai Regional Group Australian College of Education (1996)
 
Key Challenges for Educational Leadership in the 1990s, Annual Induction Conference for Beginning Principals, NSW DSE (1996)
 
Implications for Teacher Professionalism of Teachers’ Lives (with C Scott), the Australian Standards Council of the Teaching Profession, National Standards Setting Authorities Meeting (1996)
 
The Advanced Skills Teacher: It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (with C Scott), Australian College of Education and Australian Council for Educational Administration joint National Annual Conference (1996)
 
Teacher Satisfaction: Accurately Defining the Issues, Australian College of Education Macarthur Regional Group (1996)
 
Teacher Motivation and Satisfaction, Hunter Region DSP Conference (1996)
 
Phase One of the Teacher 2000 Project (with C Scott), NSW Teachers Federation Annual Conference (1996)
 
Teacher Work and the Changing Demands of Secondary Schools (with C Scott), State Conference of Assistant Directors General Teaching and Learning, NSW DSE (1996)
 
Leadership Imperatives for Tomorrow’s Schools, Secondary Principals Association of Queensland Annual Conference (1996)
 
Enhancing Teacher Health, Motivation and Satisfaction, North Coast Region Training and Development Group (1996)
 
The Teacher Health, Motivation and Satisfaction Project, Met-West Region Primary Executive Teachers’ Conference (1996)
 
The Teacher and the Law, Staff Development Conference Auburn Girls High School (1996)
 
Enhancing Teacher Satisfaction, Girraween High School Staff Development Conference (1996)
 
Teacher Satisfaction: Findings from the Teacher 2000 Project, Doonside Technology High School Staff Development Conference (1996)
 
Rejuvenating Experienced Teachers, History Teachers Association of NSW Annual Conference (1996)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Nurturing the Faculty, NSW Association of Independent Schools Heads of Departments of English Annual Dinner (1996)
 
Motivating and Satisfying Teachers: Lessons from Current Research, DSP Met-West Regional Conference (1996)
 
The Future of Australia’s Teachers, Australian College of Education Western Sydney Group (1996)
 
Australia’s Teachers, Randwick Boys High School Staff Development Conference (1995)
 
The Australian Teaching Profession, Coffs Harbour Teachers’ Association Conference (1995)
 
The Work of Teachers, Lismore Teachers’ Association Conference (1995)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Motivation, Winmalee High School Executive Conference (1995)
 
The State of the Teaching Profession in the 1990s, Kanahooka High School Staff Development Conference (1995)
 
Teachers’ Work, Frank Partridge VC Primary School Staff Development Conference for Mid-North Coast Teachers (1995)
 

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How teaching can affect teachers' partners, ustralian Association for Research in Education (AARE) (1995)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Motivation, Hunter Region Primary Principals’ Association Conference (1995)
 
Australia’s Teachers, Bankstown Girls High School Staff Development Conference (1995)
 
Refocussing and Remotivating Experienced Teachers, Met-North Region Association of Deputy Principals and Leading Teachers (1995)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Motivation, Peakhurst High School Staff Development Conference (1995)
 
Educational Imperatives: Teacher Satisfaction and the ageing of the Teacher Population, Eastern Suburbs Teachers’ Association Annual Conference (1995)
 
Education and the Law, Freemans Reach Public School Staff Development Conference (1995)
 
Enhancing Teacher Satisfaction in the Context of an Ageing Teaching Population, NSW DSE Secondary Deputy Principals and Leading Teachers Annual Conference (1995)
 
Focus on Teacher Satisfaction, Jamison High School Executive Conference (1995)
 
The Challenge of Australia’s Ageing Teacher Population: In Loco Grandparentis?, Australian Council for Educational Administration International Conference (1995)
 
The State of the Teaching Profession, New South Wales Teachers’ Federation Annual Conference (1995)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Motivation, Doonside Technology High School Executive Conference (1995)
 
Australia’s Ageing Teaching Population: Implications for Professional Development, Metropolitan West Region Education Consultants’ Conference (1995)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Motivation, Metropolitan West Region Primary Principals’ Association Annual Conference (1995)
 
Can we Retain and Motivate our Teaching Staff?: Implications of Current and Recent Research, Australian College of Education, Southern Highlands Group (1995)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Motivation, North Rocks School for the Blind Staff Development Conference (1995)
 
Stress and the Principal, Metropolitan North Region Primary Principals’ Association Annual Conference (1995)
 
Improving Teacher Morale and Motivation in a Time of Rapid Change, Metropolitan South-West Region Primary Principals’ Association Annual Conference (1995)
 
Coming to Grips with Australia’s Ageing Teacher Population, Cambridge Park High Executive Conference (1995)
 
Teachers as Lifelong Learners, Metropolitan West Region Leadership Symposium (1995)
 
Restructuring Australian Education, Address to Thai educators, NSW DSE (1995)
 
Emerging Issues: The Aging Teacher Population and Teacher Motivation, Department of School Education Met-West Region Executive Induction Conference (1995)
 
The HTA Research Project (with C Halse, M Khamis, and B Harris), History Teachers’ Association of Australia National Conference (1994)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Morale: What are the issues?, NSW DSE Hawkesbury Cluster Principals’ Meeting (1994)
 
Enhancing the Quality of Teacher Satisfaction, National Conference of the Australian College of Education (1994)
 
‘Here we go, here we go, here we go...’: Teachers and Resignation, NSW Institute for Educational Research (1994)
 

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Societal pressures and teaching, Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) (1994)
 
School Leadership and Decision-Making: A Critique Of Leadership Style And Decision-Making Processes In Three Comprehensive High Schools (with T Cairney, D Craigie, and S Wilson), Secondary Principals Association National Conference (1993)
 
Principles for Effective Teacher Induction, DES Western Region Senior Managers’ Meeting (1992)
 
Teacher Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction: Implications for Teacher Persistence, DSE Metropolitan West Region Senior Managers’ Meeting (1992)
 
Human Perspectives on Teacher Resignation, National Conference of the Australian College of Education (1992)
 
Teacher Induction: Implications of Recent Research for Educational Administrators, National Conference of the Australian Council for Educational Administration (1992)
 
The Teacher and the Law, Cambridge Park Cluster Executive Conference (1992)
 
Teacher Induction: ‘Watching, not helping’?, Annual Conference of the Catholic Secondary Schools Association of NSW (1992)
 

Research Reports

Evaluation and Revision of the CECV Leadership Standards Framework (with Elizabeith Kleinhenz and Lawrence Ingvarson), Teaching Standards and Teacher Evaluation (2009)
 

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Teaching and learning in middle schooling : a review of the literature (with Ken Rowe), Teaching and Learning and Leadership (2009)
 

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Teaching talent : the best teachers for Australia's classrooms (with Lawrence Ingvarson, Elizabeth Kleinhenz, and Business Council of Australia), Teaching Standards and Teacher Evaluation (2008)
 

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Action learning : what works? (with Peter Aubusson and Laurie Brady) (2005)
 
The National Schools’ Cricket Review (with S Dickson and G Harwood) (2003)
 
The Heart of Teaching: Report on the 2001 Quality Teaching Awards Project (with M Bergin, C Scott, and P Brock) (2002)
 
The Secondary Head of Department: Duties, Delights, Dangers, Directions and Development (with K Brennan, J Collier, A Deece, and D Mulford) (2000)
 
The Doctorate: Talking About the Degree (with C Scott) (1999)
 
The State of History in New South Wales (with C Halse, M Khamis, B Harris, J Buchanan, and C Soeters) (1997)
 
The teacher 2000 project : a study of teacher satisfaction, motivation and health (with Catherine Scott), Kingswodd (NSW): University of Western Sydney (1996)
 
Review of Australian Teacher Induction (with N Baumgart and M Khamis) (1992)
 
The School and Community Interface: A Study of Communication in Comprehensive High Schools [3 vols] (with T Cairney, H Hayward-Brown, D Craigie, D Jaffe, M Khamis, B Nolan, J Richards, and S Wilson) (1992)