Stuart initially trained as a teacher in England. Since then he has taught in England, Canada and Australia in primary and secondary schools, teaching in a variety of settings including mainstream, special education and behaviour units. Since he came to Australia, Stuart has taught in several education sectors. He has taught in TAFE colleges across New South Wales teaching Adult Basic Education, ICT and students with disabilities. He has also taught in several tertiary education settings across New South Wales. He currently lectures in a range of areas, including inclusive education, classroom and behaviour management, educational psychology, and child and adolescent development, teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. His research areas focus on students with learning disabilities, teacher efficacy, classroom and behaviour management, quality teaching and instructional strategies, and bi-cultural inclusion.
Articles
Does Study of an Inclusive Education Subject Influence Pre-Service teachers' Concerns and Self-Efficacy about Inclusion? (with Brian Hemmings and Russell Kay), Australian Journal of Teacher Education (2012)
Survey data were collected from pre-service teachers studying at a large regional Australian university. These...
A cross-sectional study of student teachers' behaviour management strategies throughout their training years (with Andrea Reupert), Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive) (2012)
Despite the importance of behaviour management, many student teachers report being inadequately trained in this...
Attributions of the educational outcomes of students with learning disabilities in China (with Han Jiang), Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive) (2012)
This paper aims to raise awareness of the importance of attributional beliefs in relation to...
A Cross Sectional Study of Pre-service Teacher Efficacy Throughout the Training Years, Australian Journal of Teacher Education (2011)
Teachers’ judgments in their ability to motivate students and promote learning can play a vital...
Are we exacerbating students' learning disabilities? An investigation of preservice teachers' attributions of the educational outcomes of students with learning disabilities (with Wilhelmina J. Vialle), Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive) (2011)
While claims of the importance of attribution theory and teachers’ expectations of students for student...
Books
Diagnosing the Potential of Learning Disabilities: Understanding and Expectations of Students with Learning Disabilities, Faculty of Education - Papers (2010)
This manuscript discusses the latest research that investigated the understandings and expectations of students with...
Diagnosing the Potential of Students with Learning Disabilities, Faculty of Education - Papers (2010)
This study surveyed Australian preservice primary and secondary teachers to investigate their understandings and expectations...
Contributions to Books
Children's spirituality: an essential element in thinking and learning in new times (with W. Vialle and R. Walton), Faculty of Education - Papers (2008)
As the twenty-first century unfolds with its emphasis on global concerns and typified by technology...
Presentations
Canadian preservice teachers’ classroom behaviour management practices (with Andrea Reupert), Faculty of Education - Papers (2010)
Canadian preservice elementary teachers’ behaviour management practices were surveyed and found to use initial correction...
Computers for all? Dispelling the myth of accessible hardware in Indigenous communities (with Michelle J. Eady), Faculty of Education - Papers (2010)
Current reports and research trends suggest that up-to-date computer hardware and internet accessibility are widely...
Experienced academics in unknown territory: exploring the use of online synchronous technology in a teacher education program, Faculty of Education - Papers (2010)
As the number of online courses available from tertiary institutions increases, so does the demand...