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Dr Bill Allen
BA Durh., GCertEd Durh., MEdMgt W.Aust., EdD W.Aust.
Position: Senior Lecturer in Education; Deputy Academic Director, International Projects Group
Office: J5.28
Tel: +61 7 5430 1282
Fax: +61 7 5456 5150
Email: ballen@usc.edu.au
Teaching areas
- School curriculum, especially in the senior phase of learning
- Pedagogy, curriculum and assessment in international contexts
- Teaching of history, geography and studies of religion
- Curriculum design and development
- Leadership for Learning Communities
- Action research for professional learning
Research areas
- curriculum, especially in senior school history
- assessment in secondary and in higher education institutions
- school education in international contexts
- action research / professional learning research
Profile
Dr Bill Allen was a high school teacher for 28 years, in schools in England and in Western Australia. He is involved in teacher education in the Graduate Diploma and Undergraduate programs, and in the professional development of practitioners in post-graduate programs at Graduate Certificate and Master’s levels. He supervises Doctoral students in a range of areas, with a particular interest in teacher education in developing countries. He has published in areas of school history, school operations, assessment, and high school/university transition. He has become deeply involved in school education in Indonesia and has led courses in the development of teachers and school leaders there.
Publications
Many of Dr Bill Allen's publications are available from the Coast Research Database.