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Dr Karen Noble

Name :	Dr Karen Noble
Position :	Associate Professor (Pedagogy & Curriculum - ECE Focus) & Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning)
Section :	Faculty of Education Education
Office :	G413
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 1201
Extension :	1201
E-mail :
Qualifications :	DipT(Prim) CIAE BEd, MEdSt CQU EdD QUT

Professional Memberships

AARE Australian Association for Research in Educatiion
AERA Australian Education Research Association
OMEP World Organisation for Early Childhood
ECA Early Childhood Australia
Queensland College of Teachers
RING Redlands Intergenerational Network Group
BLDN Bayside Learning & Development Network

Professional Affiliations

MACE Member of Australian College of Educators

Research Interests

early childhood education
workforce capacity building
student learning in higher education
learner agency
parent participation in education

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Noble, K. & Henderson, R. (2008). Engaging with Images and Stories: Using a Learning Circle Approach to Develop Agency of Beginning “At-risk” Preservice Teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education Vol 33, 1.

Noble, K. (2007). Complexities and compromises: Understanding parent experiences and choice of early childhood education and care services. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol 32 (1), 24-29.

Noble, K. (2007). Parent choice of early childhood education and care services. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol. 32 (2).

Most notable :

Noble, K., Macfarlane, K. & Cartmel, J. (Eds.). (2005). Circles of Change: Challenging orthodoxy in practitioner supervision. Melbourne: Pearson Publishing.

Kilderry, A., Nolan, A., & Noble, K. (2004). Multiple ways of knowing and seeing: Reflections on the renewed vigour in early childhood research. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, Vol 29(2), 24-29.

Noble, K. (2007). Communities of practice. International Journal of Learning. Volume 14, Issue 9, pp.133-138.

Noble, K. (2007). Trying out ideas, taking risks, tackling and puzzling over problems – Promoting professional identity development and community capacity building in early childhood education across the local context. Paper presented at Eidos EMERGE Conference, Brisbane, 10 September.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

ECE4009 The Beginning Professional
ECE5007 Developing Matters in Early Childhood Education
ECE2010 Learning Through Play
ECE2108 Care and Education Settings
ECE3103 Play-based Pedagogies in Early Childhood
ECP1001 Professional Experience 1
ECP1002 Professional Experience 2
ECP2001 Professional Experience 3
ECP2002 Professional Experience 4
ECP3001 Professional Experience 5
ECP3002 Professional Experience 6
ECP4001 Professional Experience 7
GPE1001 Professional Experience 1
GPE1002 Professional Experience 2
GBE1001 Professional Experience 1
GBE1002 Professional Experience 2

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 7 years
Other : 16 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning)
Early Childhood Program Coordinator