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Assoc Prof Peter McIlveen

Name :	Assoc Prof Peter McIlveen
Position :	Associate Professor & Associate Dean (Academic)
Section :	Faculty of Education Education
Office :	G408
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 2375
Extension :	2375
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BAppSc, BAppSc(Hons) USQ GCertAdultCarDev Wollongong MEd, MSc USQ PhD QUT

Professional Memberships

National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services: President (2006-2007)
Australian Psychological Society
APS College of Counselling Psychologists
International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance
National Career Development Association (USA)
Career Development Association of Australia
Registered Psychologist, Psychologists Board of Australia

Research Interests

career development learning; career counselling; career education; career assessment; constructivist, narrative, and psychodynamic theory of career; training and qualification of career development practitioners; ideology and policy of career development practice; education and training of professionals; work-integrated learning; employability

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

McIlveen, P., Beccaria, G., & Burton, L. J. (2013). Beyond conscientiousness: Career optimism and satisfaction with academic major. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 83(3), 229-236. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2013.05.005

McIlveen, P., Burton, L. J., & Beccaria, G. (2013). A short form of the Career Futures Inventory. Journal of Career Assessment, 21(1), 127-138. doi: 10.1177/1069072712450493

Hoare, P., McIlveen, P., & Hamilton, N. (2012). Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) as a career counselling strategy. International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 1-17. doi: 10.1007/s10775-012-9224-9

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

EDU5702 Exploring Learning & Teaching in Higher Education Contexts
EDG2000 Designing for Learning
EDU8331 Career Development in Educational Contexts
EDU8606 Lifelong Career Development
Supervision of Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Education candidates, EDR8060 and EDU5760 students