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Mr Stephen Hughes

Name :	Mr Stephen Hughes
Position :	Lecturer (Diversity and Inclusive Education)
Section :	Faculty of Education Education
Office :	G419
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	+61 7 4631 1836
Extension :	1836
E-mail :
Qualifications :	MEd JCU

Professional Memberships

Qld Guidance & Counselling Association
Australian Guidance & Counselling Association

Research Interests

Environmental Psychology - especially Psychological Sense of Place and Learning Affordances
Cybernetic and Systems Theory Applied to Education
Mental Health & Social & Emotional Wellbeing in School Communities

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

Report for the Youth & Community Learning Centre "Working Together for Indigenous Youth" Program (DEST funded project) -

An initial exploration of the Toowoomba context and perceptions of potential barriers to Indigenous young people participating in post-compulsory school education and training options.

* Kinash, S. A. & Hughes, S. (2008). Tertiary educator identity: We know who we are. SLEID, 5(3), 19-29.

* Stephen Hughes and Linda De George-Walker (2010). Connecting to Community: What Do We Want in Our Special Education Graduates?. Australasian Journal of Special Education, 34, pp 109-118. doi:10.1375/ajse.34.2.109.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

EDU 8328 Consultation & Communication, Theory & Practice
EDU 8332 Introduction to Educational Counselling
Counselling
EDP 3333 Curriculum & Pedagogy 3
SPE 3004 Social Emotional Wellbeing and Learning

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 9 years
Other : 23 years