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Assoc Prof Dorothy Andrews

Name :	Assoc Prof Dorothy Andrews
Position :	Associate Professor (Education)
Section :	Faculty of Education Education
Office :	K208
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	61 7 4631 2346
Extension :	2346
E-mail :
Qualifications :	DipEd, BA Newcastle MEdSt, PhD Qld

Home Page : http://www.usq.edu.au/education/research/
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Professional Memberships

Fellow Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL)
Fellow Australian Council of Educators (FACE)

Research Interests

School Effectiveness and School Improvement
Organisational Change and Management
Leadership in Schools

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

BOOK CHAPTERS
Andrews, D., & Lewis, F (2007) Transforming Practice from within: The power of the Professional Learning Communities, In Louise Stoll & Karen Seashore Louis (Eds) Professional Learning Communities: Divergence, Details and Difficulties. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill/Open University Press.

JOURNAL ARTICLES
Lewis, M. & Andrews, D. (2007). The Dance of Influence: Professional relationships evolve as teachers and administrators engage in whole school renewal, Journal of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (Leading and Managing), 13(1)91-107.
Andrews, D., & Crowther F. (2006). Teachers as Leaders in a Knowledge Society: Encouraging signs of a new professionalism. Journal of School Leadership, Special Issue 16(5),534-549.

Most notable :

Andrews, D. and Crowther, F. (2002) Parallel leadership: A clue to the contents of the black box of school reform, International Journal of Educational Management, 16, 1, 152-159.

Andrews, D., & Crowther, F. (2003). Teaching, a Professional whose Time Has Come. In Crowther, F. (Ed). Australian College Year Book 2003: Teachers as Leaders in a Knowledge Society. Deakin West, ACT: Australian College of Educators.Andrews, D. and Associates, (2004). School Revitalisation: The IDEAS Way, ACEL Monograph Series, No.34, Australian Council for Educational Leaders: Australia

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

EDU8311 Concepts and Theories in Educational Management
EDU8601 Advanced Studies in Professional Practices
EDU5211 Curriculum Leadership and Management
EDU8312 Educators as leaders: Emerging perspectives
EDU8314 HR strategies for Innovation

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 10 years
Other : 28 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Director Leadership Research (LRI)