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Assoc Prof Dorothy Andrews

Name :	Assoc Prof Dorothy Andrews
Position :	Associate Professor (Education)
Section :	Faculty of Education Education
Office :	K223
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/current-research/leadership
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Professional Memberships

Fellow Australian Council for Educational Leaders (FACELQ)
Fellow Australian Council for Educational Leaders (FACEL)
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
Lovett, S., & Andrews, D. (2011). Leadership for Learning: What it means for teachers. In Townsend, T. & MacBeath, J. (Eds.), International Handbook of Leadership for Learning Part Two. Heidelberg, London and New York: Dordrecht (pp. 719-739).
Crowther, F., Andrews, D., & Abawi, L. (2011). The Fourth C-B Dynamic: Micro-Pedagogical Deepening. In Crowther, F., & Associates, From school improvement to sustained capacity: The parallel leadership pathway (Chap. 5, pp. 87-112). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

JOURNAL ARTICLES
Keeffe, M., & Andrews, D. (2011). Students’ Perspectives on Leadership: Interpretations of symbolic, social and cultural capital, Leading & Managing, 17(2), 21-35.

Most notable :

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.

Andrews, D., & Associates. (2011). Capacity building for sustainable school improvement: An Australian research study. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller GmbH & Co. KG.

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. (2008). Working Together to Enhance School Outcomes: An Australian case study of parallel leadership, Journal of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (Leading and Managing), 14(2)45-60.

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
EDU8312 Educators as leaders: Emerging perspectives
EDU8314 HR strategies for Innovation
EDU8601 Advanced Studies in Professional Practices

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 10 years
Other : 28 years

Administrative Responsibilities

Director Leadership Research (LRI)