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Doctoral Research Theses

Faculty of Education

School of Educational Leadership

Doctoral Research Theses supervised by staff from the School of Educational Leadership.

Name Degree Topic Completed
Ashleigh, Doug EdD A study of successful implementation and management of educational technology in three NSW primary schools. 2005
Barclay, Daryl EdD The sound of many voices: Investigating how Principals view and influence massed singing in secondary boys’ schools 2009
Barnett, Jan PhD Between towns: Religious life and leadership during a time of critical change. 2006
Bartel, Ken EdD Leadership in a Lutheran school: an exploration of Principal and School Pastor worldviews and their potential impact on the transformation of the school learning community 2004
Beattie, Heather EdD The theory practice interface: a case study of experienced nurses' perception of their role as clinical teachers. 2001
Bernasconi, Gina EdD Art and religious education: seeking meaning in the sacred seriousness of art. 2006
Bracken, Anthony EdD The spiritual formation of teachers in Catholic schools - leadership challenges. A case study in the Parramatta diocese. 2005

Branson, Christopher

 PhD An Exploration of the Concept of Values-Led Principalship 2005
Cannon, Helen EdD

Redesigning the principalship in Catholic schools

 2005
Coughlan, Patrick PhD The mission of the Catholic school and role of the principal in a changing Catholic landscape 2010
Coulson, Shirley EdD Developing a professional learning community in a Catholic Girls’ School 2009
Davison, Liam EdD Going Down for the Good Turf: Lay Principals Under Contract. 2007
Degenhardt, Leoni PhD Reinventing a school for the 21 st century: A case study of change in a Mary Ward school. 2006
Egberts, Darren EdD Writing on the spirit: An exploration of the senior leadership teams in enhancing the mission integrity of selected Catholic schools in the Mercy tradition 2010
Graham, John EdD An exploration of selected rural Catholic primary school principals' perspectives concerning their leadership role in regard to community and catholic schools 2007
Griffiths, William EdD Parent Expectations of Catholic Secondary Education: A Study over time in one particular school. 1998
Hanifin, Pamela EdD The role of reflection in leading the professional development of the advanced skills teacher 2000
Harney, Peter PhD Changing the social system of a Catholic Secondary School: an Examination of salient design features pertinent to the change process from a permacultural perspective 1997
Howell, Gordon EdD The experience of university academic staff in their use of information communication technology 2008
Idobo, Michael EdD Quality Assurance Processes: the Nature, Outcomes and Effectiveness of Quality Assurance Processes of the Catholic Education Office, Sydney 2000
Jackson, Ian EdD Schools providing for students with disabilities: The impact of principal behaviours, principal engagement and school conditions 2010
Justins, Charles EdD Christian Parent Controlled Schools in Australia - a Study of the Relationship between Functional Values and Prevailing Practices. 2003
Kamara, Martha PhD Indigenous female educational leaders in Northern Territory remote community schools: issues in negotiating school community partnership 2009
Lamb, Janeen PhD Implementing mandated curriculum reform: Sources of support for teacher meaning-making 2010
Lavery, Shane EdD Why bother to be a student leader? An exploration of the school experiences and self-perceptions of Year 12 students in three Catholic schools. 2003
Lynch, Timothy EdD An Evaluation of School Responses to the Introduction of Queensland 1999 Health & Physical (HPE) Syllabus and Policy Documents in Three Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE) Primary Schools 2005
Madden, Jake EdD An exploration of the relationship between teacher leadership and the principalship in nurturing student learning 2008
Marks, Ian PhD Rhetoric or Reality: An exploratory study of the culture of Queensland Lutheran Schools 2001
Maroney, Michael EdD An exploration of a contemporary youth spirituality among senior students in three Catholic schools 2008
McCann, Paul PhD Principals' understandings of aspects of the law impacting on the administration of catholic schools: some implications for leadership 2006
McEvoy, Francis EdD How is Religious Leadership understood and practised by Principals in selected Catholic secondary schools in South Australia 2006
McGoran, Neil EdD Making magic: an exploration of the relationship between teacher leadership and boys' academic motivation in the year 8 classroom at a Catholic School 2005
McKenzie, Meagan EdD Stories of buoyancy and despondency. Five beginning teachers' experiences in their first year in the teaching profession. 2006
Mellor, Graeme EdD Re-imagining the Catholic School: An Exploration of Responses to Changing Contexts 1965-2000. 2005
Murphy, Mary EdD Education of boys in Christian Brothers Schools: a Challenge to Christian Leadership. 2005
Ng, King Hung EdD Exploring pastoral leadership in the context of an Australian Chinese Congregational Church 2006
Nongkas, Catherine PhD Leading Educational Changes in Teacher Primary Education: A Papua New Guinea Study 2008
Numkanisorn, Nicholas PhD The impact of principal's leadership behaviour on school culture 2004
O’Brien, Kathryn EdD A case study of the exploration of authentic leadership and learning in four Catholic primary schools 2009
O'Brien, Patricia EdD An exploration of the perceptions and experiences of leadership by teachers and their opportunities for leadership development 2005
Osborne, Yvonne EdD An exploration of how nurses construct their leadership role during the provision of health care. 2006
Pettit, Philip PhD From data-informed to data led? School leadership within the context of external testing 2009
Price, Damien PhD An Exploration of Participant Experience of the Service Learning Program at an Australian Catholic Boys’ Secondary School 2009
Rizvi, Sukaina EdD A transnational approach to educational leadership capacity building: A case study of the Masters of Educational Program at Notre Dame Institute of Education, Karachi, Pakistan 2010
Ruwoldt, Merryn EdD To lead or not to lead: that is the question. An exploration of the meanings of leadership in the context of the deputy principal in the Lutheran secondary school 2007
Slattery, Michael EdD The role of the Catholic School Principal in the face of Modern Day Challenges and Demands 1999
Sly, Mark EdD Teacher Leadership in South East Queensland Anglican Schools. 2009
Thompson, Caroline EdD Catholic secondary school principals as faith leaders: A study of the Diocese of Lismore 2010
Tuite, Kerrie EdD A case study of secondary principals in Christian Brothers schools in Brisbane. 2008
Turkington, Mark EdD The Catholic Education Office (CEO) Sydney as a learning organisation and its perceived impact on standards. 2004
Watkins, Simon EdD An Exploration how some staff members perceive Catholic School Renewal in some primary schools in the Diocese of Rockhampton 2005
Wenham, Anne Marie PhD Gender and School: Policy Directions, Practice and Leadership 2003
Whelan, Anothony EdD A Study of Catholic School Consultants in NSW: their leadership, relationship with principals and influence on schools. 2001
White, Greer EdD A Call for a Level Playing Field: A Study of Masculinity 1999-2000 2004
White, Nereda EdD Indigenous Women's Career Development: Voices That Challenge Educational Leadership  
Wilson, Terry PhD An investigation of the union membership of teachers in Victorian Catholic Schools during the period 1994 to 2004. 2009