The University of Western Australia

Professor Simon Clarke

Deputy Head of School/Masters Programs Course Coordinator
Graduate School of Education

Contact details

Address

Graduate School of Education
The University of Western Australia (M428)
35 Stirling Highway
CRAWLEY WA 6009
Australia

Phone

6488 2398

Fax

6488 1052

Email

simon.clarke@uwa.edu.au

Qualifications

BA Reading, GradCertEd Brist., MA Lond., EdD W.Aust.

Biography

QUALIFICATIONS:

1998
Ed.D. The University of Western Australia.

1985
M.A. in Political Education, Institute of Education, University of London.

1977
PGCE School of Education, University of Bristol.

1976
B.A. (Hons) University of Reading.

Key research

Research interests include, educational leadership, school improvement, schools as organisations, change in education; teachers’ work, and industrial relations in education

Current research affiliations include:

•The Carpe Vitam ‘Leadership for Learning’ –project involving the University of Innsbruck, The Danish University of Education, The University of Oslo, The University of Patras, Cambridge University, the University of Washington and Griffith University. The project is supported by the Wallenberg Institute in Sweden and is led by Professor John MacBeath, the Chair of Educational Leadership at Cambridge University.

•The International Study of Principals’ Preparation (ISPP) involviing Instituto The Politecnico Nacional, Mexico, Texas State University, The University of Aberdeen, The University of Warwick, North West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa, The University of Technology, Jamaica, The University of Calgary and Murdoch University

Publications

Selected Recent Publications (2010/2011)


Books

2010
O’Donoghue, T. A. & Clarke, S. R. P. Leading Learning: Process, Themes and Issues in International Contexts. London: Routledge.

Book Chapters

2011
Wildy, H. & Clarke S. At the edge of the silent centre: Leading an isolated school. In M. Cowie (ed). New Primary Leaders. London: Continuum.

Clarke, S. & Wildy, H. Providing professional sustenance for leaders of learning – the glass half full? In T. Townsend & J. MacBeath (eds). International Handbook of Leadership for Learning. (pp. 673-690). Dordrecht: Springer.


Wildy, H. & Clarke, S. Instructional Leadership: Teacher Level. In J. Robertson & H. Timperley. (eds). Leadership and Learning. (pp, 143-155). London: Sage Publications.

Clarke, S. & Wildy, H. From coastal lush to the burned, red centre: Pursuing school improvement in regional Australia. In D.E. Lynch (ed.). Urban and Rural Schools: Problems, Solutions and Progress. (pp. 181-194). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Refereed Journal Articles

2011
Karareba, G. & Clarke, S. Acknowledging emotional intelligence in the preparation and selection of school principals. Leading & Managing.17 (1) 84-99.

Clarke, S. & Wildy, H. (in print). Improving the small rural/remote school: The role of the District. The Australian Journal of Education.

Clarke, S., Wildy, H. & Styles, I. Fit for purpose? Western Australian insights into the efficacy of principal preparation. Journal of Educational Administration. 49 (2) 166-178.

2010
Wildy , H., Clarke, S. Styles, I. & Beycioglu, K. Preparing novice principals in Australia and Turkey: How similar are their needs? Educational Assessment Evaluation & Accountability. 22 (4) 249-252.

Clarke, S. & Wildy, H. Preparing for principalship from the crucible of experience: Reflecting on theory, practice and research. Journal of Educational Administration and History.41 (1) 1-16.

Roles, responsibilities and expertise

Deputy Dean and Coordinator of Masters programmes

Funding received

Research grants

2006
Chapman, E., Louden, W., Clarke, S. Evaluation of the Curriculum Improvement Program Phase II. Department of Education & Training WA. $219,207.00.


2003
Clarke, S. R. P., Dempster, N. Leading and Teaching in Small Schools: Confronting Contextual Complexity in Work Practices. Griffith University Industry Collaboration Scheme. $10, 000 from Griffith University and $10, 000 from Education Queensland.

Clarke, S. R. P., Dempster, N. Leadership for Learning: Charting Changes in Theory and Practice. Griffith University Research Grant. $12, 686.

2000
Clarke, S.R.P., Wildy, H. R. Louden, W. Authentic Assessment of Principals' Performance. Funded by Edith Cowan University and The Western Australian Centre for Leadership, $30,000.

Teaching Grants

2005
Clarke, S.R.P. Outcomes-Based Education Scheme Grant, University of Western Australia $6,388

2001
Clarke, S.R.P. The Creation of a CD-Rom for Enhancing Professional Learning in Small Schools' Leadership. Griffith University Teaching Grant, $6,500.

Consultancies

2010
Literature Review and Background Research for the National Collaboration Project – Innovative Strategies for Small and Remote Schools. Funded by WA Department of Education. $18,000. With H. Wildy


2003
Probing the Street Realities of the Teaching Principal. Presentation and Workshop funded by Queensland Teachers Union

2002
Centre for Education and Leadership in Education. (Griffith University). Teacher Leadership in Productive Pedagogies Initiative. Inala cluster of schools. Funded by Education Queensland.

Centre for Education and Leadership in Education. (Griffith University). The Assistant to the Principal in Religious Education (APRE) in Primary Schools. Funded by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission.

Clarke, S.R.P. Mastering the Art of Extreme Juggling: An Examination of the Contemporary Role of the Queensland Teaching Principal. A report on the Queensland Association of State School Principals (QASSP) teaching principals' survey. Funded by QASSP

2001
Centre for Education and Leadership in Education. (Griffith University). New Horizons Project. Funded by St Peters Lutheran College.

Centre for Education and Leadership in Education. (Griffith University). Review of the Alternative Schooling Trial. Funded by Education Queensland.

Memberships

Australian College of Educators (ACE)
Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE)
Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL)
International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI)

Honours and awards

2011 Fellow of the Australian College of Educators

2006 UWA Excellence in Teaching Award in the individual teaching category.

Previous positions

2004
Senior Lecturer in Curriculum Leadership and Director of Centre for Leadership and Management in Education, Griffith University, Queensland

2001-2004
Senior Lecturer in Curriculum Leadership and Deputy Director of Centre for Leadership and Management in Education, Griffith University, Queensland

2000
Post Doctoral Scholar, Institute for the Service Professions, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.

1978-1999
Teaching and administrative roles in state and independent secondary schools located in England and Australia

Teaching

Human Resource Development EDUC8610
Leadership for Learning EDUC8612
Educational Leadership & Management EDUC8415
Paradigms in Educational Studies EDUC9973

New and noteworthy

Recent contract with Routledge to edit book on school leadership in post-conflict societies. Clarke, S. R. P & O’Donoghue, T. A. School-level Leadership in Post-Conflict Societies: The importance of context. (eds). London: Routledge

Research profile

Research profile and publications