Dr Mary Mooney

• Biography
• Areas of Expertise
• Selected Publications
• Professional Activities
• Membership, Appointments and Awards
  
• Contact Details

Biography

Dr Mary Mooney works in the areas of drama education, critical and creative pedagogy. Mary is an associate member of the Centre for Educational Research at the University of Western Sydney (UWS), which is concerned with education in the larger context of social, economic and policy issues that impact upon individuals, families, communities and institutions, particularly from Greater Western Sydney. Mary also works as the UWS coordinator for the Australian Universities Quality Agency.
Whilst working at UWS Mary has been an Associate Head of School, Course Convenor, Head of Program and a staff representative on a variety of School, College, University and industry committees. Mary has also worked at the University of New South Wales as a Course Development Adviser and Coordinator of Production. In the 1980s Mary lectured in drama and arts education at Brisbane CAE on the Mt Gravatt Campus, McAuley College and the Queensland College of Art. Prior to this, Mary was a Years 1-12 Drama Curriculum Consultant with the Queensland Department of Education. Mary has taught Drama in secondary schools and was a generalist primary teacher. Mary has also worked with a contemporary dance company, a clown troupe, theatre-in-education and as a Director of Junior Theatre

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Teaching

Drama and arts education, critical and creative pedagogy.
Research Higher Degree supervision
Drama education, creative practice, creative arts education, effective teaching, positive behaviour for learning, embodied learning, learning ecology, middle years education, screen culture, youth culture, case study, creative research, grounded theory, performance-based enquiry/ethnography.

Research

Digital and performative youth arts, creative learning practices, cultural practices of young people, positive behaviour for learning, effective teaching, middle years boys education.

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Selected Publications

Mooney, M. (2009). “Composing screen drama narratives.” S. Gannon, M. Howie and W. Sawyer (eds) Re-viewing English: Charged with Meaning. Puney: Phoenix Education. ISBN: 9781921586187.

Mooney, M. Barker, K., Dobia, B., Mooney, M., Watson, K., Power, A., Ha, M. T., Yeung, A. S., Schofield, J., McCloughan, G., & Denham, A. (2008, November). “Positive behaviours for learning: Changing student behaviours for sustainable psychosocial outcomes”. AARE.

Mooney, M., Dobia, B., Power, A., Watson, K., Barker, K., Yeung, A. S., Denham, A., McCloughan, G., & Schofield, J. (2008, November). “Why positive behavior for learning: The how's and why's of translating a US model for local sustainable education”. AARE.

Mooney, M., Watson, K., Dobia, B., Power, A., Barker, K., Ha, M. T., Yeung, A. S., McCloughan, G., Schofield, J., & Denham, A. (2008, November). “Positive behaviour for learning: Local features of an adapted US model of behaviour management”. AARE

Mooney, M. & Camilleri, J. “Contemplating the role of Drama in a school-wide positive behaviour system”. Paper presented at the Drama Australia Conference, Adelaide. May 2008.

Mooney, M., Dobia, B., Yeung, A., Barker, K., Power, A. & Watson, K. (March 2008). Positive Behaviour for Learning: Investigating the transfer of a United States system into the NSW Department of Education and Training Western Sydney Region schools. Sydney: University of Western Sydney.

Mooney, M. & Wright, D. “Stories of ethnodrama: mythological and technological”. Paper presented at the International Association of Drama and Theatre in Education Congress, Hong Kong, July 2007.

Mooney, M., Meiners, J., Munday, J. (2006). “With our backs to the wall: working creatively with early years and primary student teachers studying ‘the arts’ ”. Paper presented at the and published in the conference proceedings of the Australia Council, Backing our Creativity: research – policy – practice, National Education and the Arts Symposium Proceedings, September 2005. Victorian College of the Arts. pp. 96-102. ISBN: 1 9207 84 32 2.

Mooney, M. (2005). “Morphing into new spaces: Transcoding Drama”. Drama Australia Journal NJ., Vol 29: pp. 25-36. ISSN:1445-2294

Mooney, M., Camden-Pratt, C. & Davidson, N. “Creative pedagogies in teacher education: personal agency and social action”. AARE, Sydney. November 2005.

Mooney, M. Wright, D. & Davidson, N. “Enhanced creative practices for Learning”. Education and Social Action Conference, UTS, Sydney. December 2004.

Mooney, M. Camden-Pratt, C. & Wright, D, Davidson, N., Passmore, F. “Creative Teaching Practices: exploring the heart of drama learning”. Drama Australia Conference, Canberra. October 2004.

Mooney, M. & Nicholls, J. (Eds.). (2004). Drama Journeys: Inside Drama Learning (opens in a new window). Currency Press, Sydney. ISBN 0 86819 696 7. 224 pages

Mooney, M. (2004). “Morphing into screen drama”. In The state of our art: NSW perspectives on educational drama. (Eds). C. Hatton and M. Anderson. Currency Press and EDA, Sydney. pp. 90-103. ISBN: 0868197459.

Mooney, M. (2004). “Fast forward to screen drama”. In Drama Journeys: inside drama learning. (Eds). M. Mooney and J. Nicholls. Currency Press, Sydney. pp. 149-162. ISBN 0 86819 696 7.

McCallum, J., Nicholls, J. & Mooney, M. (2004). “Appreciating Drama”. In Drama Journeys: inside drama learning. (Eds). M. Mooney and J. Nicholls. Currency Press, Sydney. pp. 163-178. ISBN 0 86819 696 7.

Mooney, M. Morphing into new spaces: transcoding drama practices. IDEA, Ottawa, Canada, July 2004.

Mooney, M. “Comparability and Consistency in Assessing Drama”. Invited Keynote paper at DET K-6 Creative Arts Conference, Sydney. July 2003

Mooney, M. (2002). “Schlock Horror: student video drama”. Playing Betwixt and Between: The IDEA Dialogues, Bjorn Rasmussen & Anna-Lena Ostern. Bergen, Norway: IDEA Publications and World Congress. pp. 195-202. ISBN:82-9995928-2-8

Mooney, M. (2000). “Home and Away: an intercultural drama experience”. NJ Drama Australia Journal, Vol 24:2. pp. 51-58.

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Professional Activities

2009 (June) Convenor of the 2009 NSW Teacher Education Council Conference hosted by UWS, June 2009 and opened by the NSW Education Minister the Hon. Verity Firth.

2006 (Oct) National Tertiary Drama Education Research Symposium Co-convenor, Catching and Riding the Research Wave: Creating Productive Research Partnerships held at Currency Press, Sydney.

2006 (Sep-Oct) Co-convenor with Pauline Cain, Drama Australia Conference, NIDA, Sydney

1998 Conference Co-Convenor with Steve Wilson, UWS National Lifelong Learning Forum, Learning throughout life: towards a learning society, Sydney.

1993-1998 NSW Board of Studies Senior Examiner for HSC Drama

Membership, appointments and awards

2010 (May) Council of Humanities and Social Science (CHASS) representative to the ACARA National Arts Curriculum forum.

2008-2009 NSW Teacher Education Council Executive

2007 NSW Institute of Teachers, working party for the Teacher Identified Continuing Professional Development Policy as the Teacher Education Council representative

2008- Drama Australia Board (Research Director)

2007 Award for Outstanding Professional Service from the NSW Professional Teachers' Council recognised by the PTC for services to professional associations in NSW.

2007- Appointed to the Parramatta Diocesan Catholic Schools Council, a peak industry board that formulates policy, strategic directions, government funding, stewardship of primary and secondary education and accountability.

2006- Editorial Board for NJ Drama Australia Journal.

2005-2006 Drama Australia Board (Conference Convenor)

2004 – Member Australian College of Educators

2004 Best Drama Publication Award by Drama Victoria for the book, Mooney M. & Nicholls, J. (2004). Drama Journeys: Inside Drama Learning. Sydney: Currency Press.

2002-2003 NSW Board of Studies Deputy Chair then Chair 7-12 Board Curriculum Committee for Drama

1998-2000 NSW Board of Studies university representative on the K-6 Creative Arts Board Curriculum Committee

1997-2007 Member. BA Creative Arts and Grad Dip Ed Drama courses

1997-1998 Chair, TAFE Steering Committee for Tertiary Preparation Course in Drama Studies

1990-1995 NSW Board of Studies Deputy Chair of the 7-12 Drama Syllabus Committee

1990 Australian Society of Educational Technology, Treasurer

1988-1990 National Drama in Education Association Vice-President, Planning

1987-1991 Drama NSW executive as NADIE Liaison Officer, then Vice-President.

1988 Australian Institute of Managers National Training Award for Write for Business, a 70 minute Video and Trainer’s Manual. Sydney: UNSW.
National Institute of Training and Development National Training Award for Write for Business, a 70 minute Video and Trainer’s Manual. Sydney: UNSW.

Best Audio-visual Award by National Educational Technology for Write for Business, a 70 minute Video and Trainer’s Manual. Sydney: UNSW.
1986 President Queensland Association for Drama in Education.

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