Associate Professor Diana Whitton

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Awards and Recognition
• Publications
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Biography

Diana has lectured in Education at UWS for the past 20 years teaching within the primary teacher education program. Her areas of specialisation are gifted education, creativity, transition in education and service learning which she has researched and taught courses in these areas.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Gifted Education; Creativity; Service learning and Community Engagement; Transitions in education.

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Grants / Current Projects

Research Reports

Dockett, S., Perry, B., Gilbert, S., Howard, P., Mason, T., Robert, M., Sanagavarapu, P., Skattebol, J., Travis, A., Whitton, D., Woodrow, C., Simpson, T., & Pearce, S. (2006). Successful Transition Programs from Prior-to-school to School for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children. Funded by the National Fund for Education Research (NFER) for the NSW Department of Education and Training.

Dockett, S., Perry, B., Whitton, D., Vickers, M., & Johnston, J. (2006). Sydney Region Transition Project. Funded by the Sydney Region NSW Department of Education and Training.

Bobis, J., & Whitton, D. (1999). The Mathematical Achievement and Self-Concept of Kindergarten and Year 1 children: Count Me in Too Report. Prepared on behalf of the NSW Department of Education and Training.

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Awards and Recognition

2007 College of Arts Dean's Award for inspiring students' learning
2006 Vice Chancellor's Excellence Award: Innovation
2006 Vice Chancellor's Excellence Award: Engagement
2005 Vice Chancellor's Excellence Award: Social Justice
2004 Australian Eminent teacher of gifted
1997 Rotary International Fellowship

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Publications

Whitton, D. (2006). The University Training of Teachers of Gifted Students in Australia. Gifted Education International 21 (3).

Chessor, D., & Whitton D. (2005). The impact of grouping gifted primary school students on self-concept, motivation and achievement from parents' perspectives. Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling 15 (1). p. 93-104.

Dockett, S., Perry, B., & Whitton, D. (2005). Every picture tells a story: Starting school with picture story books. Early Child and Development and Care.

Whitton, D. (2005). Development of community based entrepreneurial skills: University of Western Sydney, Australia. The Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability 1(2), online edition.

Whitton, D. (2005). Transition to school for gifted children. The Australian Journal of Early Childhood 30 (1), p. 17-26. ISSN 0312-5033

Whitton, D., & Perry, B. (2005). Transition to High School for Gifted and Mainstream Students. Australasian Journal of Gifted Education 14(1), 30-35.

Whitton, D., Perry, B., & Dockett, S. (Eds.). (2004). Continuity and change: transitions in education. Proceedings of an International Conference on Transitions in Education. Sydney: University of Western Sydney.

Whitton, D. (2004). Creativity in teaching and learning: A creativity framework. TalentEd 22 (2), p. 19-27. ISSN 0815-8150

Dockett, S., Perry, B., Howard, P., Whitton, D., & Cusack, M. (2002). Australian Children Starting School. Childhood education: Infancy through early Adolescence 78(6), p. 349-353.

Whitton, D. (1997). Regular classroom practices with gifted children in grades three and four in New South Wales, Australia. Gifted Education International 12, p. 32-37.

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