Doctor Maggie (Margaret) Clarke

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Awards and Recognition
• Selected Publications
• Community
• Contact Details

Biography

Dr Maggie Clarke was a secondary school teacher for nineteen years in the Western Sydney region of Sydney. She held leadership positions in schools including Leading Teacher and Acting Principal. She worked with the NSW Department of Education in a regional office in the capacity of professional assistant to a Regional Director. Dr Clarke was appointed to the University of Western Sydney in 1997. She is currently Chair of the School of Education School Academic Committee (part of the University of Western Sydney’s academic governance structure), and a member on the University’s Senate Committee. She is Head of Learning and Teaching in the School of Education. Working at UWS since 1997 she has undertaken the responsibilities of Academic Co-ordinator of Professional Experiences in three programs and she has been Chair of the School of Education Professional Experiences Committee. Dr Clarke has been a Unit Co-ordinator for a number of courses and has played a key leadership role in unit development. Her teaching has been in the disciplines of education and psychology and in particular in the areas of secondary education and pedagogies.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Dr. Clarke’s research interests are in professional learning particularly related to the practices of mentoring, reflection and portfolio development. Her current research interest is in the area of communities of practice. Her research has been published in international and national journals. Dr Clarke’s research on mentoring has been acknowledged in a number of published works and invitations as key note speaker as well as in a variety of consultancy projects.

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Grants / Current Projects

Consultancy

2008/2007
Australian Government Quality Teacher Program. Project leader with four schools and Academic Partner with a secondary College.

Grant

2006
NSW Department of Education “Safe Schools-Making the Link”. Co-chief investigator.

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Awards and Recognition

2009 UWS College of Arts Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

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Selected Publications

Books

Clarke M, 2009, Mentoring, Reflection and Learning Portfolios. An Investigation into Practices that Contribute to Professional Learning, VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, Saarbrucken, Germany, [ORS ID: 215042]

Journals

Journal Article (C1) Clarke D, Clarke M, 2008, Communities of Practice: A framework for professional development and learning, International Journal of PEPE, vol 11, no. 1, pp 30-43.

Journal Article (C1) Power A, Clarke M, Hall J, 2007, Embedding the NSW Institute of Teachers Framework of Professional Teaching Standards into a Teacher Education Program, Journal of the International Society for Teacher Education, vol 11, no. 2, pp 9-15.

Journal Article (C1) Clarke M, Healey J, 2006, Effectiveness of pre-service child protection training: student teacher attitudes, perceptions and knowledge., International Journal of PEPE, vol 9, no. 1, pp 46-62.

Journal Article (C1) Clarke M, 2004, Reconceputalising mentoring: Reflections by an early career researcher, Issues in Educational Research, vol 14, no. 2, pp 121-143.
Rank: B

Journal Article (C1) Clarke M, 2004, Reflection: journals and reflective questions: A strategy for professional learning, The Australian Journal of Teacher Education, vol 29, no. 2, pp 11-23.
Rank: A

Journal Article (C1) Sinclair C, Clarke M, Harris C, Livermore R, 2004, Mentoring in Intial Teacher Education: Pilot Project at the Universityh of Western Sydney, International Journal of Practical Experiences in Professional Education, vol 8, no. 1, pp 49-59.

Conference Papers

Conference Paper (E1) Clarke M, 2009, Connecting Communities: Emerging communities of practice with schools and universities in partnership., Teacher education crossing boarders: cultures, contexts, communities and curriculum. The annual conference of the Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA),

Conference Paper (E1) Clarke M, Power A, Hall J, Vozzo L, Sinclair C, Waters R, Clarke D, Nicholas Z, 2007, Individual Learning Plans. A Quality Teacher Initiative - What Happens When Teachers Shape Their Own Professional Learning, Quality in Teacher Education: Considering different perspectives and agendas : Proceedings of the 2007 Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference, pp 1-11.

Conference Paper (E1) Power A, Clarke M, Hall J, 2007, Embedding the NSW Institute of Teachers Framework of Professional Teaching Standards into the Master of Teaching Secondary Program at the University of Western Sydney, Quality in Teacher Education: Considering different perspectives and agendas : Proceedings of the 2007 Australian Teacher Education Association National Conference, pp 1-11.

Conference Paper (E1) Clarke M, 2006, Reconceptualising mentoring: A conceptual framework that supports and contributes to the professional learning of research colleagues, Annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE - 2005).

Conference Paper (E1) Clarke M, 2006, Innovative practices in service learning; Engaging the community and university in an alternative professional experience program, Practical Expereinces in Professional Education, pp 68-76.

Conference Paper (E1) Clarke M, 2006, One year on. Reflecting on 'focus days'. A teacher education developmental learning professional experience model. An initiative of the Bachelor of Teaching secondary professional experience program, 2006 Australian Teacher Education Association Conference,

Conference Paper (E1) Clarke M, 2005, Focussing Student Teachers' Professional Learning, Teacher Education: Local and Global, pp 134-141.

Conference Paper (E1) Clarke M, 2004, Portfolios: A Strategy for Professional Learning, Education Research Conference 2004 - Education for all,

Conference Paper (E1) Clarke M, 2004, Teacher engagement in professional experience. Sustaining field experience for our future teachers, Making Spaces - Regenerating the Profession, pp 133-140.

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Community

Dr Clarke has been an active member of ATEA since 1998 and served as an Executive member for six years She has been a reviewer for a number of international conference proceedings including ATEA and AARE.

Professional Associations

Australian Teacher Education Association
(Executive Member 2004-2009)
Awards Convenor and Sponsorship of Awards

Engagement

Reviewer for major Australian journals and International and Australian publishers

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