Doctor Katrina Barker
Academic Course Advisor Primary Education),
Primary Education (SoE)
LECTURER,
Primary Education (SoE)
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD University of Western Sydney
- BTeach University of Western Sydney, Macarthur
- BTeach University of Western Sydney, Macarthur
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Primary Education (SoE)
- Primary Education (SoE)
Contact
| Email: | K.Barker@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 6243 6243 |
| Mobile: | 0414835752 0414835752 |
| Location: | 4.1.19 Bankstown4.2.19 Bankstown |
| Website: |
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Biography
Katrina received her PhD in Education from the University of Western Sydney in 2007. Since 2003 she has taught postgraduate students in Educational Psychology across the primary and secondary programs, co-coordinates professional experience and coordinates the research methods and design unit for the Honours students. Katrina's research focus links well to her teaching as it relates to student motivation, self-concept, classroom management and school retention. Most of her research employs sophisticated quantitative analyses. Prior to being employed at UWS, Katrina completed a teaching degree and worked as a primary school teacher.
This information has been contributed by Doctor Barker.
Publications
Books
- Whitton, D., Sinclair, C., Barker, K., Nanlohy, P. and Nosworthy, M. (2004), 'Learning for teaching : Teaching for learning', : Thomson 0170122395.
Chapters in Books
- Power, A., Mooney, M., Barker, K., Dobia, B., Watson, K., Yeung, A. and + 3 Externals, .. (2008), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: School-wide Student Behaviour Intervention in Western Sydney', Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association Conference, Springer International Handbooks of Education, Volume 11 978-1-4020-1007-1.
Journal Articles
- Yeung, A., Mooney, M., Barker, K. and Dobia, B. (2009), 'Does school-wide positive behaviour system improve learning in primary schools? Some preliminary findings', New Horizons in Education, 16.
- Barker, K., Mcinerney, D. and Dowson, M. (2002), 'Performance Approach, Performance Avoidance and Depth of Information Processing: A fresh look at relations between student's academic motivation and cognition', Educational Psychology, 19.
Conference Papers
- Barker, K., Yeung, A., Dobia, B. and Mooney, M. (2009), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: Differentiating Teachers' Self-Efficacy', Australian Association for Research in Education Conference (AARE 2009), .
- Barker, K., Denham, A., Dobia, B., Mooney, M., Watson, K., Power, A., Ha, T., Yeung, A., Schofield, J. and McCloughan, G. (2008), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: Changing Student Behaviours for Sustainable Psychosocial Outcomes', Australian Association for Research in Education, International Education Reserach Conference, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
- Mooney, M., Watson, K., Dobia, B., Power, A., Barker, K., Ha, T., Yeung, A. and + 3 Externals, . (2008), 'Positive Behaviour for Learning: Local Features of an Adapted US Model of Behaviour Management', Australian Association for Research in Education, International Educatin Research Conference, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
- Mooney, M., Dobia, B., Power, A., Watson, K., Barker, K., Yeung, A. and + 3 Externals, . (2008), 'Why Positive Behaviour for Learning: The How's and Why's of Translating a US Model for Local Sustainable Education', Australian Association for Research in Education, International Educatin Research Conference, Brisbane, Queensland Australia.
- Barker, K. (2008), 'Students' Goals, Academic Self-concept and Academic Achievement: Testing Competing Models of Causation', AARE 2007 International Education Research Conference Research Impacts: Proving or Improving, Fremantle, WA., Australia.
- Barker, K., Dowson, M. and Mcinerney, D. (2007), 'Relations Between Students' Goal Orientations and Academic Self-concept: A More Comprehensive Model of Student Motivation', AARE 2006 Conference Adelaide, University of South Australia, Adelaide.
- Barker, K., Dowson, M. and Mcinerney, D. (2006), 'Effects Between Motivational Goals, Academic Self-Concept and Academic Achievement : What is the Causal Ordering', Annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE - 2005), UWS Parramatta Campus.
- Barker, K., Dowson, M. and Mcinerney, D. (2006), 'The First Step Toward Examining the Question: What Do Students' Motivational Goals and Self-Concept Have to Do With Academic Achievement', Annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE - 2005), UWS Parramatta Campus.
- Barker, K., Dowson, M. and Mcinerney, D. (2006), 'Specifying causal relations between students' goals and academic self-concept: An integrated structural model of student motivation', The Fourth International Biennial SELF Research Conference: Self-concept, Motivation, Social, and Personal Identity for the 21st Century, Michigan University, Ann Arbor, USA.
- Barker, K., Dowson, M. and Mcinerney, D. (2006), 'Unifying the Literature on Students' Academic Motivation: A Multidimensional andHierarchical Representation of Students' Goals and Academic Self-Concept', The Fourth International Biennial SELF Research Conference: Self-concept, Motivation, Social, and Personal Identity for the 21st Century, Michigan University, Ann Arbor, USA.
- Barker, K., Dowson, M. and Mcinerney, D. (2004), 'Evolvement of students' goals and academic self-concept: A multidimensional and hierarchical conceptualisation', AARE 2004 Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
- Barker, K., Mcinerney, D. and Dowson, M. (2004), 'Advances in the Conceptual Understanding of Students' Goals and Academic Self-Concept:A Multidimensional and Hierarchical Approach', Third International Biennial SELF Research Conference - Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity: Where to from here, Berlin, Germany.
- Dowson, M., Barker, K. and Mcinerney, D. (2004), 'Who's on First?: Causal Ordering of Academic Self-Concept, Motivational Goals, and Achievement', Third International Biennial SELF Research Conference - Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity: Where to from here, Berlin, Germany.
- Dowson, M., Barker, K. and Mcinerney, D. (2004), 'The Chicken or the Egg?: Exploring Causal Relations Between Motivational Goals, Self-Concept, and Academic Achievement', American Educational Research Association 2004 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA., USA.
- Barker, K., Dowson, M. and Mcinerney, D. (2004), 'Advances in the Conceptual Understanding of Students' Goals and Academic Self-Concept:A Multidimensional and Hierarchical Approach', American Educational Research Association 2004 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA., USA.
- Barker, K., Mcinerney, D. and Dowson, M. (2004), 'Transcending students' achievement goals and academic self-concept: A multidimensional and hierarchical structure', Proceedings 3rd International Biennial Conference, Berlin.
- Dowson, M., Barker, K. and Mcinerney, D. (2004), 'Causal Modelling of Academic Self-Concept, Motivational Goals, and Achievement', Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, USA.
- Dowson, M., Barker, K. and Mcinerney, D. (2003), 'The Chicken and the Egg: Causal Ordering of Goals and Self-concept and its Effect on Academic Achievement', Educational Research, Risks & Dilemmas, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Barker, K., Mcinerney, D. and Dowson, M. (2003), 'Conceptualising Students' Goals and Self-concept as Multidimensional and Hierarchically Structured', Educational Research, Risks, & Dilemmas : NZARE, AARE Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Barker, K. and Mcinerney, D. (2003), 'Assessment of achievement motivation and academic self-concept: Results from longitudinal data', biennial European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, .
- Barker, K., Mcinerney, D. and Dowson, M. (2003), 'Toward a model of achievement motivation and academic achievement self-concept: Longitudinal analysis', Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, .
- Barker, K., Mcinerney, D. and Dowson, M. (2002), 'Toward a Model of Achievement Motivation and Academic Self-Concept', Self-Concept Research: Driving International Research Agendas, Sydney, Australia.
- Barker, K., Mcinerney, D. and Dowson, M. (2002), 'Toward a model of achievement motivation and academic achievement self-concept', 2nd International Biennial Conference, UWS.
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | Enabling schooling success: Psycho-social drivers & impact of Positive Behaviour for Learning intervention on behaviour, well-being, academic engagement & achievement |
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| Years: | 2009-07-14 - 2013-09-30 |
| ID: | P00016592 |
| UWS Researchers: | Rhonda Craven, Margaret Vickers, Katrina Barker, Kevin Watson, Anne Power, Mary Mooney, Brenda Dobia and Alexander Yeung |
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| Title: | Staying on at school: strategies for increasing high school completion rates in low-retention regions of NSW |
| Years: | 2009-01-20 - 2013-09-30 |
| ID: | P00016198 |
| UWS Researchers: | Margaret Vickers and Katrina Barker |
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Previous Projects
| Title: | Positive Behaviour for Learning: investigating the transfer of a US system into DET Western Sydney Region schools |
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| Years: | 2006-12-21 - 2009-10-30 |
| ID: | P0015348 |
| UWS Researchers: | Mary Mooney, Alexander Yeung, Brenda Dobia and Katrina Barker |
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| Title: | Staying on at school: Learning from and for success |
| Years: | 2008-07-25 - 2009-12-31 |
| ID: | P0016105 |
| UWS Researchers: | Margaret Vickers and Katrina Barker |
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Supervision
Current Supervision
| Title: | Students' Understanding and Attitude in an Inquiry Based Physics Learning Environment |
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