School of Education - Albury-Wodonga
Dr Louise Hard
DipT (EC), IECD, BEd S.Aust C.A.E., MEd (QUT), Ed D (QUT)
Head of Murray School of Education
Position: Associate Professor
Phone: (02) 605 19412
Fax: (02) 605 19424
Campus: Albury-Wodonga
Room: 102
Email: lhard@csu.edu.au
Website: http://athene.riv.csu.edu.au/~lhard/
Biography
Louise Hard is the Head of the Murray School of Education at Charles Sturt University. In this role she manages the School and also teaches in both internal and distance education subjects in the Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) and the Bachelor of Teaching (Birth to Five Years). She specialises in early childhood leadership, wellness and wellbeing and administration. Her current research interests include leadership and management in ECEC and cross cultural leadership challenges and similarities.
Research
- Leadership in Early Childhood Education and Care
- Current Research
- Leadership in ECEC services
Teaching
- Wellness and Wellbeing in Early Childhood Contexts
- Early Childhood Leadership and Management
Membership
- Society for the study of Symbolic Interaction
- American Educational Research Association
- Early Childhood Australia (ECA)
Publications
- Hard, L. (2008). Understanding leadership enactment in early childhood education and care. Saarbrücken: VDM.
- Hard, L., & O'Gorman, L. (2007). Push Me or Pull You? An opportunity for early childhood leadership in the implementation of Queensland 's Early Years Curriculum. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. Vol.8, No 1.
http://eprints.qut.edu.au/view/person/Hard,_Louise.html - Hard, L. (2006). Horizontal violence in early childhood education and care: Implications for leadership enactment. Australian Journal of Early Childhood . Vol.31 No.3
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/australian_journal_of_early_childhood/ajec_index_
abstracts/horizontal_violence_in_early_childhood_education_and_care.html - Hard, L (2005): Would the leaders in Early Childhood Education and Care please step forward? Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education. Vol. 12, (1)
- Knipe, S., Rafferty, J., & Hard, L. (2004). Perceptions of reality: Meeting the challenges of establishing a new teaching degree. ATEA July
- Rafferty, J & Hard, L. (2004). Reality Bites: Tensions and challenges in redefining transitional education. Refereed publication from Continuity and Change: Educational Transitions International Conference, Sydney. November.
- Hard, L, Tayler, C. & Danby, S (2004). Leadership in early childhood education and care: It’s not about being the boss. In Performing Research:Theories, Methods and Practice. Ed, E, McWilliam, S, Danby & J, Knight. Post Pressed: Flaxton, Qld. Pp:397-408.
- Hard, L. (2004). How is leadership understood in early childhood education and care? vol. 11, (1). Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education.
- Hard, L. (2001). Investigating leadership in early childhood education and care in Australia . In Designing Educational Research: Theories, Methods and Practices . Eds, P. Singh & E. McWilliam , Post Pressed: Flaxton Qld. Pp. 177-190.
- Hard, L. (1997). Rural parents' perceptions and values and how they may contribute to a more contextually based early childhood program. Education In Rural Australia , vol. 7 (1), pp 27- 35.
http://www.nexus.edu.au/TeachStud/arera/INDEX.HTM - Hard, L. and Walker, C. (1997) Student Supervision - The Experiences of Early childhood Educators and Occupational Therapists. In A. Yarrow and J. Millwater (eds). Practical Experiences in Professional Education Research Monograph: No 2 .. Brisbane , QUT Publications, pp. 151-165.
- Hard, L. and Taffe. R.(1995). Problem Based Learning: The experience for early childhood students in the BEd (Early Childhood) at Charles Sturt University . In Research and development in problem based learning, Vol 3, assessment and evaluation, (eds) P. Little, M. Ostwald & G. Ryan. The Australian Problem Based Learning Network, University of Newcastle : Newcastle , NSW. pp 195-209.
Professional Publications
- Hard, L. (2009) Why is bullying an issue in the early childhood workforce? Every Child, Vol. 15, No.2. p.24-25
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/every_child_magazine/every_child_index/why_is_
bullying_an_issue_in_the_early_childhood_workforce.html - Ireland , L & Hard, L. (2007) Curriculum: A work in progress. Rattler. Issue 81, Autumn. pp20-23
- Hard, L. (2003). What does it mean to be a leader in early childhood education and care? Perspectives on Educational Leadership . vol. 13, No. 8. ACEL.
- Hard, L. (2001). Administration and Management in Early Childhood. EEB404 .Open Learning Institute, Charles Sturt University, Albury, Bathurst, Wagga Wagga. New South Wales.
- Hard, L., Macmillan, A. & Ortlipp, M. (2000). Towards a More Dialogic Early Childhood Community. Rattler . Summer.
- Hard, L and Kelly, D. (2000). Creating Opportunities for Parents in School Communities. “Not Another Sausage Sizzle!” Catholic School Studies . May,Vol.73, No. 1.
- Hard, L. (1999) Wellness and Wellbeing in Early Childhood Contexts. Open Learning Institute, Charles Sturt University , Albury, Bathurst , Wagga Wagga. New South Wales.
- Hard, L. (1998). Wild Things in Early Literacy. A review of current issues for under 5's literacy education. Country Children's Services Conference , Canberra , June. pp. 24-36.