School of Teacher Education
Alison Lord
Senior Lecturer
BTeach(EC), BEd(Hons), PhD
Alison Lord
Charles Sturt University Faculty of Education
Dubbo, NSW, Australia
Ph:(02) 6885 7357
Fax:(02) 6885 7316
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Research
Interests
- rural child care
- quality child care
- QIAS
- leadership and management of children's services
- children's play
- qualitative research methodologies
Current Projects
- "Bringing Professional Experience to the Rural University Classroom: Engagement with Community"
- "Buninyong Literacy Project 2008"
Teaching
- Human Society and Its Environment
- Early Childhood and Primary Professional Experience
- Early Childhood and Primary Internship
- Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood
- Children as Learners
Professional Engagement
- Early Childhood Australia
- Australian College of Educators
Publications
McFarland, L & Lord, A. (under review) “Bringing professional experience to the rural
university classroom through community play sessions: Experiences of pre-service teachers and families.”
Conference Presentations
Lord, A, & McFarland, L. (2007, November 25-27). Bringing professional experience to
the rural university classroom: Authentic learning and engagement with communities. Paper presented at The Australian Association for the Research in Education International Education Research Conference, Freemantle, WA.