School of Teacher Education
Wendy Hastings
Senior Lecturer, Sub-Dean (Professional Experience)
BSc Dip Ed Syd, MEd (Hons) CSU
Wendy Hastings
Charles Sturt University Faculty of Education
Bathurst, NSW, Australia
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Ms Wendy Hastings is Senior Lecturer in Professional Experience and Practice in the Faculty of Education at Charles Sturt University, Bathurst. Her research and teaching interests are in professional practice, emotions and teacher subjectivities, mathematics curriculum and pedagogies.
Ms Hastings brings to this research team a long history in rural schools and teacher education. She is currently enrolled in a PhD program at Charles Sturt University, in which she is studying the emotional effect on their school-based supervisors of failing student teachers on professional experience.
Ms Hastings, who is directly involved in the organisation and delivery of pre-service teacher education in rural areas, currently takes responsibility for all professional experience at CSU.
Research
- (2000) CSU Small to research the professional learning of co-operating teachers in rural and isolated primary and early childhood settings (with Tracey Simpson, Bob Hill and Sarah McDonagh)
- (2000) Faculty Grant to research the perceptions of preservice teachers of the understanding of mathematics and their self-efficacy as teachers of mathematics (with Noel Thomas and Bob Dengate)
Professional Engagement
- NSW Teacher Education Council - Secretary/Treasurer 2001
- Referee for the Asia Pacific Journal of Teacher Education 1998-1999.
- Editor for the Western Region Mathematics Teachers Journal 1986-1989
Publications
Chapters in Books
- McFadden, M. & Hastings, W. (1997). Restructuring the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary): Case Study. In Exploring Professional Development in Education, ed. R. J. King, D. M. Hill & J. A. Retallick. Social Science Press. Wentworth Falls.
Refereed Journal Articles
- Hastings W.J. & Page J. (in press). How can we make professional experience better: a bandaid or a genuine possibility? Accepted for publication Alberta Journal of Educational Research.
- Hastings W. J. (in press) I felt so guilty: emotions and subjectivity in school-based teacher education. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice.
- Simpson, T. Hastings, W. J.. Hill, B. (2007). I knew that she was watching me: the professional benefits of mentoring. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 13(5), 481-498.
- Hastings W. J. & Page J (in press). How can we make professional experience better: a bandaid or a genuine possibility? Accepted for publication Alberta Journal of Educational Research.
- Hastings W.J. (2004). The emotional dimension of the practicum, Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice. 10(2) 135-140.
- Hastings, W. J. (2000). School-based Teacher Educators: perceptions of the Practicum and their own Professional Need, International Journal of PEPE, 4 (1), 17 - 38
- Hastings, W. J., & Squires D. (1999). Restructuring and reculturing: practicum supervision as professional development for teachers, Asia Pacific Journal of Teacher Education 30(1) 79-91.
- Hastings, W. J., McFadden, M., Dunshea, G., Foley, L. & Rae, J. (1996). Constructing Professionals. Mentoring and Tutoring for Partnership in Learning, 4 (2), 19-28.
Conference Publications
- Hastings W.J. (2007) Who are the outsiders inside teacher education: school-based teacher educators’ perception of their place? Paper presented at Australian Teacher Education Conference, Wollongong. July 2007
- Hastings, W. J. (2006). The role of the researcher in “storying” - hearing the emotions of school-based teacher educators. Refereed paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the Association of Practical Experience in Professional Education. Auckland NZ. Jan 2006.
- Hastings, W.J. (2000). Emotions and the practicum: co-operating teachers perspective Paper presented at the Annual Conference of AARE. Sydney. November.
- Hastings W.J. & Letts, W, (2006). Interrogating the reflexive subject in/of teacher education Paper presented at Annual Conference of AARE. Adelaide, Nov 2006.
- Hastings WJ & Page J (2006). How can we make professional experience better: a bandaid or a genuine possibility? Paper presented at Annual Conference of AARE Adelaide 2006
- Hastings, W.J. (2005). Debriefing or de-‘Bobbing’: how teachers cope with the emotional impact of problematic preservice teachers Paper presented at Australian Teacher Education Conference, Gold Coast. June 2005
- Hastings W. (2004). The emotional dimension of the practicum: how much do we know & do we really care? Paper presented at Australian Teacher Education Conference Charles Sturt University June 2004.
- Hastings W. (2004). I just felt so guilty: The emotional dimension of supporting problematic preservice teachers. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of AARE. Melbourne. November 2004.
- Hastings W.J. (1999). Opportunities for Workplace Learning: an investigation of essential conditions. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the Association of Practical Experience in Professional Education. Christchurch NZ. January.
- McFadden M.D., & Hastings, W.J.(1996) The mentoring model in the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) at Charles Sturt University: Implications for professional development. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of AARE & ERA. Singapore. November.
- Hastings, W.J.(1996) From Blackbox to Triangular Pyramid: an attempt to make teacher education transparent. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of AARE & ERA. Singapore. November.
- Dunshea, G., Foley, L., Hastings, W.J., McFadden, M.D. & Rae, J (1995). Constructing Professionals: An attempt at making impossibility probable. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of AARE. Hobart. November.
Professional Development Materials
- Hastings, W.J.(ed) (1991) Girls into the 90s Staff development kit produced for NSW Department of Education (Western Region).
- Thomas, N & Hastings, W.J. (1986) Hands on Maths. Staff Development kit for K-8 teachers of Mathematics. Produced by NSW Department of Education (Western Region).
Journal Articles
Hastings, W., McFadden, M., Dunshea, G., Foley, L. & Rae, J. 1996, Constructing Professionals. Mentoring and Tutoring for Partnership in Learning, 4, (2) pp.19-28.
Hastings, W & Squires D 2002. Restructuring and reculturing: practicum supervision as professional development for teachers, Asia Pacific Journal of Teacher Education 30 (1) 79-91
Hastings W, 2004 The emotional dimension of the practicum, Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice. Vol 10 (2) pp. 135-140.