ECU offers innovative and practical courses across a variety of disciplines and we have a vibrant research culture. ECU is a leader in developing alternative entry pathways to higher education.
We have three campuses in Western Australia. Joondalup and Mount Lawley in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
ECU provides a variety of services and facilities that go beyond the classroom, with opportunities for personal development and social interaction for students and staff.
We collaborate with all types of businesses, including new start-ups, small to medium enterprises, not-for-profits, community organisations, government and large corporates in the resources sector.
Children's University Edith Cowan aims to inspire students between seven and fourteen to develop confidence and a love of learning through validated activities beyond the school curriculum.
The Inspiring Minds scholarship program are equity scholarships that give students an opportunity to access an education that may otherwise be out of reach.
Peacock, E., Campbell-Evans, G., Hunter, J. (2022). Writing assessment in early primary classrooms: thoughts from four teachers. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 45(1), 85-101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44020-022-00007-1.
Thwaite, A., Budgen, F., Hunter, J., Singh, K. (2021). What is complexity? Grammatical issues in assignment prompts. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 52(July 2021), Article number 100998. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2021.100998.
Johnson, B., Down, B., Le Cornu, R., Peters, J., Sullivan, A., Pearce, J., Hunter, J. (2016). Promoting early career teacher resilience: A socio-cultural and critical guide to action. Teacher Quality and School Development, 149. Routledge.
Johnson, B., Down, B., Le Cornu, R., Peters, J., Sullivan, A., Pearce, J., Hunter, J. (2014). Early Career Teachers: Stories of Resilience. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-173-2.
Conference Publications
Johnson, B., Down, B., Le Cornu, R., Peters, J., Sullivan, A., Pearce, J., Hunter, J. (2014). Promoting early career teacher resilience: a framework for understanding and acting. Teachers and Teaching: theory and practice. Special issue: teachers and resilience: interdisciplinary accounts (530-546). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2014.937957.
Faulkner, V., Rivalland, J., Hunter, J. (2010). Caught in the middle: Improving writing in the middle and upper primary years. Traditions of writing research (198-211). Routledge.
Conference Publications
Johnson, B., Down, B., Le Cornu, R., Peters, J., Sullivan, A., Pearce, J., Hunter, J. (2010). Conditions that support early career teacher resilience. Australian Teacher Education Association 2010 Conference Proceedings (10p). Australian Teacher Education Association.
Malcolm, I., Kessaris, T., Hunter, J. (2003). Language and the Classroom Setting. Reform and Resistance in Aboriginal Education (92-109). UWA Press.
Louden, B., Hunter, J. (2003). Respect:Five years' literacy learning in the Western Desert. The case of Reena. Look Again (49-58). PETA.
Research Projects
Evaluation of the Catholic Education Western Australia Early Career Teacher Program, Catholic Education Office of WA, Grant, 2015 ‑ 2016, $17,200.
Addressing the Teacher Exodus: Enhancing Early Career Teacher Resilience and Retention in Changing Times, Australian Research Council, Grant - Linkage (Projects), 2008 ‑ 2013, $18,573.
Supporting Students to improve their written literacy skills the middle and upper years primary schooling (Years 4-8), Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant, 2006 ‑ 2010, $128,270.
Doctor of Philosophy, The impact of policy change on the teaching of spoken English in primary schools in the north mountainous region of Vietnam
Associate Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Cultural diversity and children's literature: Kindergarten educators' practices to support principles of cultural diversity through book sharing
Master of Education, What constitutes "good" writing in junior primary? Four West Australian teachers discuss their views.
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