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Dr Katie Thiveos

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 2268
Email: e.thiveos@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Mount Lawley  
Room: ML17.107  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3903-6468

Katie is a Lecturer and the Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) Secondary Education Co-ordinator in the School of Education.

Currently teaching

  • EDU1010 - Becoming a Teacher (HASS majors)
  • HSS2130 - Teaching and Learning in Humanities and Social Sciences
  • HSS2230 - Planning for Senior Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences
  • CUR4210 - Curriculum Enrichment for the Secondary Major (HASS)
  • SSE6622 - Planning Assessment for the Lower Secondary Social Sciences
  • SSE6623 - Preparation Processes for the Secondary Social Sciences

Background

Katie is a passionate and skilled HASS educator, having taught for more than 20 years in Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) schools. She has experience teaching upper school HASS courses including, Economics, Politics and Law and Career and Enterprise. In 2020, Katie was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Edith Cowan University (ECU). The title of her thesis was Lower secondary students’ perspectives towards Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) at three Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) schools. It reported on a comprehensive study, using mixed-methods research, to explore dimensions of teaching and student learning in HASS at three metropolitan CEWA schools. Katie is a committee member of the ECU Education Alumni Chapter.

Professional associations

  • Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia (TRBWA) - Full Registration
  • Golden Key International Honour Society

Research areas and interests

  • HASS education
  • Classroom Management
  • Diversity and Inclusion in Education
  • Service Learning

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2020.
  • Bachelor of Education with Honours, Edith Cowan University, 1999.
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