Professor Steve Wilson

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Biography

Professor Steve Wilson is Head of the School of Education at UWS. Having spent 15 years teaching in state secondary schools in various parts of country NSW and in Sydney’s south-west, Steve joined UWS Nepean in 1990, lecturing in pedagogy, curriculum development and school-based cultural change. He received his PhD in Education from UWS in 1998 (in the area of student participation in secondary schools), and in the same year assumed the role of Head of the new School of Lifelong Learning and Educational Change at UWS Nepean (1998-2000). He became Head of the School of Social Ecology and Lifelong Learning at UWS (2001-05), and then Head of the newly-formed School of Education (2005-present). Steve has served on the Boards of a number of regional non government organisations, co-Chairs Committees of Cooperation with the Directors of the Western and South-Western Sydney regions of the NSW Department of Education and Training, and has represented UWS on a variety of external education boards and committees. He is currently President of the NSW Council of Deans of Education and former Secretary and President of the NSW Teacher Education Council. He sits on the Board of the Australian Council of Deans of Education and serves on the Initial Teacher Education Committee (ITEC) of the NSW Institute of Teachers. He was Director of the UWS Centre for Educational Research in its establishment years. He is strongly committed to the engagement of the university in the strategic development of education in Greater Western Sydney around 21st century learning, and was appointed a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators in 2010 in recognition of his leadership in university engagement in education.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Secondary school curriculum and pedagogy; responsive and negotiated curriculum; 21st century educational practice and leadership; non formal and community education; education for civics and citizenship.

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Recent Research Projects/Grants

2008-10 Woodrow, C., Singh, M., Wilson, S., Salazar, J and Arthur, L. ‘Programa Futuro Infantil Hoy – an early childhood research and intervention program in Antofagasta, Chile’. (Funded by the Foundacion Minera Escondida, Chile).

2009 Wilson, S. and Williams, C. ‘Walking the talk: A single-site high school study in applying the Quality Teaching Framework through negotiated curriculum’. Unfunded research.

2005 Wilson, S., Singh, M. and Darcy, M. 'Community renewal of public housing estate: A responsive evaluation'. (Funded by the UWS Research Partnerships Program and the NSW Department of Housing.

2005 Wilson, S. and Costley, D. 'Efficacy of transformational outcomes through a work for the dole skills development program'. (Funded by Fairfield Community Resource Centre).

2004 Wilson, S. and Shrestha, M. 'Expanding and Deepening Integrated Community-based education (ICE) in Fairfield'. (Funded under the UWS Regional and Community Grants Scheme in conjunction with the Marconi Club and Fairfield City Council).

2003 Wilson, S. and Shrestha, M. 'Improving community social capital through non formal education'. (Funded under the UWS Regional and Community Grants Scheme in conjunction with Fairfield City Council).

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Publications

Book Chapters

2004 Hill, S.B., Wilson, S., & Watson, K. (2004).   Learning ecology: A new approach to learning and transforming ecological consciousness: Experiences from social ecology in Australia. In E. V. O'Sullivan & M. Taylor (Eds.), Learning Toward An Ecological Consciousness: Selected Transformative Practices, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 47-64.

2003 Wilson, S. and Shrestha, M. Non formal education. In J.P. Keeves & R. Watanabe (Eds.), The Handbook on Educational Research in the Asia Pacific Region (2 Vols.). Amsterdam: Kluwer Academic. pp.333-346.

2002 Dimitrov, V., and Wilson, S. Fuzziology and lifelong learning. In V. Dimitrov and V. Korotkich (Eds.), A Framework for the New Millenium. New York: Physica-Verlag, pp.45-54. (ISBN 3790814253)

Refereed Journal Articles

In press Williams, C. and Wilson, S. Achieving both intellectual quality and relevance in classroom experiences: some conceptual challenges. Accepted for Discourse, 33(4), expected October, 2012.

2010 Williams, C, and Wilson, S. Pedagogies for social justice: Did Bernstein get it wrong?  International Journal of Inclusive Education, 14(4), pp.417-434.

2009 Wilson, S. and Sproats, E.  Re-engaging young people in learning: What schools can learn from a community-based program for ‘at-risk’ students.  Curriculum Perspectives. 29 (1), pp.29-40.

2008 Shrestha, M., Wilson, S. and Singh, M. Knowledge networking: A Dilemma in building social capital through non-formal education. Adult Education Quarterly, 58(2), pp.129-150.

2007 Wilson, S., Shrestha, M. and Unsworth, U. Community-based portfolios: Lifelong learning through non-formal education. Journal of Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 9(1), pp.4-15.

2004 Wilson, S. and Shrestha, M. Conceptualising key issues in non-formal education in a low SES community in Australia. International Journal of Learning, Vol.10, pp.3641-3652.

2004 Shrestha, M. and Wilson, S. Integrated community-based education: Building non-formal education in low SES communities. International Journal of Learning, Vol.10, pp.1148-1160.

2003 Bain, L., Wilson, S. and Mortimer, D. Local government leadership in meeting the needs of the long term unemployed. Employment Relations Record, 3(1), pp. 77-93.

2002 Wilson, S. Student participation and school culture: A secondary school case study. Australian Journal of Education, 46(1), pp. 79-102.

2000 Wilson, S. Schooling for democracy: Issues on student participation. Youth Studies Australia, 19(2), pp.25-31.

1998 Wilson, S. Curriculum theorising amongst secondary school students. Curriculum Perspectives, 18(3), pp.23-32.

1996 Wilson, S. and Cameron, R. Student teacher perceptions of effective teaching: A developmental perspective. Journal of Education for Teaching, 22 (2), pp.181-195.

1995 Wilson, S., Hine, A., Dobbins, R., Bransgrove, E., and Elterman, J. The use of reflective journals in undergraduate teacher-education courses: A multi-campus perspective. South Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 23(2), pp.165-176.

1995 Dinham, S., Cairney, T.H., Craigie, D., and Wilson, S. School climate and leadership: Research into three secondary schools. Journal of Educational Administration, 33 (4), August, pp.36-57.

1993 Cameron, R., and Wilson, S. The Practicum: student teacher perceptions of teacher supervision styles. South Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 21(2), pp.155-167.

Research Monographs and Published Reports

2006 Wilson, S., Singh, M., Shrestha., M., Redrup-May, M., Darcy, M. Bonnyrigg Living Communities Project qualitative evaluation framework. Report submitted to New South Wales Department of Housing. October, 2006. 14 pages.

2006 Shrestha, M., and Wilson, S. Bonnyrigg Learning Network CDSE Project: Evaluation Report. Submitted to UWS Office of Regional Development; Fairfield Community Resource Centre; Bonnyrigg Learning Network; Club Marconi, and Fairfield City Council. March, 2006.

2005 Wilson, S. & Sproats, E. Re-engaging young people in learning: A case study of Responsive Curriculum at the Bridging the Gap Youth Development Centre. NSW DET and the University of Western Sydney. 70 pages.

2005 Costley, D, Wilson, S. & Rowell, A. The ‘First Step’ Work for the Dole project: Research report. Prepared for Community First Step, Inc (Fairfield, Sydney). UWS, 24 pages.

2005 Wilson, S., Rowell, A., and Rees, S. School strategies in Mount Druitt: Preparing post-school pathways. Prepared for the Mount Druitt Educational Provision Group. School of Social Ecology and Lifelong Learning, UWS. 18 pages.

2004 Shrestha, M., and Wilson, S. Improving community social capital through non-formal education. Report to the Office of Regional Development, University of Western Sydney. October, 2004. 41 pages.

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Recent Memberships and Appointments

Community Service Appointments

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