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Papers by Mary Mooney
Aare 2008 International Education Research Conference Brisbane, 2015
Adapting a behaviour management program from another culture requires concerted efforts in the lo... more Adapting a behaviour management program from another culture requires concerted efforts in the local school community to add in features that are specific to the local school environment. Since the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) initiative of the NSW Department of Education and Training Western Sydney Region (DET WSR) was derived from the Positive Behaviour Interventions and Support (PBIS) program developed in the US, for local WSR schools to implement such a program, local adaptation would be expected. Fieldwork with three schools that had implemented the program for over 1 year found 3 common features and 3 differences in the implementation. The common features were (a) consistency, especially with regard to language and expectations, (b) the inclusion of local examples in the training, and (c) the critical interaction of coaches and PBL teams especially in regards evidence (data) about changed behaviour. The differences were (a) involvement of students in decision making, (b) clustering between primary and high schools, and (c) staff ownership of the PBL process. Both common features and differences were found to be distinctive in the implementation of PBL in the region. For sustainability of outcomes, PBL may be further improved on the basis of the strengths elucidated from the common features and differences.
Education, 2008
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a school-wide behaviour initiative currently in use at a... more Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a school-wide behaviour initiative currently in use at a number of western Sydney schools. It employs a whole school systems approach to address problem behaviour and reduce its effects on student outcomes and on the school ...
New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: A school-wide program known as Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) that systematica... more Background: A school-wide program known as Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) that systematically reinforces positive behaviours in schools based on the USA model of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) but also emphasizes learning processes and outcomes was ...
Exemplary Teachers of Students in Poverty
NJ
The article provides an index of the collection of published journal articles in NJ between 1997 ... more The article provides an index of the collection of published journal articles in NJ between 1997 and 2018 in the context of a discussion about the index form and importance to the activity of Drama...
Exemplary Teachers of Students in Poverty
Exemplary Teachers of Students in Poverty
Adapting a behaviour management program from another culture requires concerted efforts in the lo... more Adapting a behaviour management program from another culture requires concerted efforts in the local school community to add in features that are specific to the local school environment. Since the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) initiative of the NSW Department of Education and Training Western Sydney Region (DET WSR) was derived from the Positive Behaviour Interventions and Support (PBIS) program developed in the US, for local WSR schools to implement such a program, local adaptation would be expected. Fieldwork with three schools that had implemented the program for over 1 year found 3 common features and 3 differences in the implementation. The common features were (a) consistency, especially with regard to language and expectations, (b) the inclusion of local examples in the training, and (c) the critical interaction of coaches and PBL teams especially in regards evidence (data) about changed behaviour. The differences were (a) involvement of students in decision making, ...
ABSTRACT The Water Reckoning project was initiated to involve young people, teachers and academic... more ABSTRACT The Water Reckoning project was initiated to involve young people, teachers and academics in a creative project, which drew on Dorothy Heathcote’s philosophy and strategies, in particular that of Rolling Role. The idea for the project began at IDIERI 7 when Pam Bowell proposed the initiation of an international collaboration that would focus on revisiting Rolling Role through the use of digital communications and platforms. The goal was to have the project culminate at the Heathcote Reconsidered conference in London. The project resulted in five educational and research sites being involved from Australia, Greece, Singapore, and the USA. This paper will provide an overview of the project and the Rolling Role concept and how it was applied to the development of the Water Reckoning project. It will also explore initial learnings that have emerged from the project at each site. It concludes with some implications for creating Rolling Role work within contemporary school systems and possibilities for the future. http://www.nationaldrama.org.uk/shop/product/heathcote-reconsidered-conference-echoes/
A scoping project was undertaken in partnership between Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and the A... more A scoping project was undertaken in partnership between Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and the Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE), funded through the Office for Teaching and Learning (OLT). The two deliverables of the scoping project are: (1) an audit of current practices within Australian initial teacher education providers for preparing pre-service teachers to effectively teach in schools in disadvantaged and low [socioeconomic status] SES communities; and (2) a literature review of recent research relating to recruitment, development, support and retention of teachers in schools in low SES communities. This report synthesises the audit survey and literature review to provide a summary of the current landscape. The report highlights effective practices and cases of practice. It also identifies gaps in existing support as well as opportunities for further research and collaborative partnership to address such gaps.
This paper was presented at the AARE Conference, held in Canberra, Australia from 29 Nov to 3 Dec... more This paper was presented at the AARE Conference, held in Canberra, Australia from 29 Nov to 3 Dec 2009
Aare 2008 International Education Research Conference Brisbane, 2015
Adapting a behaviour management program from another culture requires concerted efforts in the lo... more Adapting a behaviour management program from another culture requires concerted efforts in the local school community to add in features that are specific to the local school environment. Since the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) initiative of the NSW Department of Education and Training Western Sydney Region (DET WSR) was derived from the Positive Behaviour Interventions and Support (PBIS) program developed in the US, for local WSR schools to implement such a program, local adaptation would be expected. Fieldwork with three schools that had implemented the program for over 1 year found 3 common features and 3 differences in the implementation. The common features were (a) consistency, especially with regard to language and expectations, (b) the inclusion of local examples in the training, and (c) the critical interaction of coaches and PBL teams especially in regards evidence (data) about changed behaviour. The differences were (a) involvement of students in decision making, (b) clustering between primary and high schools, and (c) staff ownership of the PBL process. Both common features and differences were found to be distinctive in the implementation of PBL in the region. For sustainability of outcomes, PBL may be further improved on the basis of the strengths elucidated from the common features and differences.
Education, 2008
Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a school-wide behaviour initiative currently in use at a... more Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) is a school-wide behaviour initiative currently in use at a number of western Sydney schools. It employs a whole school systems approach to address problem behaviour and reduce its effects on student outcomes and on the school ...
New Horizons in Education, 2009
Background: A school-wide program known as Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) that systematica... more Background: A school-wide program known as Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) that systematically reinforces positive behaviours in schools based on the USA model of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) but also emphasizes learning processes and outcomes was ...
Exemplary Teachers of Students in Poverty
NJ
The article provides an index of the collection of published journal articles in NJ between 1997 ... more The article provides an index of the collection of published journal articles in NJ between 1997 and 2018 in the context of a discussion about the index form and importance to the activity of Drama...
Exemplary Teachers of Students in Poverty
Exemplary Teachers of Students in Poverty
Adapting a behaviour management program from another culture requires concerted efforts in the lo... more Adapting a behaviour management program from another culture requires concerted efforts in the local school community to add in features that are specific to the local school environment. Since the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) initiative of the NSW Department of Education and Training Western Sydney Region (DET WSR) was derived from the Positive Behaviour Interventions and Support (PBIS) program developed in the US, for local WSR schools to implement such a program, local adaptation would be expected. Fieldwork with three schools that had implemented the program for over 1 year found 3 common features and 3 differences in the implementation. The common features were (a) consistency, especially with regard to language and expectations, (b) the inclusion of local examples in the training, and (c) the critical interaction of coaches and PBL teams especially in regards evidence (data) about changed behaviour. The differences were (a) involvement of students in decision making, ...
ABSTRACT The Water Reckoning project was initiated to involve young people, teachers and academic... more ABSTRACT The Water Reckoning project was initiated to involve young people, teachers and academics in a creative project, which drew on Dorothy Heathcote’s philosophy and strategies, in particular that of Rolling Role. The idea for the project began at IDIERI 7 when Pam Bowell proposed the initiation of an international collaboration that would focus on revisiting Rolling Role through the use of digital communications and platforms. The goal was to have the project culminate at the Heathcote Reconsidered conference in London. The project resulted in five educational and research sites being involved from Australia, Greece, Singapore, and the USA. This paper will provide an overview of the project and the Rolling Role concept and how it was applied to the development of the Water Reckoning project. It will also explore initial learnings that have emerged from the project at each site. It concludes with some implications for creating Rolling Role work within contemporary school systems and possibilities for the future. http://www.nationaldrama.org.uk/shop/product/heathcote-reconsidered-conference-echoes/
A scoping project was undertaken in partnership between Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and the A... more A scoping project was undertaken in partnership between Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and the Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE), funded through the Office for Teaching and Learning (OLT). The two deliverables of the scoping project are: (1) an audit of current practices within Australian initial teacher education providers for preparing pre-service teachers to effectively teach in schools in disadvantaged and low [socioeconomic status] SES communities; and (2) a literature review of recent research relating to recruitment, development, support and retention of teachers in schools in low SES communities. This report synthesises the audit survey and literature review to provide a summary of the current landscape. The report highlights effective practices and cases of practice. It also identifies gaps in existing support as well as opportunities for further research and collaborative partnership to address such gaps.
This paper was presented at the AARE Conference, held in Canberra, Australia from 29 Nov to 3 Dec... more This paper was presented at the AARE Conference, held in Canberra, Australia from 29 Nov to 3 Dec 2009