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• My career spans 5 years as a research scientist, 14 years in primary and secondary education plus 20 years in tertiary education in East Africa, UK, New Zealand and Australia. University work includes 10 years as Faculty Research Director and Academ...More

  My career spans 5 years as a research scientist, 14 years in primary and secondary education plus 20 years in tertiary education in East Africa, UK, New Zealand and Australia. University work includes 10 years as Faculty Research Director and Academic Director plus course coordinator and tutor for science, design and technology, music and drama education, as well as 15 years as university external examiner and school inspector and governor. I have an extensive publication record in entomology, science education, drama education and education for sustainability, with 8 books and over 70 papers and conference presentations. Some recent publications since 2008: Littledyke, M. (2008) ‘Science and environmental education: approaches to integrating cognitive and affective domains’, Environmental Education Research. Vol. 14, No. 1, February pp. 1–17. Lakin, E and Littledyke, M. (2008) ‘Health Promoting Schools: integrated practices to develop critical thinking and healthy lifestyles through farming, growing and healthy eating’, International Journal of Consumer Studies. Vol. 32, No 3, pp. 253 – 259. Taylor, N., Littledyke, M. Eames, C and Coll, R. K. (Eds) (2009) Environmental Education in Context: An International Perspective of the Development of Environmental Education. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: SENSE Publishers (30 chapters from countries in Pacific, Middle East and India Subcontinent, Europe Africa and Asia) Littledyke, M. Taylor, N. and Eames, C. (Eds) (2009) Education for Sustainability in the Primary Curriculum: a guide for teachers. South Yarra: Palgrave Macmillan (17 authors from UNE and University of Waikato Schools of Education) Less

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