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Teaching commitmentBiographyPhil has worked in both primary and secondary schools, leading to Deputy Principal and Acting Principal positions. He joined La Trobe in 2004 and worked in the primary and secondary Dip Ed programs, where he taught psychology, mathematics, educational philosophy and counselling skills. Phil taught in the Master in Educational Leadership as a sessional lecturer in 2006 and joined the faculty in 2007. He is also a registered psychologist.
Research InterestsThe overlap between teaching, learning and psychological processes
Interpersonal relationships within and between classrooms and staffrooms
The impact of Attachment Styles on teachers, learners, administrators & learning
Holistic education
Organisational culture
Imaginative processes in learning and teaching
Professional Associations
- Australian Association of Researchers in Education (AARE)
- Australian Psychological Society (MAPS)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA)
- British Education Research Association (BERA)
- Holistic Education Research Group (HERG)
- Imaginative Education Research Group (IERG)
- International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching (ISATT)
Community Service
- Ancora Imparo
- Accredited School Reviewer (DEECD)
- Critical Friend, Manningham Network
SupervisionSchool leaders perceptions of their leadership roles
The impact of early childhood attachment on life trajectories and mental and physical health in adulthood: A function of identity (self schema) integration.
How will the introduction of new network structures and network leaders affect Victorian public schools?
Leadership the transformational force: A Research study of the Australian system of educational leadership in creating a critical ideal model of leadership for the educational system of developing countries.
An investigation of Victorian government primary school principals perceptions of issues affecting their leadership roles.
EditorialBerry, A., Blaise, M., Clemens, A., Keast, S., Loughran, J., Parr, G., Riley, P., Robb, D., & Tudball, L. (Eds.). (2009). Learning about professional learning leadership through cases. Melbourne: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD).
Beatty, B. R., & Riley, P. (Eds.). (2008). Willing to Lead - Human leadership: Developing people. Melbourne: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD).
Berry, A., Blaise, M., Clemans, A., Loughran, J., Mitchell, J., Parr, G., Riley, P., & Robb, D. (Eds.). (2008). Leading professional learning: Cases of professional dilemmas. Melbourne: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD).
PublicationsBooks
Riley, P. (in production). Attachment theory and the student-teacher relationship. London: Routledge. Due 2010
Book Chapters
Daft, R. L., & Pirola-Merlo, A. (2009). The leadership experience (1st Australian Edition.). South Melbourne, Vic: Cengage Learning. Ch 8 Motivation & Empowerment.
Lewis, R., & Riley, P. (2009). Teacher misbehaviour. In L. J. Saha & A. G. Dworkin (Eds.), The international handbook of research on teachers and teaching (pp. 417-431). Norwell, MA, USA: Springer.
Riley, P. (2009). Multiperspectival leadership: The vision thing, parallax error & using cases for alignment & enlightenment. In A. Berry, M. Blaise, A. Clemans, S. Keast, J. Loughran, G. Parr, P. Riley, D. Robb & E. Tudbull (Eds.), Learning about professional learning leadership through cases. Melbourne: Department of Education & Early Childhood Development (DEECD).
Riley, P. (2008). Stretching without breaking: Courage security & relationships in professional learning. In A. Berry, M. Blaise, A. Clemans, J. Loughran, J. Mitchell, G. Parr, P. Riley & D. Robb (Eds.), Leading professional learning: Cases of professional dilemmas (pp. 179-182). Melbourne: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD).
Riley, P. (2008). Courage & opportunities, resistance & security: The human leadership domain. In B. R. Beatty & P. Riley (Eds.), Willing to lead - Human leadership: Developing people (pp. 44-47). Melbourne: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD).
Riley, P. (2005). Changing the globe in a lighthouse school. In P. Heywood, T. McCann, B. Neville & P. Willis (Eds.), Towards re-enchantment: Education, imagination and the getting of wisdom (pp. 105-112). Flaxton Qld: Post Pressed.
Journal Articles
Riley, P. (2009). An adult attachment perspective on the student-teacher relationship & classroom management difficulties. Teaching and Teacher Education, 25 (5), 626-635.
Riley, P. (2009). The development and testing of a time-limited mentoring model for experienced school leaders. Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 17 (3), 233-248.
Brew, C., Riley, P., & Walta, C. (2009). Education students and their teachers: Comparing views on participative assessment practices. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, DOI: 10.1080/02602930802468567(1), 1 - 16.
Gallant, A., & Riley, P. (2008). Consciousness structures and attachment responses to strange situations. Asia Journal of Global Studies, 2(1), 16-25.
Conference Presentations: Forthcoming
Riley, P. (2009, 29th Nov - 3rd Dec). Love teaching or teaching for love? An exploration of unconscious motivation. Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education: International education research conference, Canberra.
Riley, P., Richardson, P. W., Sharma, U., & Watt, H. M. G. (2009, 30th Sept - 4th Oct). Why are some teachers aggressive? Paper presented at the 44th Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference, Darwin Convention Centre.
Loughran, J., Berry, A., Clemans, A., Keast, S., Miranda, B., Parr, G., et al. (2009, 1 - 4 July). Exploring the nature of teachers' professional learning. Paper presented at the ISATT 2009 Conference. Navigating in educational contexts: Identities and cultures in dialogue, Finland, Rovaniemi (Lapland)
Riley, P. (2009, 1 - 4 July). Mentoring skills training for Victorian Government school leaders. Paper presented at the ISATT 2009 Conference. Navigating in educational contexts: Identities and cultures in dialogue, Finland, Rovaniemi (Lapland)
Conference Presentations
Riley, P. (2009, 13-17 April). 6-session mentoring: The development and testing of a time-limited mentoring model for experienced school leaders. Paper presented at the 2009 AERA Annual Meeting: Disciplined Inquiry: Education Research in the Circle of Knowledge, San Diego Convention Center CA.
Riley, P. (2008, December 1-4). The 3 Rs of teacher education: Relationship, relationship, relationship. Or how I learned to stop worrying and embrace attachment theory. Paper presented at the AARE 2008 International education conference Brisbane: Changing climates: Education for sustainable futures, Brisbane.
Riley, P. (2008, September 3-6). Teaching essentials: Outlining the case for attachment theory Paper presented at the BERA 2008 Annual Conference, Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Riley, P. (2008, 22-24 July). New paradigms for new times: The secure base leader in the helping organisation. Paper presented at the Engendering leadership through research and practice, University of Western Australia, Perth.
Riley, P. (2008, July 8-11). The hidden costs of teacher training: Early career exits. Paper presented at the Teacher educators at work: What works and where is the evidence, Sunshine Coast Australia.
Mitchell, J., & Riley, P. (2008, 8-11 July). Leading professional learning in schools: Emotion in action. Paper presented at the Teacher educators at work: What works and where is the evidence?, Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Riley, P. (2008, 24-25 Jan). All the king's horses: Opportunities, security, resistance, courage & relationships when introducing holistic education. Paper presented at the Holistic Education Conference. Imagining Education: Educating Imagination. La Trobe. Bundoora.
Brew, C., Riley, P., Walter, C., & Itter, D. (2006, 7-8 December). The fear factor: Epistemological beliefs and their relationship with mathematics anxieties for pre-service primary teachers. Paper presented at the Mathematical Association of Victoria Annual Conference. Mathematics the way forward, La Trobe University, Bundoora
Brew, C., Tobias, S., Riley, P., Wright, P., Itter, D., & Tadich, B. (2006, 26-30 November). Fear factor: What does maths anxiety measure in pre-service primary teachers? Paper presented at the AARE 2006 International Education Research Conference. Engaging Pedagogies, University of South Australia: Adelaide.
Brew, C., Walter, C., Ryder, J., & Riley, P. (2006, 26-30 November). Group work, self and peer assessment in teacher education: Economic convenience or best practice? Paper presented at the AARE 2006 International Education Research Conference. Engaging Pedagogies, University of South Australia.
Riley, P. (2006, 26-30 September). When Inner Working Models dont work: Attachment styles, teacher aggression and research taboos. Paper presented at the 2006 Joint Conference of the APS and the NZPsS: Psychology Bridging the Tasman: Science, Culture and Practice, Auckland, New Zealand.
Riley, P. (2006, July 12-15). To stir with love: Imagination, attachment and teacher behaviour. Paper presented at the 1st Research Symposium on Imagination in Education - Imagination: Directions in research, Vancouver, Canada.
Mussap, A., & Riley, P. (2003). The role of body image malleability in disordered eating. In M. Katsikitis (Ed.), Australian Journal of Psychology. Combined abstracts of 2003. Australian Psychological Conferences (pp. 200). Melbourne: The Australian Psychological Society Ltd.
Riley, P. (2005, 12-15 July). I only have I for you: Teacher's professional identities. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Imagination and Education, Coast Plaza Hotel and Suites @ Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Riley, P. (2003, 27 Sept - 2 Oct). Changing the globe in a lighthouse school: Incorporating soul into succession planning. Paper presented at the Third International Soul in Education Conference, Lennox Head.
Expert Commentaries
Riley, P. (2008, January 28). Keeping our teachers. The Age, p. 11, from http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/01/27/1201368941242.html
Riley, P. (2009, 25th May). Tested by a test too many. The Age, p. 12, from http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/tested-by-a-test-too-many-20090524-bje5.html?page=-1 Also on the MLTAV website as a link http://www.mltav.asn.au/content/view/192/193/
PhD Thesis
Riley, P. (2007). To stir with love: Attachment, teacher behaviour & classroom management. Unpublished Thesis, La Trobe Bundoora.
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