National Research Consultancies
National Research
Projects
TTF @ UNE: Developing Graduate Teachers ICT Knowledges
Grammar and Praxis: investigating a grammatics for the 21st century school English (ARC Grant)
VirtualPREX: Innovative assessment using a 3D virtual world with pre-service teachers
Consultancies
2012: Aboriginal Adult Literacy Campaign Pilot Project, Wilcannia, NSW. Click for a summary of the project details (PDF). Leader: Dr Bob Boughton.
2011: Application of the National Professional Standards for Teachers to teachers in Early Childhood. Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority and Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. J Pegg, M Sims and B Mowbray. $20,000.
2011: Evaluation of North West Aboriginal SAAP Project. Tamworth Family Support Service. M Sims, M Maple and D Bennell. $116,120 over 3 years.
2010: Evaluation of Indigenous Night Patrols. Attorney General’s Department AGD-0510. With T Cooper, P Henry, S Bahn, M Sims, E Barclay & J Scott. $336,000 over 2 years.
2010: Design and Delivery of a Professional Development Program in Educational Leadership for Early Childhood Professionals. Semann & Slattery, Sims, M. & Forrest, R. Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. $300,000 over 3 years.
2010: An exploratory cluster trial of a sustainable capacity building intervention to promote positive mental health in family day care. with Davis E, Waters E, Herrman H, Harrison L, Sims M, Cook K, Mackinnon A, Marshall B, Mihalopoulos. ARC Linkage LP100100131 2010-2012, $157,014.