Dr Frances Alter
Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Education
Qualifications
PhD (NE), M.Ed (NE), Dip. Ed. (NE), BFA (Adel.), Art Cert. (East Syd. Tech.)
Contact
| Email: | falter2@une.edu.au |
| Room: | FEHPS Building (E7) 310 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3822 (or +61 2 6773 3822 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 2445 |
Frances Alter is a member of the Creative and Performing Arts Education team and specialises in visual arts education.
Research interests
Visual arts education in primary and secondary schooling; children's art; the artistic process and its role in human development and learning; studies in visual literacy and visual culture studies. Current research examines the capacity of visual arts pedagogy to act as a mediating element in the development of critical and creative thinking.