Larry Smith
Professor, Faculty of The Professions, School of Business Economics and Public Policy
Director, Centre for Business Research
Qualifications
MSc (Griffith), BEdStud, MEdAdmin, PhD (Qld), FRSA, FACE, FQIEA, FHERDSA, FAIM
Contact
| Email: | lsmith35@une.edu.au |
| Room: | W39 Room G06, Economics Building |
| Phone: | 02 6773 2806 (or +61 2 6773 2806 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 3148 |
Research interests
- Administration and leadership, particularly leading and managing change
- Strategic planning
- Human resource management and professional development
- Adult workplace learning and the development of work-based learning culture
- Higher education management and leadership
- Assessment and evaluation
- Futures and trend analysis
- Indigenous participation and access
- Internationalisation and market analysis
- Quantitative research methodology
Work History
Professor Smith’s previous appointments have included: Head of School, Professional Development and Leadership, UNE; Associate Professor (administration and leadership), Central Queensland University; member of the Senior Executive Service of the Queensland Government, during which time he was Executive Consultant to the Professional Practices Unit and Director of the Strategic Research Unit for the Department of Employment, Training and Industrial Relations; and Managing Director of his own SME, The Knowledge Company.
Professor Smith has conducted a number of major reviews for government, and has participated on a number of national committees, particularly in the area of employment. For five years, he chaired the Research Committee of the Queensland Tertiary Entrance Procedures Authority.
He has received both national and international awards for his professional contribution.
Selected Publications
Professor Smith has published over 80 books, book chapters, refereed journal articles, and refereed conference papers, including:
- With Riley,D. (eds.) (2004). Checking the Pulse. Armidale: UNE Press.
- (2005) A Two-dimensional Conceptualisation for the Assessment of Prior Learning. In Osborne et al. What a Difference a pedagogy Makes: Researching Lifelong Learning & Teaching Stirling: CRLL.
- (2005). With Lunn,S. Personal and professional learnings from engaging in higher degree research: reflections of a doctoral candidate. Refereed article published in the Proceedings of the 5th Hawaii International Education Conference.
- (2004) Valuing the Process: Towards a Two-Dimensional Conceptualisation of RPL Assessment. In Searle,J., McKavanagh,C. & Roebuck,D. Doing – Thinking – Activity – Learning. Brisbane: Australian Academic Press
- (2004) Valuing RPL: Selected case studies of Australian private providers of training Adelaide: NCVER.
- (2004) An investigation into the support and professional development needs of Medical Supervisors of beginning General Practitioners General Practitioner Education and Training Division, Department of Health and Ageing, Canberra.
- (2004) Innovative approaches to advanced standing: case studies of private training providers. Refereed paper presented at the 13th National VET Research Conference.
- With Navaratnam,K. (2003). Perceptions of employers regarding the desired outcomes of training programs and the factors promoting and inhibiting the achievement of those outcomes. In Searle,J. & Roebuck,D. Envisioning practice – implementing change. Brisbane: Academic Press
- (2001) Issues Impacting on the Quality of Assessment in VET in Queensland. Brisbane: DETIR.
- (2000) The Impact of User Choice on the Queensland Training Market. Brisbane: DETIR.
- (2001) Apprenticeships and Traineeships: Queensland Trends. Brisbane: DETIR.
- With Horton, M. To team or not to team?: It’s about time we at least asked the question New Horizons. No.97, September 1997
- (1989) Education for students of the outer islands of the Torres Strait: some descriptions, perceptions and suggestions from local Indigenous people. Brisbane: QGP.