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Larry Smith

Larry Smith

Professor, Faculty of The Professions, UNE Business School

Director, Centre for Business Research

Qualifications

MSc (Griffith), BEdStud, MEdAdmin, PhD (Qld), FRSA, FACE, FQIEA, FHERDSA, FAIM

Contact

Email:
Room: Economic Studies 1 (W39) G06
Phone: 02 6773 2806 (or +61 2 6773 2806 overseas)
Fax: 02 6773 3148

Research interests

Major research interests

Business management; educational leadership; vocational education policy and practice; workplace learning; program management; program and project evaluation; strategic planning; systems analysis; research methods.

Examples of research projects

Recognition of informal and nonformal learning (Australian report to the OECD); apprentice and traineeship trends (government commissioned reports); evaluations of Australian Learning and Teaching Council projects; the nature and impact of the business dimension of school leadership; strategic review of Higher Education in Vietnam (World Bank); Further and Higher Education access and participation pathways (NCVER).

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 State Director [curriculum] and Director of the Strategic Research Unit for the Department of Employment, Education and Training); and Managing Director of his own SME, The Knowledge Company.

Professor Smith has conducted a number of major consultancies for state, national and international governments and agencies, including the World bank, and has participated on a number of national and international committees. He is currently a member of the Academic Advisory Board for the Australian Institute of Management, and Chairs the AIM NSW Business Management and Leadership Taskforce.

He has received several national and international fellowship awards, and has received a Life Membership of the Australian College of Educators, for his professional contribution to post-school education.

Selected Publications

Professor Smith has published over 80 books, book chapters, refereed journal articles, and refereed conference papers, including:

  • (2010) With Riley,D.  The business of school leadership: a practical guide for managing the business dimension of schools Melbourne: ACER Press
  • (2009) With Sarkar,S. & Banerjea,S. (2009)  Cross-Cultural Studies in Management, Technology and Finance New Delhi: Arise Publishers
  • (2010) A Journey into the field of focus group research. In Minichiello,V. & Kottler,J. (Eds) Qualitative Journeys Sage: New York
  • (2010) With Nguyen Quang Dong.  Processes for Strategic Planning in Vietnam's Higher Education System.  In Harman, G. & Haydon,M. (Eds.) Reforming Higher Education in Vietnam: Challenges and Priorities Springer: London
  • (2009) With Clayton,B. Recognising non-formal and informal learning: Participant insights and perspectives Adelaide: NCVER Press
  • (2009) With Winter-Irving,M. Factors Impacting on the Role of Middle-level Managers at an Australian University International Studies in Educational Administration. Vol.37, No.2   pp74-89
  • (2008) The Role of Heads of Schools in a Regional Australian University. Hawaii International Journal of Higher Education. 5(1), pp63-79.
  • (2007) With Misko,J. and Beddie,F. The recognition of non-formal and informal learning in Australian Workplaces. NCVER for DEST/ OECD
  • (2007) With Riley,D. (Eds) Blooming Leadership. Melbourne: ACEL
  • (2007) With Callan,V.; Mitchell,J.; & Clayton,B. Approaches for sustaining and building management and leadership capability. Adelaide: NCVER
  • (2006) With Riley,D. (Eds) New Waves of Leadership. Melbourne: University of Melbourne Press
  • 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.