BAppSc, MEd, GDipEd (Secondary), PhD
Head and Dean of School
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Research expertise
Professor Donna Pendergast has an active research profile. She has recently conducted research in the following areas: middle years education; middle schooling; early years education; school and policy reform and evaluation; Year 7 into secondary; resilience; generational theory; Y and Z generations and pedagogy; teacher efficacy; family and consumer sciences research; home economics philosophy; cyberbullying; mentoring; evaluation of professional development processes; food literacy; gifted and talented students.
For a list of research grants and consultancies visit research.
Current teaching areas
Donna has extensive teaching experience including middle schooling; diversity; teachers work; qualitative research methods.
Publications
For a list of publications visit publications.Current journal editor
- International Journal of Home Economics.
- Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal (Guest editor).
Current journal editorial board membership
- Australian Journal of Middle Schooling.
- Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal.