Associate Professor
Peter Hudson
This person does not currently hold a position at QUT.
Biography
My 36 years as an educator includes extensive teaching in primary schools, 10 years as a principal of a NSW primary school (1993-2003), more than 20 years successful teaching in the tertiary sector (secondment as senior project officer in 1990, sessional 1991 to 2003, and ongoing). My research focuses on:- Mentoring early-career teachers (preservice and beginning teachers)
- Leadership
- TEFL education
- Science education
I have over 150 refereed conference papers and journal articles (e.g., Science Education impact factor 1.312). In addition, scholars from universities around the world (e.g., United States, Philippines, Malaysia, Turkey, Italy, France, and England) have requested the use of my statistically-validated survey instruments for measuring and benchmarking educational standards in mentoring and science education. I have successful doctoral completions and currently supervise seven doctoral students. My grants include two successful ARC grants and a signficant DEEWR grant completed in 2011. As Project Administrator for the Teacher Education Done Different (TEDD) project, I have delivered the Mentoring for Effective Teaching (MET) program to many Australian universities (see www.tedd.net.au). I have designed various new units for QUT and Southern Cross University at undergraduate and graduate levels. I was also instrumental in devising and implementing new international courses for QUT (e.g., a Bachelor of Education Studies degree in Malaysia) and Southern Cross University (Hong Kong PELIP). My current ARC grant involves STEM education and in particular Engineering Education.
Personal details
Keywords
Mentoring, Leadership, STEM, Early-career teachers, Science education, TESOL
Discipline
Education Systems, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Specialist Studies in Education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- MEd (Charles Sturt University)
- BEd (University of New England)
- Dip Teach (Northern Rivers Coll.of Adv.Ed)
- AMACEA
- TESOL
Professional memberships and associations
- STEM 2010 – co-initiator and convenor for the inaugural STEM in Education conference held at QUT.
- STEM 2012 – convenor for the STEM in Education conference held in Beijing.
- STEM 2014 – STEM in Education committee for conference to be held at the University of British Columbia.
- Teaching Science – Editorial Board consultant (1998-2013)
- EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education – Editorial Board (2009-2013)
- MACE – Member of Australian Council of Educators (2004-2013)
- ATEA – Australian Teachers Education Association (2003-2013)
- ACEA - Australian Council of Educational Administrators (2000-2005)
- AARE – Australian Association of Research in Education (2000-2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
- PEPE – Practical Experiences in Professional Education (2005-2009)
- JSTE – Member of Journal of Science Teacher Education (2004, 2007)
- MERGA – Member of Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (2007)
Teaching
Postgraduate studies
Core teaching in university settings includes:
- Assisting HDR students in their research
- Quantitative and qualitative research methods
Core teaching in university settings includes:
- Quantitative and qualitative research methods
- Leadership
- Science education
- Earth science and astronomy
- Mathematics education
- TESOL education
- Professional studies
Selected publications
- Hudson P, English L, Dawes L, King D, Baker S, (2015) Exploring links between pedagogical knowledge practices and student outcomes in STEM education for primary schools, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40 (6), pp. 134-151.
- Hudson P, (2014) Feedback consistencies and inconsistencies: Eight mentors' observations on one preservice teacher's lesson, European Journal of Teacher Education, 37 (1), pp. 63-73.
- Hudson P, (2014) Understanding preservice teachers' development of pedagogical knowledge practices when co-teaching primary science to peers, Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 37 (1), pp. 44-66.
- Hudson P, (2013) Curricula integration, Learning to teach in the primary school, pp. 248-268.
- Hudson P, (2013) Developing and sustaining successful mentoring relationships, Journal of Relationships Research, 4, pp. 1-10.
- Bai L, Millwater J, Hudson P, (2013) Factors that influence Chinese TEFL academics' research capacity building: An institutional case study, Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 22 (2), pp. 119-126.
- Hudson P, (2013) Strategies for mentoring pedagogical knowledge, Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 19 (4), pp. 363-381.
- Hudson P, Usak M, Savran-Gencer A, (2009) Employing the five-factor mentoring instrument: analysis mentoring practices for teaching primary science, European Journal of Teacher Education, 32 (1), pp. 63-74.
- Hudson P, (2007) High-impact Teaching For Science, Teaching Science, 53 (4), pp. 18-22.
- Hudson P, Skamp K, (2005) Development of an Instrument: Mentoring For Effective Primary Science Teaching, Science Education, 89 (4), pp. 657-674.
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- The Teacher Education Done Differently (TEDD) project with the Mentoring for Effective Teaching (MET) program won a national program award from the Office of Learning and Teaching in 2013 and a national citation award in 2012.
Selected research projects
- Title
- Emotional Transitions: Exploring Professional Transitions Of Science Teachers
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP0984394
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Teacher education; Science teaching; Cultural historical activity theory; Identities; Emotions
- Title
- Implementing Engineering Experiences In The Middle School
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP0989152
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- engineering education; problem solving; mathematics curriculum; science curriculum; middle school
- Title
- Developmental engineering education in the primary school
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- LP120200023
- Start year
- 2012
- Keywords
- Engineering Education; Mathematics Curriculum; Science Curriculum; Problem Solving; Primary School
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Knowledge transfer through dual degree programs: Perspectives from Indonesian universities (2014)
- A Higher Education Quality Assurance Model for Small States: The Maldives Case Study (2013)
- Using Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (Chat) to Study the Relationship between School Leadership and Organisational Change (2013)
- Leadership Practices of Kuwaiti Secondary School Principals for Embedding ICT (2012)
- Enhancing Research Productivity of TEFL Academics in China (2010)
- Grade A Taipei Junior High School Principals' Self-reported Leadership Practices (2010)
- An Evaluation Framework for Educational Reform Projects for Teacher Quality Improvement in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Egyptian Education Reform (2009)