Flinders University
Prof Larry Owens
Prof
Larry
Owens
Flinders University
http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/larry.owens
| Position/s: | Associate Head (Teaching and Learning) Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law |
| Director of Flinders Educational Futures Research Institute (FEFRI) School of Education | |
| Phone: | +61 8 82013356 |
| Email: | larry.owens@flinders.edu.au |
| Location: | Education Building (5.06) |
| Postal address: | GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia |
Biography
Before coming to Flinders University in 1992, I had a twenty year career in the South Australian Department of Education and Children's Services in a range of roles including classroom teaching (mainly secondary), faculty coordination, curriculum advising for the disadvantaged country areas programme and in educational psychology. I am now a Professor in the School of Education, Associate Head (Teaching and Learning) of the Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law, and Director of the Flinders Educational Futures Research Institute (FEFRI) within the university. Within the School of Education, I have had administrative experience as School Dean, Associate Dean (Academic), Bachelor of Education course coordination and I have served on the University Senate and the Student Appeals Committee. My community professional service includes a three year period as the tertiary representative on the South Australian Teachers Registration Board.
Qualifications
B.A. (Adelaide University, 1972)
Diploma of Education (Adelaide University, 1972)
Graduate Diploma of Curriculum Development (University of South Australia, 1982)
Master of Education (Guidance and Counselling) (Colorado State University, 1984)
Master of Education (Psychology) (Flinders Unviversity, 1998)
PhD (Flinders Unviversity, 1998)
Honours, awards and grants
2010: Australian Learning and Teaching Council Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. Citation: For sustained excellence in student centred respectful and responsive teaching.
2000: Prize and Certificate of Merit: Australian Violence Prevention Award. Shute, R., Slee, P., & Owens, L. Victimization and Gender in High Schools: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice.
Key responsibilities
Associate Head (Teaching and Learning), Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology
Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Educational Futures (CAEF) Area of Strategic Research Investment (ASRI)
Faculty representative on University Senate
Tertiary representative on the South Australian Teacher Registration Board
Teaching
Teaching interests
My teaching interests include: research methods; behaviour management; peer relationships; and educational psychology.
Research and consultancy
Research interests
My research is concerned with peer relationships among school students. I have investigated: age and sex differences in aggression; teenage girls' indirect forms of aggression; boys' aggression to girls and characteristics associated with popularity among teenage girls. I have been a chief investigator on the national mental health Kidsmatter evaluation and on an ARC linkage grant to investigate well-being in southern Adelaide school communities.
Postgraduate research supervision
I can supervise students in the areas of my research interests.
I am currently supervising PhD students in the following areas:
- Young people's offending attitudes and behaviour
- Perspectives and experiences of student refugees in relation to their post school transition
- School-community involvement.
Publications
Books
Dix, K.L., Keeves, J.P., Slee, P.T., Lawson, M.J., Russell, A., Askell-Williams, H., Skrzypiec, G.K., Owens, L.D., & Spears, B., 2010. KidsMatter primary evaluation technical report and user guide, Adelaide, SA: Shannon Research Press.
King, S.M., Owens, L.D., & Welch, N.R., 2009. From fighting to freedom : stories from Serbian Balkan war refugees, Adelaide, SA: Shannon Research Press.
Book chapters
Owens, L.D., Skrzypiec, G.K., & Wadham, B.A., 2011. Thinking patterns, anti-social behaviour and bullying: Implications for practice. In Mental health and wellbeing: Educational perspectives. Adelaide, SA: Shannon Research Press, pp. 117-128.
Owens, L.D., 2010. Aggressive behaviour amongst students in South Australian schools: a decade of research. In Indirect and direct aggression. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, pp. 184-199.
Owens, L.D., Slee, P.T., & Shute, R.H., 2001. Victimisation among teenage girls: What can be done indirect harrasment. In Peer Harassment in School: The Plight of the Vulnerable and Victimised. New York, USA: The Guilford Press, pp. 215-242.
Refereed journal articles
Owens, L.D. & Huntley, J.A., 2013. ). Collaborative Conversations: Adolescent girls’ own strategies for managing conflict within their friendship groups. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth.
Duncan, N. & Owens, L.D., 2011. Bullying, social power and heteronormativity: Girls' constructions of popularity. Children and Society, 25(4), 306-316.
King, S.M., Welch, N.R., & Owens, L.D., 2010. Serbian stories of translocation: Factors influencing the refugee journey arising from the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 4(1), 61-71.
Owens, L.D. & Duncan, N., 2009. "They might not like you but everyone knows you": Popularity among teenage girls. Journal of Student Wellbeing, 3(1), 14-39.
Spears, B., Slee, P.T., Owens, L.D., & Johnson, B.E., 2009. Behind the scenes and screens: insights into the human dimension of covert and cyber bullying. Zeitschrift fur Psychologie, 217(4), 189-196.
Books
Dix, K.L., Keeves, J.P., Slee, P.T., Lawson, M.J., Russell, A., Askell-Williams, H., Skrzypiec, G.K., Owens, L.D., & Spears, B., 2010. KidsMatter primary evaluation technical report and user guide, Adelaide, SA: Shannon Research Press.
King, S.M., Owens, L.D., & Welch, N.R., 2009. From fighting to freedom : stories from Serbian Balkan war refugees, Adelaide, SA: Shannon Research Press.
Book chapters
Owens, L.D., Skrzypiec, G.K., & Wadham, B.A., 2011. Thinking patterns, anti-social behaviour and bullying: Implications for practice. In Mental health and wellbeing: Educational perspectives. Adelaide, SA: Shannon Research Press, pp. 117-128.
Owens, L.D., 2010. Aggressive behaviour amongst students in South Australian schools: a decade of research. In Indirect and direct aggression. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, pp. 184-199.
Owens, L.D., Slee, P.T., & Shute, R.H., 2001. Victimisation among teenage girls: What can be done indirect harrasment. In Peer Harassment in School: The Plight of the Vulnerable and Victimised. New York, USA: The Guilford Press, pp. 215-242.
Refereed journal articles
Owens, L.D. & Huntley, J.A., 2013. ). Collaborative Conversations: Adolescent girls’ own strategies for managing conflict within their friendship groups. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth.
Duncan, N. & Owens, L.D., 2011. Bullying, social power and heteronormativity: Girls' constructions of popularity. Children and Society, 25(4), 306-316.
King, S.M., Welch, N.R., & Owens, L.D., 2010. Serbian stories of translocation: Factors influencing the refugee journey arising from the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 4(1), 61-71.
Spears, B., Slee, P.T., Owens, L.D., & Johnson, B.E., 2009. Behind the scenes and screens: insights into the human dimension of covert and cyber bullying. Zeitschrift fur Psychologie, 217(4), 189-196.
Owens, L.D. & Duncan, N., 2009. 'Druggies' and 'barbie dolls' : popularity among teenage girls in two South Australian schools. Journal of Human Subjectivity, 7(2), 39-64.
Owens, L.D. & Duncan, N., 2009. "They might not like you but everyone knows you": Popularity among teenage girls. Journal of Student Wellbeing, 3(1), 14-39.
Shute, R.H., Owens, L.D., & Slee, P.T., 2008. Everyday victimization of adolescent girls by boys: sexual harassment, bullying or aggression?. Sex Roles, 58(7-8), 477-489.
Askell-Williams, H., Russell, A., Dix, K.L., Slee, P.T., Spears, B., Lawson, M.J., Owens, L.D., & Gregory, K.D., 2008. Early challenges in evaluating the KidsMatter national mental health promotion initiative in Australian primary schools. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 10(2), 35-44.
Gregoric, C. & Owens, L.D., 2008. The effectiveness of peer support leadership training in a South Australian School. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 14(2), 93-112.
Owens, L.D., 2008. Indirect aggression amongst teenage girls and how parents can help. www.education.com, 1-4.
Owens, L.D., Shute, R.H., & Slee, P.T., 2007. 'They do it just to show off': Year 9 girls', boys' and their teachers' explanation for boys' aggression to girls. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 13(4), 343-360.
Huntley, J.A. & Owens, L.D., 2006. 'I know they are manipulating me...' Unmasking indirect aggression in an adolescent girls' friendship group. International Education Journal, 7(4), 514-523.
Owens, L.D., Daly, A.L., & Slee, P.T., 2005. Sex and age differences in victimization and conflict resolution among adolescents in a South Australian school. Aggressive Behavior, 31(1), 1-12.
Owens, L.D., Shute, R.H., & Slee, P.T., 2005. 'In the eye of the beholder ...': Girls', boys' and teachers' perceptions of boys' aggression to girls. International Education Journal, 5(5), 142-151.
James, V.H. & Owens, L.D., 2005. 'They turned around like I wasn't there.' An analysis of teenage girls' letters about their peer conflicts. School Psychology International, 26(1), 71-88.
James, V.H. & Owens, L.D., 2004. Peer Victimisation and Conflict Resolution Among Adolescent Girls in a Single-Sex South Australian School. International Education Journal, 5(1), 37-49.
Owens, L.D., Shute, R.H., & Slee, P.T., 2004. Girls' Aggressive Behaviour. The Prevention Researcher, 11(3), 9-10.
Shute, R.H., Owens, L.D., & Slee, P.T., 2002. You just stare at them and give them daggers: Nonverbal expressions of social aggression in teenage girls. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 10, 353-372.
Refereed conference papers
Owens, L.D., 2012. Owens, L. “People are Scared of Them.â€쳌 The mean, anti-authority and anti-social side of popularity among teenage girls. Second Conference on Psychology and Social Harmony（CPSH2012)., 340-343.
Huntley, J.A. & Owens, L.D., 2011. Collaborative conversations: Adolescent girls' own strategies for managing conflict within their friendship groups. International Observatory on Violence in Schools. 5th World Conference and 4th Ibero-American Congress on Violence in Schools.
Owens, L.D., Skrzypiec, G.K., & Wadham, B.A., 2011. The relationship between thinking and aggressive and anti-social behaviour of adolescents in a South Australian metropolitan secondary school. International Observatory on Violence in Schools 5th World Conference and 4th Ibero-American Congress on Violence in Schools.
Owens, L.D., Shute, R.H., & Slee, P.T., 2006. Year 9 girls', boys' and their teachers' perceptions about boys' aggression to girls. Proceedings of the 16th World Meeting of the International Society for Research on Aggression, 91-95.
Daly, A.L. & Owens, L.D., 2006. Narcissism, self-esteem, and bullying in adolescents. Proceedings of the 16th World Meeting of the ISRA, 85-90.
Journal articles
Owens, L.D., 2010. Aggression in schools and what to do about it. Active Education, (23), 18-24.
Conference publications
Owens, L.D., 2011. Aggressive behaviour amongst students in South Australian schools: 15 years of research. A focus on group processes in creating and resolving conflicts among girls. Conference key-note speech. International Observatory on Violence in Schools. 5th World Conference and 4th Ibero-American Congress on Violence in Schools.
Shute, R.H., Slee, P.T., & Owens, L.D., 2009. Sexual harassment: An integral part of high school aggression. 16th Biennial AHDA Conference.
Owens, L.D., Slee, P.T., & Shute, R.H., 2002. Sex and Age Differences in Aggression and Conflict Resolution Among Adolescents. The Developmental Origins of Aggressive Behaviour.
Owens, L.D., Shute, R.H., & Slee, E.W., 2002. Understanding victimisation of girls by boys in coeducational high schools. Girls' perceptions. ISSBD Conference, 60-60.
Owens, L.D., 2002. Developmental Pathways of Indirect Aggression Precursors and Consequences. The Developmental Origins of Aggressive Behaviour, (Session 42), 125-125.
Other public research outputs
Lawson, M.J., Askell-Williams, H., Wyra, M.D., Burrows, L., Skrzypiec, G.K., Gregoric, C., Slee, P.T., O'Toole, K.M., Owens, L.D., & Le Lant, C., 2010. Building the capabilities of school communities to improve their wellbeing. Report 1. An Australian Research Council Linkage Grant Project.
Slee, P.T., Lawson, M.J., Russell, A., Askell-Williams, H., Dix, K.L., Owens, L.D., Skrzypiec, G.K., & Spears, B., 2009. KidsMatter evaluation final report.
Spears, B., Owens, L.D., Slee, P.T., & Johnson, B.E., 2008. Short Report: behind the scenes: insights into the human dimension of covert bullying.
Spears, B., Owens, L.D., Slee, P.T., & Johnson, B.E., 2008. Behind the scenes: insights into the human dimension of covert bullying.
Cox, G., Owens, L.D., Shute, R.H., Slee, P.T., Wright, S., & Wotherspoon, A.J., 2006. Reducing bullying: evidence based strategies for schools.
Owens, L.D., 2002. Developmental differences in indirect aggression amongst students in South Australian schools [abstract]. International Society for Research on Aggression XV world meeting: the developmental origins of aggressive behavior, 125-125.
Professional and community engagement
My community involvement includes:
- Tertiary representative on the South Australian Teacher Registration Board
- Membership of the International Society for Research on Aggression
Expertise for media contact
- Girls' Social or Indirect Aggression
- Aggression: Gender differences
Subject/s
- Aggression
- Bullying
