Dr Penny Van Deur

Lecturer in Teacher Education

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

+61 8 82013462

penny.vandeur@flinders.edu.au

Education (5.23)

GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia

I have taught in Australian schools for over twenty years. While teaching, I began a Master of Gifted Education and followed this with a Master of Arts by research. I left classroom teaching to concentrate on my studies when I received a PhD scholarship. I was drawn back to teaching in the university context and worked in two universities before becoming a continuing staff member at Flinders University in the School of Education. I am married and have two children.

Teaching interests

I am interested in teaching and learning, with a particular interest in self-directed and self-regulated learning and inquiry. I am also interested in educational psychology, education and its wider context, Middle Schooling, student engagement,wellbeing, giftedness, students with learning difficulties,education and the International Baccalaureate, and making connections between teaching practicum and theoretical issues studied at university.

Topic coordinator

EDUC3626 Contemporary Issues in Middle Schooling

Supervisory interests

Dance

Educational psychology

Engagement

Giftedness

Inquiry

Middle schooling

Self-directed learning, primary schools

Self-regulated learning

Students with learning difficulties