B.Ed (CCE), M Ed Admin (UNSW), PhD Ed Admin (University of Alberta)

Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning
Academic area: Education Policy and Leadership

Telephone: +61 2 9514 3919
Email: Geoffrey.Riordan@uts.edu.au
Room: CB10.5.118
Campus: City - CB10 Building

Geoff Riordan is an Associate Professor of Education. He has taught in schools in NSW and at universities in Canada and in Australia. Prior to becoming Associate Dean of the Faculty he was Director of Teacher Education.

Teaching Areas:
Teaching areas include the sociology of education, education leadership and education policy. He teaches in both undergraduate and postgraduate programs and supervises research students in these areas.

Research Areas:
There are two main areas of research interest, the first is in education policy studies where Geoff is interested in the history of education in Australia and in particular in government education policy and the extent to which this has both responded to and constructed public interest in schooling. The second area of interest is in the problems of practice confronting education leaders and policy makers. Most recently this has focussed on school violence and student suspensions and expulsions in NSW. With Professor Andrew Gonczi he has completed two reports on these issues in government and non government schools.

Publications:
Riordan, G. (2005). Beyond public and private schools: Community schools and their implications for teacher and principal education. Invited paper at the 40th Anniversary International Conference of the Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). 2-3 December 2005.

Riordan, G. (2005). Schools Embedded in Communities: The Future of Public Education in New South Wales? Paper commissioned for the NSW DET Futures Project. Sydney: University of Technology, Sydney

Riordan, G. P., & Gonczi, A. P., (2004) Principals’ approaches to “difference” as a factor in student exclusions: Case studies from Australian schools. Paper presented at the 2004 Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management Regional Conference: Educational Leadership in Pluralistic Societies, Hong Kong and Shanghai, 21 –26 October 2004

Riordan, G. P. (2004). Preparing for an exodus of experienced principals and teachers from a state school system: Multi-level, multi-strategy responses to a multifaceted problem. Paper presented at the 2004 Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management Regional Conference: Educational Leadership in Pluralistic Societies, Hong Kong and Shanghai, 21 –26 October 2004

Riordan, G. (2004). “Wicked Problems”: Politics and schools. In J. Allen (Ed.). Sociology of education: Possibilities and practice (3rd ed.). Melbourne: Thompson.

Riordan, G. P., & Gonczi, A. P. (2003). Suspension and Expulsion of Students from Non-government Schools in NSW: Current Policies and Practices . Report prepared for the NSW Minister for Education and Training, Dr Andrew Refshauge, M.P., and Taskforce VAR. University of Technology, Sydney. 38pp.

Gonczi, A. P., & Riordan, G. P. (2002). Measuring and Reporting on Discipline and Student Suspensions in NSW Government Schools . Report prepared for the NSW Minister for Education and Training, Mr John Watkins, M.P., and Taskforce VAR. University of Technology, Sydney. 23pp.

Riordan, G., & Nott, R. (2002) Evaluation Report: Springboard into Teaching . Report prepared for the Catholic Education Office Lismore and Southern Cross University. University of Technology, Sydney. 34pp.

Riordan, G., & Gaffney, M. (2001). Teachers working together: Meanings, factors and issues in teacher collaboration. Practising Administrator , 23 (1), 6-9

Riordan, G. P., & Weller. S (2000). The Reformation of Education in N.S.W.: The 1990 Education Reform Act . Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, December 4 – 7, 2000 Sydney.

Riordan, G. P. (2000). Delivering Lectures on the Internet: Evaluation of a Three-year Project Incorporating RealAudio and Quicktime Technology . Paper presented at the Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, December 4 – 7, 2000 Sydney.

Riordan, G. P. (1999). Towards a grounded theory of high school teacher collaboration. B Southwell (Ed.). Institute for Educational Research New South Wales Bulletin of Proceedings 1997 – 1998 . UWS Nepean, Kingswood, NSW: NSWIER

Riordan, G. P., & Chesteron, P. (1999). The Complexity of Leadership for Pedagogical Change: A Case Study of a Change Initiative in a “Successful” High School. Change: Transformations in Education , 2 (2), 1 - 16

Riordan, G. P. (1999). Review of the Book: “Restructuring Schools for Collaboration: Promises and Pitfalls”. Journal of Educational Administration , 37(3), 219-222

Riordan, G. P. (1998). Politics, "wicked problems" and the provision of schooling. In J. Allen (Ed.). Sociology of education: Possibilities and practices . (pp. 299-313). Katoomba, N.S.W.: Social Science Press.

Riordan, G. P. (1998). Toward a theory of collaboration among teachers in senior high schools. The Canadian Administrator . 37(8), 1 - 12.

Riordan, G. P., & da Costa, J. L. (1998). Leadership for Effective Teacher Collaboration: Suggestions for Principals and Teacher Leaders . Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA: April.

Da Costa, J. L., Marshall, J. L., & Riordan, G. P. (1998). Case study of the development of a collaborative teaching culture in an inner city elementary school . Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA: April.

da Costa, J. L., & Riordan, G. P. (1997). Teacher efficacy and trust in supervisory relationships. The Canadian Administrator , 36 (6), 1 - 10.

Riordan, G. P. (1997). High school teacher collaboration : CASEA Award Presentation. Invited address on the occasion of the presentation of the 1996 Thomas B. Greenfield Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis at the XXV Canadian Society for Studies in Education (CASEA) Annual Meeting, St Johns, Newfoundland: June 11 - 14.

Riordan, G. P. (1997). The politics of the principalship in postmodern times . Invited presentation to the N.S.W. Department of School Education Interdistrict Principal’s Conference, Terrigal, NSW, May 29.

Holdaway, E. A., & Riordan, G. P. (1996). A field experience model in a doctoral administrator preparation program. The Journal of CAPEA , 8, 67-78.

Riordan, G. P., & da Costa, J. L. (1996). Self initiated high school teacher collaboration . Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY: April, 1996.

da Costa, J. L., & Riordan, G. P. (1996). Teacher efficacy and the capacity to trust . Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY: April, 1996.

Riordan, G. P. (1996). Collaboration Among High School Teachers . Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Supervisor: Professor E.A. Holdaway.

Riordan, G. P., & da Costa, J. L. (1996). The development, purposes, and features of voluntary collaboration among high school teachers . Paper presented at the XXIV Canadian Society for Studies in Education Annual Meeting, St. Catherine’s, Ontario: June 4–7.

da Costa, J. L., & Riordan, G. P. (1996). Teacher collaboration: Developing trusting relationships . Paper presented at the XXIV Canadian Society for Studies in Education Annual Meeting, St. Catherine’s, Ontario: June 4–7.

Riordan, G. P. (1995, April). High school teacher collaboration. A report of a research project . Presented to the Universities Council for Educational Administration (U.C.E.A.) National Graduate Student Research Seminar in Educational Administration, San Francisco, CA.

Riordan, G. P. (1995, April). Teachers’ experiences of collaboration in clinical supervision. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA: April.

Riordan, G. P., & Hildebrandt, L. E. (1995). A mentorship program for new administrators. The Canadian School Executive, 15 (5), 9-15.