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Biography
Dr Penny Round has been working in the area of students with special needs for 25 years. Penny has qualifications in both special education and gifted education. Her primary research has revolved around students with special needs in regular secondary schools completing the VCE.
Until recently, Penny was the Director of Support Services in an independent secondary school and prior to that she was the Head of the Integration Department at a large state secondary school. Penny has taught Year 12 English for the past 20 years and she is a statewide assessor of the English exam.
Research interests
- Teacher Education
- Students with special needs
- Gifted Education
My research and supervision interests revolve around students with special needs, with a particular focus on the senior secondary school. This includes students who are twice exceptional.
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Projects 2015 2021
Setting up for success: reengaging young parents with education
Rennie, J., Round, P. & Subban, P.
7/02/19 → 30/11/21
Project: Research
M-cubed: Money, meaning and maths for learners with cognitive disability
Hopkins, S., O'Donovan, R. & Round, P.
24/01/19 → 20/12/20
Project: Research
BLCSI 2018: Building Leadership for Change through School Immersion 2018
Tudball, E., Round, P., Lancaster, G., Sharma, U., Smith, K., Creely, E., Pruyn, M., Adams, M., De Bruin, K., Kalogeropoulos, P., Klooger, M., Rady, D., Subban, P., Burke, G. & Ozzimo, C.
5/02/18 → 21/12/18
Project: Consultancy
Enhancing Community Inclusion through Teacher Education
Hopkins, S., Round, P., Subban, P. & Walsh, L.
8/05/15 → 30/12/16
Project: Research
Research Output 2015 2018
Building stronger teacher education programmes to prepare inclusive teachers
Hopkins, S. & Round, P., 2018, Re-imagining Professional Experience in Initial Teacher Education: Narratives of Learning. Fitzgerald, A., Parr, G. & Williams, J. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 55-66 12 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
In-service teachers' attitudes, concerns, efficacy and intentions to teach in an inclusive classroom: An international comparison of Australian and Italian teachers.
Sharma, U., Aellio, P., Pace, E. M., Round, P. & Subban, P. K., 2018, In : European Journal of Special Needs Education. 33, 3, p. 437-446 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Preparing beginning teachers for inclusion: designing and assessing supplementary fieldwork experiences
Hopkins, S. L., Round, P. N. & Barley, K. D., 17 Nov 2018, In : Teachers and teaching: theory and practice. 24, 8, p. 915-930 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
‘I can because I think I can': an investigation into Victorian secondary school teacher’s self-efficacy beliefs regarding the inclusion of students with disabilities
Subban, P., Round, P. & Sharma, U., 27 Nov 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : International Journal of Inclusive Education. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review