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Dr Penelope Collet
Dip Teach (Prim) BEd(Hons) Deakin, PhD La Trobe

Co-ordinator Postgraduate Studies
Senior Lecturer in Art Education
Selection Officer Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)

Room/Location: 2.14 Education
Ph: 5444 7323
Fx: 5444 7800
Email: p.collet@latrobe.edu.au

Teaching Areas

• Master of Education (Coursework)
• Art Education B Ed, Grad Dip Ed (Secondary), Postgraduate

Research Interests

• Visual arts curriculum, women's visual culture, women's careers in the visual arts
• Inclusivity - gender, multiculturalism and special needs
• Feminist and poststructuralist research methodologies including discourse analysis
• Art collections in universities

Recent Publications and Presentations

• Book
  Collet, P. (2005). Women Contesting the Mainstream Discourses of the Art World. New York: Edwin Mellen Press.
• Book Chapter
  Collet, P. (2003). Women Sustaining Careers as Teachers and Visual Artists in Australia. In K. Grauer, R. Irwin & E. Zimmerman (Eds.), Women Art Educators V: Conversations Across Time. Reston, VA: NAEA , pp.162-171.

• Print Journal Articles (refereed)
  Collet, P. (2004). The role of art and craft collections in teacher training institutions in Australia. International Journal of Art and Design Education, Vol 23, No 1, pp. 91-99.

  Collet, P. (2003). Review : Artist in Residence Exhibition, University of Wales Institute Cardiff (UWIC). Australian Art Education, 26(1), p. 48.

  Editorial –Thinking In and About Art March 14, 2008

  Editorial - New Horizons. Australian Art Education, Vol 25, No 2, 2002.

  Editorial – Fashioning a Future. Australian Art Education, Vol 24, No 2, 2001 .

  Multiliteracies and discipline boundaries. Review of Teaching Multiliteracies Across the Curriculum by Len Unsworth (2001). Australian Art Education, Vol 25, No 2, 2002.

  Collet, P. (2002). A Flower Study: Peonies and Waratahs. Australian Art Education, Vol 25, No 2, 2002.

• Articles in Other Professional Journals
  Collet, P. (2003). Festival Impact on Ceramic Practice: Review of the International Ceramics Festival. Craft Culture, the electronic journal of Craft Victoria. www.craftculture.org/

  Collet, P. (2003). Galleries and Museums – Whirlwind Impressions. Article, the Journal of Art Education Victoria, 5(3) pp. 42-44.

  Collet, P. (2002). Narrow the curriculum broaden the risk. EQ Magazine, Issue 3 Spring 2002, pp.10-13.

• Refereed Conference Papers
  Collet, P (2003). The Role of Art and Craft Collections in Teacher Training Institutions in Australia. Presented at Craft and Design, where are they now? National Society for Education in Art and Design, June 28th. Camberwell School of Art, London, UK.

  A Flower Study: Peonies and Waratahs, AIAE Visual Arts Summit, University of Technology Sydney, Lindfield, 27-29 September, 2002.

• Seminars presented
  Collet, P (2003). Artist’s View of RMarch 14, 2008n Reggio Emilia Approach, UWIC, Wales.

  Collet, P. (2003). Creativity and Art Education in Australia. UWIC, Wales.

  Collet, P. (2003). Teaching about Australian Aboriginal Art – Some issues to consider. UWIC, Wales.

  Collet, P. (2003). A Qualitative Research Approach: A Flower Study of Daffodils, Peonies and Waratahs. School of Education Research Seminar Series, UWIC, Wales.

  Collet, P. (2003). From the Verandah: Australian Women Artists. Department of Australian Studies, Lampeter University, Lampeter, Wales.

  Collet, P. (2003). Just to Adorn the Walls? The development of an art collection in a country tertiary institution. Centre for Art Education and International Research and the School of Education, University of Surrey, Roehampton, London, UK.

  Collet, P. (2003). Enculturation or Instruction? Art Collections in Regional Teachers’ Colleges. 17 September, 2003. Regional History Seminars, LTU Bendigo.

Associations

• Past Editor and member of the Editorial Board of "Australian Art Education", Journal of Art Education Australia
• Member of Reggio Emilia Information Exchange Australia
• Member of Art Education Victoria