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Dr Mary Keeffe

B.Ed; Ed.D; M. Ed (Special Education); M.Ed (Hons)

Associate Professor in Inclusive Education

Room/Location: 3.12 Education
Ph: 5444 7793
Fx: 5444 7800
Email: m.keeffe@latrobe.edu.au

Teaching Areas

Undergraduate

• EDU4SNL: Supporting the Needs of ALL learners
• EDU2UA: Understanding Autism
• EDU2TIE: Topics in Inclusive Education

Postgraduate

• EDU5TSA: Teaching Students with Autism
• EDU5ISE: Issues in Special Education
  

Research Interests

• Special Education
• Autism
• Student Leadership
• School responsiveness to difference
  

Recent Publications

• Keeffe, M. (2009). "Close the door when you leave: Difference, Democracy and Inclusive Educational Leadership" International Journal of Inclusive Education. (under review)
• Keeffe, M. (2009) "School responsiveness and student views on the nature of leadership" . International Journal of Leadership in Education: Theory and Practice. (under review)
  
• Keeffe, M. (2006) Horizons of Life Experiences in Keeffe & Carrington EDS. Schools and Diversity. Pearson Education Frenchs Forest.
• Keeffe, M. (2006) The Inclusive Society in Keeffe & Carrington EDS. Schools and Diversity. Pearson Education Frenchs Forest.
• Keeffe, M & Carrington, S. Eds. (2006). Schools and Diversity. Pearsons Education. Frenchs Forest.
• Keeffe, M (2005) Principals’ perspectives on inclusion and the law. Ed. D. Thesis Queensland University of Technology.
• Keeffe, M. (2004) Principal’s stress: Tensions between the requirements of the disability discrimination legislation and the governance of inclusion in schools. Australian Association of Research in Education. Melbourne. Australia
• Keeffe, M. (2004) Communication in learning and the provision of Australian Sign Language (Auslan) interpreters for a student with a hearing impairment. Case Notes. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Law and Education. 9. 1 pp109-113
• Keeffe, M. (2004) Reconceptualizing research questions from a mixed method study for interpretation from a Habermasian theoretical perspective. In S. Danby, E. McWilliam & J. Knight (Eds.) Performing Research: Theories, Methods and Practices. Flaxton. Qld. Post Pressed.
• Keeffe, M. (2003) The principal’s governance of inclusion and the requirements of the disability discrimination legislation: Are they worlds apart? Australia and New Zealand Journal of Law and Education 8, 1&2. pp. 69-76.
• Keeffe, M. (2003) Walk a day in my shoes: Moral issues involved in collaborating with parents of a student with a disability. Principal’s Journal, Queensland (in press)
• Keeffe, M. (2003) Habermas and the principal’s lifeworld in the lawful governance of inclusion in schools. Australian Association of Research in Education.
• Keeffe, M. (2003) Reconceptualizing research questions from a mixed method study for interpretation from a Habermasian theoretical perspective. In P. Singh & E. McWilliam (Eds). Flaxton. Qld. Post Pressed.
• Keeffe, M., Lampert, J., Burnett, L., (2003) Stereotypical attitudes and beliefs held by preservice teachers. Research report presented to the Equity Committee for the Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology.
• Farrell, A., Walsh, K., and Keeffe-Martin, M. (2003) Leadership and management in large classes in tertiary settings. Research report presented to the Coordinators of Large Units for the Queensland University of Technology.
• Keeffe-Martin, M. (2002) Participation, enrolment and challenging behaviours: Issues for principals from case law. Educare News. The Independent Journal of Australian Education, Victoria.
• Keeffe-Martin, M. (2002) Learning from disability discrimination case law: Educational issues and legal considerations for principals and school administrators. In P Singh & E. McWilliam (Eds). Designing educational research: Theories, methods and practices. Flaxton, Qld. Post Pressed.
• Keeffe-Martin, M. (2001) Students with disabilities and challenging behaviours: Implications for educators from Hoggan v the State of New South Wales (Department of Education) Nov. 2000. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Law and Education 5 (2) 74-86
• Keeffe-Martin, M. (2001) Legislation, case law and current issues in inclusion: An analysis of trends in the United States and Australia. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Law and Education, 6 (1&2), 25-45
• Keeffe-Martin,M., Lindsay, K. & Stewart, D. (2001) Inclusion in Australian schools. In C.J. Russo (Ed.). The Yearbook of Education Law. 2001. Dayton. Ohio.
• Keeffe-Martin, M. (2000) Students with disabilities and challenging behaviours: Implications for educators and school administrators from Hoggan v. State of New South Wales (Department of Educaiton) Nov. 2000. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Law and Education. 5, 2. pp 74-86.
  

Postgraduate Supervision and co-supervision