Assoc Prof Leonard Cairns - Researcher Profile

Biography

Len Cairns has been an active Teacher Educator and Academic in Universities since 1971. Major research and teaching interests are in: Capability, especially in organisations and individuals,Workplace Learning, Leadership and Management, Literacy especially the reading process Supervision of the practicum in Teacher Education Organisational Change and Development, International Education, with reference to development of Global Capability, Workplace Learning, Learner-Managed Learning, Self-Efficacy. Len is a Past Chair of the Workplace Learning SIG of the AERA (USA), and a former President of the Australian Teacher Education Association (formerly SPATE). Len also is a Visiting Professor in the Institute for Work-Based Learning at Middlesex University, London, England.He has held Visiting Scholar awards and positions at The University of Arizona, New York University,Universities of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University,Arizona State University,Georgetown University, Washington D.C, Middlesex University, London, SNDT Women's University (Mumbai, India) and St Kiril and Methodius University in Macedonia.Len has been an accredited School Reviewer for the Victorian State Education Department (DEECD) since 1997 and also is a Subject Specialist Panel Chair for the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications.

Research & Supervision Interests

• Organisational and Executive Leadership
• Capability, Capable Organisations and the Capable Teacher.
• Leadership and Change in organisations especially with regard to Sustainable Leadership and Resource Management.
• The Reading Process and Early Literacy
• Workplace Learning, Work and Happiness
• Teacher Education, especially Supervision of the Practicum, Classroom Management, and The teaching/learning processes.
• Self-efficacy, Teacher Efficacy and Collective Efficacy.
• Social capital and its development in regional Communities.

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: University of Sydney

Year awarded: 1988

MED

Institution: University of Arizona

Year awarded: 1983

MED (HONS 1)

Institution: University of Sydney

Year awarded: 1977

BCOMM (HONS 1)

Institution: University of NSW

Year awarded: 1971

Publications

Books

Malloch, M., Cairns, L.G., Evans, K., O'Connor, B. (eds), 2011, The SAGE Handbook of Workplace Learning, SAGE Publications Ltd, London.

Cairns, L.G., Stephenson, J., 2009, Capable Workplace Learning, Sense Publishers, The Netherlands.

Hase, S., Cairns, L., Malloch, M., 1998, Capable organisations: the implications for vocational education and training, NCVER/ANTA, Adelaide SA Australia.

Book Chapters

Hughes, L., Cairns, L.G., 2013, Competency-based training in Australia: What happened and where might we 'capably' go?, in The Architecture of Innovative Apprenticeship, eds L. Deitmer, U. Hauschildt, F. Rauner, H. Zelloth, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 143-157.

Cairns, L., 2011, Learning in the workplace: Communities of practice and beyond, in The Sage Handbook of Workplace Learning, eds Margaret Malloch, Len Cairns, Karen Evans and Bridget N. O'Connor, Sage, USA, pp. 73-85.

Cairns, L., Malloch, M., 2011, Theories of work, place and learning: New directions, in The SAGE Handbook of Workplace Learning, eds Margaret Malloch, Len Cairns, Karen Evans, Bridget N. O'Connor, Sage, USA, pp. 3-16.

Cairns, L.G., 2006, Reinforcement, in The Handbook of Communication Skills, eds Owen Hargie, Routledge, East Sussex UK, pp. 147-164.

Seddon, T.L., Cairns, L.G., 2002, Enhancing knowledge in organizations: developing capacity and capability through learning and leadership, in Second International Handbook of Educational Leadership and Administration, eds Kenneth Leithwood and Philip Hallinger, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht Netherland, pp. 735-774.

Cairns, L., 1998, Teachers, training and development, in The primary school in changing times, Routledge, London UK, pp. 48-79.

Journal Articles

Cairns, L.G., 2013, Book review of Professional capital: Transforming teaching in every school, by A. Hargreaves and M. Fullan, British Journal of Educational Studies [E], vol 61, issue 1, Routledge, UK, pp. 121-123.

Cairns, L.G., Malloch, M., Burns, G.R., 2006, Learning work, International Journal of Technology and Engineering Education, vol 3, issue 2, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua Taiwan, pp. 91-105.

Stephenson, J., Malloch, M., Cairns, L.G., 2006, Managing their own programme: a case study of the first graduates of a new kind of doctorate in professional practice, Studies in Continuing Education, vol 28, issue 1, Routledge, London UK, pp. 17-32.

Townsend, P., Cairns, L.G., 2003, Developing the global manager using a capabilty framework, Management Learning, vol 34, issue 3, Sage Publications, London UK, pp. 313-328.

Townsend, P., Cairns, L., 2002, Developing multicultural relationship management skills for the tourism market, International Journal of Customer Management, vol 4, issue 4, Winthrop Publications Ltd, London UK, pp. 301-314.

Townsend, P., Cairns, L., 2001, Ethnoconsumerism and ethnocapability: new paradigms in multicultural relationship management, International Journal of Customer Relationship Management, vol 3, issue 4, Winthrop Publication, London UK, pp. 277-285.

Cairns, L., Stephenson, J., 2001, Peripheral social learning in the workplace and the development of corporate capability: the role of national vocational qualifications, Journal of Vocational Education and Training, vol 53, issue 3, Triangle Journals Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 443-466.

Conference Proceedings

Cairns, L.G., Malloch, M., 2006, Can 'self managed learners' jump puddles?, Proceedings of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting 2006, 7 April 2006 to 11 April 2006, AERA, Washington USA, pp. 1-16.

Cairns, L.G., 2006, The PAM model of adult learning: being there, European Conference on Educational Research 2006, 13 September 2006 - 16 September 2006, EERA, pp. 1-18.

Achorn, E.G., Cairns, L.G., Harris, L.J., Sheil, H.J., Theodore, C.B., 2005, The emergence of learning as a focus in a rural region: efforts to develop a learning region, Making Knowledge Work: Conference Proceedings of the PASCAL International Conference, 25 October 2005 to 28 October 2005, University of Stirling, Stirling Scotland, pp. 35-43.

Dyson, M., Cairns, L., Hesse, A., Reeves, M., 2002, An alternative to the traditional educational program for year nine students: a new issue to research in an unchanging system, AARE 2002 Conference Papers, 1 December to 5 December 2002, Australian Association for Research in Education, http://www.aare.edu.au/02pap/dys02138.htm, p. 1.

Townsend, P., Cairns, L., 2001, Multicultural tourism: the need to define the globally competent manager, Capitalising on Research, 07/02/2001 to 10/02/2001, CAUTHY, Canberra ACT Australia, p. 137.

Cairns, L., 1998, Capability, human capability, social capital, and learning societies: individual and corporate contributions, Learning communities, regional sustainability and the learning society, Launceston, 13 - 20 June 1998, Uni of Tas. Cen Research & Learning/Regional /Aust, Launceston, pp. 55-66.

Malloch, M., Cairns, L., Stewart, H., 1998, Learning in the workplace: implications of the Capability Learning Model, Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Assocation (AERA), San Diego USA 1-17 April 1998, Education Resources Infromation Centre (ERIC), Springfield VA USA, pp. 1-27.

Other

Cairns, L., 2010, School Review Report for Berwick Lodge Primary School Southern Metropolitan region, Faculty of Education Monash University, Melbourne Victoria, pp. 1-21.

Cairns, L., 2010, School Review Report for Strathaird Primary School Southern Metropolitan region, Faculty of Education Monash University, Melbourne Victoria, pp. 1-23.

Cairns, L., 2010, School Review Report prepared for Parkdale Secondary College, Southern Metropolitan Region, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-19.

Cairns, L., 2010, School Review Report prepared for Strathaird Primary School, Southern Metropolitan Region, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-23.

Cairns, L.G., 2009, School Review Report prepared for Altona Green Primary School, Western Metropolitan Region, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-22.

Cairns, L.G., 2009, School Review Report prepared for Charlton College, Loddon Mallee Region, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-26.

Cairns, L.G., 2009, School Review Report prepared for Flemington Primary School, Western Metropolitan Region, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-19.

Cairns, L.G., 2009, School Review Report prepared for Lockington Consolidated School, Loddon Mallee Region, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-18.

Cairns, L.G., 2008, School review report prepared for Beulah primary school, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-17.

Cairns, L.G., 2008, School review report prepared for Geelong high school, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-21.

Cairns, L.G., 2008, School review report prepared for Hopetoun primary school, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-14.

Cairns, L.G., 2008, School review report prepared for Sydenham-Hillside primary school, Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-20.

Stephenson, J., Williams, R., Cairns, L.G., Critten, P., 2000, The Contribution of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) to the Learning Milieu of the Work-Place, OCR Examinations Board and Middlesex University, London UK, pp. 1-43.

Cairns, L., 1998, The capable teacher: the challenge for the 21st Century, Paper presented at the ATEA 28th Annual Conference: Teacher Education; challenge and creativity, Melbourne Vic Australia.

Teaching Commitment

• EDF6903, SEMESTER 1, 2012
• EDF6828, SEMESTER 1, 2012
• EDF6904, SEMESTER 2, 2012
• EDF6020, SEMESTER 2, 2012

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Developing a sustainable system for the improved utilisation of knowledge.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main), Riley, P (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Effective leadership in cross-cultural conflict management.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main), Lindsay, A (Associate).

Program of Study:

(MASTER'S BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Enhancing Knowledge of Effective School Leadership.

Supervisors:

Bertram, A (Main), Cairns, L (Associate).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Exploring the impact of central quality assurance policy knowledge utilization on local government and school coordination.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Leadership education in SIngapore's High School: Its role in developing future business leaders.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main).

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

The Montessori leader: the emergence of leadership from the principles and practices advocated by Maria Montessori (1870-1952).

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main).

Completed Supervision

Student:

Djokoto, J.

Program of Study:

TRANSITIONAL PROBLEMS IN THE VERTICAL PROGRESSION OF STUDENTS BETWEEN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND. (Masters) 2002.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main).

Student:

Dyson, M.

Program of Study:

A JOURNEY TO TRANSFORMISM IN AUSTRALIAN TEACHER EDUCATION. (PHD) 2004.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Joint-Co), Fitzclarence, L (Joint).

Student:

Harris, L.

Program of Study:

Engaging Post-Compulsory Learners. 2005.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main).

Student:

Ohi, S.

Program of Study:

Investigating the role of teachers in the research-policy-praxis nexus: contructions of reading in the early years. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Joint-Co), Doecke, B (Joint).

Student:

Plunkett, M.

Program of Study:

Tales from the pond: perceptions of grouped and mainstream rural students regarding their distinctive learning environments. (PHD) 2005.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main), Webster, R (Associate).

Student:

Setiadi, R.

Program of Study:

Indonesian literacy teachers' self-efficacy and its relationship to year 8 students' achievements in reading and writing. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Joint-Co), Richardson, P (Joint).

Student:

Sheil, H.

Program of Study:

COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION FOR TRANSFORMATION: STRATEGIES FOR RURAL SUSTAINABILITY. (PHD) 2002.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main), Taylor, A (Associate).

Student:

Theodore, C.

Program of Study:

In what ways and by what means does a regional leadership program contribute to the social capital of a region? A case study of Gippsland. (PHD) 2010.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Joint-Co), Plunkett, M (Joint).

Student:

Townsend, P.

Program of Study:

THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERCULTURAL CAPABILITY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE STUDENT INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE. (PHD) 2004.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main), Fitzclarence, L (Associate).

Student:

Trevaskis, R.

Program of Study:

Home Education: The Curriculum is Life. (Masters) 2006.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main).

Student:

Wrathall, J.

Program of Study:

A study of Chinese and Western perceptions about preferred designs for MBA programs offered by Western universities in the People's Republic of China. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Cairns, L (Main).