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Dr Sharon Russo
Position: Senior Lecturer Dr Sharon Russo
Division/Portfolio: Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
School/Unit: School of Education
Campus: Magill Campus
Office: B1-47C
Telephone: +61 8 830 24469
Fax: +61 8 830 24394
Email: Sharon_dot_Russo_at_unisa_dot_edu_dot_au
URL for Business Card: http://people.unisa.edu.au/Sharon.Russo

Sharon Russo is a Senior lecturer in Science Education who has studied and worked in the USA for 2 years, conducted a study tour in the UK and has travelled and lived in Europe, PNG and Asia.

Sharon has worked with primary and junior primary children, and those with special needs in a number of settings in both country and city locations, in Australia and Colorado.  traditional classrooms  small groups  open space units


My CV

Teaching interests

  • Science in early childhood
  • Gender equity and science education
  • Environmental Studies
  • Biology

I teach the following courses

EDUC 1013Science and Technology Birth - 8 years
EDUC 1039Early Childhood Practitioner Research
EDUC 1012Research with Young Children
EDUC 1011Background for General Science

Professional associations

1997-ongoing. Adviser on content and reviewer of educational and biological materials for The Gould League of SA

Committee member of SASTA (South Australian Science Teachers Association)

Chair National Interest Group on Research on Women in Science.

Nature Education Centre Committee member.

Royal Society of South Australia member.

Qualifications

PhD. Curtin University

MA.Ed University of Colorado

B.Ed Adelaide College of Advanced Education

Adv.Dip. T Field Science, Adelaide College of Advanced Education

Dip. T. Primary, Adelaide College of Advanced Education

Research interests

  • Attitudes to science
  • Attitudes to science education
  • Attitudes to gender in education
  • Attitudes to the environment/ecology
  • Science education
  • Children's thinking
  • Cultural awareness

Research publications

Details of my publications are available in my CV (above)

Expertise for Media Contact

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Science Education

  • Attitudes
  • Gender
  • Environment

Research Degree Supervisor

Associate supervisor Phd, Honors Offshore and Onshore.

Attitudes: Science Education; Gender Issues; Inquiry Learning.



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