Rick Cummings

Qualifications
Senior Lecturer – Educational Development and Evaluation, TLC

Research Interests

1. Program evaluation
2. Research methods
3. Vocational education and training
4. Strategic planning and quality assurance

Projects

1. Evaluation Study of the Quality Teacher Project (Funded by WA Department of Education, 2001-3)
2. Evaluation Study of the Standards and Judgements Assessment Project (Funded by WA Department of Education, 2002-3)
3. Schools Online Curriculum Content Initiative Field Review Stage One (Funded by The Learning Federation, 2003)
4. Enhancing the student educational experience through School-based Curriculum Improvement Leaders (Funded by the Carrick Institute's Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching program, 2006-7)

Publications

1. English, B., Straton, R.G. & Cummings, R. (2002) Principles for evaluating community crime prevention projects. Canberra: Commonwealth Attorney-General's Department.
2. Cummings, R., Ballantyne, C. & Fowler, L. (2001) Online student feedback surveys: encouraging staff and student use. In E. Santhanam (Ed) Student Feedback on Teaching: Reflections and Projections, Evaluation of Teaching Unit, UWA: Perth WA.
3. Cummings, R., Aquilina, H. & Coldrick, B. (2005) Evaluation Study of the CIP2 Professional Learning Program: Final Report. Prepared for the Department of Education and Training.
4. Cummings, R.J., Aquilina, H. & Bridge, K. (2005) Review of the Aboriginal School Based Traineeship, Final Report for the Education Department of Western Australia, Perth, WA.
5. Cummings, R. (2005) Operation Burglary Countdown: Evaluation Study Final Report. Prepared for the Office of Crime Prevention, Department of the Premier and Cabinet.

Contact Details

r.cummings@murdoch.edu.au