Helen Wildy

BA W.Aust, BEd W.Aust, GradDipEd HIE (Victoria), MEd W.Aust, PhD W.Aust.
Associate Professor , SOE

Research Interests

1. Leadership especially small school leadership and the preparation of school principals
2. The use of assessment data in school level decision-making
3. School improvement processes and outcomes

Projects

1. International Study of Principal Preparation (an international collaboration of 11 researchers in 8 countries, 2004 – 2008)
2. PIPS Project (Funded by Tasmanian, Department of Education and Training; ACT Department of Education and Training; Sale Diocese of Victoria; and participating primary schools, 2001 - 2008)
3. NuLitData CEO (Funded by Catholic Education Office of WA, 2004 - 2007)
4. NuLitData AISWA (Funded by Association of Independent Schools of WA, 2005 - 2007)
5. Raising Achievement in Schools: Data management and reporting (Funded by Catholic Education Office of WA, 2004 - 2008)
6. KimLit Raising achievement in schools: Data management and reporting (Funded by Catholic Education Office of WA, 2004 - 2008)
7. NSW DET Standards (Funded by NSW DET, 2005 - 2007)
8. Performance-based assessment of professional standards for school leaders (Funded by the Australian Research Council and the WA Department of Education and Training Leadership Centre, 2003 – 2005).

Publications

1. Wildy, H. (2004). The Data Club: Helping schools use accountability data. In M. Wilson (Ed.), Towards Coherence between Classroom Assessment and Accountability (pp.155-168). 103^rd Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, Part II. Chicago, Il: University of Chicago Press.
2. Wildy, H., Clarke, S. R. P.  & Slater, C. (2007). International perspectives of principal preparation: How does Australia fare? Leading & Managing Special Edition, 13(2), 1-14.
3. Wildy, H. (2004). Using performance standards in the selection of district directors. Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2(2), 119-124.
4. Wildy, H., Forster, P., Louden, W. & Wallace, J. (2004). The International Study of Leadership in Education: Monitoring decision-making by school leaders. Journal of Educational Administration, 42(4), 416-430.
5. Clarke, S. R. P., Stevens, E.  & Wildy, H. (2006). Rural rides in Queensland: Travels with novice teaching principals. International Journal for Studies in Education, 9(1), 75-88.

Higher Degree Research Topics

1. Leading for sustainability
2. Teacher leadership
3. Teachers’ learning
4. Pastoral care and academic structures
5. School improvement
6. Pedagogical practices of pre-primary teachers
7. Home schooling
8. Small school leadership (rural, remote)
9. Principal preparation

Contact Details

h.wildy@murdoch.edu.au