Prof. Brian J. Caldwell
University of Melbourne, Australia
Managing Director & Principal Consultant, Educational Transformations Pty Ltd
Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia
Deputy Chair of Board, Australian Council for Educational Re-search (ACER)
- International work (last 25 years +) includes more than 500 presentations, projects and other professional assignments in/ for 40 countries or jurisdictions on six continents
- Approximately 180 published papers, chapters and monographs – author or co-author of books that have helped guide educational reform in several countries
- Appointed Professorial Fellow and Emeritus Professor in 2004
- Dean of Education, University of Melbourne (1998 to 2004)
- Head, Education Policy and Management, University of Melbourne (1995-1998)
- Head, Teacher Education (1988-1989) and Dean of Education (1989-1990), University of Tasmania
- Research Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Canada (1979-1981)
- Held leadership positions in schools in Australia (1963-68) and Canada (1968-1977)
- Former Chair of the Advisory Board of the Asia Education Foundation from 1998 to 2004.
- Former Member of the Board of Patrons of Foundation for Young Australians (FYA)
- Fellow and Life Member, the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL)
- Fellow and Life Member, the Australian College of Educators (ACE)
- President, ACEL (1990 to 1993; patron of ACEL (Victoria) – Awarded its Gold Medal in 1994
- Awarded the College Medal of ACE (2005)
- Awarded the Sir James Darling Medal of ACE (Victoria) – 2004
- Awarded the Hedley Beare Educator of the Year Award of ACEL (Victoria) – 2004
- Most recent book (with Tanya Vaughan): Transforming Education through the Arts’ (Routledge, 2012)
- Forthcoming book (with Jim Spinks): ‘The Self-Transforming School` (Routledge, 2013)
