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Dr Patricia (Trish) Collins

Dr Trish Collins is a Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at the School of Education.

Background

Trish worked in early childhood classrooms for 20+ years before becoming an early childhood consultant for Catholic Education Western Australia (CEWA) in the Kimberley region and then across the state.

Trish has also worked as a consultant for Early Life Foundation (Walker Learning). Her doctoral thesis focused on personal values (i.e., motivational goals) in childhood and how these impact children's well-being and behaviour.

Currently, Trish has expanded her research interests to include how pre-service teacher’s personal values could impact their teaching style, and as a part of the Centre for Excellence for the Digital Child, she is involved in several projects including a digital health study and a longitudinal study on the children’s technology use.

Current Teaching

Undergraduate: Y42 Bachelor of Early Childhood

  • SCE2240 - Early Childhood Science and Technology Education
  • ECM3260 – Mathematics in Junior Primary
  • ECS4160 - STEM in Early Childhood: A Creative Integrated Approach

Postgraduate: I81 Master of Early Childhood

  • SCE6120 - Science for Young Children

Professional associations

  • European Commission Joint Research Centre
  • Centre for Human and Cultural Values - International research group
  • School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) advisory body (Mathematics, Technology) 2023
  • Committee member for the Western Australian Institute for Educational Research (WAIER)
  • Hollywood Primary School board community representative

Research Interests

  • Personal Values (i.e. individual motivational goals) in adults and children
  • Relationships between personal values and well-being (including self-esteem)
  • Relationships between personal values and social behaviours
  • Best-Worst Methodology
  • Teacher and Pre-service teacher's personal values impact their teaching style, wellbeing and behaviour
  • Social and emotional development and learning
  • Associate investigator for the Centre for Excellence for the Digital Child
  • STEM in education
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