Person

Short, Lawrence Neville (1921 - 2013)

Born
23 January 1921
Moree, New South Wales, Australia
Died
25 October 2013
late of New Lambton, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
Chemist and Educator

Summary

Lawrence Short taught in both the secondary and tertiary education systems in New South Wales. He taught both science and education and was Professor of Education at the University of Newcastle from 1968 to 1981.

Details

Chronology

1942
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
1943
Education - Diploma in Education (DipEd), University of Sydney
1943 - 1945
Career position - Science Teacher with the New South Wales Department of Education
1945
Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
1946 - 1948
Career position - Lecturer in Chemistry at the Sydney Technical College
1951
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Oxford, UK
1951 - 1952
Career position - Research Fellow in Medical Chemistry, Australian National University in Canberra
1958 - 1961
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Educational Research, University of New South Wales
1958 - 1961
Career position - Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of New South Wales
1961 - 1967
Career position - Director of the Education Research Unit (at the University of New South Wales?)
1968 - 1981
Career position - Professor of Education, University of Newcastle, New South Wales
1978 - 1981
Career position - Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle

Published resources

Resources

Resource Sections

Gavan McCarthy; Ken McInnes

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