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Neil LancasterAssociate Dean (Secondary)
International Development
MA Hons (Otago); Dip Tchg
Waimairi 121
Phone: +64 3 343 7710
Internal Phone: 44010
neil.lancaster@canterbury.ac.nz
I taught History, English, Geography and Social Studies at Hillmorton High School from 1971 to 1985. In 1985 I was appointed Assistant Principal at Lincoln High School, and in 1987, Deputy Principal. In 1995 I was appointed Principal of Mairehau High School until my appointment as Director of the School of Secondary Teacher Education at the Christchurch College of Education, a position I held until the 2007 merger with the University of Canterbury.
As Associate Dean I am responsible for secondary initial teacher education qualifications at UC and liaison with the secondary teaching community. I am also responsible for international initiatives within the College of Education.
My major area of research interest is in redesigning initial teacher education to better meet the needs of students and schools in the 21st century. Presentations on this topic have been made at Pacific Circle Consortium Conferences in Sydney in 2005 and at Hawaii in 2007,
I am currently a member of the New Zealand Education Administration and Leadership Society (NZARE); the Canterbury Education Forum; the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) and the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER).
I was Chairperson of the Canterbury West Coast Secondary Principals’ Association from 2002 to 2005. I was also a board member of the Education New Zealand Trust from 2000 to 2004.
"Redesigning Pre Service Teacher Education: Design, Process and Progress". Neil Lancaster and Dr Lindsey Conner, Pacific Circle Consortium Conference, Sydney, 27-30 July 2005.
"Pre-service Teacher Education for the Future: Stage 2 of the Pacific Circle Consortium Teacher Education for the Future Project".
Dr Lindsey Conner, Neil Lancaster, Ann Mc Grath, Pacific Circle Conference, Hawaii, 25-29 June, 2007.