Biography
Tim Corcoran practiced for a decade as a Psychologist in two Queensland government departments (Education and Corrective Services) and brings a rich array of knowledge, skills and expertise to his ongoing research activities. His academic career has involved posts in Australia, the UK and Singapore. His research is dedicated to creating sensible theory~practice options supporting psychosocial ways of knowing/being.
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Qualifications
2010 PG Cert Learning and Teaching, University of Sheffield
2008 PhD, School of Social Science and Liberal Studies, Charles Sturt University
1995 Bachelor of Psychology (Hons), James Cook University
1991 Bachelor of Arts, James Cook University
Research interests
Fields of Research
3904 Specialist Studies in Education
390407 Inclusive Education
3903 Education Systems
390307 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
52 Psychology
520102 Educational Psychology
520505 Social Psychology
Affiliations
- General Psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia and the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency
- Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society Division of Educational & Child Psychology
- Member British Psychological Society Community Psychology Section
- Member of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology
Conferences
Recent conference presentations
- 2024. Psychosocial justice: A matter of ecologics. Presented at the 20th Biennial International Society for Theoretical Psychology conference, 20-24 May, University of Belgrade, Belgrade.
- 2024. Making Evidence More Inclusive: Challenging the Ethics of Dominant Methods. Symposium convened at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention, 14-17 February, New Orleans.
- 2023. Resisting inherency: Psychology's potential contribution to inclusive higher education. To be presented at the 18th European Congress of Psychology conference, 3-6 July, Brighton.
- 2022. Social justice in Youth Justice: Participation in education by incarcerated young people. Presented at the British Education Research Association annual conference, 5-8 September, University of Liverpool.
Professional activities
- Associate Editor Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (American Psychological Association)
- Editorial Board Educational Psychology Research and Practice (UEL)
- Editorial Board Journal of Disability Studies in Education (Brill)
- Editorial Board International Journal of Inclusive Education (Taylor & Francis)
- Editorial Board School Psychology International (Sage)
- Editorial Board Journal of Psychosocial Studies (Policy Press)
Awards
- Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
- 2010-2011 British Educational Research Association Meeting of Minds Fellowship
- 2007 Charles Sturt University Postgraduate Write Up Award
Publications
Incarcerated Young People, Education and Social Justice
Kitty Riele, Tim Corcoran, Fiona MacDonald, Alison Baker, Julie White
(2023), London, Eng., A1
Tim Corcoran
(2023), pp. 328-333, International Encyclopedia of Education (Fourth Edition), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1
Critical psychology & education: Opportunities outside silos
Tim Corcoran, Stephen Vassallo
(2023), pp. 1-15, School Psychology International, London, Eng., C1
From dialogics to ecologics: when the how is the what
Tim Corcoran
(2023), pp. 1-13, International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, London, Eng., C1
Employability for inclusion: the urgent need for a biopsychosocial model perspective
M Dollinger, T Corcoran, D Jackson, S O’Shea
(2023), pp. 1-18, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, London, Eng., C1
Normative power in higher education: the ghost of inherent requirements
T McCandless, T Corcoran, B Whitburn
(2023), pp. 1-14, International Journal of Inclusive Education, London, Eng., C1
Critical Educational Psychology
Tim Corcoran, Tim Corcoran
(2022), pp. 1-16, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education, Oxford, Eng., B1
Inherent requirements in higher education: locating You in Us
Tim Corcoran, B Whitburn, E Knight
(2022), Vol. 26, pp. 69-75, Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, London, Eng., C1
Higher Education and Inherent Requirements: Beyond Inherency to Coherency
Tim Corcoran, Ben Whitburn, Trevor McCandless
(2022), pp. 1-23, Journal of Disability Studies in Education, Leiden, The Netherlands, C1
Teaching standards and inclusion: beyond educating the same way
Tim Corcoran, Ben Whitburn, Bethany Rice
(2022), pp. 1-16, Teaching Education, London, Eng., C1
Joanne O'Mara, Kitty Te Riele, Clair Andersen, Glenn Auld, Natalie Brown, Tim Corcoran, Daivd Hicks, Julianne Moss, Tim Delphine, Emily Rudling, Harsha Chandir, Tess Crellin
(2022), pp. 1-59, Improving the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students within Catholic Education Tasmanian. Final Report. Hobart: Catholic Education Tasmania, Hobart, Tas., A6
Relational power and communication: praxis for educational inclusivity
Peng-Sim Eng, Timothy Corcoran, Ben Whitburn
(2021), Vol. 47, pp. 172-185, Inclusive education is a right, right?, Leiden, The Netherlands, B1
Youth justice, educational exclusion and moral panic
Philippa Moylan, Julie White, Timothy Corcoran, Kitty te Riele, Alison Baker
(2021), Vol. 47, pp. 51-63, Inclusive education is a right, right?, Leiden, The Netherlands, B1
Psychosocial justice: Always more-than to consider
Timothy Corcoran, Stephen Vassallo
(2021), Vol. 38, pp. 8-18, Educational and Child Psychology, Leicester, Eng., C1
School-wide positive behaviour support as evidence-making interventions
T Corcoran, M Edward Thomas
(2021), Vol. 111, pp. 108-125, Research in Education, C1
Diversity training, inclusive education and our inevitable lament
B Whitburn, T Corcoran
(2021), Vol. 21, pp. 17-24, Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, C1
Glenn Auld, Joanne O'Mara, Clair Anderson, Natalie Brown, Tim Corcoran, Kitty Te Riele, Julianne Moss, Tim Delphine, David Hicks, Harsha Chandir, Tess Crellin, Emma Rudling
(2021), Hobart, Tas., A6
Commentary on Part 1: Messing with Inclusive Education
Timothy Corcoran, Ben Whitburn
(2020), Vol. 46, pp. 68-77, Moving Towards Inclusive Education : Diverse National Engagements with Paradoxes of Policy and Practice, Leiden, The Netherlands, B1
Educational Transition from Custody
Fiona MacDonald, Kitty te Riele, Julie White, Timothy Corcoran, Philippa Moylan, Alison Baker, Ruq Manan
(2020), Melbourne, Vic., A6
Ontologies of inclusion and teacher education
B Whitburn, Tim Corcoran
(2019), pp. 1-15, Global perspectives on inclusive teacher education, Hershey, Pa., B1
Paradoxes in inclusive education: a necessary condition of relationality?
T Corcoran, L Claiborne, B Whitburn
(2019), Vol. 23, pp. 1003-1016, International journal of inclusive education, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Disability Studies in Education - Building Platforms to Reclaim Disability and Recognise Disablement
Roger Slee, Tim Corcoran, Marnie Best
(2019), Vol. 1, pp. 3-13, Journal of Disability Studies in Education, C1
Psychosocial justice for students in custody
Tim Corcoran, Julie White, Kitty te Riele, Alison Baker, Philippa Moylan
(2019), Vol. 12, pp. 41-56, Journal of psychosocial studies, Bristol, Eng., C1
Evaluation of the Koorie Inclusive School Wide Positive Behavioural Support (KISWPBS) Pilot.
Tim Corcoran, Matthew Thomas
(2019), Geelong, Vic., A6
Improving educational connection for young people in custody
Julie White, Kitty te Riele, Timothy Corcoran, Alison Baker, Philippa Moylan, Ruq Abdul Manan
(2019), Melbourne, Vic., A6
T Corcoran
(2017), Vol. 6, pp. 249-256, Inclusive education: making sense of everyday practice, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, B1
Are the kids alright? Relating to representations of youth
T Corcoran
(2017), Vol. 22, pp. 151-164, International journal of adolescence and youth, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
School psychologists and ethical challenges
M Kapoulitsas, T Corcoran
(2017), Vol. 34, pp. 48-61, Educational and Developmental Psychologist, Cambridge, Eng., C1
J Cromby, T Corcoran
(2017), Vol. 18, pp. 27-35, History and philosophy of psychology, Leicester, Eng., C1
What results from psychological questionnaires?
T Corcoran
(2016), pp. 71-88, Locked out: understanding and tackling school exclusion in Australia and New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand, B1-1
T Corcoran, J Cromby
(2016), pp. 1-9, Joint action : essays in honour of John Shotter, Abingdon, Eng., B1-1
T Corcoran
(2016), pp. 209-224, Joint action : essays in honour of John Shotter, London, Eng., B1-1
Health-inclusive higher education : listening to students with disabilities or chronic illnesses
K Hughes, T Corcoran, R Slee
(2016), Vol. 35, pp. 488-501, Higher education research and development, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
T Corcoran
(2016), Melbourne, Vic., A6-1
L Ng, S Schutt, T Corcoran
(2015), pp. 167-180, Disability studies : educating for inclusion, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, B1-1
T Corcoran, T Billington
(2015), pp. 30-48, Education as social construction : contributions to theory, research and practice, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, B1-1
Between education and psychology: school staff perspectives
T Corcoran, D Finney
(2015), Vol. 20, pp. 98-113, Emotional and behavioural difficulties, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
The potential contribution of intermediary organizations for implementation of school mental health
T Corcoran, L Rowling, M Wise
(2015), Vol. 8, pp. 57-70, Advances in school mental health promotion, London, Eng., C1-1
Compassion fatigue and resilience: a qualitative analysis of social work practice
M Kapoulitsas, T Corcoran
(2015), Vol. 14, pp. 86-101, Qualitative social work, London, Eng., C1-1
Doing restorative practices justice: questioning the psychology of affect theory
T Corcoran
(2014), Vol. 31, pp. 598-610, Educational psychology reader: the art and science of how people learn, New York, N.Y., B1-1
Heterotopics: learning as second nature
T Corcoran
(2014), pp. 37-52, Psychology in education: critical theory-practice, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, B1-1
Inquiry-based learning with international students: an exploration in pedagogic values
T Corcoran, J Sparks
(2014), Vol. 31, pp. 527-541, Educational psychology reader: the art and science of how people learn., New York, N.Y., B1-1
Critical psychologies for critical health literacies
T Corcoran
(2014), Vol. 5, pp. 281-295, Asia-Pacific journal of health, sport and physical education, London, Eng., C1-1
Relationships with special needs students: exploring primary teachers' descriptions
C Lopez, T Corcoran
(2014), Vol. 18, pp. 1304-1320, International journal of inclusive education, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Psychology in education : critical theory practice
T Corcoran, T Corcoran
(2014), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, A7-1
Psychosocial paediatric training in Iraq: perspectives of trainers and students
A Al-Obaidi, T Corcoran, M Hussein, A Ghazi
(2013), Vol. 29, pp. 45-56, Medicine, conflict and survival, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
Discourses on behaviour: a role for restorative justice
V Harold, T Corcoran
(2013), Vol. 10, pp. 45-61, The international journal on school disaffection, London, Eng., C1-1
Discourses on behaviour : a role for restorative justice?
V Harold, T Corcoran
(2013), Vol. 10, pp. 45-61, International journal on school disaffection, Staffordshire, Eng., C1-1
Experiences of insufficiency: "walking on a ledge in the dark"
A Al-Obaidi, A Kamees, T Corcoran
(2012), Vol. 15, pp. 65-77, Reimagining research for reclaiming the academy in Iraq: identities and participation in post-conflict enquiry, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, B1-1
T Corcoran
(2012), Vol. 16, pp. 1033-1046, International journal of inclusive education, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1
What else life if not awkward?
T Corcoran
(2010), Vol. 49, pp. 679-684, British journal of social psychology, London, Eng., C1-1
T Corcoran
(2009), Vol. 48, pp. 375-388, British journal of social psychology, London, Eng., C1-1
The district role in instructional improvement
T Corcoran, S Fuhrman, C Belcher
(2001), Vol. 83, pp. 78-84, PHI DELTA KAPPAN, C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Koorie Inclusive School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) Evaluation
A/Prof Tim Corcoran, A/Prof Matthew Thomas
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2019: $94,178
- 2018: $18,073
Educational Transition from Custody.
A/Prof Tim Corcoran
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2019: $8,000
Development of a Suite of African Heritage Culturally Safe Resources to Support Victorian School Leaders Develop More Inclusive Schooling Environments.
A/Prof Tim Corcoran, Dr Tebeje Molla Mekonnen, Dr Kerri Garrard, Dr Martin Potter, Mr Simeon Taylor, Mrs Maria Bates
DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria
- 2022: $173,641
Industry and Other Funding
Improving Education for Young People in Remand: Forging a Prison to School Pipeline
A/Prof Tim Corcoran
Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation - General Grants
- 2018: $18,181
- 2017: $16,363
Paid Non-local Study Leave Scheme (Australia) in the 2017/18 School Year
A/Prof Tim Corcoran, Prof Julianne Moss, Prof Louise Paatsch, Prof Dianne Toe, Dr Ben Whitburn, Dr Maria Nicholas, Dr Kim Davies, Dr Claire Spicer, Prof Christine Ure, Dr Joanne Quick
Education Bureau The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- 2018: $160,522
Improving the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Project.
Prof Joanne O'Mara, Prof Julianne Moss, A/Prof Tim Corcoran, A/Prof Glenn Auld
Catholic Education Centre
- 2021: $117,066
- 2020: $42,867
Supervisions
Elijah Bajao
Thesis entitled: Public Secondary Teachers' Classroom Practices in Indonesia: A Case Study
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Claire Brown
Thesis entitled: Murder on the Policy Express: Requiem for New Basics
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education
Joanne Lindelauf
Thesis entitled: Enacting psychoeducational reports for inclusive education: a relational materialist inquiry
Doctor of Philosophy (Education), School of Education