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Book Chapters

Han C; Cumming TM; Townend G, 2023, 'The Professional Development Needs of Special Education Teachers Teaching Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Western China', in Building Inclusive Education in K-12 Classrooms and Higher Education: Theories and Principles, pp. 241 - 259, http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7370-2.ch014

Townend G; Hay P; Jung J; Smith S, 2021, 'Supporting Australian Gifted Indigenous Students’ Academic Potential in Rural Settings', in Smith S (ed.), Handbook of Giftedness and Talent Development in the Asia Pacific, Springer International Handbooks of Education., Singapore, pp. 709 - 726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3021-6_73-1

Blackburn AM; Townend G, 2021, 'Gifted Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Provisions and Priorities in Australian School Settings', in Springer International Handbooks of Education, pp. 555 - 577, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3041-4_26

Townend G; Hay PK; Jung JY; Smith SR, 2021, 'Supporting Australian Gifted Indigenous Students’ Academic Potential in Rural Settings', in Handbook of Giftedness and Talent Development in the Asia-Pacific, Springer Singapore, pp. 709 - 726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3041-4_73

Rowan L; Townend G, 2016, 'No hugs required: University student perspectives on the relationship between excellent teaching and educational rapport', in Student Engagement and Educational Rapport in Higher Education, pp. 105 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46034-5_6

Journal articles

Madden A; Townend G, 2024, 'Case study of the identification of gifted students in an independent school in Sydney’s western suburbs: What is working, what needs improvement, and what could change look like', American Journal of Education and Learning, 9, pp. 266 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.55284/ajel.v9i2.1248

Townend G; McGregor M; Alonzo D; Nguyen HTM, 2024, 'What would it take? Enhancing outcomes for high-ability students with disability', Frontiers in Education, 9, pp. 1322872, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1322872

Alonzo D; Quimno V; Townend G; Oo CZ, 2024, 'Using information and communication technology (ICT)-based data systems to support teacher data-driven decision-making: Insights from the literature (2013–2023)', Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11092-024-09443-8

Maras K; Townend G; Loughland T; Nguyen HTM; Alonzo D; McGregor M; Gao X; Kwee CTT, 2023, 'Arguing for the Subjectification of Graduate Teachers', Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 48, pp. 119 - 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/1835-517X.6229

Jung JY; Townend G; Hay PK; Smith SR, 2022, 'The State of Knowledge in Rural Gifted Education: A Systematic Literature Review', Journal of Advanced Academics, 33, pp. 315 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1932202X221076385

Jung JY; Jackson RL; Townend G; McGregor M, 2022, 'Equity in Gifted Education: The Importance of Definitions and a Focus on Underachieving Gifted Students', Gifted Child Quarterly, 66, pp. 149 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00169862211037945

Hately S; Townend G, 2020, 'A qualitative meta-analysis of research into the underachievement of gifted boys', Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 29, pp. 6 - 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.21505/ajge.2020.0002

Hall D; Sultmann W; Townend G, 2019, 'Constants in context: an exploration of conciliar and post-conciliar documents on the Catholic school', JOURNAL OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, 67, pp. 17 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40839-019-00074-6

Blackburn A; Townend G, 2019, 'Gifted Girls with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Provisions and Priorities in Australian School Settings', Gifted and Talented Development in the Asia Pacific, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3021-6_26-1

Sammel A; Townend G; Kanasa H, 2018, 'Hidden Expectations Behind the Promise of the Flipped Classroom', College Teaching, 66, pp. 49 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2016.1189392

Rowan L; Townend G, 2016, 'Early career teachers’ beliefs about their preparedness to teach: Implications for the professional development of teachers working with gifted and twice-exceptional students', Cogent Education, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2016.1242458

Townend G; Brown R, 2016, 'Exploring a sociocultural approach to understanding academic self-concept in twice-exceptional students', International Journal of Educational Research, 80, pp. 15 - 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2016.07.006

Rowan L; Beavis C; Townend G; Kelly L; Fletcher J, 2016, 'Museums, games, and historical imagination: Student responses to a games-based experience at the Australian national maritime museum.', Digital Culture and Education, 8, pp. 169 - 187

Ronksley-Pavia M; Townend G, 2016, 'Student voice: Listening and responding to the experiences of GLD students', TalentEd, 62, pp. 4 - 18

Townend G; Pendergast D, 2015, 'Student voice: What can we learn from twice-exceptional students about the teacher's role in enhancing or inhibiting academic self-concept', Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 24, pp. 37 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.21505/ajge.2015.0006

Townend G; Pendergast D; Garvis S, 2014, 'Academic self-concept in GLD students: What the literature tells us.', TalentEd, 28, pp. 75 - 89


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