The Report of the Senate Select Committee on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children

APPENDIX 2

LIST OF WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE

Australian Association for the Education of the Gifted and Talented
            Represented by:    Mr K.E. Imison, President

Blakers, Professor A.L., Private Citizen, Nedlands, Western Australia

Braggett, Dr E.J., Private Citizen, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales

Burns, Emeritus Professor A.L., Private Citizen, Campbell, Australian Capital Territory

Carey Baptist Grammar School, Kew, Victoria
            Represented by:    Mrs P.E. Long, Enrichment Co-ordinator
                                        Mr A.G. Greenwood, Senior Teacher
                                        Mrs A. Comte, Director of Studies, Junior School

Children's Services Office, South Australia
            Represented by:    Ms G.M.Slattery, Consultant

Commonwealth Department of Education
            Represented by:    Mr J.P. Burnett, Assistant Secretary
                                        Mr L.R. Verrall, Director

Commonwealth Schools Commission
            Represented by:    Mr R.W. Harris, Acting Assistant Commissioner

Community of James Ruse Agricultural High School, Carlingford, New South Wales
            Represented by:    Dr J.W. Bowyer, Representative
                                        Mr G.W. Lock, Treasurer
                                        Mr B.J. Newsome, Staff Representative

Early Childhood Education Council of New South Wales
            Represented by:    Mrs A.M. Murray-Smith, President
                                        Mrs S.J. Lowe, Vice-President

Earman, Mrs K., Private Citizen, Ashgrove, Queensland

Education Department, Tasmania
            Represented by:    Miss B.T. Richardson, Deputy Director
                                        Ms F. Hickman, Project Officer
                                        Mr W.J. Turner, Superintendent, Student Services

Education Department of Western Australia
            Represented by:    Mr M.J. Fletcher, Regional Co-ordinator
                                        Dr L.W. Louden, Director-General
                                        Mr M.G. Harslett, Superintendent

Embleton Primary Extension and Challenge Centre, Embleton, Western Australia
            Represented by:    Mr I. Michael, Teacher-In-Charge

Explorers Unlimted, Glebe, Tasmania
            Represented by:    Mrs K. Carlisle, Secretary and Co-ordinator

Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations of New South Wales
            Represented by:    Mr W. Johnson, Acting General Secretary
                                        Mr R. Tidswell, Senior Vice-President
                                        Dr D.W. Lang, Councillor
                                        Mrs L. McPail, Country Vice-President

Gerrand, Mr J.H., Private Citizen, Hawthorn, Victoria

Gifted and Talented Children's Association of Western Australia
            Represented by:    Mr N. Lethbridge, President
                                        Mrs A.J. MacLennan, Secretary
                                        Mr G. Sunley, Vice-President

Harvey, Mrs A., Private Citizen, Harbord, New South Wales

Harvey, Mr F.R., Private Citizen, Harbord, New South Wales

Humanist Society of Victoria
            Represented by:    Mr C. Duncan, President
                                        Mrs H. Strnad, Secretary

Isolated Children's Parents Association (Western Australia)
            Represented by:    Mrs M. Walsh, President
                                        Mrs S.L. Walker

Marshall, Miss D., Private Citizen, Booragoon, Western Australia

Marshall, Mrs M.J., Private Citizen, Booragoon, Western Australia

McDonald College, Strathfield, New South Wales
            Represented by:    Mrs M.J. Markham, Principal
                                        Mr L.R. Ball, Deputy Principal

Ministry of Education, Victoria
            Represented by:    Dr W.M. Stephens, Principal Curriculum Officer
                                        Mrs B. Murphy, Educational Psychologist and Guidance Officer
                                        Mrs L.F. Martin, Curriculum Officer

Monash University, Faculty of Education
            Represented by:    Dr L. Bartak, Senior Lecturer in Education
                                        Mrs J.M. Deppeler, Senior Tutor

Mossenson, Dr D., Private Citizen, Mount Lawley, Western Australia

National Council of Independent Schools
            Represented by:    Mr B.H. Durston, Executive Director
                                        Miss P.M. Evans, Principal, Ravenswood School for Girls
                                        Miss E.L. Tindale, Curriculum Co-ordinator, Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School
                                        Mr N.A.H. Creese, Headmaster, Melbourne Grammar School

New South Wales Department of Education
            Represented by:    Mr I.F. Vacchini, Assistant Director-General
                                        Mr C.L. Macdonald, Assistant Director of Services
                                        Mrs C.M. Eales, Chief Education Officer

Our Lady's Assumption School, Perth, Western Australia
            Represented by:    Miss E. Branchi, Principal
                                        Mrs J.L. McLean, Enrichment Teacher

Paramanathan, Mrs S., Private Citizen, Malvern, Victoria

Parents Active in Children's Education, Doncaster East, Victoria
            Represented by:    Mrs K.C. Withell, Committee Member
                                        Dr R. Gaymer, Committee Member
                                        Dr D. Nairn, Committee Member

Peninsula Enrichment Program for Gifted and Talented Children, Queensland
            Represented by:    Mr R.S. Pirozzo, Founder and Co-ordinator

Philosophy for Children Steering Committee, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
            Represented by:    Dr F. Sofo, Member

Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children
            Represented by:    Mrs M.H. Bond, President
                                        Mrs M.E. Mackenzie, Vice-President and Counselling Co-ordinator

Queensland Department of Education
            Represented by:    Mr A.A. Dixon, Director of Curriculum Services
                                        Mr N.C. Cranston, Senior Education Officer and Executive Officer
                                        Mr J.M. O'Donohue, Chairman, Brisbane North Committee for Gifted and Talented Education

Raboczi, Mrs C.M., Private Citizen, Eight Mile Plains, Queensland

Semple, Mrs A., Private Citizen, Mount Gravatt, Queensland

South Australian Association for Gifted and Talented Children
            Represented by:    Mrs M.U.M Gross, President
                                        Mrs A.L. Belmont, Committee Member

South Australian Education Department
            Represented by:    Mr J.R. Giles, Director of Studies
                                        Mrs S.M. Kadwell, Senior Education Officer

Srzednicki, Dr J.T.J, Private Citizen, Parkville, Victoria

Start, Professor K.B., Private Citizen, Toorak, Victoria

Talented Children Program, Geelong, Victoria
            Represented by:    Mr H.A. Hudson, Co-ordinator
                                        Mrs J. Moulton, Co-ordinator

University of New South Wales, School of Education
            Represented by:    Dr R.M. Boyd, Senior Lecturer

University of Queensland, Department of Education
            Represented by:    Mrs M. Carss, Senior Lecturer
                                        Ms L. Endean, Lecturer

University of Tasmania, Department of Teacher Education
            Represented by:    Dr J. Abbott-Chapman, Research Fellow
                                        Mr K. Mercer, Lecturer
                                        Mr B.L. Jones, Lecturer

Victorian Association for Gifted and Talented Children
            Represented by:    Mr T.C. Comerford, President
                                        Mrs K.A. Lacey, Committee Member

Victorian Association for the Teaching of English
            Represented by:    Ms M. Maher, Vice President
                                        Ms L. Farrell, Convenor of Curriculum Committee


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