Background
Born in Gastard, Wiltshire, daughter of Dr. Elwyn James Anthony renowned child psychiatrist (Wikipedia entry) and psychoanalyst and Frances Anthony, nurse and teacher.
- As a child I lived in Geneva, Switzerland whilst my father was on a Nuffield Fellowship researching with Jean Piaget.
- In 1958 our family emigrated to St Louis, Missouri, USA and I attended Junior and Senior High School and Washington University, St Louis.
- I returned to the UK to work and study.
- Later I emigrated to Canada and worked as vice principal of a school for children with emotional and social disorders.
- Returning to England, I worked in a variety of main stream and special schools focusing on children with emotional, social and academic difficulties and working with their families.
- In 2000 I initiated a teacher training college which had a strong ethos of managing the learning behaviour in the classroom throughout the curriculum.
- My writing for the last thirty years has focused on various aspects of behaviour. I am now a freelance educational consultant, external examiner and author.
I received my PhD from the University of Birmingham, Edgbaston. Prior to that I had attained the following: City and Guilds Assessor A-1, MA: Educational Management, Open University, BA: Open University, Advanced Diploma: Education of Children with Learning Difficulties, Middlesex University, Certified braillist: RNIB, Certificate in Education, University of London, Washington University St Louis USA Liberal Arts Foundation.
I have considerable experience in initiating, supporting and developing ideas in research and particularly Action Research. Coupled with this is my experience in implementing research outcomes to evolve common practice. I have a background that focuses on development of ways to share good practice and of encouraging others to develop new areas of study, rise to challenge and explore problem solutions. My focus in teacher training is that of the area of behaviour and learning and this permeated the ITT curriculum in my college. The basic message is always for trainee teachers and teachers to look at, be critical of, amend, improve, enhance their own behaviour and language in the classroom and raise their own confidence and to understand the impact and influence of the skilled adult on managing the behaviour and learning. I supported, as supervisor, PhD students in Israel and Palestine and MA students internationally in the area of special needs especially children with social, emotional, academic difficulties.
