Philip R Brown

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NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Vice President - Operations, King's Own Institute, Australia

Philip R. Brown PFHEA, FAUA, FGIA is an Australian higher education leader, administrator and educator. Brown has served as CEO/Dean, Nova Higher Education; as CEO, Institute of Health & Management, as Dean Le Cordon Bleu Australia; as CEO/Academic Director, UC College at the University of Canberra, Australia; and as Principal (President), Newbold College of Higher Education, UK. [1] Brown is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy for his experience in leading, delivering, learning and teaching in higher education. He is a Fellow by the Australian College of Educators. [2]

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Early life and education

Born in Sydney, Australia to Reg and Mavis Brown, Brown is the eldest of two children. He attended schools in Perth, Western Australia and Melbourne, Victoria before studying Geography and Economics (BEd) at Avondale University (1982–1986). He then studied Commerce (MCom) at the University of New South Wales (1991–1993) and Educational Administration (MEdAdmin) at the University of New South Wales (1993–1994). Brown completed a Doctor of Education (EdD) in 1997 at La Sierra University in southern California, USA, researching administrative stress and job burnout in educational leaders across the United States. In 2010 he completed the Master of Tertiary Education Management (MTEM) program through the LH Martin Institute, located within the University of Melbourne.

Career

Brown started his career as a secondary school economics and commerce teacher at Sydney Adventist College, Strathfield, NSW, Australia and then The Scots College, Bellevue Hill, NSW, Australia before accepting a scholarship to pursue doctoral studies in the United States.[ citation needed ]

Brown has been a Director of Education for an international online learning company based in Chicago, USA; and Director of Studies for an independent, Anglican, co-educational college.[ citation needed ]

Brown has consulted within the public and private sectors and has project-managed high-stakes assessment and reporting projects for the Office of the Board of Studies.[ citation needed ]

Brown also has worked as Vice-President (Learning & Teaching) of Avondale University. [3] Prior to this he was Executive Principal of the international pathways college to Western Sydney University.

Brown has worked as CEO/Dean, Nova Higher Education; CEO, Institute of Health and Management; Dean, Le Cordon Bleu Australia; CEO/Academic Director, UC College at the University of Canberra, ACT, Australia and as Principal/Chief Executive of Newbold College of Higher Education. [4]

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References

  1. "Appointments", "Times Higher Education", (29 September 2011), p. 29.
  2. ACE Fellowships, 2009. Australian College of Educators. [online] Available at: <http://austcolled.com.au/awardwinner/fellowship-face/2009/1696> [Accessed 3 December 2012]
  3. Meet the Principal, 2012. Newbold College of Higher Education. [online] Available at: <http://www.newbold.ac.uk/article/536/about-us/meet-the-principal-dr-philip-r-brown> [Accessed 3 December 2012]
  4. 'Appointments', Times Higher Education (29 September 2011), p. 29.