Malcolm Skilbeck Explained

Malcolm Skilbeck
Order:	2nd
Office:	Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University
Term Start:	1986
Term End:	1991
Birth Name:	Malcolm Preston Skilbeck
Birth Date:	22 September 1932
Birth Place:	Northam, Western Australia, Australia
Death Place:	near Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Nationality:	Australian
Profession:	Academic, administrator
Module:	Child: yes Alma Mater: University of Sydney University of Illinois University of London Discipline: Education Workplaces: University of Ulster University of London

Malcolm Preston Skilbeck (22 September 1932 – 17 June 2022) was an Australian educator who worked in educational policy analysis, curriculum, tertiary and secondary education, the teaching profession and educational innovation. Some of this work was done with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Born on 22 September 1932 in Northam, Western Australia,^[1] Skilbeck was educated at North Sydney Boys High School.^{[2] [3]} he received his B.A. from University of Sydney, his M.A. from the University of Illinois, and Ph.D. from the University of London. He published many papers, articles, books and reports on academic issues such as curriculum theory and development, educational policy and youth training, in the secondary and tertiary sectors. He authored the books Loving and Studying Nature: Celebrating the Earth Through History, Culture and Education (2021), School Based Curriculum Development and The Vocational Quest; co-authored the Curriculum Reform and the influential survey Industry-university partnerships in the curriculum: trends and developments in OECD countries.

In the 2014 Australia Day Honours, Skilbeck was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO).^[4]

With his first wife, Elizabeth (nee Robbins), he had four children, Ruth, Clare, Paul and Lucy; and with his second wife, Helen Connell, he had one child, Brigit. Skilbeck died at the age of 89 on 17 June 2022.^{[5] [6]}

Positions held

• Professor and Dean of Education, University of Ulster, from 1971 to 1975
• Consultant Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) in Paris and as a participant in its European programs
• Director of the Australian Curriculum Development Centre from 1976 to 1981
• Director of Studies of the Schools Council for Curriculum and Examinations for England and Wales from 1981 to 1983
• Professor of Curriculum Studies at the Institute of Education, University of London, from 1981 to 1985
• Vice-chancellor and president, Deakin University, Australia,^[7] from 1986 to 1991
• Deputy Director for Education of the Directorate for Education, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris
• Consultant to UNESCO and the British Council
• Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Who's who in Australia. 27 September 1988. The Herald. Google Books.
2. NSBHS Leaving Certificate 1950
3. Web site: Vale Emeritus Professor Malcolm Skilbeck AO. www.deakin.edu.au.
4. 1148853. 26 January 2014. Emeritus Professor Malcolm Preston Skilbeck . Officer of the Order of Australia . AO . For distinguished service to tertiary education as an administrator, researcher and author, and through significant contributions to curriculum development and policy formation, both nationally and internationally. 17 June 2020 .
5. Web site: August: Malcolm Skilbeck | News and features | University of Bristol. University of. Bristol. www.bristol.ac.uk.
6. News: Malcolm Skilbeck obituary . 26 September 2022 . The Guardian . 26 September 2022.
7. Web site: The Age - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
8. Web site: ASSA profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20110926215323/http://www.assa.edu.au/fellows/profile.php?id=302. dead. 26 September 2011.