Philip R Brown Explained
| Phil Brown |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Occupation: | Vice President - Operations, King's Own Institute, Australia |
Philip R. Brown 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]
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.
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.
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.
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]
Publications
- Brown, P. (2012), Improving and growing yourself to improve, grow and serve your organisation. Leadership Development Journal, 2012 pp47–49
- Brown, P. (2012) There is no "I” in T-E-A-M-W-O-R-K"! Leadership Development Journal, 2012, pp86–89
- Northcote, M., Seddon, J., & Brown, P. (2012). Benchmark yourself: Self-reflecting about online teaching. In G. Williams, P. Statham, N.Brown & B. Cleland (Eds.) Changing Demands, Changing Directions, Proceedings from ASCILITE Hobart 2011. (pp904–908)
- Brown, P., Dixon, T. & Macauley, M., (2001) Business Studies Year 12 HSC Course (textbook) Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dixon, T., & Driver, T., (2001) Australia in the Global Economy (workbook) Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dixon, T., & Macauley, M., (2001) A Student Guide to the New HSC Business Studies Exam Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dixon, T., & Macauley, M., (2001) A Student Guide to the New HSC Economics Exam Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dhall, M., & Dixon, T., (2001) Business Management and Change HSC Business Studies Topic 1 (HSC Business Studies Model Answer Series) Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dhall, M., & Dixon, T., (2001) Financial Planning and Management HSC Business Studies Topic 2 (HSC Business Studies Model Answer Series) Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dhall, M., & Dixon, T., (2001) Marketing HSC Business Studies Topic 3 (HSC Business Studies Model Answer Series) Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dhall, M., & Dixon, T., (2001) Employment Relations HSC Business Studies Topic 4 (HSC Business Studies Model Answer Series) Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dhall, M., & Dixon, T., (2001) Global Business HSC Business Studies Topic 5 (HSC Business Studies Model Answer Series) Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dixon, T., & Driver, T., (2001) The Global Economy Topic 1 (HSC Economics Model Answer Series) Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dixon, T., & Driver, T., (2001) Australia’s Place in the Global Economy Topic 2 (HSC Economics Model Answer Series) Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dixon, T., & Driver, T., (2001) Economic Issues Topic 3 (HSC Economics Model Answer Series) Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
- Brown, P., Dixon, T., & Driver, T., (2001) Economic Policies and Management Topic 4 (HSC Economics Model Answer Series) Leading Edge Education, Sydney.
Awards
External links
- https://independent.academia.edu/PhilipBrown4
- http://www.newbold.ac.uk/article/536/about-us/meet-the-principal-dr-philip-r-brown
- Phil Brown – 5 May 2012 on Vimeo
- Phil Brown – 6 October 2012 on Vimeo
- https://web.archive.org/web/20170107231324/http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/
Notes and References
- "Appointments", "Times Higher Education", (29 September 2011), p. 29.
- ACE Fellowships, 2009. Australian College of Educators. [online] Available at: [Accessed 3 December 2012]
- Meet the Principal, 2012. Newbold College of Higher Education. [online] Available at: [Accessed 3 December 2012]
- 'Appointments', Times Higher Education (29 September 2011), p. 29.
