DIANA WHITTON originally trained as a primary school teacher and worked in New South Wales and England. Following graduate study in Australia and the USA, she worked in the tertiary sector at University of Western Sydney, specialising in gifted education, curriculum development, professional practice and Engaged Learning. Diana’s leadership roles at the university included head of the primary teacher education program, coordinating the professional experience, and coordinating the Engaged Learning of graduate students with more than 45 community groups. She was a member of the Starting School Research Project, investigating transitions in school. Her research has informed the publication of teaching and learning books with Cengage and Cambridge University Press. Diana’s work in linking the curriculum to community needs through Engaged Learning also resulted in the publication of another book on service learning.
