Dr. Fiona Boylan
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), Edith Cowan University
Bachelor of Arts (Early Childhood Studies), Curtin University
Dr Fiona Boylan is a lecturer and researcher in Early Childhood Studies in Perth, Western Australia. She has 25 years of experience teaching and leading in early childhood settings across the early years of school. Fiona’s research centres on developing children’s metacognitive skills to enhance their learning capabilities and agency toward learning. In particular, her PhD researched the implementation of Carol Dweck’s mindset theory to foster children’s growth mindsets in the early years context. Fiona has presented and published her research nationally and internationally as she seeks to support educators to foster a growth mindset culture in early learning centres, classrooms, and schools. She shares the power of growth mindset and neuroscience wherever she goes and is learning all the time as a mum, educator, author, speaker, and leader. Her wish is for children to embrace challenges as opportunities, setbacks as lessons, and effort as the path to mastery.
Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0417 460 257
Fiona has the ability to distill mindset theory into practical and easy to implement strategies for educators. (Early childhood teacher)
I knew about mindset but I have found it hard to know how to foster growth mindsets beyond a few simple lessons. Fiona’s course made it easy and clear the practices I could use to do this every single day. (Junior Primary Teacher)
Dr. Fiona Boylan is a lecturer in Early Childhood Studies in Western Australia. She has worked extensively across the early childhood sector in Western Australia as a teacher and early childhood pedagogical leader for 25 years. Fiona has a passion for helping teachers to create enviornments that foster children’s growth mindset for learning. Her research and teaching focus on teachers knowledge of mindset theory, supporting teachers to foster growth mindsets in children, childhood wellbeing and resilience. Fiona has presented nationally and internationally and has several peer reviewed publications.
Fiona is available to work with parents, schools, educators and school leaders to implement research-based mindset theory and practices through targeted consultancy and coaching. Collaborating in all learning environments, from early childhood, primary to tertiary, Fiona has experience in Government, Independent, and Catholic sectors.
