Senior Teaching Fellow, Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, 1972-1992; Sessional Teacher and Examiner for the School of Graduate Studies, 1992- .
Biography
Shirley Sampson was born in Western Australia in July 1927. She obtained a BA (1948) and DipEd (1950) from the University of Western Australia, and a PhD (1979) from Monash University. Between 1954 and 1972 Sampson taught history at matriculation level in independent and government schools in Western Australia, Tasmania, Nigeria and Victoria. Between 1970 and 1972 she also lectured at Monash Teachers College. She was appointed Senior Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Education at Monash in 1972, Lecturer in 1973, and Senior Lecturer in 1982. Since 1992 Dr Sampson has worked as a Sessional Teacher and Examiner for the School of Graduate Studies (previously known as the Faculty of Education) at Monash University. She is the author of numerous articles on women and education in Australia.
Papers
Papers related to the Victorian Committee on Equal Opportunity in Schools1973-1977 Report of committee appointed by Premier in 1975, to conduct inquiry into the education of girls and discrimination against women in the teaching service. Series includes report of committee, together with supporting documentation collected by its chairperson Dr Sampson.
