Chris Boyle | |
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| Born | 11 August 1972 |
| Other names | Christopher Boyle |
| Citizenship | British Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Dundee University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde Open University |
| Known for | Educational psychology Labelling Special and inclusive education Beliefs in Santa Claus |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychology, education, special education, inclusive education |
| Institutions | University of Adelaide |
 Chris Boyle as a Scottish referee | |||
| Full name | Christopher Boyle | ||
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| Born |
11 August 1972 Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Domestic | |||
| Years | League | Role | |
| 1999–2009 | Scottish Football League / Scottish Premier League | Referee | |
| 2010–2011 | A-League | Referee | |
Christopher Boyle (born 11 August 1972 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and professor of inclusion and educational psychology at the University of Adelaide.[1] He has previously been an association football referee who refereed in the Australian A-League[2] and the Scottish Premier League.[3] Boyle is a qualified psychologist working in the UK and in Australia.[4] He has written extensively on subjects in psychology and inclusive education.[5] He is a respected academic and has authored over 100 publications on these topics.[6]
He edited the Australian Psychological Society's journal The Australian Educational and Developmental Psychologist[7] between 2012 and 2017.
Early life and education
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Refereeing career
Boyle has officiated matches in the Scottish Premier League and Scottish Football League, making him one of the most experienced referees in the A-League. He made headlines in his debut match of his A-League career when he officiated the game between Melbourne Victory and North Queensland Fury at AAMI Park. During the game, he awarded three penalties (two to Melbourne, and one to North Queensland), and handed out two red cards to North Queensland players Chris Grossman and Eric Akoto.[8]
Academic career
He has a wide and varied career and has lectured on professional training programmes for educational psychologists at the University of Dundee, Monash University, and the University of Exeter. He has also lectured in subject areas of child development and psychology, inclusive and special education with the Open University, Charles Sturt University, and the University of New England, Australia. He completed his PhD in psychology and education at the University of Dundee.
Media coverage
Boyle's academic work regularly receives media attention,[9] and he is often asked to contribute to articles and TV and radio programmes around the world.[citation needed]
Published books
- Inclusive Education: Global Issues and Controversies [1] (with Joanna Anderson, Angela Page and Sofia Mavropoulou)
- Pathways to Belonging: Contemporary Research in School Belonging [2] (with Kelly Allen) [3]
- Equality in education: Fairness and inclusion [4] (with Hongzhi Zhang and Philip Wing Keung Chan)
- Boyle, C., & Gamble, N. (2014). Ethical practice in applied psychology. Melbourne: Oxford University Press.
- Boyle, C. (Ed.) (2013). Student Learning: Improving Practice. New York: Nova Publishers.
- Boyle, C., & Topping, K. (Eds.) (2012). What works in inclusion? London: Open University Press.
References
- ^ "Profile | Graduate School of Education | University of Exeter".
- ^ "Chris Boyle (Referee) :: Ultimate A-League".
- ^ "Chris Boyle | Latest Football Betting Odds | Soccer Base".
- ^ "Professor Chris Boyle | Researcher Profiles". researchers.adelaide.edu.au. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "ORCID".
- ^ "Profile: Christopher Boyle". ResearchGate.
- ^ "Educational and Developmental Psychologist | APS".
- ^ "Nine-man Fury claim point". A-League. 22 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ "School closures 'He's not getting up until one o'clock'". BBC News. 19 May 2020.
External links
- Ultimate A-League profile
- ResearchGate [5]
- Orcid [6]
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| People | |
- 1972 births
- Living people
- A-League Men referees
- Scottish football referees
- Academic staff of the University of Adelaide
- Educational psychologists
- British Psychological Society
- Alumni of the University of Strathclyde
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- Alumni of the University of Dundee
- Academic journal editors
- Fellows of the British Psychological Society
- Scottish Football League referees
- Scottish Premier League referees
