Associate Professor Helen Boon
Honorary Associate Professor
School of Education
Book Chapters
Johnson, Claudia E. and Boon, Helen J. (2023). Identifying and Challenging the Narrow Cognitive Demands of Science Textbooks. Challenges in Science Education. (pp. 279-303) Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-18092-7_13
Boon, Helen J. and Rigano, Donna (2023). Everyday Science for Building Schoolchildren’s Informed Agency for Action. Challenges in Science Education. (pp. 109-132) Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-18092-7_6
Thomas, Gregory P. and Boon, Helen J. (2023). Introduction: So Many Challenges—So Many Choices (In Science Education). Challenges in Science Education. (pp. 1-14) Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-18092-7_1
Boon, Helen J. (2014). Community resilience to disaster in four regional Australian towns. Applied Studies in Climate Adaptation. (pp. 386-394) Wiley Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781118845028.ch43
Boon, Helen J. (2014). Parenting, coping and motivation of Australian at-risk adolescents. Youth and Adversity: Psychology and Influences of Child and Adolescent Resilience and Coping. (pp. 1-26) Nova Science Publishers, Inc..
Journal Articles
Johnson, Claudia, Boon, Helen and Dinan Thompson, Maree (2021). Cognitive demands of the reformed Queensland physics, chemistry and biology syllabus: an analysis framed by the new taxonomy of educational objectives. Research in Science Education, 52 (5), 1603-1622. doi: 10.1007/s11165-021-09988-4
Buchanan, Rachel Anne, Forster, Daniella Jasmin, Douglas, Samuel, Nakar, Sonal, Boon, Helen J., Heath, Treesa, Heyward, Paul, D’Olimpio, Laura, Ailwood, Joanne, Eacott, Scott, Smith, Sharon, Peters, Michael and Tesar, Marek (2021). Philosophy of education in a new key: exploring new ways of teaching and doing ethics in education in the 21st century. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 54 (8), 1178-1197. doi: 10.1080/00131857.2021.1880387
Maxwell, Bruce, Boon, Helen, Tanchuk, Nicolas and Rauwerda, Bryan (2020). Adaptation and validation of a test of ethical sensitivity in teaching. Journal of Moral Education, 50 (3), 267-292. doi: 10.1080/03057240.2020.1781070
Boon, Helen J., Boon, Lucy and Bartle, Toby (2020). Does iPad use support learning in students aged 9–14 years? A systematic review. The Australian Educational Researcher, 48 (3), 525-541. doi: 10.1007/s13384-020-00400-0
Boon, Helen J. (2020). What do ADHD neuroimaging studies reveal for teachers, teacher educators and inclusive education?. Child and Youth Care Forum, 49 (4), 533-561. doi: 10.1007/s10566-019-09542-4
Llewellyn, Linda, Boon, Helen and Lewthwaite, Brian (2018). Effective behaviour management strategies for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students: A Literature review. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 43 (1), 1-27. doi: 10.14221/ajte.2018v43n1.1
Veles, Natalia, Carter, Margaret-Anne and Boon, Helen (2018). Complex collaboration champions: university third space professionals working together across borders. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 23 (2-3), 75-85. doi: 10.1080/13603108.2018.1428694
Boon, Helen J. and Maxwell, Bruce (2016). Ethics education in Australian preservice teacher programs: A hidden imperative. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 41 (5), 1-20. doi: 10.14221/ajte.2016v41n5.1
Maxwell, Bruce, Tremblay-Laprise, Audrée-Anne, Filion, Marianne, Boon, Helen, Daly, Caroline, van den Hoven, Mariette, Heilbronn, Ruth, Lenselink, Myrthe and Walters, Sue (2016). A five-country survey on ethics education in preservice teaching programs. Journal of Teacher Education, 67 (2), 135-151. doi: 10.1177/0022487115624490
Boon, Helen Joanna (2016). Perceptions of climate change risk in four disaster-impacted rural Australian towns. Regional Environmental Change, 16 (1), 137-149. doi: 10.1007/s10113-014-0744-3
Boon, Helen J. (2015). Climate change ignorance: an unacceptable legacy. Australian Educational Researcher, 42 (4), 405-427. doi: 10.1007/s13384-014-0156-x
Kuhl, Susan, Pagliano, Paul and Boon, Helen (2015). In the too hard basket': Issues faced by 20 rural Australian teachers when students with disabilities are included in their secondary classes. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 19 (7), 697-709. doi: 10.1080/13603116.2014.964570
Millar, Joanne Elaine, Boon, Helen and King, David (2015). Do wildfire experiences influence views on climate change?. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 7 (2), 124-139. doi: 10.1108/IJCCSM-08-2013-0106
Boon, Helen J. and Lewthwaite, Brian (2015). Development of an instrument to measure a facet of quality teaching: Culturally responsive pedagogy. International Journal of Educational Research, 72, 38-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ijer.2015.05.002
Boon, Helen J. and Pagliano, Paul J. (2015). Disaster education in Australian schools. Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 30 (2), 187-197. doi: 10.1017/aee.2015.8
Lloyd, Natalie J., Lewthwaite, Brian Ellis, Osborne, Barry and Boon, Helen J. (2015). Effective teaching practices for aboriginal and torres strait islander students: A review of the literature. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40 (11), 1-22. doi: 10.14221/ajte.2015v40n11.1
Lewthwaite, Brian, Osborne, Barry, Lloyd, Natalie, Llewellyn, Linda, Boon, Helen, Webber, Tammi, Laffin, Gail, Kemp, Codie, Day, Cathy, Wills, Jennifer and Harrison, Megan (2015). Seeking a Pedagogy of Difference: What Aboriginal Students and Their Parents in North Queensland Say About Teaching and Their Learning. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40 (5), 132-159. doi: 10.14221/ajte.2015v40n5.8
Boon, Helen J. (2014). Disaster resilience in a flood-impacted rural Australian town. Natural Hazards, 71 (1), 683-701. doi: 10.1007/s11069-013-0935-0
Boon, Helen J., Brown, Lawrence H. and Pagliano, Paul J. (2014). Emergency planning for students with disabilities: A survey of Australian Schools. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 29 (1), 45-49.
Boon, Helen (2014). Investigation rural community communication for flood and bushfire preparedness. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 29 (4), 17-25.
King, David, Bird, Deanne, Haynes, Katharine, Boon, Helen, Cottrell, Alison, Millar, Joanne, Okada, Tetsuya, Box, Pamela, Keogh, Diane and Thomas, Melanie (2014). Voluntary relocation as an adaptation strategy to extreme weather events. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 8, 83-90. doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.02.006
Pudelko, Claudia E. and Boon, Helen J. (2014). Relations between teachers' classroom goals and values: A case study of high school teachers in far North Queensland, Australia. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 39 (8), 13-36. doi: 10.14221/ajte.2014v39n8.1
Usher, Kim, Buettner, Petra, West, Caryn, Millis, Jane, Woods, Cindy, Mason, Matt, Boon, Helen and Chamberlain-Salaun, Jennifer (2013). Preparedness for and impact of tropical cyclone yasi in North Queensland, Australia. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 28 (3), 272-278. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X13000204
Boon, Helen (2013). Preparedness and vulnerability: An issue of equity in Australian disaster situations. Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 28 (3), 12-16.
Usher, Kim, Brown, Lawrence H., Buettner, Petra, Glass, Beverley, Boon, Helen, West, Caryn, Grasso, Joseph, Chamberlain-Salaun, Jennifer and Woods, Cindy (2012). Rate of prescription of antidepressant and anxiolytic drugs after cyclone Yasi in North Queensland. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 27 (6), 519-523. doi: 10.1017/S1049023X12001392
Boon, Helen Joanna, Pagliano, Paul, Brown, Lawrence and Tsey, Komla (2012). An Assessment of Policies Guiding School Emergency Disaster Management for Students With Disabilities in Australia. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 9 (1), 17-26. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-1130.2012.00331.x
Boon, Helen J. (2012). Regional Queensland parents' views of science education: Some unexpected perceptions. Australian Educational Researcher, 39 (1), 17-43. doi: 10.1007/s13384-011-0045-5
Boon, Helen J., Cottrell, Alison, King, David, Stevenson, Robert B. and Millar, Joanne (2012). Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory for modelling community resilience to natural disasters. Natural Hazards, 60 (2), 381-408. doi: 10.1007/s11069-011-0021-4
Boon, Helen, Brown, Lawrence, Clark, Brenton, Pagliano, Paul, Tsey, Komla and Usher, Kim (2011). Schools, climate change and health promotion: a vital alliance. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 22, S68-S71. doi: 10.1071/he11468
Boon, Helen J., Brown, Lawrence H., Tsey, Komla, Speare, Richard, Pagliano, Paul, Usher, Kim and Clark, Brenton (2011). School disaster planning for children with disabilities a critical review of the literature. International Journal of Special Education, 26 (3), 223-237.
Boon, Helen Joanna (2011). School moves, coping, and achievement: Models of possible interactions. Journal of Educational Research, 104 (1), 54-70. doi: 10.1080/00220670903567372
Helen, Boon (2011). Raising the bar: Ethics education for quality teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 36 (7), 76-93. doi: 10.14221/ajte.2011v36n3.1
Boon, Helen J. (2010). Climate change? Who knows? A comparison of secondary students and pre-service teachers. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 35 (1), 104-120. doi: 10.14221/ajte.2010v35n1.9
Boon, Helen (2009). Climate change? When? Where?. Australian Educational Researcher, 36 (3), 43-64. doi: 10.1007/BF03216905
Boon, Helen Joanna, Tobias, Stephen, Baune, Bernhard T., Gupta, Tarun Sen and Kennedy, Lee (2009). Ars cooperativa naturae. ethical contingencies across medicine and education: A case study. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 4 (6), 41-67. doi: 10.18848/1833-1882/cgp/v04i06/52929
Boon, Helen J. (2008). Risk or resilience? What makes a difference?. Australian Educational Researcher, 35 (1), 81-102. doi: 10.1007/BF03216876
Boon, Helen Joanna (2007). Low- and high-achieving Australian secondary school students: their parenting, motivations and academic achievement. Australian Psychologist, 42 (3), 212-225. doi: 10.1080/00050060701405584
Conference Paper
Boon, Helen (2014). Teachers and the communication of climate change science: a critical partnership in Australia. 5th World Conference on Educational Sciences (WCES), Rome Italy, Feb 05-08, 2013. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.336