Lorraine LingLorraine Ling is Dean of College of Education, Victoria University, Australia and Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University, Australia. Lorraine’s academic and research interests include: educational administration and leadership; higher education poliy construction; the changing nature of academic work; values in education; and curriculum design and development. Lorraine has conducted educational consultancies in many countries including Indonesia, Vietnam, Finland, U.S.A., Scotland and Ireland. She has been chair of the Association for Teacher Educators in Europe – Research and Development Centre for the Professional Development of Teachers. Recent publications include: Stephenson, J. and Ling, L. (Eds), Challenges to Teacher Education in Difficult Economic Times: International perspectives (Routledge, 2013); Ling, L. Knowledges, Discontinuities, Spirals and Universities, in T. Fitzgerald (Ed) Advancing Knowledge in Higher Education: Universities in Turbulent Times (IGI Global, 2014); and Ling L. and Mackenzie N., An Australian Perspective on Professional Development in Supercomplex Times, Psychology, Society and Education (2015). Read More Read Less