Background
King, Leonard Henry was born on March 14, 1940 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Son of John Lehrs and Maisie Mary (Vickery) King. arrived in Australia, 1974.
King, Leonard Henry was born on March 14, 1940 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Son of John Lehrs and Maisie Mary (Vickery) King. arrived in Australia, 1974.
Bachelor, U. Canterbury, 1967; Master of Arts with honors, U. Canterbury, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1979.
Teacher elementary, Canterbury Board of Education, Christchurch, 1960-1969, 73;
teacher elementary, School District of University City, St. Louis, 1970-1971;
teacher elementary, Queensland Department of Education, Brisbane, Australia, 1971;
tertiary teacher, Christchurch Teachers College, 1970, 72;
tertiary teacher, Western Australia College of Advanced Education, Perth, 1974-1989;
associate professor, Edith Cowan U., Perth, since 1990. Visiting professor U. Alberta, Edmonton, summer 1983, Acadia U., Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, summer 1983. Visiting scholar Center for Research in Social Behavior, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1987.
Director consultant L.H. King & Associations, Perth, 1989-1991. Consultant Ministry of Education, Perth, 1988-1991.
Member Anglican Schools Commission, Perth, 1983-1987. Pastoral assistant AnglicanCh. in Australia, Perth, 1979-1981. County member Indiana School Council, Perth,1988-1991, Australian Council for Ednl.
Research, Melbourne, 1988-1991. Member Australian College of Education, Australian Association Research in Education, Australian Curriculum Studies Association, Western Australian Institute for Education Research (president 1988-1991).
Married Heather Jean Brown, December 23, 1961. Children: Philip John, Susan Heather, Andrew Nigel.