Rate My Professor Janet Clinton

Professor Janet Clinton is the Professor of Evaluation in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne. She earned her PhD from the University of Western Australia, a Masters (Coursework and Research) from the University of New England, and a Bachelors Degree from the University of New England. Throughout her career, she has held key appointments including Deputy Dean of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Director of the Centre for Program Evaluation, and Director of the Teacher and Teaching Effectiveness Research Hub. Professor Clinton teaches postgraduate subjects in evaluation and education and has supervised eleven doctoral candidates to completion since 2015.

Her research focuses on program evaluation, teacher evaluation and effectiveness, initial teacher education, mindfulness interventions in schools, child coping strategies, collective teacher efficacy, evaluator education, evidence uptake in schools, and psychological assessments in schools. An internationally recognised authority in program evaluation, education, and assessment, she has extensive experience as an evaluator and educator, with a prolific publication record encompassing numerous peer-reviewed articles, technical reports, and several books. Notable publications include 'An adaptation of the KidCOPE: the KidCOPE-parent (KidCOPE-P) – a parent-report measure of child coping strategies' (2024), 'Can a teacher-led mindfulness intervention for new school entrants improve child outcomes? Protocol for a school cluster randomised controlled trial' (2020), 'The Current State of Evaluator Education: A Situation Analysis and Call to Action' (2019), and 'Enfranchising the profession through evaluation: a story from Australia' (2018). She has contributed to significant evaluations such as the Independent Public Schools Initiative and building measurement scales for teacher quality. Professor Clinton's influence extends to educational policy and practice through her leadership in research hubs and centres. Among her honors are the National Educators Award from the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) in 2022 for leadership in evaluation and the Faculty of Education Award for Excellence in Graduate Researcher Supervision. She is a Fellow of the Australian Evaluation Society.