Personal Information
Gender: Male
Birthday: 10 November 1948
Nationality: New Zealand
Research Interests:
Business research methodology, business ethics, philosophy of management, management education, critical management theory, phenomenology of management and governance, philosophy of science and philosophy of technology.


Courses Taught
Master: Business Ethics, Business Research Methods
Bachelor: Business Communications

Educational History
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Auckland
Master of Public Policy, Victoria University of Wellington
Master of Philosophy (1^st Class Hons), University of Auckland
Bachelor of Science, University of Auckland
Bachelor of Arts, University of Auckland

Work
Experience
Consultant: Ecological Research Associates of New Zealand.
Government Advisor: New Zealand Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, New Zealand State Services Commission
University educator: Massey University, University of Southern Queensland, Victoria University of Wellington, Glasgow University, University of Illinois Champaign Urbana, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.
Elected Official (Governance): Wellington Regional Council, Porirua City Council, Porirua Licensing Trust, The Council of the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, The Board of the National Observatory of New Zealand.

Research Outputs
Representative Research Publications:
Shaw, R.K. (2012) The implication for science education of Heidegger’s philosophy of science. Educational Philosophy & Theory). DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2011.00836.x.
Shaw, R.K. (2012) Book review: ‘The Virtues of Openness: Education, Science, and Scholarship in the Digital Age’, by Michael Peters & Peter Roberts Journal of Management and Organization, accepted 16 April, 2012
http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com
Shaw, R.K. (2012) Book review: ‘Toward Assessing Business Ethics Education’, edited by Diane L. Swanson, & Dann G. Fisher. Journal of Management and Organisation, http://jmo.e-contentmanagement.com/book-reviews/review/1202/-toward-assessing-business-ethics-education.
Shaw, R.K. (2012) Truth and Science Education. New Zealand Association of Science Educators’ Conference (SciCon). Auckland, 1 July 2012.
Available at http://shaw.org.nz/SciCon2012.pdf
Shaw, R.K., Dun-Hou Tsai, S., & Amjadi, M (2011) The Ontology of Entrepreneurship: A Heideggerian perspective. Twenty-fifth Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, Wellington, 7-9 December 2011.
Malik, A. & Shaw, R.K. (2011) The phenomenology of union decision-making: A new way to enquire into reality. Twenty-fifth Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, Wellington, 7-9 December 2011.
Shaw, R.K. (2011) Understanding Public Organisations: Collective Intentionality as Cooperation. Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, Auckland, 7 December 2011. Available at http://philpapers.org/profile/21840
Shaw, R.K. (2011) The Re-Formation of Business Education. New Zealand Business Education conference, Nelson, 11 October 2011. Available at http://shaw.org.nz/BusinessEducation.pdf
Award: Best Refereed Paper in the Conference.
McNally B. & Shaw, R.K. (2011) Distal Emergency Management: The Wellington Regional Response to the Christchurch Emergency, 2011. Twenty-fifth Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management,
Wellington, 7 December 2011.
Shaw, R.K. (2011) The nature of democratic decision-making and the democratic panacea. Policy Futures in Education (Special Issue: The Council of Europe’s White Paper), 9 (1), 123-129 . Available as doi:10.2304/pfie.2011.9.1.123
http://www.wwwords.co.uk/pfie/content/pdfs/9/issue9_1.asp
Shaw, R.K. (2011) Review of ‘Heidegger’s Technologies: Postphenomenological Perspectives’, by Don Ihde. Educational Philosophy & Theory, 44, 782
doi: 10.1111/j.1469-5812.2011.00782.x.
Shaw, R.K. (2011) Intercultural Provocation in Education Challenges Democracy. Chapter 25 in Interculturalism, Education and Dialogue, A.C. Besley & M. A. Peters (Eds.). New York: Peter Lang Publishers.
Shaw, R. K. (2011) Heidegger’s Hermeneutic Method in Tertiary Education. In Fowler, Pip, Strongman, Luke & Kobeleva, Polly (Eds) Writing the Future. Wellington: Tertiary Writing Network, Victoria University of Wellington.
http://shaw.org.nz/Heideggers%20hermeneutic%20method.pdf
Shaw, R.K. (2010) The nature of science in schools. New Zealand Science Teacher, 125, 45-46.
Shaw, R.K. (2010) The violence in learning. Analysis and Metaphysics, 9, 76-100
Shaw, R.K. (2010) The hermeneutic method in tertiary education. Tertiary Writing Network Colloquium, Victoria University of Wellington, 2 December 2010.
Shaw, R.K. (2010) Husserl’s Phenomenological Method in Management. Twenty-forth Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, Adelaide, 10 December, 2010. Available at http://shaw.org.nz/Heideggers%20hermeneutic%20method.pdf
Shaw, R.K. (2010) The Governance of Curriculum and the Plight of Maori.

Consultancy Projects
2012 NgāPae o teMāramatanga:
Application for a project on indigenous decision-making
in education, $0.5 M. (Co-applicant, The New Zealand
Māori Language Commissioner)
2005–2009 National Observatory of New Zealand:
Pedagogy and curriculum projects
Various Licensing Trusts, $200,000
2007 National Observatory of New Zealand:
Curriculum projects, New Zealand Community Trust, $70,000
2007 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia:Scholarship, $10,000

Teacher Reflection in Science Education
2005 The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand:
Contestable Research Fund, Decision-Making
Skills Development Project, $75,000
1991-1993 Ministry of Research Science and Technology:
Science management and education, various projects
1989-1991 Ministry of Education:
Management of the contract research fund
Projects in five universities, $1.3M
1986 New Zealand State Services Commission:
Executive Skills Project, $0.5M
Management of project teams and evaluators
1980 University of Southern Queensland:
Contestable Research Fund: Learning Styles and Pupil
Progress, $30,000
Queensland replication of a British study
1979 Claremont Teachers College, Perth:
Contestable Fund: Student teacher employment, $20,000

Awards & others
EDITORIAL POSITIONS
Educational Philosophy & Theory
Editorial Consultant
(A* journal ERA)
www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0013-1857&site=1
Educational Philosophy &Theory, Special Issue:
The Hermeneutic Philosophy of Science & Science Education
Invited Guest Editor
New Zealand Science Teacher
Member of the Governance Committee
http://www.nzase.org.nz/science-teachers-magazine.html
Philosophy of Management
Editorial Board Member
Journal of Management & Organisation
Reviewer
(B journal ERA)
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Working Papers Series
Referee
PhilPapers: Online Research in Philosophy
Editor (Social Ontology/Institutions/Schools)
http://philpapers.org
Astronomy Aotearoa Student & Teacher Website
Editor
www.astronomyaotearoa.net
Journal of Online Learning and Teaching (JOLT)
Reviewer Panel Member
http://jolt.merlot.org/
PROFESSIONAL SERIVE AND AWARDS
2009–2012 New Zealand Association of Science Educators
Scholarship manager
Treasurer
Website manager
2011 School of Education, University of Waikato:
Invited presentation to the inaugural conference of the
History, Philosophy and Social Theory in Education
Research Network, 12 December 2011.
Available at http://shaw.org.nz/WaikatoScienceEducationPresentation.pdf
2011 New Zealand Business EducationConference:
Award:Best refereed paper
Available at
http://shaw.org.nz/BusinessEducation.pdf
2004–2010 National Observatory of New Zealand:
Convenor
Teacher In-Service Education Courses
Lecturer on pedagogy and the science curriculum
Courses for primary and secondary school teachers
2005–2009 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia:
Secretary
Wellington Branch Convenor
Website Manager
2005–2009 The National Observatory of New Zealand:
Manager of teacher in-service courses
2009 The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand:
Exceptional Adult Educator Award,
He TangataMātauranga
2008 Book Publishers Association of New Zealand:
Award for the best secondary school textbook,
Astronomy Aotearoa
1998–2008 Tawa College, Wellington:
Community Education tutor,
2007 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia:
Conference organiser
Te Papa Tongarewa (National Museum), Wellington
2007 Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia:
Doctoral scholarship ($10,000AUD)
www.pesa.org.au/html_new/scholarship.htm
1993–2006 Ecological Research Associates Incorporated:
Partner
2006 University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana:
Invited Visiting Professor
2005 Exceptional Adult Educator Award, He TangataMātauranga,
Adult & Community Education Sector, Wellington
2001–2004 Aotea College,Wellington:
Memberof the Board of Trustees
Policy Committee Chairperson
2001 Wellington Regional Council:
Mark of Respect award
2001 Measuring Public Sector Performance conference:
Invited chairperson and speaker
Te Papa Tongarewa Wellington
2000 Exceptional Teacher Award, Adult & Community Education Sector
1998–2004 National Observatory of New Zealand (Carter Observatory):
Appointed to the Board by the Minister of Science
Principal of a specialist school
2003 Glasgow University:
Invited Visiting Professor
1998–2001 Wellington Regional Land Transport Strategy Committee:
Appointed Member
1998–2000 The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand:
Member of the Governance Council
Audit Committee
Degree Accreditation Committee

Contact
Address
Room 138
Academic Faculty Building
School of Management
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Higher Education Mega Center (Da Xue Cheng)
Guangzhou, 510006
Telephone：137 105 90791
Mobile：137 105 90791
E-mail：robert@porirua.net