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Life Summary

Name	Douglas Alan Jecks
Born	16 January, 1928 Guildford, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1 October, 1999 (aged 71) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	accident
Education *	Guildford Primary School (Perth) (student, 1934-1939) Midland Junction Primary School (WA) (student, 1940-1942) Perth Modern School (student, 1943-1944) Claremont Teachers College (Perth) (student, 1946) University of Western Australia (student, 1946-1958) Columbia University (New York, US) (student, 1964-1964)
Occupation or Descriptor *	educationist (1945-1993) Western Australia, Australia schoolteacher (1945-1955) Western Australia, Australia school principal (1954-1961) Western Australia, Australia technical/TAFE college teacher (1962-1965) Western Australia, Australia public servant (1965-1968) Western Australia, Australia university teacher (1968-1971) New South Wales, Australia technical/TAFE college head (1971-1991) Western Australia, Australia university vice-chancellor (1991-1993) Western Australia, Australia
Key Organisations *	Library Board of Western Australia (member, 1975-1983) Western Australian Council for Special Education (chair, 1976) Advanced Education Council (WA) (member, 1981-1984) Australian Conference of Principals of Colleges of Advanced Education (chair, 1981-1981)
Political Activism *	Liberal Party (WA) (member and candidate)
Workplaces *	Guildford Primary School (Perth) (monitor, 1945) East Claremont Primary School (demonstration assistant, 1951) Carnarvon Mission School (head teacher and headmaster, 1952-1955) Richmond Training School (deputy headmaster, 1956-1956) Kewdale Training School (headmaster, 1957-1957) Junior High School, Esperance (headmaster, 1958-1961) Claremont Teachers College (Perth) (lecturer, 1962-1965) Dept of Education (WA) (district superintendent, 1965) University of Sydney (lecturer, 1968-1971) Churchlands Teachers’ College (WA) (principal, 1972-1981) Western Australian College of Advanced Education (director, 1981-1991)

* Dates are approximate