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AARE congratulates the Media Centre for Education Research Australia (MCERA) on being named a South Australian finalist in the Social Change Maker Category of the 2019 Telstra Business Awards. For more information please contact MCERA

AARE invites early career researchers, postgraduate students, and other interested people to participate in a series of activities. 

Please contact the 2023 Postgraduate Representative, Ms Sarah Langman, or the ECR Representative, Dr Ellen Larsen, if you have any questions.

At this special event, hear three experts outline how to engage with research in schools. Ms Shani Prendergast of Catholic Education Melbourne will present on Schools participating in research. Associate Professor Mark Rickinson of Monash University will present on Schools using research. Professor Peter Twining from the University of Newcastle will present on Schools/teachers doing research. Each topic will address what it looks like when it is done well, the barriers and enablers, and any risk…

AARE supports the SIGs in delivering various events throughout the year. 

We are very sad to have to pass on the news that Professor Peter Fensham passed away on 23 August 2021 aged 93 years. Peter was one of the 123 founding members of AARE, as a Professor in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. In 1991, Peter delivered the Radford Lecture, titled “Common Sense Knowledge: A Challenge to Research” that sounds as topical today as it undoubtedly was then.

Peter contributed enormously to education and education research in Australia. He was Professor of Scienc…

Assessing Australia Research Council Grant Applications

Did you know that many Australian Education researchers provide feedback in ARC assessment reports, which is putting applications at risk of not being funded? 

At the recent Australian Education Research Leaders’ Summit, the assessment of ARC applications was discussed. Informal advice from previous ARC College of Experts indicates that, in Education we could do better in the way we provide assessments.
 
For example, many Australia…

The Leading & Managing (L&M) journal is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified academics for the role of Editor/Editors commencing in 2023. 
L & M is a blind double peer reviewed publication of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL).
Deadline for EOI submissions is COB Friday 7 October 2022.
Follow this link for further information. 

Teacher shortages - what is the real issue and how can it be rectified?

MCERA hosted Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith of ACU, the University of Newcastle's Professor Susan Ledger (member of the NSW Council of Deans of Education) and Professor Jenny Gore (AARE member), and Associate Professor Jane Hunter of UTS talking about the underlying issues of the current teacher shortage.

A recording of the discussion can be found here.

Warm regards

Dr Shannon Schedlich
Chief Executive
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News from the Cultural Historical & Activity Theory SIG
Sociocultural and Activity Theory (SAT) SIG has changed the name to Cultural-historical activity theory (CHAT). Sociocultural theory was used in the early days of the movement of Vygotsky’s ideas into America but now the theoretical, methodological and empirical family of theory who trace their lineage to Vygotsky have become known as cultural-historical & activity research. If your research involves the use of CHAT or you have int…

Promote your latest research to policymakers, practitioners and scholars by submitting a blog post to the British Educational Research Association (BERA). In 2021, the BERA Blog reached readers in over 200 countries, totaled over 160,000 unique page views and published its 1,000th post. The blog aims to provide research-informed content on key educational issues in an accessible manner. It welcomes articles of up to 750 words on any topic in education.

Submit your blog post to blog@bera.ac.uk…