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AARE supports high quality research and from time to time commissions reports or supports research projects. Also see the 'New research by AARE members' page.

Participate in a survey to map research opportunities in the field of education in Australia

We encourage AARE members and other education researchers associated with universities (such as research students, as retired academics, adjunct researchers) to fill out this a survey to help map the current state of education research in Australian universities.

Background

At the well-attended AGM during the 2017 annual conference, a motion was approved overwhelmingly by the very large number in atte…

Much has been researched, written and debated about what it means to be a ‘good’ teacher. Conversations in Australia continue around quality teaching and teacher quality and the way we educate our teachers. Governments at national and state levels have specifically designed and established teacher accreditation regimes to produce ‘good’ teachers.

We are keen to know of Awards presented to members. There are so many amazing people among the membership and your successes provide inspiration for the rest of us. Don’t be shy to share your wonderful stories, send them to us aare@aare.edu.au.

AARE Secretary and executive member Emeritus Professor John Lester, a Wonnarua Elder, has received the NSW Department Executive Director, School Performance Excellence Award for his work as Elder in Residence at Adamstown Primary school. Just a hint of t…

Rationale:The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Special Interest Group (SIG) was founded at the Adelaide Conference of AARE in 2013.  Since then, we have worked to increase the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation within AARE including an Aboriginal Interpretive Tour and an Indigenous Keynote Speaker.  Our Indigenous led SIG brings together both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous peoples, inclusive of Masters and PhD Research students, early car…

The Australian Government has announced that it will support projects in Australian society, history and culture under the Australian Research Council Special Research Initiatives scheme.

A total of $12 million has been allocated for this initiative for up to three years. The Government anticipates this initiative will fund around 40 projects.

There is currently limited information available about this initiative.

In a media release, the Minister for Education indicated that applications fo…

Children and Student Voice Conference 2020 Date: Monday 7 – Wednesday 9 December 2020

Time: 7.30 am to 11.00 am AEST and 8.30 am to 12 noon AEDT

Conference overview and aimAs economies and schools emerge from the pandemic, it is time to take an opportunity to examine how schools effectively support the needs of students by including their voices in the reshaping and rebuilding activities that are taking place.  Building on our commitment to empower children and student voice, agency and partic…

AARE has several special awards for exceptional achievements by members. The following awards were presented at this year’s annual conference in Adelaide. 

A special thank you to all judges who served on the Awards Panels and Selection Committees this year.

Distinguished Contribution Awards 2022 
Radford Lecture
To honour Dr William C Radford’s long record of commitment to promoting research in education and his contribution to the development of the Australian Association for Research i…

The Australian Association for Research in Education was founded in 1970 as the voice of education researchers. Our members are educational researchers from Australian universities, local, state and federal governments, early childhood education contexts, schools, colleges and training organisations as well as private research agencies.

Some founding members perspectives:

Michael Dunkin, AARE founding member, former President and now Honorary Life Member of AARE: Read his 2010 memoir of his li…

Aim: The SIG aims to:

promote, encourage and facilitate research in educational leadership, management and administration;
foster collaborative research in educational leadership and management among members (and friends) of AARE, academic and practitioner;
develop networks of researchers interested in educational leadership and management; and
establish a forum within AARE to share research in this area eg. AARE Conference Symposiums.
Research interests:Research Interests among members include…