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Aim: The Early Childhood SIG has been established with the aim of providing an on-going space where interested AARE members can share their research in a supportive environment with the purpose of building research capacity. In providing this forum it is hoped that early childhood research will be promoted and encouraged with the emergence of collaborative research projects between SIG members. The SIG will also facilitate networking and discussions around important issues impacting on the early…

Aim:The Politics and Policy in Education SIG provides a space within which AARE members can present, discuss and debate research on the production, enactment and impacts of politics and policy in relation to educational issues. The SIG includes members engaged in quantitative, qualitative, interpretive, critical, ethnographic and comparative methodological approaches. It brings together researchers from a broad variety of disciplines and professional areas to foster and support the conduct, coll…

Aim:The Social Justice SIG aims to facilitate communication between researchers and practitioners interested in the provision of schooling and post-compulsory educational opportunities that are accessible and of benefit to all students, especially those from low income, bilingual, Indigenous and other marginalised backgrounds.

Since educational outcomes in Australia are strongly correlated with the socio-economic and cultural backgrounds of students, this SIG supports research aimed at reducing…

PurposeSince 1978 one of the plenary lectures given at each AARE annual conference has been designated the Radford Lecture, as a memorial to the late, distinguished educationist Dr William (Bill) Radford.

Each year's Lecturer is a distinguished figure in an area relevant to educational research, who is especially invited by the Association to give the Lecture. Each year, the conference makes a presentation to the Radford Lecturer, and since 1984 the Lecture has been subsequently published…

Honorary Life Members of the Australian Association for Research in EducationThe award of Honorary Life Membership recognises current members of AARE who have:

Demonstrated a long-term commitment to AARE as evidenced by long term membership of, and active participation in, the Association, and
Who have made a substantial contribution to educational research.
Call for 2024 Nominations by 11.59pm (AEST) Monday 28th October Eligibility CriteriaNominations for Honorary Life Membership will be calle…

PurposeInaugurated in 2011, the Distinguished Fellow Award recognises outstanding service and contribution to AARE over an extended period of time.

Call for 2024 Nominations by 11.59pm (AEST) Monday 28th October 2024.Eligibility criteriaNominations for the Distinguished Fellow Award will be called for annually via the newsletter and the website. To be bestowed in any year nominations must be received by award deadline set each year. Members nominating a particular candidate should:

Ensure that…

PurposeInaugurated in 2001, the Betty Watts Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Award recognises an outstanding conference paper related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, presented at the Annual AARE Conference.  

The award is intended to recognise excellence in research by individual researchers or teams of researchers across all career stages.  

This award honours the memory of Emeritus Professor Betty Watts.  A former primary school teacher, Professor Watts was…

PurposeThe AARE Early Career Researcher Award recognises an outstanding conference paper by an early career researcher presented at the annual AARE Conference. AARE established this award to encourage early career researchers to present their research at the annual conference and to become actively involved in the Association.

AwardFunding round: single round per annum

Applications due: 11:59pm on 30 August, 2024

Status of round: Closed

Benefits to Awardee: Certificate and up to $1,000 to as…

PurposeThe AARE Postgraduate Student Researcher Award recognises an outstanding paper given by a Postgraduate Student at the AARE Annual Conference.

AARE Postgraduate Student Researcher Awards are available to assist postgraduate students to attend and participate in the annual AARE Conference.

AwardFunding round: single round per annum

Applications due: 11:59pm on 30 August, 2024

Status of round: Closed

Benefits to Awardee: Certificate and up to $1,000 to assist with conference attendance…