Purpose
Since 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 in The Australian Educational Researcher (links accessed through member log in).
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Previous awardees
2023
AARE President Prof Julie Mcleod Presenting the Radford Lecture Award to Professor Mary Lou Rasmussen ANU
Professor Mary Lou Rasmussen Australian National University
Queer Public Pedagogies: Educating the Nation about Gender, Sex and Sexualities.
2022
Distinguished Prof Susan Danby delivering the 2022 Radford Lecture
Professor Susan Danby Queensland University of Technology
The promise of digital technologies: Researching Children's ways of living with others in a digital age.