EduResearch Matters Blog

The AARE Blog where Australian education researchers engage critically with current education debates and policy.

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Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

SIGs connect AARE members with shared research interests, supporting networking and organising events and discussions

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Awards & Honours

AARE awards exceptional achievements, encouraging, acknowledging, and recognising the quality work of members.

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About AARE

AARE is a national professional association of educational researchers in Australia. Established in 1970, the association has provided support for successive generations of 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. Its objectives centre on advancing scholarly inquiry into education, enhancing quality in educational research, and seeking to promote and advocate for the positive impact of educational research on policy and practice in education and associated areas of society.

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Message from the President

Dear AARE Members, I'd like to welcome all new and returning members to AARE. It is a tremendous privilege to begin my term as President of the Association. I look forward to meeting many of you throughout the year and hope to see you at our annual conference in Newcastle (November 30–December 4).

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Join AARE

AARE membership benefits include: discounted conference and event registration, access to Special Interest Groups, free access to four academic journals including The Australian Educational Researcher, discounted book purchases, and eligibility for awards and scholarships. Our national network enables research advocacy, international collaboration, and professional development opportunities.

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Join our national member network enables research advocacy, international collaboration, and professional development opportunities

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Member Benefits

AARE membership benefits include: discounted conference and event registration, access to Special Interest Groups, discounted publications and eligibility for awards and scholarships. .

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Member Categories

AARE provides a range of membership categories including Ordinary Membership, Concessional Membership, Overseas Membership; and Honorary Membership

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Latest Blog Posts

June.18.2026

Curriculum is on the money – but we need more teachers

Our national shortage of mathematics and economics teachers has a dramatic impact on our financial wellbeing. Australian teenagers

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June.15.2026

Tick, tick , tick: what’s going on in our universities now

It was hard to watch the Channel 9’s 60 Minutes episode about the state of Australia’s universities. The …

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June.12.2026

Disappearing speech: Why students need to understand “noise cleansing”

During a live Australian radio broadcast, media figure Kyle Sandilands abruptly stormed off air after parts of the …

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