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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 particularly at our annual conference in Melbourne (November 26-30).

The year is already shaping up to be an important one for educational researchers and the education sector broadly. The field of education, covering everything from early childhood education through to tertiary,…

We bid farewell to Robert Parkes who will be handing over the Communications portfolio to Dr Abbey MacDonald. Robert has some exciting travel ahead to pursue his research. His contribution on Executive and to AARE is very much appreciated and we all wish him a really productive trip and anticipate future presentations.

A warm welcome to Dr Abbey MacDonald, appointed to the AARE Executive Committee position of Communications Coordinator, following the recent expression of interest to fill the ca…

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…

Aim:The STEM Education Special Interest Group was created as a vehicle to promote teaching, learning and research in integrated STEM education. By “integrated” we mean the deliberate full or partial integration of any or all of the key components of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics with or without other areas such as The Arts.

We have the following aims:

To build a network researchers interested in integrated STEM education and stimulate debate and discussion;
To pursue opportu…

The Australian Association for Research in Education invites qualified Faculties, Schools or Departments of Education to nominate a successful doctoral student for the annual “Ray Debus Award for Doctoral Research in Education". This award is intended as recognition of excellence in educational research by doctoral students and is seen by the Association as a way of recognising the high quality contribution made to educational knowledge by graduate students, and at the same time promoting d…

AARE ARC DECRA SEMINAR SERIES
Between 16 June and 9 August, a series of 4 (four) seminars were delivered via zoom about Australian Research Council (ARC) Discover Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme. This series included:

Workshop One 16 June
‘Thinking about applying: What makes a successful DECRA project?’

Workshop Two 4 July
‘Setting yourself up for DECRA success: What does the ARC expect?’

Workshop Three 26 July
‘Presenting yourself as a successful researcher: How to wri…

AARE is a proud Industry Partner of the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child.  The official launch of the Centre took place on the 21st September 2022. The event celebrated the Digital Child and set expectations about the values the Centre holds with the voices of children at its heart.

The Centre’s 2021 Annual Report is now available, charting its achievements in its establishment year, as it built the foundation for delivering its vision: Australian children, healthy, educated and…

Qualitative Research Methodologies SIG 
Dear AARE Members,
The Qualitative Research Methodologies SIG is planning lots of events for 2023. The convenors are now meeting fortnightly to turn some of these ideas into reality. The first idea raised by members was the development of a seminar series related to a particular topic or theme. We are in the process of determining this, with a view to the seminars starting in March, and continuing monthly. If you have any suggestions for a theme, please…

As in previous years, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) has invited AARE to submit a representative symposium for inclusion in their annual conference – which next year will be held in person from April 11-14 in Philadelphia, PA. 

As you will likely know, acceptance into the AERA program is very competitive and we are delighted that AARE has the opportunity to profile some of our leading research through this process. It is also part of strengthening our links with major inte…