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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…

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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…

PurposeEduResearch Matters Blog/Blogger of the Year Award recognises an outstanding contribution to public understanding and debate of educational issues.

Merit criteriaConsideration will be given to:

Quality of blog submission/s
Ideas and argument
Timeliness
Engagement
Selection processThe Judging panel consists of the Communications Coordinator for the Australian Association for Research in Education and the EduResearch Matters Editor. The panel’s decision will be final and no further corres…

AARE is engaged in activities to promote and advocate for the positive impact of educational research on policy and practice in education and associated areas of society. 

 

Education for a socially just worldSunday 1 - Thursday 5 December 2019
Queensland University of Technology
Kelvin Grove Campus, Brisbane Australia

At the AARE conference in Sydney today, an Acknowledgement was delivered by the president on behalf of the members, apologising for any harm to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through past research practices and processes. WATCH VIDEO

Associations have done this in the past including the Australian Psychological Association in 2016. AARE encourages other Associations to consider what a process of acknowledging pasts and considering futures might provide.   

AARE is pleased to announce that it has again been invited to host a symposium as part of the conference program at the British Educational Research Association (BERA) (University of Manchester, Tuesday 10 to Thursday 12 September 2019). 

AARE Theory Workshops aim to promote critical and engaged dialogue, to test and explore new ideas, theories and approaches, to meet and interact with other researchers who are at different stages of their graduate studies and academic work, to make connections, to encounter intriguing  ‘big ideas’, and to enjoy the challenge of intellectual exchange.

They provide opportunities for novice researchers to be immersed in theory, to consider how theory applies to their research, to learn from expert…