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The day-to-day affairs of the Association are managed by an Executive Committee, most of whom are elected by the general membership of the Association. The composition of the Executive and terms of office for the various positions are specified in the Association's Constitution. Current Executive Committee membership is shown below.

Correspondence to do with individual portfolios and general correspondence to the Executive should be directed via the AARE Office.  

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Aim:To foster networking and dialogue between researchers whose interests involve literacy and/or language research, broadly defined. The group is inclusive in relation to theoretical perspectives, methodologies, levels of schooling, and contexts of research. It welcomes researchers at all stages of career and aims to provide a supportive environment in conferences and events. 

Research interests:Members’ interests include:

literacy/language curriculum, pedagogies and assessment;
digital and m…

Nominations for the following positions on the Executive Committee of AARE should be submitted  by COB Monday 9 November 2020.

Secretary (three-year term, 2021–23)
Research Development Co-ordinator (three-year term, 2021–23)
Communications Co-ordinator (three-year term, 2021–23)
Special Interest Groups Co-ordinator (three-year term, 2020–23)
Ordinary Executive Member (two positions, including Postgraduate Student member) (two-year terms, 2021–22).
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We are very sad to have to pass on the news that Professor Peter Fensham passed away on 23 August 2021 aged 93 years. Peter was one of the 123 founding members of AARE, as a Professor in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. In 1991, Peter delivered the Radford Lecture, titled “Common Sense Knowledge: A Challenge to Research” that sounds as topical today as it undoubtedly was then.

Peter contributed enormously to education and education research in Australia. He was Professor of Scienc…

Recent ARC Successes in Education
Our congratulations to all members and educational researchers who were successful in the 2022 ARC DP and Linkage schemes, and commiserations to those whose projects were not funded – preparing these applications is always a huge amount of intellectual and emotional labour. While outcomes according to FOR codes provide a guide to tracking the success of educational researchers in ARC schemes, it is not definitive.

Do we know about your success? Please advise t…

The Australian Association for Research in Education would like to invite you to participate in a series of seminars about Australian Research Council (ARC) Discover Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) scheme (Details available here).

The DECRA scheme is a separate element of the Discovery Program. The DECRA scheme provides focused research support for eligible early career researchers in both teaching and research, and research-only positions.

The objectives of the DECRA scheme are to:

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Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) and Community of Associate Deans Research in Education (cADRE), a subgroup of the Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE) are co-convening a national summit on 29 and 30 June in Adelaide at UniSA. This summit will bring together 80 senior education researchers from across Australia, including the Executive and senior members of AARE, and members of cADRE and ACDE. The purpose of the summit is to explore responses to existing and eme…

Assessing Australia Research Council Grant Applications

Did you know that many Australian Education researchers provide feedback in ARC assessment reports, which is putting applications at risk of not being funded? 

At the recent Australian Education Research Leaders’ Summit, the assessment of ARC applications was discussed. Informal advice from previous ARC College of Experts indicates that, in Education we could do better in the way we provide assessments.
 
For example, many Australia…

The Leading & Managing (L&M) journal is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified academics for the role of Editor/Editors commencing in 2023. 
L & M is a blind double peer reviewed publication of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL).
Deadline for EOI submissions is COB Friday 7 October 2022.
Follow this link for further information. 

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…