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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…

AARE has a range of publications and other material for members and general readers. These include:

Australian Educational Researcher: an international peer reviewed journal, published five times a year and edited by AARE and distributed online through Springer. This is a Thomson (ISI) indexed journal that is freely available to AARE members.

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Local/Global Issues in Education: this is a book series established in 2015, with Routledge. These books are available from our web shop at…

The Australian Educational Researcher (AER) is the scholarly journal of the Australian Association for Research in Education.

Editor-in-Chief: Associate Professor Stewart Riddle (University of Southern Queensland)

The journal aims to:

Promote understandings of educational issues through the publication of original research and scholarly essays.
Inform education policy through the publication of papers utilising a range of research methodologies and addressing issues of theory and practice.
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The AARE blog, EduResearch Matters, seeks to critically engage in contemporary educational debates. Education is the focus of significant media reporting and commentary as well as a key policy area. The Australian Association for Research in Education invites members of the Australian educational research community to contribute.

Blog Editor: Jenna Price

If you have any questions about the blog, or would like to contact any of our bloggers please email our Blog Editor Jenna Price on jenna@aare…

For more information see Research and Advocacy.

AARE supports high quality research and from time to time commissions reports or supports research projects. Also see the 'New research by AARE members' page.

Ethics documents contained on this page are for your information/interest only. Placement on the AARE website does not constitute AARE endorsement. 

Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies

American Educational Research Association Code of Ethics

The Australian Sociological Association Ethical Guidelines

Australasian Human Research Ethics Association

American Anthropological Association Ethics Resources

Association of Internet Researchers Ethics Guide

Office of the…

National Application FormNational Application Form – to conduct research in schools in more than one jurisdiction (sector, state or territory) in AustraliaAARE is partnering with schooling systems across Australia to promote the implementation of the National Application Form (NAF). The form applies to researchers who require approval from more than one educational jurisdiction to conduct research in Australia. Please note that not all schooling systems accept this form. You will find a comprehe…

A Special interest Group (SIG) is a group of 15 or more AARE members with shared research interests. SIGs support networking with fellow researchers and are a benefit of their membership with AARE. SIGs undertake a diverse range of activities including organising events, discussion groups, research training, convening symposia, contributions to AARE news and the Australian Educational Researcher, etc. AARE members volunteer as SIG Convenors. The SIGs Co-ordinator oversees all the SIGs and is an…