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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,…

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…

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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AARE develops policies to assist with the day to day functions of the association. These policies are updated and added to as required.

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.
Pr…

Local/Global Issues in Education is the AARE Book Series, established in 2015 and published by Routledge.  

Editor: Professor Greg Thompson

Editor: Professor Marcia McKenzie

Editor: Dr Katie Maher

Editor: Dr Samantha Shulz

Local/Global Issues in Education investigates the interplay between the local and the global in contemporary education policy and practice. While processes of globalisation are transforming local education systems, the local cannot be conceived of as homogeneous or passiv…

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…

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…