Australian Association for Research in Education

Have you read first online article by Jo Lunn Brownlee, Laura Scholes, Sue Walker & Elizabeth Pink 'Primary school teachers’ epistemic cognition for moral education in the context of promoting social inclusion' in AER? https://loom.ly/sOCm-cU

Primary school teachers’ epistemic cognition for moral education in the context of promoting social inclusion - The Australian Educational Researcher While values education is one way primary schools can promote student social responsibility, little is understood about how teachers support children’s learning of moral values and how this changes throughout the years of primary school education. A growing body of research shows that teachers’ ...

Have you read first online article by Xiaoxuan Chen, Shiyang Lyu, Megan Adams, Gloria Quiñones & David Taniar 'Assessing the impact of COVID-19 and policy reforms on early childhood education in Victoria, Australia: a time series and spatial analysis' in AER? https://loom.ly/fLpCqnc

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 and policy reforms on early childhood education in Victoria, Australia: a time series and spatial analysis - The Australian Educational Researcher World-wide, COVID-19 significantly impacted the education sector, and specifically the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector in Victoria, Australia. This caused declines in children’s enrolment due to restrictions that limited centre operations. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the Victoria...

Australian education is without problems but conversations need to start with an honest and accurate understanding of what we are actually working with. Abbie Smith gives us a curriculum crash course. https://loom.ly/_hjEdWk

Want to know what's happening in your kid's classroom? Here's how to find out Australian Curriculum: Conversations that challenge us to reflect on our own understanding are precisely the ones we need most

We are delighted to announce the first Teachers Work and Lives SIG National Policy Forum: Teacher Workforce Futures: Retention, Sustainability, Wellbeing, Leadership, and Educational Futures.

Following strong interest from members, this special event brings together leading scholars to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the teaching profession today, including workforce shortages, teacher workload, retention, wellbeing, leadership, and long-term sustainability.

We are grateful to Professor Jo Lampert, Associate Professor Anna Hogan, and Professor Scott Eacott for agreeing to contribute to this important conversation, with Steven Kolber serving as Chair.

The forum is intended as a collegial and future-focused discussion that connects research, policy, and practice while creating opportunities for dialogue across the educational community.

Date: Tuesday 30 June 2026
Time: 5:00–6:30 pm (AEST)
Venue: Online via Zoom
REGISTER: https://loom.ly/KOIPwUk

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Have you read first online article by Thu Ha Bui, Michiko Weinmann & Julianne Lynch 'Teachers’ digital technology practices with English as an Additional Language students in Australian schools' in AER? https://loom.ly/LfIzYwQ

Teachers’ digital technology practices with English as an Additional Language students in Australian schools - The Australian Educational Researcher Digital technologies have shifted pedagogy, curriculum, and practice of English as an Additional Language (EAL) education notably in recent decades. Australia has a significant proportion of EAL students and a high rate of technology uptake in schools, but little is known about how teachers in Austr...

Financial education will always be an unfinished project because the financial landscape will continue to evolve. Carly Sawatzki argues that the most sustainable response may be to invest in teachers not simply as implementers of curriculum, but as changemakers who continually innovate it for new generations of learners. https://loom.ly/uEx79Xc

Curriculum is on the money - but we need more teachers Financial education at school has never been more important—or more complicated. It's embedded in the curriculum but we need more teachers

AARE Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Special Interest Group invites you to an online seminar that will discuss Indigenising the curriculum. This hot topic will be led by the wonderful Dr Ren Perkins who will yarn up how to appropriately and respectfully Indigenise any curriculum, no matter your subject area.

Date: Monday 22nd June 2026
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Online
REGISTER HERE https://loom.ly/55D_1kY

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Have you read first online article by Timothy Leow, Wendy Wen Li, Marc Chao & Brett McDermott 'Emotional and behavioural predictors of dropout intention and the moderating role of student appraisals among international students in Australian universities' in AER? https://loom.ly/9hroznk

Emotional and behavioural predictors of dropout intention and the moderating role of student appraisals among international students in Australian universities - The Australian Educational Researcher International student dropout presents a critical challenge for universities, with consequences for student well-being, institutional performance, and national economies. Despite their growing representation, limited research has investigated the psychological and institutional factors influencing d...

Have you read first online article by Georgina Barton, Marleen Westerveld, Anh Hai Le, Rachael Bowen, Sally Clendon, Alison Gable, Ros Sullivan, Sue Walker & Jessica Paynter 'Reading assessment for autistic students: using a socio-ecological model to identify enablers and inhibitors for teachers in schools' in AER? https://loom.ly/b54Aqnw

Reading assessment for autistic students: using a socio-ecological model to identify enablers and inhibitors for teachers in schools - The Australian Educational Researcher Reading outcomes remain a priority for all students. While many general strategies have been offered to effectively assess reading in children in general, there is limited research exploring teachers’ assessment of reading for autistic students specifically. In this study, we were interested in ho...

University students, staff and their families, the communities we serve and the taxpayers deserve much better universities. Marg Rogers unpacks Channel 9’s 60 Minutes episode about the state of Australia’s universities. https://loom.ly/8-Sd_aY

Tick, tick , tick: what's going on in our universities now University students, staff and their families, the communities we serve and the taxpayers deserve much better universities.