Tailored approach to teaching reading may help lift literacy rates
Griffith University researchers have collaborated on a research project to help reading professionals lift literacy rates in students. Read More
‘Tokenised, silenced’: New research reveals Indigenous public servants’ experiences of racism
The Morrison government has just announced a plan to boost the number of Indigenous Australians in the top ranks of the Australian Public Service. Read More
Unmasking the Racial Contract: New book
First Nations GIER researcher Dr Debbie Bargallie, descendent of the Kamilaroi and Wonnarua peoples, has published her new book, Unmasking the Racial Contract: Indigenous voices on racism in the Australian Public Service, with Aboriginal Studies Press. Read More
Honorary doctorate award: Prof Peter Grootenboer
Professor Peter Grootenboer, a leading scholar in practice theory and action research and Acting Director of the Griffith Institute for Educational Research, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Education at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Read More
Indigenizing Education: New book
This new edited collection, published by Springer, is co-edited by GIER scholar, Dr Sue Whatman. Read More
“It’s hard to think with all that noise”
Responding differently to sensory information has long been observed in individuals on the autism spectrum. So much so, this is now identified as an item in the current diagnostic criteria. However, not everyone on the spectrum demonstrates differing responses, nor are these responses experienced the same by all individuals. Read More
A 21st Century approach to emergent literacy: No flashcards in preschool please!
We believe children need a strong emergent literacy foundation in the years prior to school in preparation for when they experience formal reading instruction at school, writes GIER expert, Dr Michelle Neuman, in a co-authored blog. Read More
Newspaper framing of teachers and teaching
Dr Aspa Baroutsis, a Research Fellow with the Griffith Institute for Educational Research talks about her research on how teachers and… Read More
Y Connect: Creating critical connections through the Arts
The Y Connect project was a partnership between Yeronga State High School and researchers from Griffith University. Funded by the… Read More
Basil Bernstein, Code Theory, and Education: New book
Professor Parlo Singh, a GIER expert in the field of Sociology of Education, has edited a new book titled: Basil Bernstein, Code Theory, and Education: Women's Contributions. Read More
