At Griffith Institute for Educational Research (GIER), we have one of the largest concentrations of university-based education researchers in the country. Our researchers work are an interdisciplinary coalition working to ensure that the benefits which can flow from any form of education and learning are genuinely accessible to all people in all contexts. Our focus is on the pursuit of educational and social justice, and we invest in research and research activities that generate new knowledge about diverse learners and diverse contexts. Our Blog provides introductions to our outstanding team of researchers, and our original, impactful research.

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Community Based Research: Knowledge for and as Change

GIER recently hosted three visiting scholars who combined their wealth of experience for an enlivening panel discussion and interactive workshop on community based research. Read More

Report on Racism in Australian Schools No Surprise to Education Researchers: GIER researcher response

This week, ABC's Mary Lloyd reported on a survey that found 91% of African-Australian respondents had experienced racism in a school context.  GIER's Professor Leonie Rowan says that this latest report comes as no surprise to anyone who has been researching the experiences of Australia's diverse learners for the past 20 years. This happens both in schools, and in their wider online contexts.  Read More

Meet Associate Professor Stuart Woodcock

Associate Professor Stuart Woodcock came into research pursuing answers to questions that raised more questions. Inclusion work and inclusive practices are close to his heart and his research focuses on changing perceptions and attitudes of differing student abilities and building teacher self-efficacy.  Read More

Meet Associate Professor Popi Sotiriadou

Associate Professor Popi Sotiriadou applies her elite sports background and a mindset of excellence to helping others achieve optimal learning and educational outcomes.   Read More

Meet Dr Tasha Riley

Dr Tasha Riley’s work explores the transformative potential of educational enquiry for minoritized and silenced peoples.  She has developed an international reputation for leading an integrated set of research projects that work individually and collectively to unmask sustained inequalities in educational and related settings, to possibilities for global and social justice.  Read More

First Peoples Students’ Perspectives: World Indigenous Peoples Conference

Becki Cook, who graduated with a Master of Education and Professional Studies Research degree in 2021, presented her research last week at the World… Read More

FIATA World Congress 2022

Professor Sarojni Choy presented at the FIATA World Congress in South Korea recently about workforce capacity building and in attracting, recruiting, training and retaining new generations at work. Read More

Meet Dr Eun Ji Amy Kim 

Dr Eun Ji Amy Kim is passionate about using her position in academia to transcend labels and identities with a goal to do real work, that has genuine impact on communities and learning, no matter how small.  Read More

Designing student to student online engagement: Professional development videos

Associate Professor Sarah Prestridge has developed 15 teacher professional development videos focused on how to engineer student engagement as a key element of online teaching in the school context. The videos have been uploaded on the Griffith Playlist. Read More

Best Paper Award: Strength-Based Approaches for Supporting Twice-Exceptional Learners

Dr Michelle Ronksley-Pavia (GIER) and Dr Janis Hanley recently received the Best Paper Presentation Award from the Conference Scientific Committee for their conference presentation at the 17th Asia Pacific Conference on Giftedness (APCG) in Taipei.   Read More

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