Meet Dr Candace Kruger
Dr Candace Kruger is a Yugambeh Indigenous elder, musician and music educator, passionately devoted to the power of song as a vehicle for transmitting Indigenous knowledges and living culture. Read More
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Dr Candace Kruger is a Yugambeh Indigenous elder, musician and music educator, passionately devoted to the power of song as a vehicle for transmitting Indigenous knowledges and living culture. Read More
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
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
Dr Greg Vass came into research provoked by significant changes in high school education, which were in part triggered with the introduction of standardised assessments and his involvement in professional learning related to Indigenous education. Read More
Dr Greg Vass (GIER) with colleagues Associate Professor Nikki Moodie, Associate Professor Kevin Lowe and a team of researchers have recently won the Best Paper award in the highly esteemed Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education for The Aboriginal Voices Project: findings and reflections. Read More
There’s long been acknowledgement of the importance of embedding Indigenous content into the Australian curriculum and classrooms, however recent research tells us teachers are still quite apprehensive around doing so. There are long standing fears of getting it wrong, certain sensitivities at play, and a lack of awareness of how to Indigenise a classroom or apply appropriate Indigenous frameworks. Read More