Researchers in the Centre have experience in the use of a wide range of different quantitative and qualitative procedures that will assist groups to develop the evidence base that will address the educational questions that arise in their work.
Our staff have built strong research programs in the following areas:
- Educational issues related to children and families
- Children's and family social relationships and wellbeing
- Children's concerns
- Peer relationships and bullying
- Health Promotion
- Leadership
- Organisational learning and organisational memory
- Information and communication technologies
- Program evaluation
- Statistical analysis and educational measurement
- Questionnaire design
- Design of training programs and materials
- Social research methods
- Problem solving: general strategies for problem solving
- Professional education
- International education
- Special education
- Rural education
- Social justice
- The psychology of learning and cognitive strategy training
- Teaching and learning in curriculum areas
- Mathematics & science education
- Literacy and language education
We work with university colleagues, outside educational organisations and industry bodies to help specify research needs, identify sources of funding support and undertake the research that will provide a sound basis for future educational action as well as support sound educational policy and practice.
Current Research
- The impact of a school-community partnership on its stakeholders: Preliminary report. Judith Peppard, Julie McMillan, Diana Miller & Phillip Slee
- Are comics trash or treasure? A focus on visual literacy in second language learning. Dr Marietta Rossetto.
- Where do new ideas come from? Dr Carol Aldous.
- Educating physical education teachers to play and teach sport. Mr Shane Pill.
- Are kids sleeping less these days? Dr Kate Ridley.
