Australian Association for Research in Education

17/09/2026

Have you read first online article by Leon Benade 'From hermeneutic theory to pedagogical practice: dialogue, fusion of horizons, and tradition in the philosophy for children classroom' in AER? https://loom.ly/EytZz5Y

This article brings Hans-Georg Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics into critical conversation with the pedagogical practice of philosophy in schools, focusing particularly on Philosophy for Children (P4C). While P4C offers a rich pedagogical model for developing reasonableness through the Communi...

17/09/2026

Some yummy options for food when you are at the conference 29November - 3 December. Kelvin Grove Campus has a vibrant urban village integrated into the campus with restaurants, cafes and supermarkets.
https://loom.ly/TuHxQKc

Whether you're after a quick bite between sessions, your morning coffee or somewhere to enjoy dinner with colleagues, there are plenty of options close to the conference venue and across Brisbane.

17/09/2026

“Explicit instruction” has become the key focus for Australian schooling policy for several years now. Robert Hattam argues that what gets presented, to teachers and to the public, as a single, unified “science of learning” is in fact a composite of three separate research programs, each doing a different job. https://loom.ly/dLHrEBs

“Explicit instruction” has become the key focus for Australian schooling policy for several years now. It is invoked with enough confidence by ministers, curriculum authorities and the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) that it can feel like a settled empirical fact rather than a ...

15/09/2026

Have you read first online article by Helen Weston, Matthew Krehl Edward Thomas, Amanda Mooney & Cassandra Iannucci 'The myth of instant readiness: temporal politics and subjectification in early-career teaching' in AER? https://loom.ly/hRUT4Ks

The myth of ‘instant readiness’, the assumption that graduate-teachers arrive as classroom-ready and fully formed, pervades contemporary teacher education policy. This article interrogates that myth through a narrative inquiry into one graduate-teacher’s first year in a socio-economically disa...

15/09/2026

Don't forget!
Early bird registration for the conference closes 2 October!
https://loom.ly/97IFrLQ

2026 AARE Conference In 2026, the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) invites delegates to consider the conference theme ‘Educational Research for Ethical Lives.’ In an era characterised by social, environmental, technological and political complexity, educational research pl...

14/09/2026

Australian classrooms are more disrupted and less welcoming than those in most comparable systems. Find out more from Tebeje Molla here: https://loom.ly/8H9Dgcg

Australian classrooms are more disrupted and less welcoming than those in most comparable systems. Australia holds up reasonably well in learning outcomes across the OECD’s PISA 2025 report – with averages of 509 in science, 491 in reading, 478 in mathematics, and 532 in computational problem so...

14/09/2026

We invite members to nominate for the following roles:

Executive Committee
*Special Interest Group Coordinator [Call for nominations to fill a three year term 2027-2029]
*Communications Coordinator [Call for nominations to fill a three year term 2027-2029]
*Ordinary Member, Postgraduate Student [Call for nominations to fill a 2 year term 2027-2028]
*Ordinary Member [Call for nominations to fill a 2 year term 2027-2028]
Due 30th September
https://loom.ly/9jlRBi4

Conference standing Committee Chair
*Conference Chair [Call for nominations to fill a 2 year term 2027-2028]
Due 16th September
https://loom.ly/G2vIdDE

Publications
*LGIE Series Editors
Due 28th September
https://www.aare.edu.au/news-item/24608/call-for-nominations-for-series-editor-localglobal-issues-in-education

The day-to-day affairs of the Association are managed by an Executive Committee, most of whom are elected by the general membership of the Association.

14/09/2026

Compared to the rest of the world, Australian classrooms are more disrupted and less welcoming than those in most comparable systems. Tebeje Molla explains how Australia holds up reasonably well in learning outcomes but student engagement is falling across the wealthy world and falling fastest among disadvantaged students. https://loom.ly/8H9Dgcg

Compared to the rest of the world, Australian classrooms are more disrupted and less welcoming than those in most comparable systems.  Australia holds up reasonably well in learning outcomes across the OECD’s PISA 2025 report – with averages of 509 in science, 491 in reading, 478 in mathematics...

11/09/2026

Fantastic packed room for the AARE invited symposium at BERA this week. 'Rethinking curriculum making and social justice'. The symposium examined how policy and practice can enhance or constrain access to a rich and meaning full curriculum for all young people.

Each year AARE provides bursaries for invited symposiums at BERA, AERA and NZARE

10/09/2026

Student behaviour in schools is an important issue to teachers, school leaders and the students themselves. It is unlikely to be understood by surveying teachers. Read more from Sally Larsen here: https://loom.ly/VGmG1Y8

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) has released a report about student behaviour in Australian classrooms. Titled “Classrooms in Crisis: Australian teacher views on student behaviour”, the report presents the results from a ten-question survey of 377 primary and secondary school teachers. ...