Australian Association for Research in Education

Have you read first online article by Georgina Barton, Marleen Westerveld, Anh Hai Le, Rachael Bowen, Sally Clendon, Alison Gable, Ros Sullivan, Sue Walker & Jessica Paynter 'Reading assessment for autistic students: using a socio-ecological model to identify enablers and inhibitors for teachers in schools' in AER? https://loom.ly/b54Aqnw

Reading assessment for autistic students: using a socio-ecological model to identify enablers and inhibitors for teachers in schools - The Australian Educational Researcher Reading outcomes remain a priority for all students. While many general strategies have been offered to effectively assess reading in children in general, there is limited research exploring teachers’ assessment of reading for autistic students specifically. In this study, we were interested in ho...

University students, staff and their families, the communities we serve and the taxpayers deserve much better universities. Marg Rogers unpacks Channel 9’s 60 Minutes episode about the state of Australia’s universities. https://loom.ly/8-Sd_aY

Tick, tick , tick: what's going on in our universities now University students, staff and their families, the communities we serve and the taxpayers deserve much better universities.

In digitally mediated societies censorship increasingly operates in real time. Amin Zaini explains why critical literacy can no longer focus solely on analysing texts. https://loom.ly/4JONHyw

Disappearing speech: Why students need to understand “noise cleansing” Noise cleansing: Education has an important role to play in helping students understand how censorship works.

Have you read first online article by N. M. Nakata & Simon Biggs 'From the margins to the centre: how AI can transform education from the ground up' in AER? https://loom.ly/etVWhlM

From the margins to the centre: how AI can transform education from the ground up - The Australian Educational Researcher For decades, Australia’s education system has failed Indigenous students. This paper contends that nearly 40 years of policy initiatives have targeted the wrong problem. The core issue is not the absence of Indigenous content or cultural awareness, but an inherited educational architecture structu...

Have you read first online article by Helena Granziera,Tracy Durksen, Therese Cu***ng, Jade Rushby & Ellen Hee Min Lee 'Conducting research in initial teacher education programs: Reflections on a pilot intervention to enhance teacher readiness in an Australian university' in AER? https://loom.ly/bnI2qmM

Conducting research in initial teacher education programs: Reflections on a pilot intervention to enhance teacher readiness in an Australian university - The Australian Educational Researcher This study examines the process of embedding professional readiness initiatives within the context of an increasingly crowded initial teacher education (ITE) curriculum. Using a pilot intervention as a case, the study explores both the implementation of a program designed to foster readiness for pro...

The AARE Teachers’ Work and Lives (TWL) SIG is currently developing a series of community-oriented recognition initiatives aimed at celebrating relational scholarship, care, mentoring, ethical educational practice, scholarly contribution, and inclusive research communities across diverse career stages.

The proposed recognitions seek to foster collegiality, critical hope, educational wellbeing, socially just research, and supportive scholarly engagement while encouraging broader participation in AARE conference and SIG activities.

For any enquiries or expressions of interest, please feel free to message the TWL SIG page directly.https://loom.ly/1idj5n0

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While AI may offer various learning and research opportunities for pre-service teachers, within the landscape of Indigenous education its use can be problematic. Mitchell Rom, Tamika Worrell, Christopher Duncan, Lily-claire Deenmamode and Ren Perkins highlight three key implications that may result from pre-service teachers using AI tools in the context of assessment. https://loom.ly/Er9bcbg

A call for clarity: How to practise Ethical AI in Indigenous education at university Ethical AI: At the same time, this is not a call to reject AI outright. Rather, it is a call for clarity about its limits.

The AARE Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (CALD) SIG is currently developing a series of community-oriented recognition initiatives aimed at fostering multilingualism, inclusion, migration-related scholarship, intercultural dialogue, relationality, and socially just educational research across diverse academic pathways and career stages.

The proposed recognitions seek to celebrate diverse educational experiences, multilingual scholarship, intercultural educational leadership, refugee-background scholarship, and broader community engagement within and beyond educational contexts.

For any enquiries or expressions of interest, please feel free to message the CALD SIG page directly. https://loom.ly/64Rql3w

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The ESE SIG is excited to share our new audio‑only podcast series, featuring educators, researchers and practitioners exploring how AI, sustainability and education intersect in real classrooms and systems. Each episode offers grounded insights, diverse perspectives and practical reflections on the challenges and possibilities shaping environmental and sustainability education today. Episodes are now live and available for listening.
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AARE Environmental and Sustainability Education SIG This podcast brings together educators, researchers, and practitioners to explore how artificial intelligence and sustainability are shaping the future of education. Through a series of conversational, audio‑only episodes, guests share their exper...

GenAI has entered early childhood education and care (ECEC) faster than the sector has been able to respond.Nicole Thompson argues for sector-wide guidance that is specific to ECEC. https://loom.ly/A1UG4Xc

GenAI is now in our childcare centres. But there isn't any guidance GenAI: The task now is to move from individual experimentation to shared responsibility in early childhood care and education