Research Areas
The Melbourne Education Research Institute (MERI) is an unrivalled resource for knowledge and comment about current issues that affect education and training.
Below is a brief list of keywords and the staff who specialise and conduct research in these areas. If you an intending Higher Degree by Research (HDR) student seeking a supervisor or would like to contact an academic staff member regarding their research expertise, this will give you an initial impression. For a more advanced search, go to the Academic Profiles Database which allows you to search by keywords for academic staff based on areas of research expertise. You may also find more general information about current research directions under the Graduate School's research themes and centres.
If you cannot find your area of interest below, please contact the Research Services Unit and we will put you in touch with the relevant expert.
(*) Indicates the academic staff member is able to supervise a student at a PhD level.
| Keywords | Staff |
|---|---|
| Arts Education | Robert Brown, Helen Cahill, Jan Deans*, Mary Dixon*, Lee Emery*, Wesley Imms*, Christine Sinclair, Marnee Watkins, Julie White* |
| Assessment | Esther Care*, Shelley Gillis*, Patrick Griffin*, |
| Early Childhood | Margaret Coady, Trevor Hay*, Glenda Macnaughton*, Kay Margetts*, Jane Page, Bridie Raban*, Sharne Rolfe*, Christine Ure* |
| Educational Psychology | Esther Care*, Daryl Greaves*, Erica Frydenberg*, Vicki McKenzie |
| Evaluation | Neil Day*, Ros Hurworth*, Richard James*, Carol Lewis-Shaw, |
| Gifted Education | John Munro* |
| Gender Aspects of Education | Lyn Yates*, Sally Godinho*, Wesley Imms, Jo Wyn*, |
| Hearing Impairment | Margaret Brown*, Louise Paatsch, Field Rickards*, |
| History and philosophy of education | Rod Fawns*, Pam McIntyre, Lyn Robinson, Jennifer McKinley, Debra Tyler, John Whitehouse, Clinton Golding, David Beckett *, Richard Teese*, John Quay, Lyn Yates* |
| Education,Technology and Media | Tony Jones*, Dianne Chambers*, Kristina Love*, John Murnane |
| Language and Literacy | Joe Lo Bianco*, Michele de Courcy*, Sally Godinho*, Pam Mcintrye, Kieran O'Loughlin*, Bridie Raban*, |
| Management | Neil Day*, Lawrie Drysdale*, David Gurr*, Paul Hanrahan, Gabriele Lakomski*, Carol Lewis-Shaw, Ian Roos* |
| Mathematics Education | Kaye Stacey*, |
| Policy | Richard Teese*, David Beckett*, Joe Lo Bianco*, |
| Reading Recovery | Bridie Raban*, Janet Scull, |
| Special Education | Anna Bortoli*, John Munro*, Daryl Greaves* |
| Student Welfare | Liz Freeman, Helen Stokes, |
| Vocational Education and Training | Esther Care*, Pam St Ledger*, Sue Helme, John Polesel* |
Please note that this listing is currently 'under construction'.
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