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Research areas and
staff
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 |
| Action Research |
Karina Davis*, Glenda Macnaughton*, Kylie Smith*, Rod Fawns*, Collette Tayler* |
| Arts Education |
Robert Brown, Helen Cahill, Jan Deans*,Trevor Hay*, Wesley Imms*, Julianne Moss*, Marnee Watkins*, Katriona Donelan*, Peter Ferguson*, Neryl Jeanneret*, Pamela Macintyre*, John O'Toole* |
| Asian Studies |
Julie Hamston*, Trevor Hay*, Joseph Lo Bianco*, Jane Orton |
| Assessment |
Esther Care*, David Clarke*, Shelley Gillis*, Patrick Griffin*, Kaye Stacey*, Rod Fawns*, Robyn Pierce*, Raymond Adams*, Cuc Nguyen * |
| Citizenship, children & education |
Karina Davis, Margaret Coady, Glenda Macnaughton*, Jane Page, Kylie Smith* |
| Classroom Research |
David Clarke*, Russell Cross, Kristina Love*, Christine Redman*, Kaye Stacey*, Rod Fawns* , Collette Tayler* |
Comparative Education |
David Clarke*, Jack Keating, Joseph Lo Bianco*, John Polesel*, Collette Tayler*, Richard Teese*, Simon Marginson* |
| Cross-Cultural Studies |
David Clarke*, Joseph Lo Bianco*, Jane Orton, Rod Fawns* |
| Curriculum |
Margaret Coady, Karina Davis, Rod Fawns*, Glenda Macnaughton*, Jane Page , Christine Redman*, John Quay, Kylie Smith*, Kaye Stacey*, Lyn Yates*, Robyn Pierce*, Dianne Mulcahy*, Barbara Kameniar* |
| Early Childhood |
Margaret Coady, Karina Davis*, Jan Deans*, Trevor Hay*, Glenda Macnaughton*, Kay Margetts*,Jane Page, Sharne Rolfe*,
Kylie Smith*, Collette Tayler*, Christine Ure*
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| Educational Psychology |
Esther Care*,Erica Frydenberg*, Vicki McKenzie |
| Environmental Education |
Rod Fawns *, John Quay , Christine Redman*, Barbara Kameniar* |
| Evaluation |
Ros Hurworth*, Richard James*, Bradley Shrimpton |
| Gifted Education |
John Munro*, Kaye Stacey* |
| Gender Aspects of Education |
Sally Godinho*, Wesley Imms*, Kristina Love*, Glenda Macnaughton*, Collette Tayler*, Richard Teese*, Lyn Yates*, Johanna Wyn* |
| Hearing Impairment |
Margaret Brown*, Louise Paatsch, Field Rickards*, Lynda Byrnes*, Maria Remine* , Dianne Toe* |
| Health Education, Physical Education and Outdoor Education' |
Kellie Burns, Melanie Nash and John Quay |
| Higher Education |
Sophie Arkoudis*, Kerri-Lee Harris*, Richard James*, Simon Marginson* |
| History and philosophy of education |
David Beckett *, Margaret Coady, Rod Fawns*,Pam McIntyre, Gabriele Lakomski, John Quay, Debra Tyler, Richard Teese*,Lyn Yates* |
| Identities, equity & education |
Karina Davis, Margaret Coady, Christina Hart*, Glenda Macnaughton*, Jane Page, Kylie Smith*, Collette Tayler*, Julie McLeod*, Anitra Wierenga*, Barbara Kameniar* |
Inequalities in Education |
Richard Teese*, Lyn Yates*, Julie McLeod*, Collette Tayler*, Barbara Kameniar* |
| Educational Technology and Media |
Lynda Ball, David Clarke*, Tony Jones*, Dianne Chambers*, Rod Fawns*, Kristina Love*, John Murnane, Christine Redman*, Kaye Stacey*, Robyn Pierce* |
| Language and Literacy |
Joseph Lo Bianco*, Russell Cross, Michele de Courcy*, Sally Godinho*,
Kristina Love*, Pam Mcintyre, Paul Molyneux *, Kieran O'Loughlin*,Janet Scull
, Collette Tayler* |
| Language Planning |
Joseph Lo Bianco* |
| Management |
Lawrie Drysdale*, David Gurr*, Gabriele Lakomski*, Collette Tayler* |
| Mathematics Education |
Lynda Ball, Helen Chick*, David Clarke*, Cath Pearn, Kaye Stacey*, Vicki Steinle*, Gloria Stillman*, Robyn Pierce* |
| Problem Gambling |
Alun Jackson* |
| Pedagogies for social change |
Karina Davis, Margaret Coady, Christina Hart*, Glenda Macnaughton*, Jane Page, Kylie Smith*, Collette Tayler*, Barbara Kameniar* |
| Policy |
Sophie Arkoudis*, David Beckett*, Margaret Coady, Russell Cross, Karina Davis, Rod Fawns*, Kerri-Lee Harris*, Richard James*, Joseph Lo Bianco*, Simon Marginson*, Glenda Macnaughton*, Jane Page, Kylie Smith*, Collette Tayler*, Richard Teese*, Lyn Yates*, Dianne Mulcahy* |
| Practitioner Research |
Glenda Macnaughton*, Christine Redman*, Collette Tayler*, Lyn Yates*, Rod Fawns* |
| Reading Recovery |
Janet Scull |
| Religion and Education |
Barbara Kameniar* |
| School Improvement |
Julianne Moss*, Kaye Stacey*, Lyn Yates*, Rod Fawns* |
| Science Education |
David Clarke*, Rod Fawns*, Christine Redman*, Maurizio Toscano*, Ann Smith |
| Special Education |
Anna Bortoli*, John Munro* |
| Student Wellbeing |
Liz Freeman, Helen Stokes, Desma Strong |
| Teacher Education |
Ray Misson*, Kaye Stacey*, Rod Fawns*, Collette Tayler* |
| Thinking and Problem Solving |
Rod Fawns*, Kaye Stacey*,Christine Redman*, Maurizio Toscano* |
| Vocational Education and Training |
Esther Care*, Sue Helme, John Polesel*, Pam St Leger*, Richard Teese*, Stephen Lamb* , Veronica Volkoff |
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