Melbourne Education Research Institute

The Melbourne Education Research Institute (MERI) is the umbrella agency for research activities of the Graduate School of Education which is, on almost every measure the leading research Graduate School in education in Australia. The Institute's roles include identifying and supporting research of genuine international significance and ensuring collaborative planning between research and teaching. The Institute is led by its Director, Professor Barry McGaw, the Associate Dean (Research), Associate Professor Margaret Brown, and the Assistant Dean (Research Training), Associate Professor David Beckett, and supported by the Graduate School’s Research Services Unit. The major research activities of the Graduate School are:

Strategic Research Programs

Development of symbolisation capacities in young children
Education, equity and social identities in the 21st Century
Education needs of Asia-Pacific knowledge economies
Master teachers in the making

Research Centres and Groups

Artistic and Creative Education
Assessment Research Centre (ARC)
Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood (CEIEC)
Centre for Organizational Leadership and Learning (COLL)
Centre for Post compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning (CPELL)
Centre for Program Evaluation (CPE)
Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE)
Early learning, Development and Inclusion
Education, Equity and Social Change
Educational Psychology
ICT in education
International Centre for Classroom Research (ICCR)
Language and Literacy Education (including TESOL)

LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management
Science and Mathematics Education
Problem Gambling Research and Treatment Centre
Student well-being
Youth Research Centre (YRC)