Funded Research Project

Project Title: The International Classroom Research Collaboration

Chief Investigators:Professor David Clarke; Professor Christine Keitel‑Kreidt (Berlin); Associate Professor Yoshinori Shimizu (Tsukuba); Professor Ference Marton (Göteborg); Dr Jonas Emanuelsson ( Göteborg); Associate Professor Fritjof Sahlström (Uppsala); Professor Frederick Leung (Hong Kong); Associate Professor Rongjin Huang I (Macau); Professor Zhongdan Huan (Beijing); Professor Jarmila Novotna (Prague); Dr Berinderjeet Kaur (Singapore); Associate Professor Kyungmee Park (Korea); Dr Floranda Gallos (Philippines)

Administering Organisation: The University of Melbourne

Funded by: ARC International Linkage grant 2008

Project Summary: The International Centre for Classroom Research at the University of Melbourne is the hub of an international network of classroom researchers. Australian coordination of this major international research network ensures that the priorities and initiatives, characteristic of contemporary Australian education (eg problem-based learning, authentic assessment, and working mathematically) can be anticipated and accommodated in the research agenda of the International Classroom Research Collaboration. Connections with state departments of education, state and national professional associations, and Australian schools and school systems, ensure that the findings of this international collaboration will be communicated efficiently to schools and classroom practitioners in Australia. Collaborating Countries:, China, Czech Rep., Germany, Japan, Singapore, Sweden.