Research

Group-Learning276x184Knowledge, Learning and Curriculum is a strong focus for the Faculty of Education's research, with an excellent record on core knowledge in:
  • Mathematics education
  • Literacy and communication
  • Information technology
  • Special education (special needs learners: e.g. deaf students and learners with autism)
  • Post-compulsory education and training (PCET)
  • Technology education
  • Vocational education
  • Professional education
  • Higher education
  • Cross-curricular knowledge, learning and change
A second strong focus is on Educational and Communication Responses to Social Change, with an excellent record on critical social problems such as:
  • Sustainability
  • Uses of technology
  • Managing change
  • Ethical decision-making
  • Social conflict and tolerance
Some of the main themes include: Developing Educational Responses to Social Problems (Technology & Education, Postcompulsory Education and Leadership) and Developing Arts Responses to social Problems (Language, Applied Linguistics and Applied Theatre).

Griffith Institute of Educational Research

The Griffith Institute of Educational Research is a social science institute leading research into major issues related to learning, focusing particularly on issues impacting on learning in a rapidly changing world and how individuals and communities can be assisted to learn to engage effectively with social change.

A distinctive feature of the Institute is its emphasis on the development of an intellectually and theoretically coherent approach to learning and social change.

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