The School of Education and Professional Studies is active and successful in its research outcomes. The 2010 ERA results placed Griffith University's Education area among the top universities in the country for educational research, including a rating of 4 in the domain of Education Systems. The School received a rating of 3 for each of Curriculum and Pedagogy and Specialist Studies in Education. The national average was 2.2 for Education.
Our research programs focus on the core features of educational practice, including:
- teaching,
- learning and assessment,
- while others address informing policy, and
- educational management and leadership.
Sectoral foci are also important in the School’s research agenda: ranging from early childhood education, through primary, middle and secondary schooling, to higher and adult education. The teaching, learning and assessment of disciplinary knowledge (including languages, English, mathematics, and the sciences) and the curricular issues that are raised, are an important focus of research in school-based learning and, increasingly, of lifelong learning.
The School provides research degree supervision in a wide range of areas and methodologies. There are approximately 150 higher degrees research students in the School.
The Griffith Institute for Educational Research (GIER) is a university Institute closely affiliated to the School of Education and Professional Studies. The Institute’s focal areas largely reflect the interests of the School staff members.