Early Childhood Futures

Early Childhood Futures recognises multiple complexities in the lives of children, families and educators in contemporary society and is predicated on a multi-disciplinary approach to co-designed research.

Program Lead: Professor Suzy Edwards

National School of Education

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)

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STEM Education for Critical Citizenship and Sustainability

The STEM Education for Critical Citizenship and Sustainability program aims to explore ways to support both young people and adults in becoming capable and critical users of STEM in a complex technologically-oriented and data-rich world.

Program Lead: Professor Vince Geiger

National School of Education

Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences

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AI and Digital Citizenship

The AI and Digital Citizenship research program offers solutions to new technological opportunities and problems, developing the literacies, critical capabilities, and dispositions of young people and educators that are encountered in everyday interactions online.

Program Lead: Professor Kathy Mills

National School of Education

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Multiliteracies in English & Curriculum Area Learning (MECAL)

The Multiliteracies in English & Curriculum Area Learning program addresses teaching and learning of traditional literacies and new forms of multimodal and digital literacy in English and other curriculum areas, as well as for personal, aesthetic, intellectual, social and political purposes.

Program Lead: Professor Len Unsworth

National School of Education

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Gender and Literacy in the Digital Age

The Gender and Literacy in the Digital Age program examines how education systems can strengthen young people’s reading engagement, critical thinking, and meaning making in increasingly digital environments.

Program Lead: Professor Laura Scholes

National School of Education

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School Improvement, Leadership and Policy

The School Improvement, Leadership and Policy program advances context-responsive, co-designed research to strengthen school leadership, organisational practice and system improvement to address persistent schooling challenges, such as workforce sustainability, leadership development and equity.

Program Lead: Associate Professor Steven Lewis

National School of Education

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