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Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews

Director of Indigenous Research, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Leadership

Western Sydney University

‘Knowledge’ about Indigenous pathology circulates as strategic truth in the race war to rationalise the continuing subjugation of the Indigenous population and encourage non-Indigenous investment in patriarchal white sovereignty (Moreton-Robinson, 2009, p.72).

It was during a meeting that I started to consider writing of the NAIDOC theme Get Up! Stand U…

Dear members,

I hope this newsletter finds you in good spirits despite continued tough times for health and wellbeing.
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Finehaus have been providing strong support and we have been updating and filling gaps in À¶ÄñÊÓƵpolicies and processes and creating sustainable resources for each executive portfolio to ensure efficient handover and induction for new executive members. Please note that a number of roles are open for election soon, so please consider nominating.

In June we took part in a…

Associate Professor Stewart Riddle has been appointed the new Editor in Chief of the Australian Education Researcher. Stewart is an Associate Professor (Curriculum and Pedagogy) at the University of Southern Queensland and currently an Associate Editor for the journal (beginning in 2017); he has previously served on the À¶ÄñÊÓƵExecutive as SIG co-ordinator and more recently as Conference Co-convenor (with Amanda Heffernan). His appointment follows an open call for Expressions of Interest requiring…

744 abstracts were received for this year’s À¶ÄñÊÓƵConference in Adelaide (Sunday 27th November – Thursday 1st December). Thank you to everyone for your efforts made in preparing abstract submissions. A special thank you to SIG Coordinator Ilektra Spandagou and our team of SIG Convenors – We would like to acknowledge and thank them for their efforts and energy given to conducting careful and timely reviews of those abstracts submitted to their SIGs.

Outcomes for abstract submissions have all be…

Assessing Australia Research Council Grant Applications

Did you know that many Australian Education researchers provide feedback in ARC assessment reports, which is putting applications at risk of not being funded?Ìý

At the recent Australian Education Research Leaders’ Summit, the assessment of ARC applications was discussed. Informal advice from previous ARC College of Experts indicates that, in Education we could do better in the way we provide assessments.
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For example, many Australia…

Reminder: Call for nominations – À¶ÄñÊÓƵConference Paper Awards
Nominations are open for this year’s conference paper awards. The awards include:

Betty Watts Indigenous Researcher Award: recognises an outstanding paper from a researcher who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person presented at the 2022 À¶ÄñÊÓƵconference (Nominations due by Sept. 30th)

ECR Award: recognises an outstanding paper from an Early Career Researcher presented at the 2022 Ìý À¶ÄñÊÓƵconference (Nominati…

FYI – NAEEA (National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia) Conference – 5th and 6th December, University of South Australia, Adelaide

On behalf of the National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA) organising committee, we invite you to consider attending the NAEEA 2022 Conference. This conference follows on three days after the À¶ÄñÊÓƵconference finishes, so why not stay in Adelaide for a few extra days and attend both conferences?Ìý

With a highly relevant and top…

ForÌýPostgraduate Students and Early Career Researchers2024 Conference Bursary Program:Overview and purpose À¶ÄñÊÓƵis pleased to provide a conference bursary program to support conference attendance in 2024. ÌýThis program is offered as a way of reaching new members and as a service to existing À¶ÄñÊÓƵmembers. ÌýThe program is in recognition of the equity issues faced by postgraduate students and early career researchers in the current Higher Education context.

The 2024 À¶ÄñÊÓƵConference is being held at…

A timely reminder for our members attending this year’s conference to please action your registration and accommodation bookings.

Action your registration as soon as possible: Successful Conference Planning is supported and to an extent relies on members committing to attend the conference at the earliest possible date. Early bird registration closes 9th October. Register here.Ìý
Secure your accommodation booking: With the Supercars zooming into Adelaide around conference time, we urge you to se…

We are pleased to announce the new appointment of Prof Marcia McKenzie to the editorial team of the À¶ÄñÊÓƵLocal/Global Issues in Education Routledge book series. The series is dedicated to publishing high-quality empirical, theoretical and conceptual work that emanates from Australia that speaks to global issues and debates. The series is sponsored by AARE, and titles are available to purchase here. Marcia will join existing editors, Professor Greg Thompson and Associate Professor Jessica Gerrard…