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Past projects

Completed projects

Past externally funded research projects.

Primary teachers' adaptive expertise in interdisciplinary maths and science

Professor Amanda Berry, Professor Colleen Vale

ARC Discovery Project (DP210101171)

Enhancing the Capacity of Victorian Community Sport to Tackle Racism

Professor Ruth Jeanes

Informal sport as a health and social resource

Professor Ruth Jeanes, Dr Justen O'Connor, Professor Ramon Spaaij, Professor Dawn Penney, Ms Carmel Guerra

ARC Linkage Project

Building Babies Brains (Bfor3) and Literacy Acquisition for Pre-Primary Students (LAPS) 2020 Project

Assoc. Professor Janet Scull

Islamic Schooling in Australia and Indonesia: A Collaborative Documentary Film

Dr Melanie Brooks, Professor Jeffrey S. Brooks, Dr Fida Sanjakdar, Dr Agus Mutohar

Listening to the most important people in the room: How can student feedback surveys improve secondary teachers' practices?

Dr Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Professor Amanda Berry, Tracii Ryan, Dr Melissa Barnes

Victorian secondary schools

Teacher capabilities in conditions of superdiversity

Professor Alex Kostogriz, Professor Jane Wilkinson, Professor Umesh Sharma, Dr Nicholas Gamble

Victorian Curriculum F—10 Version 2.0 Mathematics Professional Learning Program

Dr Sharyn Livy, Dr Jennifer Hall

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA)

Self-determination in community programs: a digital toolkit for young people with disability

Dr Bethany Devenish, Assoc. Professor Ana Mantilla Benitez, Emily Chan

Dr Jennifer Fitzgerald Research Grant

Emerging Technologies in Education - School Leadership Training

Professor Mike Phillips, Professor Michael Henderson, Dr Jo Blannin

Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership

M-cubed: Money, meaning and maths for learners with cognitive disability

Dr Sarah Hopkins, Dr Richard O'Donovan

Financial Literacy Australia

Q Project

Assoc. Professor Mark Rickinson, Professor Lucas Walsh, Dr Connie Cirkony

Paul Ramsay Foundation

Leading Virtual Learning Teacher Course

Professor Mike Phillips, Professor Michael Henderson, Dr Zachari Swiecki

Department of Education and Training (Victoria)

Challenging Homophobia in Rugby Union

Professor Richard Pringle

Brennan Bastyovanszky (donation)

Digital literacies for adult migrant and refugee settlement

Dr Katrina Tour, Dr Edwin Creely, Dr Peter Waterhouse, Professor Michael Henderson

LWA and the Australian Department of Home Affairs

Harnessing generative AI for adult learners from disadvantaged backgrounds

Dr Katrina Tour, Dr Edwin Creely, Dr Peter Waterhouse, Professor Michael Henderson, Dr Melissa Barnes

Lynda Wyse and Associates, and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

EdTech Innovation Alliance

Professor Michael Henderson, Professor Mike Phillips, Phillip Dawso

Global Victoria, EduGrowth

Australian teachers’ ethical dilemmas regarding climate change in the midst of ecological crisis

Dr Jennifer Bleazby, Dr Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Assoc. Professor Alan Reid, Assoc. Professor Gilbert Burgh, Dr Mary Graham, Dr Simone Thornton

Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA)

Data-smart schools: enhancing the use of digital data in secondary schools

Professor Neil Selwyn, Professor Dragan Gasevic, Professor Michael Henderson, Dr Luci Pangrazio

ARC Discovery Project

Learning through languages: Plurilingual pedagogy in the English classroom

Assoc. Professor Marianne Turner, Dr Anne Keary, Dr Katrina Tour

Department of Education and Training (Victoria)

Quasi-experimental research on Home Based Parenting Education Program

Assoc. Professor Gloria Quinones, Dr Corine Rivalland, Assoc. Professor Liang Li, Dr Hilary Monk

Plan International Nepal

The future of Victorian Jewish schools: a community consultation to re-assess the ethical responsibility of schooling

Dr Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Assoc. Professor Rebecca Forgasz, Professor Jane Wilkinson

Trawalla Foundation, The Besen Family Foundation and The Loti and Victor Smorgon Foundation

Dynamic Leadership in Early Childhood

Dr Sharryn Clarke, Dr Robyn Babaeff, Dr Leigh Disney

Department of Education and Training (VIC)

Family Violence Prevention in Victorian Muslim Communities

Dr Fida Sanjakdar, Dr Melanie Brooks

Board of Imams of Victoria Inc.

Harmony Hubs Program Evaluation

Professor Ruth Jeanes, Professor Ramon Spaaij

Cricket Victoria

Kids co-designing sustainable and healthy environments

Assoc. Professor Deana Leahy, Professor Ruth Jeanes, Assoc. Professor Iris Duhn, Dr Rosie Welch, Professor Jo Lindsay, Mr Warren Taylor, Dr Claire Tanner, Dr Bronwyn Cumbo

School leadership amid the pandemic

Dr Venesser Fernandes

Independent Schools of Victoria

Setting up for success: reengaging young parents with education

Dr Penny Round, Assoc. Professor Pearl Subban

Department of Social Services (Australia)

Dropping out or opting out? Examining girls and women’s participation in sport

Professor Ruth Jeanes

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Victoria)

Engaged Exchanges: Teaching and integrating inquiry learning in online environments

Assoc. Professor Gillian Kidman, Dr Hazel Tan, Dr Sarika Kewalramani, Mrs Donna Rady, Dr Kirsten Ellis, Nerissa Kinnaird, Sharon Daujat, Sharon Bourke, Sarah Blessen

Digital Learning and Teaching Victoria

Evaluation of the Gender Equality in Victorian Sport and Recreation Program Design Principles

Professor Ruth Jeanes, Dr Karen Lambert, Dr lisahunter, Dr Justen O'Connor

Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (Victoria)

Futurity Investment Group Parent Report Card Survey Research Project

Professor Jane Southcott, Assoc. Professor Maria Gindidis, Dr John Pardy

Futurity Investment Group Limited

Getting Evidence Moving in Schools

Assoc. Professor Mark Rickinson, Dr Carlo Perrotta, Professor Neil Selwyn

Eureka Benevolent Foundation

High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) Resources Catalogue

Professor Mike Phillips

Department of Education and Training (Victoria)

Leading school-based change: The Knox School 2019-2020

Assoc. Professor Kathy Smith, Dr Jennifer Mansfield, Assoc. Professor Megan Adams

The Knox School Limited

Mathematics and Fractions and Decimals Online Interviews Review

Assoc. Professor Ann Gervasoni, Dr Ann Downton, Dr Penelope Kalogeropoulos, Dr Sharyn Livy, Professor Michael Henderson, Professor Colleen Vale, Doug Clarke

Department of Education and Training (Victoria)

Mental Wellbeing in Community Sports Club - Healthway

Dr Justen O'Connor, Professor Ruth Jeanes, Dr Karen Lambert, Dr Christine Grove

Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation

Numeracy across the curriculum research project

Assoc. Professor Gillian Kidman, Dr Jennifer Hall, Emeritus Professor Helen Forgasz, Dr Geraldine Burke, Assoc. Professor Deana Leahy, Dr Nish Belford, Dr Melissa Barnes, Dr Gary Bonar, Dr Rosalie Triolo, Dr Jo Blannin

Department of Education and Training (Victoria)

Parent Report Card Survey 2019-2020

Professor Jane Southcott, Assoc. Professor Maria Gindidis, Dr John Pardy

Futurity Investment Group Limited

Promoting the Inclusion and Participation of Individuals with ASD In Sport: Evaluation of Online Coach Education

Assoc. Professor Erin Leif, Assoc. Professor Laura Alfrey, Dr Christine Grove, Dr Stella Laletas

Special Olympics Australia and Victoria Tennis Association Incorporated

Rapid Review: Mental Wellbeing in Community Sports Clubs

Dr Justen O'Connor, Professor Ruth Jeanes, Dr Karen Lambert, Dr Christine Grove

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (trading as VicHealth) (Victoria)

Renewal of Science Continuum Archive

Professor Deb Corrigan, Professor Amanda Berry, Assoc. Professor Kathy Smith, Assoc. Professor Rebecca Cooper, Dr Jared Carpendale

Department of Education and Training (Victoria)

Research into the professional development of teachers for students with disabilities

Dr Emily Berger, Dr Nerelie Freeman, Professor Andrea Reupert, Dr Tamara May

Department of Education (New South Wales)

Researching Curriculum Renewal

Dr Justen O'Connor, Assoc. Professor Laura Alfrey

Elisabeth Murdoch College

Respectful relationships in early childhood professional learning

Dr Marie Hammer, Assoc. Professor Liang Li, Dr Hilary Monk, Dr Corine Rivalland, Assoc. Professor Nikolay Veresov, Assoc. Professor Megan Adams, Joseph Agbenyega, Laureate Professor Marilyn Fleer, Assoc. Professor Gloria Quinones

Victorian Department of Education and Training

VicHealth Pride Cup Evaluation

Professor Ruth Jeanes, Dr Karen Lambert, Dr Justen O'Connor, Professor Kerry O'Brien, Mr Erik Denison

Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (trading as VicHealth) (Victoria)

Vocational institutions, undergraduate degrees: distinction or inequality

Professor Sue Webb, Dr Shaun Rawolle, Dr Steven Hodge, Professor Trevor Gale, Professor Ann-Marie Bathmaker

ARC Discovery Project

Zoos Victoria Fighting Extinction School Impact Project

Assoc. Professor Alan Reid, Mark Boulet, Dr Nick Faulkner, Lena Jungbluth

BehaviourWorks Australia

Building an evidence-base for using Minecraft: Education Edition as an educational tool

Mr Roland Gesthuizen, Assoc. Professor Gillian Kidman

Department of Education and Training (VIC)

Developing a conflict resolution theoretical framework for principals, leaders, teachers and whole school staff

Dr John Pardy, Dr Geraldine Burke

Australian Scholarships Group Friendly Society Limited

Evaluation of the Let's Count E-Learning Pilot Program for The Smith Family

Assoc. Professor Ann Gervasoni

The Smith Family

External Evaluation of Explore Learning Sites Critical and Creative Thinking Collaborative Inquiry Project

Assoc. Professor Debra Panizzon, Assoc. Professor Kathy Smith, Dr Jane Kirkby

Teachers' knowledge and practice in developing students' multiplicative thinking in Years 3 & 4 2018

Catholic Education Diocese of Paramatta

The internationalization of Australian Independent Schools: The influence of Confucian Heritage Culture on Pedagogy

Dr Hongzhi Zhang, Dr Wing Chan

Xin Jin Shan Education Foundation Research Grant

Turning inquiry experiences into robust learning: Exploring the potential of structured mathematics learning sequences

Dr Ann Downton, Dr James Russo, Emeritus Professor Peter Sullivan, Melody McCormick, Sally Hughes, Dr Sharyn Livy, Professor Janette Bobis, Shirley Cheong

Bendigo Primary School

Connected2Learning - Thinking Outside the Square

Dr Renee Crawford

Heidelberg Primary School and CASS Foundation

Developing Leadership Language in Education Leaders

Dr Sharryn Clarke

Hope Early Learning Centres

Extending Mathematical Understanding for all

Assoc. Professor Ann Gervasoni

Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Wagga Wagga

Teacher knowledge and practice of geometry in Kindergarten to Year 6

Dr Ann Downton, Dr Sharyn Livy

Catholic Education Diocese of Paramatta

Using pedagogical reasoning to explicate expert practice that aligns with national teaching standards

ARC Discovery Project