Griffith Institute for Educational Research - Insights
Dr Kerry Taylor-Leech (from GIER) and Eseta Tualaulelei (from USQ) have been featured in a special issue of the journal TESOL in Context Vol. 30 No. 1: Languages in Early Childhood Education containing their article 'Knowing who you are: Heritage language, identity, and safe space in a bilingual kindergarten'. Read More
Dr Michelle Ronksley-Pavia is an inspiring researcher working to raise awareness and standards of gifted and talented children and their education in Australia and across the world. Read More
Areej Yousef is a Higher Degree Research candidate and research assistant with GIER, in the area of bilingualism and bilingual education, settlement, belonging and identity construction among migrants and refugees. Recently, she has had her second article from her Master of Education and Professional Studies published. Read More
Professor Peter Grootenboer came to academia after experience with middle school leadership at a young age. His lived experiences inspired his research in understanding practices to inform and improve teaching, learning and leading. Read More
Professor Stephen Billett is a long-term distinguished member and mentor for many researchers within GIER. Stephen's life work has been founded upon ideas about learning and knowledge acquired through practice and what constitutes an educative experience. Read More
The 2022 Creating Futures summit, the 7th in the series, was a bold foray into the future of education and teacher education, in a post-pandemic world. This year's theme provoked educators to move away from the conservative and pervasive narrative of “back to normal.” Read More
Dr Michelle Ronksley-Pavia convened and led the 2022 Griffith University Gifted and Talented Education Symposium, with this year’s theme of “Diversity and Gifted Education” aimed at building educators’ capacity in recognising and supporting the needs of diverse gifted students. Read More
‘Doing School Differently’ 2022 is the pre-eminent Australian conference for all those committed to developing and sustaining alternative educational opportunities and pathways for young people experiencing barriers to education. The work showcased at this year's conference is very relevant to the ARC Linkage project currently underway, “Who teaches in flexible and non-traditional schools in Australia?” Read More
Associate Professor Glenda McGregor is passionate about helping young people find their way through education, believing a sound education provides all sorts of future benefits including wellness, employability and being able to participate fully in a democracy. Read More
Professor Stephen Billett was invited to brief the Queensland Parliament’s Employment, Education and Training Committee in its inquiry into vocational education and training in rural, regional and remote Queensland. The enquiry was chaired by Ms Kim Richards MP and James Lister MP (Deputy Chair) on the 23rd May 2022. Read More
