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Education and social work research

Leading education and social work research

We have a consistent track record of success in education and social work related research, including securing competitive grants from the Australian Research Council.

The Sydney School of Education and Social Work manages successful funded partnerships with local schools and communities, state and federal government departments, through to international scholarly collaborations on global standards of education and social policy.

Some of our recent research partners include: NSW Department of Education and Communities, Telstra, SAX Institute, Department of Industry and Science, Office for Learning and Teaching and the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council.

Research areas

Aboriginal Education and Indigenous Studies

To achieve equitable educational and social outcomes, and life pathways for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, we recognise the need for strengths-based, culturally responsive and community-led research.

Children, young people and families in society

Building the evidence for optimising the developmental outcomes for children and young people, supporting families to overcome adversity, and building community resilience.

Communities and change

Developing the theory and practice of collaborative research with communities, including community-led approaches, participatory research and action research methods.

Knowledge practices and cultures

Shaping our contemporary knowledge practices and cultures through creating a robust and actionable understanding of learning and teaching to help achieve quality education for all.

Policy, politics and education futures

Education futures are policy effects open to contestation and change. We examine historical and contemporary political and social contexts of policy, including formal and informal settings, from the local to the global.

Research impact

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Making waves in education

Researchers at the University of Sydney are leading a new way of thinking about education that is changing teaching and learning around the world, from preschool to university and from physics to ballet, by bringing knowledge into the picture.

Research centres and institutes

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Sydney Institute for Community Languages Education

Our work informs policy and evidence-based language teaching approaches. We also provide professional pathways for teachers and support community language students through the development of curriculum resources and assessments.

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Research Centre for Children and Families

We build evidence to inform policy and practice through research with children, young people, and families, with a focus on societal factors that contribute to child and family vulnerability.

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Centre for Educational Measurement and Assessment

CEMA supports education sectors, governments, businesses, and the University by efficiently and cost-effectively providing psychometric solutions, and by developing capacity in assessment practice informed by research.

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The CREATE Centre

Creativity in Research, Engaging the Arts and Transforming Education, Health and Wellbeing

Research collaborations and projects

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Postgraduate research