The department hosts research forums to hear directly from researchers about findings from their projects and what they mean for end-users, and from department staff on policies, processes, and the research happening at their site(s).
The department is delighted to have recommenced the forums following the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring research discoveries that have tangible impacts for Queensland schools, students and families.
May 2024
Reducing barriers to wellbeing and learning for Autistic students through supportive and inclusive physical environments
Professor Dawn Adams, Dr Stephanie Malone, Dr Nicole Dargue and Dr Kate Simpson (Griffith University)
This research, which was funded by the Department's Education Horizon research grant scheme, identified how Queensland schools can change physical spaces to deliver a more inclusive and supportive learning environment for Autistic students. The presentation included photographs and videos of school environments in Queensland that show schools and teachers what these adaptations look like in practice, and also demonstrate that suggested adjustments need only be relatively minor in scale.
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August 2023
Development of a multilingual glossary of school-based terminology
Professor Margaret Kettle (Central Queensland University), and Professor Annette Woods, Dr Jennifer Smith and Dr Do Na Chi (Queensland University of Technology)
For this project, funded by the Department's Education Horizon research grant scheme, researchers worked with schools, families, and community groups to translate more than 600 school-based terms into 5 languages: Arabic, English, Kurdish Kurmanji, Portuguese and Swahili. The resulting glossaries support partnerships and 2-way communication between schools and bilingual learners and their families, and help support communication, language learning and social connection. The research team also developed a free, accessible step-by-step process that all schools and communities can use to design glossaries in languages relevant to their families and communities.
Presentation slides.
Further information about the research project is available on the
QUT website.
March 2020
Early childhood education: Innovation, engagement and leadership
Dr Maryanne Theobald and Professor Susan Danby (Queensland University of Technology), Professor Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles (Southern Cross University) and Professor Susan Irvine (Queensland University of Technology)
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February 2020
Sun-safe school uniforms: A collaborative partnership
Louise Pellow (Queensland Department of Education), Jodie Antrobus (Queensland Health), Dr Simone Harrison (James Cook University) and Dr Tiziana Ferrero-Regis (Queensland University of Technology)
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December 2019
Privileging the voice of the disenfranchised learner
Professor Peter Renshaw (The University of Queensland), Professor Martin Mills (University College London), Dr Marnee Shay (The University of Queensland) and Dr Jenna Gillett-Swan (Queensland University of Technology)
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September 2019
Representations of gender: Teachers' everyday work
Dr Lisa van Leent and Dr Ian Davis (Queensland University of Technology)
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May 2019
Learning to connect and care: Place-responsive pedagogy from research into practice
Professor Peter Renshaw (The University of Queensland) and Dr Ron Tooth (Pullenvale Environmental Education Centre)
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March 2019
Research in Queensland State Education sites
Dr Chris Little, Dr Deb Kember and Jim Cousins (Queensland Department of Education)
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Screen time and young people in Australia: Towards positive interactions with electronic media
Professor Chris Lonsdale (Australian Catholic University)
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