Research

Teaching, Learning, Leadership

ACER undertakes research into the development of teachers as professionals and into the relationship between teacher learning and improved student learning in a variety of contexts, including schools, universities and early childhood settings. Current work relates to professional recruitment and retention, initial teacher education and induction, professional learning and leadership, working conditions, professional learning communities, teacher evaluation, career paths and pay systems. Research is undertaken into the learning needs of particular groups, including children in early childhood, Indigenous students and students with learning difficulties.

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Selected projects in this area