Education and education research are at a critical moment. Many of the taken-for-granted ways of thinkingand working in early learning settings, schools, universities and other sites of formal and informal education have become untenable in the context of widespread disruption from the global COVID-19 pandemic, an increasingly urgent climate catastrophe and increasing social and economic inequality.
This year’s conference theme invites education researchers to reimagine
their ways of thinking and working in complex and uncertain times. We invite
papers to consider different ways to engage with the conference theme of Reimagining Education Research. There is an urgent need for research that moves our thinking forward,
responds to rapidly changing conditions and emerging challenges, and which
recognises the effects and implications of the social, policy and political
conditions that are shaping education and education research.
This reimagining of education research is not limited to research. We
recognise the need to rethink the traditional conference model, and are
continuing to reimagine AARE’s annual conference in ways that keep equity and
access at the forefront of our work as a conference committee. Co-hosted in
partnership with RMIT School of Education in 2021, this year’s event will bring
together researchers virtually and physically in an innovative hybrid
conference to connect, network, collaborate and share.
We encourage presenters to consider the different presentation formats
available this year. Online and in-person presentation options will be
available to all presenters, with the option to seamlessly shift from in-person
to online presentation available in the event of any COVID-related travel
restrictions or public health directives.
Submissions have been extended and will remain open until 2 July 2021. We look
forward to reviewing your proposal.
AARE2021 Conference Co-Chairs
A/Prof Stewart Riddle and Dr Amanda Heffernan
For any queries, please contact
AARE’s Events Team at events@aare.edu.au. For more information on the call for abstracts you can also visit the AARE Conference Website.
- Abstract Submissions Open - 27 April 2021
- Abstract Submissions Close - 2 July 2021