Welcome to the NSW Institute for Educational Research
The 2020 NSW IER Committee
Ken Sinclair, Anne Power, Alan Watson, Anne Forbes, David Hastie, Sean Kearney (President), Chris Grima-Farrell, Natasha Wardman (absent Thuan Thai, Samantha McMahon, Sue Olerhead, Andrew Martin, Paul Ginns, Annie Agnew, Marie Quinn)
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The NSW Institute of Educational Research Inc. was founded in 1928. In 2019 the NSW IER celebrated its 91st year dedicated to encouraging study, research and service in education!
Through each year, the NSW IER conducts professional and scholarly meetings, and distributes grants to assist education research students. It also contributes to the publication of a national IER research journal and the NSWIER Newsletter. Membership is open to people with a commitment to education and an interest in educational research. Teachers and new educational researchers are also warmly encouraged to join. |
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COMING UP...
Great events open to members and colleagues! 2021 Wyndham Lecture
2 September, 6.30pm
Social Justice and Australian Schooling: Understanding and Confronting ‘Cruel Optimism’ 2021 Maths Conference
Bringing Maths to Life:
Building strong foundations for critical and creative thinking Postponed until 2022 This conference is on-line
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PAST EVENTS
NSW IER run a number of events each year. Get involved in this year's events or look back over past events. Wyndham Lectures
The Wyndham Lecture is the chance to hear eminent educationalists speak about current issues. 2020 Pasi Stahlberg 2019 Carmel Cefi 2018 Andrew Martin & Ken Sinclair Listen to the 1980 interview with Harold Wyndham HDR Student Showcase
NSWIER supports HDR students through an annual showcase, the chance for emerging researchers to present their work in a day of talk and celebration of scholarship! 2017 2019 2021 (online) |
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STUDENT GRANTS and AWARDS
Are you an honors or HDR student doing good quality educational research, enrolled at a university in New South Wales? NSWIER supports students with grants and awards to support and celebrate research. |
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HDR Research Grants
Maria Lock Indigenous Research Grants Click HERE for more details about grants Applications close 3 December 2021 |
Beth Southwell Research Award
The NSW Institute for Educational Research invites nominations from NSW universities, for the award of Outstanding Educational Thesis. Nominations should satisfy the nominating university that they demonstrate excellence in educational research. Click HERE for more details |
Turbo-charge your academic reputation!
Apply for a student grant
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Issues in Education Research (IIER) journal
Find out about publishing your research in our on-line refereed academic journal HERE |
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Why join the NSWIER?
Access to grants and awards
Information about conferences and events
Be part of a community of scholars and meet other emerging researchers
and more!
$55 Full Membership, $40 Full Time Student Membership
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Prof Andrew Martin is now the NSWIER Distinguished Scholar!
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Andrew Martin, BA (Hons), MEd (Hons), PhD, is Scientia Professor, Professor of Educational Psychology, and Co-Chair of the Educational Psychology Research Group in the School of Education at the University of New South Wales, Australia specializing in motivation, engagement, achievement, and quantitative research methods. He is also Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, Honorary Professor in the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, Fellow of the (Australian) College of Educational and Developmental Psychologists, Distinguished Scholar for the NSW Institute of Educational Research, and Immediate Past-President of the International Association of Applied Psychology’s Division 5 Educational and School Psychology. For Andrew's full bio click here.
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PHOTOS of EVENTS
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2019 Student Showcase
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2018 Student Showcase
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