The Australian Journal of Education was established in 1957 to inform educational researchers and educators about contemporary research issues in education.
Last few days - #FreeAccess to September's Social Emotional Learning Topical Collection, please share with anyone in your network who may find this collection useful.
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📢 Just released: Sept’s Social Emotional Learning collection, featuring research on trauma-informed practice, eco-anxiety, music therapy-informed professional learning, mental health literacy and reading achievement. brnw.ch/21x5qM1#FreeAccess@acereduau@SageJournals
How do social-emotional factors shape reading achievement? Hay & Stevenson follow Australian primary students over time, highlighting the role of confidence, engagement and sustained reading instruction. Featured in Sept's #SEL collection and open access: brnw.ch/21x5Mll
Featured in Sept's #SEL collection. How can music support classroom wellbeing? This 2026 study explores how classroom teachers use music to build relationships, support emotional regulation and differentiate learning. Free access: brnw.ch/21x5MaY#MusicEducation
Featured in Sept’s #SEL collection: How can schools boost students’ mental health literacy? An Aus pilot of the #OpenParachute program found strong educator support and reported gains in students’ skills, emotional regulation and empathy. Open access: brnw.ch/21x5M8i
How can trauma-informed practice support students in regional, rural and remote schools? Casper, Berger & Brown explore teachers’ experiences in Australian primary schools, where mental health services may be limited. brnw.ch/21x5Ktq#SEL#EdResearch
OnlineFirst: Laurens, Tzoumakis & Green link early childhood developmental vulnerability profiles to later numeracy, reading and suspension outcomes, highlighting opportunities for tailored academic, social-emotional and behavioural supports. brnw.ch/21x5BEQ
📢 Just released: Sept’s Social Emotional Learning collection, featuring research on trauma-informed practice, eco-anxiety, music therapy-informed professional learning, mental health literacy and reading achievement. brnw.ch/21x5qM1#FreeAccess@acereduau@SageJournals
Explore our "Distance and Disconnection" collection. Today is the final day to access them all for free, so be sure to take a look and share them with your networks while they’re still available.
By foregrounding adolescent voices that are too often absent from wellbeing program design, Amanda Madden of @EdithCowanUni's study highlights an important form of disconnection between policy, practice and students’ lived experiences. #OpenAccessbrnw.ch/21x5h1R
In Locke, Trudgett and Page's 2024 study they explore Indigenous Early Career Researchers’ perspectives on culturally safe spaces in Australian universities. #OpenAccess in Aug's topical collection on Distance and Disconnection. brnw.ch/21x5h0B
Arnup, Edwards and Baker's 2025 article examines university-run equity outreach in Australian secondary schools, finding programs may not effectively target disadvantaged or regional schools. #OpenAccess in August’s Distance & Disconnection collection. brnw.ch/21x5h01
Kearney, Schuck, Perry and Burke examine Australian teachers’ views of remote learning during COVID-19 and how contrasting views linked to different digital pedagogies. In August’s Distance & Disconnection collection. #OpenAccessbrnw.ch/21x5gZ3
Featured in our newly released August issue 70(2), as well as this month’s topical collection on "Distance and Disconnection", Tebeje Molla’s article foregrounds marginalised students’ perspectives on school disengagement and academic success. #OpenAccessbrnw.ch/21x5gTN
Featured in our "Distance and Disconnection" collection, Jacobs et al explore CLRD teachers’ experiences of isolation in Aus schools, highlighting both the prevalence of loneliness and teachers’ strategies for resilience. #FreeAccess until end of Aug: brnw.ch/21x5gSK
Featured in our August collection on "Distance and Disconnection", this #OnlineFirst article by Sally Larsen and Emma Rowe investigates how the socioeconomic composition of schools in Australia differs by sector and location. #FreeAccess until end Aug: brnw.ch/21x5gQf
Featured in our August topical collection on "Distance and Disconnection", this #OnlineFirst article by Ellie Casper, Emily Berger and Meegan Brown examines trauma-informed practice in regional, rural and remote Australian primary schools. #OpenAccess: brnw.ch/21x5gQ1