Research for Educational Impact (REDI)

We translate high-quality research into powerful solutions, policies and capabilities.

Deakin education researchers secure ARC funding for new Discovery Projects

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Research Snapshots showcase the breadth and depth of REDI members’ research.

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New books

Discover the latest releases from our researchers spanning critical themes from the impact of digital platforms on family life to global perspectives on education policy.

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The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child

Deakin is the only Victorian University that is part of the world’s first research centre dedicated to creating positive digital childhoods for all Australian children.

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About REDI

Education research that supports socially just, inclusive and equitable societies

The Centre for Research for Educational Impact (REDI) is Deakin University’s Strategic Research and Innovation Centre in Education located within the School of Education. Our research is focussed around four distinctive themes led by highly active and successful education researchers from a number of disciplines within Deakin University, including the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) and the Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child.

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Our members are drawn from key areas within Deakin University including the School of Education and the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE). They are international leaders and future leaders in the field of education research.

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Discover the wide variety of research projects being undertaken by our members. If you’re interested in pursuing a Higher Degree by Research (HDR) with REDI, you’ll need to align your research proposal with one of our research priority areas.

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Our members produce a range of publications. Here you can find books, book chapters, journal articles and reports produced by REDI members.

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Research themes

Diversity and Social Justice in Education

The work critically explores how education can advance diversity and social justice by addressing intersecting inequalities and informing inclusive policies and practices that promote equity across all levels of education.

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Education, Governance and Policy for Sustainable Societies

Education is essential to building secure, just, and sustainable societies, and this work investigates how policies, governance, and reform efforts across various education sectors and settings shape these goals, aiming to inform more equitable and accountable systems.

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Learners in a Digital World

This work explores how digitalisation shapes learning, identity, and social structures across formal and informal contexts, with a focus on addressing inequalities and understanding how digital platforms and data practices influence who learns, where learning happens, and how knowledge is produced.

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STEM Education for Sustainable Futures

This work investigates the transformative potential of disciplinary and interdisciplinary STEM education across all learning stages, focusing on equity, critical and creative reasoning, and the role of educators and systems in shaping sustainable, ethical, and inclusive futures.

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Research highlights

The Australian Teacher Work, Health and Wellbeing Report: An Analysis of Teachers’ Work Environments and Wellbeing in Government Schools

Everyday digital experiences of Australian migrant families

Investigating the Australia-China scientific research collaboration

Mentoring to support the professional growth of the Early Childhood workforce

‘Teachers as Co-learners’ of languages: Recurricularising language and literacy learning from a multilingual stance

Changemakers in Financial Education
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