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  4. Macquarie School of Education
  5. Our research
  6. Research centres and strengths

Our School hosts several faculty research centres

The School of Education also demonstrates particular areas of research strength.

Research centres

Learn more about the centres involved with the School of Education.

Centre for Numeracy Development and Learning

Centre for Numeracy Development and Learning

This Centre brings multidisciplinary insights to our knowledge of numeracy development and learning.

See our numeracy research
Approved Learning Frameworks (ALFs) update

Approved Learning Frameworks (ALFs) update

Macquarie University, QUT and ECU are leading the 2021 National Quality Framework ALFs Update project.

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Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education

Centre for Research in Early Childhood Education

Making a meaningful difference to children, educators, families and the community.

See the Centre's research

Research strengths

The following discipline areas represent particular research strengths within the School of Education.

Early childhood education

Early childhood education

Foundations for learning

Seeking to understand how to support and strengthen young children’s learning, teaching and the early childhood workforce.

Infant and toddler research
Digital technologies

Digital technologies

Future-focused education

Seeking to understand and maximise the benefits that digital technologies can offer in education.

Digital technologies research
Language and literacies

Language and literacies

Learning through language

Investigating how effective communication is used to understand and contribute to the world around us.

See our literacy research
Educational leadership

Educational leadership

Building teaching quality

Studying the impact of educational leadership, organisational structures and management practices.

More on educational leadership
Education, diversity and inclusion

Education, diversity and inclusion

Education for all

Investigating the many ways inclusion and diversity can be enhanced and celebrated during education.

See our diversity research