Education, diversity & lifelong learning

Three female students walking through St Albans campus

Access and success

Our research investigates the interaction between diversity and education across all sectors of formal education, non-formal education and workforce development. Our aim is to build a platform for extending educational engagement across diverse and under-represented population groups and improving the overall performance of education.

inclusive education
disadvantage, education and learning pathways and transitions
the economics of education and the impact of different approaches to the distribution of education resources
identity, difference and diversity
teaching and learning across the stages and sectors of education
higher education retention and attrition
workforce development and lifelong learning
problem-based enquiry and learning
program evaluation
education alternatives
teaching and learning
social inclusion

Our multidisciplinary approach to education reform incorporates expertise from:

Research Projects

Our projects concentrate on investigations that contribute to an improvement of teaching and learning across diverse communities and settings. Some recent projects include:

Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
Victoria University-School Partnerships Project

To find out more about current research projects, visit the Victoria Institute for Education, Diversity and Lifelong Learning, or the Work-based Education Research Centre (WERC).

Research partnerships

We have strong local, national and international collaborations with schools and other educational partners. We use these to evaluate the educational success of different teaching and learning approaches. Our active collaborations include:

University of Melbourne
University of Texas El Paso
Centre for Research in Education Equity & Work, Hawke Institute, University of South Australia
University of Ballarat
Faculty of Education, Deakin University
CIT Research, Canberra Institute of Technology
National Centre for Vocational Education Research
ACER
Educational Measurement Solutions Pty Ltd
TAFE Directors Australia
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Innovation & Business Skills Australia
Australian Industry Group
Victorian TAFE Association
Box Hill Institute of TAFE