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As South Australia’s number one university for graduate employability, our degrees build a strong foundation for an outstanding career in education (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020). The University of Adelaide is ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide and is South Australia highest ranked university for Arts and Humanities (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019).
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Annual Report 2020
A celebration of innovation, highlights and achievements of 2020.
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Emily Monaghan
Master of Education student Emily Monaghan explains what she learns at the University of Adelaide during a global pandemic and how it supports her in her education career.

John Stewart
In the Master's of Educational Leadership I enjoy that I can shape what I am learning to assist in my current roles as a Head of Preparatory School. The two modules I have undertaken have increased my professional knowledge and reignited my desire to learn more and improve how I lead my school.
Lachlan Shields
Master of Teaching graduate Lachlan Shields reflects on his role as a teacher and how the University of Adelaide helped him to get there.
Kevin Marjoribanks Memorial Lecture
View our webinar presented by Emeritus Laureate Professor John Hattie ONZM, Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, and Chair of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. H is lecture is titled: Visible Learning for Parents: A tribute to Kevin Marjoribanks.
News
04 Apr
School of Education Researchers 2022 Australian Research Council Discovery Project Success
Congratulations to Dr Stephen Kelly (Lecturer) and Dr Samantha Schulz (Senior Lecturer) , who are chief investigators on the newly awarded ARC Discovery Project 'Culturally Responsive Schooling' (DP220100651, 2022-24) on 24 December 2021 with co-chief investigators Professor Irabinna-Lester Rigney (UniSA, project lead), Professor Robert Hattam (UniSA), Professor Michalinos Zembylas (Open University of Cyprus), and Dr Nadeem Memon (UniSA - Centre for Islamic Thought and Education, CITE). 18 Nov Eleven School of Education Researchers and PhD candidates are presenting at the 2021 Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference between 29 November 2021 – 2 December 2021 in an online format. 10 Nov
2021 School of Education Graduating Teacher and Education Awards
On Thursday, 4 November 2021, 100 guests attended the School of Education's annual awards evening, joining graduate teachers and professional association representatives. The School of Education also welcomed donors who generously support pre-service teachers, including Mr. Peter Routley AM (PH Routley Award) and the Patten Family (Anthony Patten Master of Education Award). The School of Education was proud to acknowledge our outstanding pre-service teachers in various categories.
Events
25 May This research seminar explores the impact of wellbeing education - a growing international change initiative - in schools. The COVID-19 pandemic has now accelerated the scale of this challenge, revealing knowledge gaps in education systems, wellbeing policies and approaches. 08 Jun
Teaching Individuation – towards a pedagogy of personality growth
The field of education is something of a hybrid, continually incorporating insights from other disciplines such as psychology. Given educations emphasis on learning, the behavioural and cognitive psychologies have naturally dominated to date. In comparison the psychodynamic or depth psychological approaches have had limited impact in the education field. There are many reasons why this is so, and I am not arguing for a reversal of this score, however I do think the ground has been broken for a deeper influence in the future.