'WHAT IT MEANS TO USE RESEARCH WELL' BOOK LAUNCH

Five years ago, there was almost nothing known about how educators can use research well to improve practice. In response, the ground-breaking Monash Q Project has explored this issue with thousands of Australian educators, schools and system leaders. Its findings have now been distilled into a new book.

Please join us for this special seminar to celebrate the launch of the Q Project's new book “Understanding the Quality Use of Research Evidence in Education”– a resource for professionals within and beyond education who want to better understand what using research evidence well means and involves and how it can be supported.

The launch will include presentations by guest speakers - Pasi Sahlberg, Maria Alberto, Shani Prendergast and Q Project Director and author, Mark Rickinson. Professor Lucas Walsh will be hosting the event.

From 5 pm for a 5.30 pm start, light networking canapés and refreshments will be provided followed by speaker input and discussion.

Speakers and Presenters:

Professor Pasi Sahlberg - Educational Leadership, University of Melbourne

He has held professorships at the UNSW, Southern Cross University and as a visiting professor at Harvard University. Pasi’s latest books include ‘Let the Children Play: How More Play Will Save Our Schools and Help Children Thrive’ (2019), In Teachers We Trust: the Finnish Ways to world-class schools (2021), and ‘Finnish Lessons 3.0: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland’ (2021). He is a recipient of the 2012 Education Award in Finland, the 2013 Grawemeyer Award in the U.S., the 2014 Robert Owen Award in Scotland, the 2016 Lego Prize in Denmark, and the 2021 Dr. Paul Brock Memorial Medal in Australia.

Maria Alberto - Head of Learning Area (Religious Education) Senior Campus, Xavier College

Maria is a passionate educator with a heart for social justice. Her interest is in supporting student growth through data-informed and evidence-based decision-making and practices. She has held leadership roles in curriculum development, instructional coaching, and research and innovation. Maria is currently a leader of pedagogy at Xavier College and is completing a Master of Instructional Leadership at the University of Melbourne.

Shani Prendergast - Implementation Director, Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO)

Shani has worked in the education schooling sector for 24 years across a variety of areas, including teaching, wellbeing, family engagement, school improvement, and research governance and ethics. Over more recent years, Shani has had a strong interest in understanding and promoting research engagement and evidence use in schools. In her current role as Implementation Director at AERO, Shani and her team are working with partner schools and jurisdictions to explore promising approaches to the implementation of evidence-based teaching practices.

Associate Professor Mark Rickinson - Faculty of Education, Monash University

Mark's work is focused on understanding and improving the use of research in education. He is currently leading the Monash Q Project, a five-year initiative with the Paul Ramsay Foundation to improve the use of research evidence in Australian schools. Mark also leads and teaches graduate-level courses at Monash on ‘Using and Evaluating Research Evidence’.

Contact us:

Name: Monash Q Project

Email: MonashQProject@monash.edu