Research Programs
Research Programs represent groups of researchers working on multiple projects contributing to a common theme. In 2025 four overarching research themes encapsulated significant work in the areas of social justice and inclusion, nature play and outdoor pedagogy, the Anthropocene, and generative AI and digital literacy. Working within collaborative groups on related projects allows for new insights to be garnered that might otherwise go undetected. This collective approach helps to build the capacity of researchers through the sharing of research methodologies and approaches, enabling the building of new knowledge in these fields.
Education for Social Justice and Inclusion (ESJI)
Educational inequity is shaped by intersecting disadvantages and reinforced by colonialism, whiteness, and heteronormativity.... read more
Education and the Anthropocene
The Anthropocene marks an epoch of unprecedented planetary disruption, driven by human activity.... read more
Alternative and Innovative Learning and Teaching Environments (AILTE)
In a world increasingly dominated by screens and sedentary lifestyles, researchers from Western Sydney University are urging the adoption of Alternative and Innovative Learning and Teaching Environments... read more
Futuremaking with Generative AI in Education (FGE)
FGE research program investigates how Generative AI is transforming education across policy, research and development, teaching, learning, assessment, ethics, and online safety and wellbeing.... read more