For the Love of Research
School is out. Classrooms are empty. Students are now on holidays. For educators, this pause in the school year offers more than just a break—it is a chance to reconnect with the deeper currents of thought that sometimes get lost in the relentless pace of the term.
- Dr Timothy Scott
- 10 December 2024
"The Great Cause" - with Phillip Heath AM
The Barker Institute proudly supports an important new podcast in the educational landscape - "The Great Cause" - with Phillip Heath AM.
- Dr Matthew Hill
- 04 December 2024
The Barker Journey - Year 8, 2024: What to expect?
One of the features of the annual Learning in Practice journal for the past six years has been the article providing an update on the Barker Journey, our ongoing, decade-long longitudinal study about student perspectives on learning, teaching, and schooling.
- Dr Timothy Scott
- 22 November 2024
Reflections from an editor
One of the greatest joys of close-to-practice educational research work is being able to collaborate with, and celebrate the extraordinary talents and capabilities of, colleagues.
- Dr Timothy Scott
- 22 November 2024
Science Research Conference 2025
Barker Science challenges students to move beyond learning about Science, and instead, to become Scientists. This is most clearly on display as part of Barker’s unique approach to the Year 12 Science Extension course.
- Dr Matthew Hill
- 13 November 2024