We urge a broad and inclusive definition of 'engagement' and support a selective use of case studies chosen to demonstrate patterns of direct and indirect impact on end-user benefits. We caution about the limits of metrics to adequately represent the quality of our research and the burden on researchers and peer assessors in evaluating peer...

This New Zealand study explores the education and employment experiences of young people born in 1991. The main purpose of the study is to explore the kinds of employment and labour market measures that can be derived from data in Statistics New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) and how these vary across groups of young...

Examining key data from the My School website, this report shows: Equity in schools is declining; Enrollment growth in more advantaged schools is growing strongly while enrolment growth in more disadvantaged schools is well below the national average; A schools hierarchy is hardening along advantage/disadvantage lines - Disadvantaged students are increasingly concentrated in disadvantaged schools...

More than three-quarters of children’s education and care services assessed under the National Quality Framework (NQF) have a quality rating, according to new data released by the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority. ACECQA Chief Executive Officer Karen Curtis said this was a significant achievement for the national assessment and rating system, with the...

In July 2015, the then Minister for Education and Training, Christopher Pyne, appointed Dr Ian Watt AO to conduct a review of research policy and funding arrangements. This report outlines the findings from the review.