Honorary Professor Martin Mills
Honorary Professor

Martin Mills

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Background

Professor Martin Mills's research interests include the sociology of education, social justice in education, alternative schooling, gender and education, school reform and new pedagogies. Martin’s work in these areas has been significant in contributing to international and national debates on these topics. His recent co-authored books include Re-engaging young people in education: learning from alternative schools and Boys and schooling: Beyond Structural Reform.

He is a Fellow of Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA), the immediate Past President of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), holds a Visiting Professorship at Kings College London and is a Life Member of Clare Hall Cambridge University. Martin has also been on a number of government advisory committees, for example, the Equity Advisory Group to the Queensland Studies Authority. Substantial policy advice has also been provided through the numerous government reports that he has co-authored, the most recent of which are a report to the Australian Capital Territory government on the alternative provision of schooling in that Territory and a report to the Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment on disengagement in Queensland Schools.

Availability

Honorary Professor Martin Mills is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Curriculum and pedagogy Education

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Economics, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Education, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Gender and Education

  • Productive pedagogies

  • Education and social justice

  • Schools and violence

  • School reform

Search Professor Martin Mills’s works on UQ eSpace

187 works between 1996 and 2025
All (187) Journal Article (108) Book Chapter (32) Conference Publication (18) Book (21) Other Outputs (8)

1 - 20 of 187 works

2025

Journal Article

‘I learn best when I am given a challenge’: young people’s voices on learning in flexi schools in Australia

Shay, Marnee, Miller, Jodie and Mills, Martin (2025). ‘I learn best when I am given a challenge’: young people’s voices on learning in flexi schools in Australia. Australian Educational Researcher, 1-25. doi: 10.1007/s13384-025-00823-7

‘I learn best when I am given a challenge’: young people’s voices on learning in flexi schools in Australia

2025

Journal Article

Developing environments for research engagement in English schools: re-professionalising teachers’ work

Mills, Martin, Gandolfi, Haira E., Taylor, Becky, Tereshchenko, Antonina and Hardman, Mark (2025). Developing environments for research engagement in English schools: re-professionalising teachers’ work. Teaching and Teacher Education, 154 104874, 104874. doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2024.104874

Developing environments for research engagement in English schools: re-professionalising teachers’ work

2025

Journal Article

(Re)considering ‘radical’ for the teaching profession: a Global North-South reflection on teachers and teaching

Gandolfi, Haira E. and Mills, Martin (2025). (Re)considering ‘radical’ for the teaching profession: a Global North-South reflection on teachers and teaching. Critical Studies in Education, 1-20. doi: 10.1080/17508487.2024.2446299

(Re)considering ‘radical’ for the teaching profession: a Global North-South reflection on teachers and teaching

2025

Journal Article

Teacher shortages: a social justice perspective on an Australian teacher education policy

Mills, Martin, van Leent, Lisa, Bourke, Terri, Wood, Craig, White, Simone, Readette, Matthew and Mills, Reece (2025). Teacher shortages: a social justice perspective on an Australian teacher education policy. Teaching Education, 36 (1), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/10476210.2024.2404831

Teacher shortages: a social justice perspective on an Australian teacher education policy

2025

Journal Article

Career change teacher: exploring perceptions from 23 Australian teacher educators

Mills, Reece, Bourke, Terri, White, Simone, Mills, Martin, Readette, Matthew, van Leent, Lisa and Wood, Craig (2025). Career change teacher: exploring perceptions from 23 Australian teacher educators. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 53 (1), 114-128. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2024.2433087

Career change teacher: exploring perceptions from 23 Australian teacher educators

2025

Journal Article

Career change teachers: solving the teacher shortage?

White, Simone, Bourke, Theresa, Mills, Reece, Mills, Martin, van Leent, Lisa, Wood, Craig and Readette, Matt (2025). Career change teachers: solving the teacher shortage?. European Journal of Teacher Education, 48 (1), 97-112. doi: 10.1080/02619768.2024.2407546

Career change teachers: solving the teacher shortage?

2024

Book Chapter

Inclusive classroom assessment and social justice

Dooley, Karen, Woods, Annette and Mills, Martin (2024). Inclusive classroom assessment and social justice. Designing Inclusive Assessment in Schools. (pp. 141-148) London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003463184-17

Inclusive classroom assessment and social justice

2024

Journal Article

Deconstructing gendered approaches in ‘single-sex’ flexi schools: two Australian case studies

McGregor, Glenda and Mills, Martin (2024). Deconstructing gendered approaches in ‘single-sex’ flexi schools: two Australian case studies. The Australian Educational Researcher, 51 (3), 951-971. doi: 10.1007/s13384-024-00705-4

Deconstructing gendered approaches in ‘single-sex’ flexi schools: two Australian case studies

2024

Journal Article

How are teacher shortages in hardest-to-staff schools represented in (inter)national policy documents from England and Australia?

Mills, Reece, Bourke, Terri, Mills, Martin, White, Simone and van Leent, Lisa (2024). How are teacher shortages in hardest-to-staff schools represented in (inter)national policy documents from England and Australia?. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 52 (3), 288-300. doi: 10.1080/1359866x.2024.2323941

How are teacher shortages in hardest-to-staff schools represented in (inter)national policy documents from England and Australia?

2024

Journal Article

Guest editorial: the drive for equity and quality during the pandemic era: considerations and implications for teachers and teaching

Gu, Qing, Mills, Martin and Day, Chritopher (2024). Guest editorial: the drive for equity and quality during the pandemic era: considerations and implications for teachers and teaching. Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 30 (7-8), 1-3. doi: 10.1080/13540602.2024.2393545

Guest editorial: the drive for equity and quality during the pandemic era: considerations and implications for teachers and teaching

2023

Journal Article

Curricular justice and contemporary schooling: towards a rich, common curriculum for all students

Riddle, Stewart, Mills, Martin and McGregor, Glenda (2023). Curricular justice and contemporary schooling: towards a rich, common curriculum for all students. Curriculum Perspectives, 43 (2), 137-144. doi: 10.1007/s41297-023-00186-y

Curricular justice and contemporary schooling: towards a rich, common curriculum for all students

2023

Book Chapter

Initial teacher education and social justice

Mills, Martin and Lingard, Bob (2023). Initial teacher education and social justice. The Palgrave handbook of teacher education research. (pp. 1013-1034) edited by Ian Menter. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-16193-3_47

Initial teacher education and social justice

2023

Book Chapter

Retention of teachers from minority ethnic groups in disadvantaged schools

Tereshchenko, Antonina and Mills, Martin (2023). Retention of teachers from minority ethnic groups in disadvantaged schools. International encyclopedia of education. (pp. 127-133) edited by Robert J. Tierney, Fazal Rizvi and Kadriye Ercikan. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818630-5.04025-2

Retention of teachers from minority ethnic groups in disadvantaged schools

2022

Journal Article

Teachers for social justice: exploring the lives and work of teachers committed to social justice in education

Gandolfi, Haira E. and Mills, Martin (2022). Teachers for social justice: exploring the lives and work of teachers committed to social justice in education. Oxford Review of Education, 49 (5), 1-19. doi: 10.1080/03054985.2022.2105314

Teachers for social justice: exploring the lives and work of teachers committed to social justice in education

2022

Journal Article

Love, care, and solidarity: understanding the emotional and affective labour of school leadership

Heffernan, Amanda and Mills, Martin (2022). Love, care, and solidarity: understanding the emotional and affective labour of school leadership. Cambridge Journal of Education, 53 (3), 311-327. doi: 10.1080/0305764x.2022.2103099

Love, care, and solidarity: understanding the emotional and affective labour of school leadership

2022

Journal Article

English schooling and little e and big E exclusion: what’s equity got to do with it?

Mills, Martin and Thomson, Pat (2022). English schooling and little e and big E exclusion: what’s equity got to do with it?. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 27 (3), 185-198. doi: 10.1080/13632752.2022.2092273

English schooling and little e and big E exclusion: what’s equity got to do with it?

2022

Journal Article

Minoritised teachers’ experiences of multiple, intersectional racisms in the school system in England: ‘carrying the weight of racism’

Bradbury, Alice, Tereshchenko, Antonina and Mills, Martin (2022). Minoritised teachers’ experiences of multiple, intersectional racisms in the school system in England: ‘carrying the weight of racism’. Race Ethnicity and Education, 26 (3), 335-351. doi: 10.1080/13613324.2022.2069734

Minoritised teachers’ experiences of multiple, intersectional racisms in the school system in England: ‘carrying the weight of racism’

2022

Journal Article

Community solutions for schooling engagement: two Australian case studies

McGregor, Glenda, Mills, M., Riddle, S. and Howell, A. (2022). Community solutions for schooling engagement: two Australian case studies. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 32 (3), 657-674. doi: 10.1080/14681366.2022.2068050

Community solutions for schooling engagement: two Australian case studies

2022

Journal Article

What is the ‘public’ in public education? Mapping past, present and future educational imaginaries of Europe and beyond

Clarke, Matthew, Mills, Martin, Mockler, Nicole and Singh, Parlo (2022). What is the ‘public’ in public education? Mapping past, present and future educational imaginaries of Europe and beyond. European Educational Research Journal, 21 (1), 3-12. doi: 10.1177/14749041211030063

What is the ‘public’ in public education? Mapping past, present and future educational imaginaries of Europe and beyond

2022

Book Chapter

Radical teachers striving for a more socially just education system: an ‘Homage to Catalonia’

Mills, Martin and Gandolfi, Haira (2022). Radical teachers striving for a more socially just education system: an ‘Homage to Catalonia’. Inclusive learning and educational equity. (pp. 97-110) edited by Jordi Collet, Mila Naranjo and Jesús Soldevila-Pérez. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-11476-2_7

Radical teachers striving for a more socially just education system: an ‘Homage to Catalonia’

Past funding

  • 2016 - 2018
    Engaging schools: What works to keep young people engaged in meaningful learning in low SES schools
    Education Horizon
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Research on effective strategies for improving school attendance
    Queensland Department of Education and Training
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Research on Disengaged Students
    Queensland Department of Education, Training and Employment
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    PEARL pedagogy in primary schools: A new approach to teaching and learning Indigenous Australian Studies
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Marginalised Students: enhancing life choices through engaging educational policies and practices
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    School retention through alternative schooling: Towards a socially just approach to education
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2018
    School retention and second chance schooling
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Flexible learning options/centres in the ACT
    ACT Department of Education and Training
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2015
    Pursuing equity in high poverty rural schools: improving learning through rich accountabilities
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Equity and Education Research, Policy and Practice in Australia
    Australian College of Educators
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Transformative Educational Practice in Indigenous Australian Studies: Primary and Secondary Contexts
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2012
    Engaging students: issues of difference, distribution and recognition in schools
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (QCAR) Phase 2 Evaluation
    Education Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Longitudinal Study of Teaching and Learning in Queensland State Schools (Initial Phase): Observation of Classroom Practice and its Relationship to Student Outcome at Baseline
    Department of Education and the Arts
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Qld Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework Evaluation Project - Phase 1
    Department Education - Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    Productive pedagogies, productive schools and gender reform
    Murdoch University
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Single parent familites go to school: constructing experiences of schooling
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    Addressing the educational needs of boys - strategies for schools and teachers
    Murdoch University
    Open grant

Availability

Honorary Professor Martin Mills is:
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Supervision history

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Enquiries

Contact Honorary Professor Martin Mills directly for media enquiries about:

  • Boys - schooling
  • Boys and violence
  • Education - for teachers
  • Gender issues - in education
  • Masculinity and violence
  • Schools - boys
  • Schools - gender issues
  • Schools and social justice
  • Social justice and schools
  • Teacher education
  • Violence and masculinity

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