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

188 works between 1996 and 2025
All (188) Journal Article (108) Book Chapter (33) Conference Publication (18) Book (21) Other Outputs (8)

81 - 100 of 188 works

2013

Book Chapter

Creating 'Temperamental Artistes': a longitudinal study of leadership capacity building in disadvantaged schools

Niesche, Richard and Mills, Martin (2013). Creating 'Temperamental Artistes': a longitudinal study of leadership capacity building in disadvantaged schools. Empirical Leadership Research: Letting the Data Speak for Themselves. (pp. 143-164) edited by Scott Eacott and Richard Niesche. New York, NY, USA: Untested Ideas Research Center.

Creating 'Temperamental Artistes': a longitudinal study of leadership capacity building in disadvantaged schools

2013

Book Chapter

Men, feminism and education: personal reflections

Mills, Martin (2013). Men, feminism and education: personal reflections. Leaders in Gender and Education. (pp. 193-204) edited by Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower and Christine Skelton. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Sense Publishers. doi: 10.1007/978-94-6209-305-8_14

Men, feminism and education: personal reflections

2013

Journal Article

Alternative education provision: a dumping ground for 'wasted lives' or a challenge to the mainstream?

Mills, Martin, Renshaw, Peter and Zipin, Lew (2013). Alternative education provision: a dumping ground for 'wasted lives' or a challenge to the mainstream?. Social Alternatives, 32 (2), 13-18.

Alternative education provision: a dumping ground for 'wasted lives' or a challenge to the mainstream?

2013

Journal Article

Managing oppositional masculinity politics: The gendering of a government-commissioned research project

Lingard, Bob, Martino, Wayne and Mills, Martin (2013). Managing oppositional masculinity politics: The gendering of a government-commissioned research project. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 26 (4), 434-454. doi: 10.1080/09518398.2013.765614

Managing oppositional masculinity politics: The gendering of a government-commissioned research project

2013

Book Chapter

Getting boys' education ‘right’: The Australian government's parliamentary inquiry report as an exemplary instance of recuperative masculinity politics

Mills, Martin, Martino, Wayne and Lingard, Bob (2013). Getting boys' education ‘right’: The Australian government's parliamentary inquiry report as an exemplary instance of recuperative masculinity politics. Politics, Policies and Pedagogies in Education: The Selected Works of Bob Lingard. (pp. 178-191) edited by Bob Lingard. Milton Park, Abingdon, United Kingdom: Taylor and Francis. doi: 10.4324/9780203765708

Getting boys' education ‘right’: The Australian government's parliamentary inquiry report as an exemplary instance of recuperative masculinity politics

2012

Journal Article

Teaching in the 'margins': rekindling a passion for teaching

McGregor, Glenda and Mills, Martin (2012). Teaching in the 'margins': rekindling a passion for teaching. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 35 (1), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/01425692.2012.740813

Teaching in the 'margins': rekindling a passion for teaching

2012

Journal Article

What would a socially just education system look like?

Francis, Becky and Mills, Martin (2012). What would a socially just education system look like?. Journal of Education Policy, 27 (5), 577-585. doi: 10.1080/02680939.2012.710014

What would a socially just education system look like?

2012

Other Outputs

Flexible learning options/centres in the ACT

Mills, Martin, McGregor, Glenda and Muspratt, Sandy (2012). Flexible learning options/centres in the ACT. Canberra, ACT, Australia: ACT Department of Education and Training.

Flexible learning options/centres in the ACT

2012

Journal Article

Schools as damaging organisations: Instigating a dialogue concerning alternative model of schooling

Francis, Becky and Mills, Martin (2012). Schools as damaging organisations: Instigating a dialogue concerning alternative model of schooling. Pedagogy Culture and Society, 20 (2), 251-271. doi: 10.1080/14681366.2012.688765

Schools as damaging organisations: Instigating a dialogue concerning alternative model of schooling

2012

Journal Article

Interrogating recuperative masculinity politics in schooling

Lingard, Bob, Mills, Martin and Weaver-Hightower, Marcus B. (2012). Interrogating recuperative masculinity politics in schooling. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 16 (4), 407-421. doi: 10.1080/13603116.2011.555095

Interrogating recuperative masculinity politics in schooling

2012

Other Outputs

A curriculum in transition: Final report for the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (QCAR): Evaluation

Mills, Martin, Goos, Merrilyn, Monk, Sue, Muspratt, Sandy, Renshaw, Peter, Gilbert, Rob, Dole, Shelley, Honan, Eileen, Nichols, Kim, Wright, Tony, Gannaway, Deanne and Sheppard, Karen (2012). A curriculum in transition: Final report for the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (QCAR): Evaluation. Brisbane, Australia:

A curriculum in transition: Final report for the Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Framework (QCAR): Evaluation

2012

Book Chapter

Educating in the margins, lessons for the mainstream

McGregor, Glenda, Mills, Martin and Thomson, Pat (2012). Educating in the margins, lessons for the mainstream. Changing schools: Alternative ways to make a world of difference. (pp. 47-60) edited by Terry Wrigley, Pat Thomson and Bob Lingard. London, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203818206-10

Educating in the margins, lessons for the mainstream

2012

Book Chapter

Schools, violence, masculinities and privilege

Mills, Martin (2012). Schools, violence, masculinities and privilege. Rethinking school violence: theory, gender, context. (pp. 94-110) edited by Sue Saltmarsh, Kerry H. Robinson and Cristyn Davies. Basingstoke, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9781137015211

Schools, violence, masculinities and privilege

2011

Journal Article

Alternative education sites and marginalised young people: 'I wish there were more schools like this one'

McGregor, Glenda and Mills, Martin (2011). Alternative education sites and marginalised young people: 'I wish there were more schools like this one'. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 16 (8), 843-862. doi: 10.1080/13603116.2010.529467

Alternative education sites and marginalised young people: 'I wish there were more schools like this one'

2011

Journal Article

Fabricating an identity in neo-liberal times: Performing schooling as 'number one'

Keddie, A, Mills, M and Pendergast, D (2011). Fabricating an identity in neo-liberal times: Performing schooling as 'number one'. Oxford Review of Education, 37 (1), 75-92. doi: 10.1080/03054985.2010.538528

Fabricating an identity in neo-liberal times: Performing schooling as 'number one'

2011

Book Chapter

Productive pedagogies in the mathematics classroom: Case studies of quality and equity

Mills, Martin and Goos, Merrilyn (2011). Productive pedagogies in the mathematics classroom: Case studies of quality and equity. Mapping Equity and Quality in Mathematics Education. (pp. 479-491) edited by Bill Atweh, Mellony Graven, Walter Secada and Paola Valero. Dordrech, Netherlands: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9803-0_34

Productive pedagogies in the mathematics classroom: Case studies of quality and equity

2011

Journal Article

Sketching alternative visions of schooling

McGregor, Glenda and Mills, Martin (2011). Sketching alternative visions of schooling. Social Alternatives, 30 (4), 20-24.

Sketching alternative visions of schooling

2010

Journal Article

Gender justice and education: constructions of boys within discourses of resentment, neo-liberalism and security

Mills, Martin and Keddie, Amanda (2010). Gender justice and education: constructions of boys within discourses of resentment, neo-liberalism and security. Educational Review, 62 (4), 407-420. doi: 10.1080/00131911.2010.482202

Gender justice and education: constructions of boys within discourses of resentment, neo-liberalism and security

2010

Journal Article

Crossing school and university boundaries to reshape professional learning and research practices

Mitchell, Jane, Hayes, Debra and Mills, Martin (2010). Crossing school and university boundaries to reshape professional learning and research practices. Professional Development in Education, 36 (3), 491-509. doi: 10.1080/19415250903126050

Crossing school and university boundaries to reshape professional learning and research practices

2010

Journal Article

Cultural reductionism and the media: Polarising discourses around schools, violence and masculinity in an age of terror

Mills, Martin and Keddie, Amanda (2010). Cultural reductionism and the media: Polarising discourses around schools, violence and masculinity in an age of terror. Oxford Review of Education, 36 (4), 427-444. doi: 10.1080/03054985.2010.494449

Cultural reductionism and the media: Polarising discourses around schools, violence and masculinity in an age of terror

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:
Available for supervision

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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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