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
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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)

101 - 120 of 188 works

2010

Book

Re-engaging students in education: Success factors in alternative schools

Mills, Martin and McGregor, Glenda (2010). Re-engaging students in education: Success factors in alternative schools. West End, Qld., Australia: Youth Affairs Network of Queensland (QUANQ).

Re-engaging students in education: Success factors in alternative schools

2009

Journal Article

Productive Pedagogies: A redefined methodology for analysing quality teacher practice

Mills, Martin, Goos, Merrilyn, Keddie, Amanda, Honan, Eileen, Pendergast, Donna, Gilbert, Rob, Nichols, Kim, Renshaw, Peter and Wright, Tony (2009). Productive Pedagogies: A redefined methodology for analysing quality teacher practice. Australian Educational Researcher, 36 (3), 67-87. doi: 10.1007/BF03216906

Productive Pedagogies: A redefined methodology for analysing quality teacher practice

2009

Journal Article

Possibilities in the boy turn? Comparative lessons from Australia and Iceland

Johannesson, Ingólfur Ásgeir, Lingard, Bob and Mills, Martin (2009). Possibilities in the boy turn? Comparative lessons from Australia and Iceland. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 53 (4), 309-325. doi: 10.1080/00313830903043083

Possibilities in the boy turn? Comparative lessons from Australia and Iceland

2009

Journal Article

Disrupting masculinised spaces: Teachers working for gender justice

Keddie, Amanda and Mills, Martin (2009). Disrupting masculinised spaces: Teachers working for gender justice. Research Papers in Education, 24 (1), 29-43. doi: 10.1080/02671520801945834

Disrupting masculinised spaces: Teachers working for gender justice

2009

Book

Boys and schooling: Beyond structural reform

Lingard, Bob, Martino, Wayne and Mills, Martin (2009). Boys and schooling: Beyond structural reform. Hampshire, England: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/9780230582767

Boys and schooling: Beyond structural reform

2009

Book Chapter

Global politics, gender justice, and education: Contemporary issues and debates

Keddie, A. and Mills, M. (2009). Global politics, gender justice, and education: Contemporary issues and debates. Handbook of Social Justice in Education. (pp. 107-119) edited by W. Ayers, T. Quinn and D. Stovall. New York , U.S.A: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203887745-12

Global politics, gender justice, and education: Contemporary issues and debates

2009

Book

Troubling Gender in Education

Jo-Anne Dillabough, Julie McLeod and Martin Mills eds. (2009). Troubling Gender in Education. Oxon, U.K.: Routledge.

Troubling Gender in Education

2009

Book Chapter

Gender policies in Australia and the United Kingdom: The construction of "new" boys and girls

Mills, Martin, Francis, Becky and Skelton, Christine (2009). Gender policies in Australia and the United Kingdom: The construction of "new" boys and girls. The problem with boys education: Beyond the backlash. (pp. 36-55) edited by Wayne Martino, Michael Kehler and Marcus Weaver-Hightower. New York: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780203877715

Gender policies in Australia and the United Kingdom: The construction of "new" boys and girls

2009

Book Chapter

In search of allies and others: 'Troubling' gender and education

Dillabough, Jo-Anne, McLeod, Julie and Mills, Martin (2009). In search of allies and others: 'Troubling' gender and education. Troubling Gender in Education. (pp. 1-10) edited by Dillabough, Jo-Anne, McLeod, Julie and Mills, Martin. Oxon, U.K.: Routledge.

In search of allies and others: 'Troubling' gender and education

2008

Journal Article

Teaching boys: Developing classroom practices that work

Keddie, Amanda and Mills, Martin (2008). Teaching boys: Developing classroom practices that work. Primary & Middle Years Educator, 6 (1), 11-15.

Teaching boys: Developing classroom practices that work

2008

Conference Publication

Teachers' views of assessment and accountability

Gilbert, R., Keddie, A. and Mills, M. (2008). Teachers' views of assessment and accountability. Annual Conference of the British Educational Research Association, Edinburgh, Scotland, 3-6 September 2008.

Teachers' views of assessment and accountability

2008

Journal Article

Being the ‘right’ kind of male teacher: The disciplining of John

Mills, M., Haase, M. and Charlton, E. (2008). Being the ‘right’ kind of male teacher: The disciplining of John. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 16 (1), 71-84. doi: 10.1080/14681360701877792

Being the ‘right’ kind of male teacher: The disciplining of John

2008

Journal Article

Introduction: In search of allies and others: 'Troubling' gender and education

Dillabough, J., McLeod, J. and Mills, M. (2008). Introduction: In search of allies and others: 'Troubling' gender and education. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 29 (3), 301-310. doi: 10.1080/01596300802259087

Introduction: In search of allies and others: 'Troubling' gender and education

2008

Book

The Queensland longitudinal study of teaching and learning

Mills, M., Goos, M. and Keddie, A. (2008). The Queensland longitudinal study of teaching and learning. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Education Queensland.

The Queensland longitudinal study of teaching and learning

2008

Conference Publication

Productive pedagogies: Working with disciplines and teacher and student voices

Mills, M. and Goos, M. (2008). Productive pedagogies: Working with disciplines and teacher and student voices. Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Research on Education, Fremantle, W.A., 25-29 November 2007. Coldstream, Vic.: AARE.

Productive pedagogies: Working with disciplines and teacher and student voices

2008

Journal Article

Struggles to subvert the gendered field: Issues of masculinity, rurality and class

Keddie, Amanda, Mills, Carmen and Mills, Martin (2008). Struggles to subvert the gendered field: Issues of masculinity, rurality and class. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 16 (2), 193-205. doi: 10.1080/14681360802142161

Struggles to subvert the gendered field: Issues of masculinity, rurality and class

2008

Other Outputs

Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework Evaluation Project - Phase 1 (2006-2008)

Goos, M., Mills, M., Gilbert, R., Gowlett, C., Wright, T., Renshaw, P., Pendergast, D., Nichols, K., McGregor, G., Khan, A., Keddie, A. and Honan, E. (2008). Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework Evaluation Project - Phase 1 (2006-2008). Brisbane, Australia: Department of Education, Training and the Arts.

Queensland Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting (QCAR) Framework Evaluation Project - Phase 1 (2006-2008)

2007

Journal Article

Teaching for gender justice

Keddie, A. M. and Mills, M. D. (2007). Teaching for gender justice. Australian Journal of Education, 51 (2), 205-219. doi: 10.1177/000494410705100208

Teaching for gender justice

2007

Journal Article

Issues of masculinity and violence and the current boys' debate in Australia

Mills, Martin D. (2007). Issues of masculinity and violence and the current boys' debate in Australia. Redress: Journal of the Association of Women Educators, 16 (2), 20-25.

Issues of masculinity and violence and the current boys' debate in Australia

2007

Journal Article

Sacrificial girls: a case study of the impact of streaming and setting on gender reform

Charlton, E., Mills, M. D., Martino, W. and Beckett, L. (2007). Sacrificial girls: a case study of the impact of streaming and setting on gender reform. British Educational Research Journal, 33 (4), 459-478. doi: 10.1080/01411920701434011

Sacrificial girls: a case study of the impact of streaming and setting on gender reform

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

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Enquiries

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  • 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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