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)

121 - 140 of 188 works

2007

Journal Article

Pedagogies making a difference: Issues of social justice and inclusion

Lingard, Bob and Mills, Martin (2007). Pedagogies making a difference: Issues of social justice and inclusion. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 11 (3), 233-244. doi: 10.1080/13603110701237472

Pedagogies making a difference: Issues of social justice and inclusion

2007

Journal Article

Teaching boys and gender justice

Mills, M. D. and Keddie, A. M. (2007). Teaching boys and gender justice. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 11 (3), 335-354. doi: 10.1080/13603110701238785

Teaching boys and gender justice

2007

Book

Teaching boys: Developing classroom practices that work

Keddie, A. M. and Mills, M. D. (2007). Teaching boys: Developing classroom practices that work. Crows Nest, Australia: Allen & Unwin. doi: 10.4324/9781003117681

Teaching boys: Developing classroom practices that work

2007

Journal Article

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 (2007). Getting boys' education 'right': The Australian Government's Parliamentary Inquiry Report as an exemplary instance of recuperative masculinity politics. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 28 (1), 5-21. doi: 10.1080/01425690600995958

Getting boys' education 'right': The Australian Government's Parliamentary Inquiry Report as an exemplary instance of recuperative masculinity politics

2007

Conference Publication

Gender justice in public and policy discourse

Keddie, A. and Mills, M. (2007). Gender justice in public and policy discourse. Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, USA, 9 - 13 April 2007.

Gender justice in public and policy discourse

2007

Other Outputs

Men working with children

Mills, Martin (2007). Men working with children.

Men working with children

2006

Journal Article

Boys and music education: RMXing the curriculum

McGregor, G. and Mills, M. D. (2006). Boys and music education: RMXing the curriculum. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 14 (2), 221-233. doi: 10.1080/14681360600738350

Boys and music education: RMXing the curriculum

2006

Conference Publication

Gender justice and education: Resentment, neo-liberalism and security

Mills, M. and Keddie, A. (2006). Gender justice and education: Resentment, neo-liberalism and security. AARE 2006 International Education Research Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 27-30 November 2006. Coldstream, Vic, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education.

Gender justice and education: Resentment, neo-liberalism and security

2006

Book Chapter

Issues of masculinity and violence in Australian schools

Mills, M. D. (2006). Issues of masculinity and violence in Australian schools. Combating Gender Violence in and around Schools. (pp. 163-170) edited by F. Leach and C. Mitchell. Stoke on Trent, UK: Trentham Books.

Issues of masculinity and violence in Australian schools

2006

Conference Publication

Teachers on teaching boys: Gender knowledges, pedagogies and critically reflective practice

Amanda Keddie and Martin Mills (2006). Teachers on teaching boys: Gender knowledges, pedagogies and critically reflective practice. AARE 2005 International Education Research Conference, AARE '05 Education Research, Creative Dissent: Constructive Solutons, Sydney, Australia, 27 November – 1 December 2005. Coldstream, Vic, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education.

Teachers on teaching boys: Gender knowledges, pedagogies and critically reflective practice

2006

Book

Teachers and schooling making a difference: Productive pedagogies, assessment and performance

Hayes, Debra, Mills, Martin, Christie, Pam and Lingard, Bob (2006). Teachers and schooling making a difference: Productive pedagogies, assessment and performance. Crows Nest, NSW, Australia: Allen & Unwin.

Teachers and schooling making a difference: Productive pedagogies, assessment and performance

2006

Conference Publication

Boys, productive pedagogies and social justice

Martin Mills and Amanda Keddie (2006). Boys, productive pedagogies and social justice. AARE 2005 International Education Research Conference, AARE '05 Education Research, Creative Dissent: Constructive Solutons, Sydney, Australia, 27 November – 1 December 2005. Coldstream, Vic, Australia: Australian Association for Research in Education.

Boys, productive pedagogies and social justice

2006

Journal Article

Enabling and aligning assessment for learning: some research and policy lessons from Queensland

Lingard, B., Mills, M. D. and Hayes, D. (2006). Enabling and aligning assessment for learning: some research and policy lessons from Queensland. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 16 (2), 83-103. doi: 10.1080/09620210600849778

Enabling and aligning assessment for learning: some research and policy lessons from Queensland

2005

Journal Article

Interrogating single-sex classes as a strategy for addressing boys' educational and social needs

Martino, Wayne, Mills, Martin and Lingard, Bob (2005). Interrogating single-sex classes as a strategy for addressing boys' educational and social needs. Oxford Review of Education, 31 (2), 237-254. doi: 10.1080/03054980500117843

Interrogating single-sex classes as a strategy for addressing boys' educational and social needs

2005

Book Chapter

Gender relations: Success and backlash

Mills, M. D. (2005). Gender relations: Success and backlash. Global voices : historical inquiries for the 21st century. (pp. 195-224) edited by Brian Hoepper, Julie Hennessey, Paul Brown, Deborah Henderson and Martin Mills. Milton, Qld.: John Wiley & Sons.

Gender relations: Success and backlash

2004

Journal Article

Attracting, recruiting and retaining male teachers: policy issues in the male teacher debate

Mills, Martin, Martino, Wayne and Lingard, Bob (2004). Attracting, recruiting and retaining male teachers: policy issues in the male teacher debate. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 25 (3), 355-369. doi: 10.1080/0142569042000216990

Attracting, recruiting and retaining male teachers: policy issues in the male teacher debate

2004

Journal Article

The media, marketing, and single sex schooling

Mills, Martin (2004). The media, marketing, and single sex schooling. Journal of Education Policy, 19 (3), 343-360. doi: 10.1080/0268093042000207656

The media, marketing, and single sex schooling

2004

Journal Article

Issues in boys' education: A question of teacher threshold knowledges?

Martino, Wayne, Lingard, Bob and Mills, Martin (2004). Issues in boys' education: A question of teacher threshold knowledges?. Gender and Education, 16 (4), 435-454. doi: 10.1080/09540250042000300367

Issues in boys' education: A question of teacher threshold knowledges?

2004

Journal Article

Male teachers, homophobia, misogyny and teacher education

Mills, Martin (2004). Male teachers, homophobia, misogyny and teacher education. Teaching Education, 15 (1), 27-39. doi: 10.1080/1047621042000179970

Male teachers, homophobia, misogyny and teacher education

2004

Journal Article

Productive leaders and productive leadership: Schools as learning organisations

Hayes, Debra, Christie, Pam, Mills, Martin and Lingard, Bob (2004). Productive leaders and productive leadership: Schools as learning organisations. Journal of Educational Administration, 42 (5), 520-538. doi: 10.1108/09578230410554043

Productive leaders and productive leadership: Schools as learning organisations

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

Completed supervision

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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