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.

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Honorary Professor Martin Mills is:
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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)

141 - 160 of 188 works

2003

Journal Article

Teachers and productive pedagogies: Contextualising, conceptualising, utilising

Lingard, Bob, Hayes, Debra and Mills, Martin (2003). Teachers and productive pedagogies: Contextualising, conceptualising, utilising. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 11 (3), 399-424. doi: 10.1080/14681360300200181

Teachers and productive pedagogies: Contextualising, conceptualising, utilising

2003

Book

Leading learning: Making hope practical in schools

Lingard, Bob, Hayes, Debra, Mills, Martin and Christie, Pam (2003). Leading learning: Making hope practical in schools. Maidenhead, UK: Open University Press.

Leading learning: Making hope practical in schools

2003

Journal Article

Teachers and school reform: Working with productive pedagogies and productive assessment

Lingard, Bob and Mills, Martin (2003). Teachers and school reform: Working with productive pedagogies and productive assessment. Melbourne Studies in Education, 44 (2), 1-18. doi: 10.1080/17508487.2003.9558596

Teachers and school reform: Working with productive pedagogies and productive assessment

2003

Journal Article

Literate futures: The Boys and schooling debate

Mills, M. (2003). Literate futures: The Boys and schooling debate. Education Views, 12 (18)

Literate futures: The Boys and schooling debate

2003

Journal Article

Teachers and school reform: Aligning the messages systems

Lingard, R. L. and Mills, M. D. (2003). Teachers and school reform: Aligning the messages systems. Learning Matters, 8 (2), 8-16.

Teachers and school reform: Aligning the messages systems

2003

Other Outputs

Research report addressing the educational needs of boys

Lingard, R. L., Martino, W., Mills, M. D. and Bahr, M.P. (2003). Research report addressing the educational needs of boys. Canberra, Australia: Department of Education, Science and Training.

Research report addressing the educational needs of boys

2003

Journal Article

Shaping the boys' agenda: The backlash blockbusters

Mills, M. D. (2003). Shaping the boys' agenda: The backlash blockbusters. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 7 (1), 57-73. doi: 10.1080/13603110210143644

Shaping the boys' agenda: The backlash blockbusters

2002

Journal Article

Developments in school-based management: The specific case of Queensland, Australia

Lingard, R. L., Hayes, D. and Mills, M. D. (2002). Developments in school-based management: The specific case of Queensland, Australia. Journal of Educational Administration, 40 (1), 6-30. doi: 10.1108/09578230210425

Developments in school-based management: The specific case of Queensland, Australia

2002

Conference Publication

Leadership for pedagogy: Teacher leadership within and beyond the classroom

Mills, M. (2002). Leadership for pedagogy: Teacher leadership within and beyond the classroom. AARE 2002 International Education Research Conference, Brisbane, 1-5 December 2002. Coldstream, Victoria: Australian Association for Research in Education.

Leadership for pedagogy: Teacher leadership within and beyond the classroom

2002

Journal Article

Review symposium: Educating the right way, markets, standards, god and inequality

Crozier, G., Harber, C., Mills, M. and Luttrell, W. (2002). Review symposium: Educating the right way, markets, standards, god and inequality. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 23 (3), 483-496. doi: 10.1080/0142569022000015481

Review symposium: Educating the right way, markets, standards, god and inequality

2002

Journal Article

Educating the right way, markets, standards, God and inequality

Mills, M (2002). Educating the right way, markets, standards, God and inequality. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 23 (3), 489-494.

Educating the right way, markets, standards, God and inequality

2002

Conference Publication

Leading for learning: Productive leadership and productive pedagogies

Mills, M., Hayes, D. and Christie, P. (2002). Leading for learning: Productive leadership and productive pedagogies. Ninth International Literacy & Education Research Network Conference on Learning, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 16-20 July 2002. Beijing: Beijing Normal University.

Leading for learning: Productive leadership and productive pedagogies

2002

Conference Publication

Teachers and school reform: Aligning the message systems

Lingard, R. L. and Mills, M. (2002). Teachers and school reform: Aligning the message systems. NZCER 2002 Conference, Wellington, NZ, October 2002. Wellington, NZ: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

Teachers and school reform: Aligning the message systems

2002

Book Chapter

Boys, schooling and backlash politics

Mills, M. (2002). Boys, schooling and backlash politics. Manning the Next Millennium: Studies in Masculinities. (pp. 169-185) edited by S. Pearce and V. Muller. Bentley, WA: Black Swan Press.

Boys, schooling and backlash politics

2001

Book

SOSE for Queensland 2

McCauley, D., Brown, P. and Mills, M. D. (2001). SOSE for Queensland 2. Milton, Qld: John Wiley.

SOSE for Queensland 2

2001

Journal Article

Debunking the myth of boys as 'victims'

Mills, M. D. (2001). Debunking the myth of boys as 'victims'. Professional Voice, 1 (3), 27-29.

Debunking the myth of boys as 'victims'

2001

Other Outputs

Final Report on The National Seminar on Teaching Australian History in Schools

Hoepper, B., Sim, C. and Mills, M. D. (2001). Final Report on The National Seminar on Teaching Australian History in Schools. Canberra: National Museum of Australia.

Final Report on The National Seminar on Teaching Australian History in Schools

2001

Book

The Queensland School Reform Longitudinal Study: A Strategy for Shared Curriculum Leadership. Teachers' Manual

Lingard, R. L., Ladwig, J., Mills, M. D., Hayes, D., Luke, A., Gore, J. and Christie, P. H. (2001). The Queensland School Reform Longitudinal Study: A Strategy for Shared Curriculum Leadership. Teachers' Manual. Brisbane: State of Queensland (Department of Education).

The Queensland School Reform Longitudinal Study: A Strategy for Shared Curriculum Leadership. Teachers' Manual

2001

Book Chapter

Pushing it to the max: Interrogating the risky business of being a boy

Mills, M. D. (2001). Pushing it to the max: Interrogating the risky business of being a boy. What About the Boys? Issues of Masculinity in Schools. (pp. 53-65) edited by W. Martino and B. Meyenn. Buckingham, UK: Open University Press.

Pushing it to the max: Interrogating the risky business of being a boy

2001

Conference Publication

Curriculum integration in the middle school: Mathematics meets history

Goos, M. E. and Mills, M. D. (2001). Curriculum integration in the middle school: Mathematics meets history. Eighteenth Biennial Conference of The AAMT, Canberra, 15-19 January 2001. Adelaide: Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers.

Curriculum integration in the middle school: Mathematics meets history

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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