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)

181 - 188 of 188 works

1999

Conference Publication

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

Lingard, R. L., Hayes, D. and Mills, M. D. (1999). Development in school-based management: The specific case of Queensland, Australia. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 27 Nov - 2 Dec 1999. Coldstream, Vic.: AARE.

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

1999

Conference Publication

Toward a leadership typology for productive schooling

Mills, M. D., Hayes, D. and Lingard, R. L. (1999). Toward a leadership typology for productive schooling. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Melbourne, 27 Nov - 2 Dec 1999. Coldstream, Vic.: AARE.

Toward a leadership typology for productive schooling

1999

Journal Article

Homophobia and anti-lesbianism in schools: Challenges and possibilities for social justice

Mills, M. D. (1999). Homophobia and anti-lesbianism in schools: Challenges and possibilities for social justice. Melbourne Studies in Education, 40 (2), 105-126. doi: 10.1080/17508489909556337

Homophobia and anti-lesbianism in schools: Challenges and possibilities for social justice

1999

Conference Publication

The search for productive schooling: Beyond 'school effectiveness' and 'authentic reform'

Ladwig, J., Luke, A., Hayes, D., Mills, M. D. and Lingard, R. L. (1999). The search for productive schooling: Beyond 'school effectiveness' and 'authentic reform'. Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Melbourne, 27 Nov - 2 Dec 1999. Coldstream, Vic.: AARE.

The search for productive schooling: Beyond 'school effectiveness' and 'authentic reform'

1999

Journal Article

'What about the boys?'--Which boys?

Mills, M. D. (1999). 'What about the boys?'--Which boys?. The Professional Exchange: Teachers Talking to Teachers, 22, 4-6.

'What about the boys?'--Which boys?

1997

Journal Article

Towards a disruptive pedagogy: Creating spaces for student and teacher resistance to social injustice

Mills, Martin (1997). Towards a disruptive pedagogy: Creating spaces for student and teacher resistance to social injustice. International Studies in Sociology of Education, 7 (1), 35-55. doi: 10.1080/09620219700200004

Towards a disruptive pedagogy: Creating spaces for student and teacher resistance to social injustice

1997

Journal Article

Manhood in America - Kimmel,M

Lingard, B and Mills, M (1997). Manhood in America - Kimmel,M. British Journal of Educational Studies, 45 (3), 276-292.

Manhood in America - Kimmel,M

1996

Journal Article

'Homophobia kills': A disruptive moment in the educational politics of legitimation

Mills, M (1996). 'Homophobia kills': A disruptive moment in the educational politics of legitimation. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 17 (3), 315-326. doi: 10.1080/0142569960170305

'Homophobia kills': A disruptive moment in the educational politics of legitimation

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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