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This paper provides an overview of themes from the history of the AARE and relates them to current debates around educational research, its methodologies, methods and means of dissemination.
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Gill, J. Having our work cut out! Reflections on the Australian association for research in education and the current state of Australian educational research. Aust. Educ. Res. 31, 1–14 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03216802
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