Higher Degree by Research

Postgraduate research areas

The HERG provides an intellectual and collegial environment for higher degree research. As an innovative research centre that draws on multi-discipline expertise, we are actively involved in many areas of higher education research and practice.
 
Broad research areas include:

• Higher education policy
• Equity in higher education
• Quality assurance
• Teaching and learning
• Teaching effectiveness
• The use of technology in teaching and learning
• Flexible and blended learning
• Curriculum development and renewal
• Assessment and evaluation
• The scholarship of teaching
• The student experience, including student engagement
• Leadership, management, and institutional reform
• Professional development
• Internationalisation and globalisation

Course advice

If you are considering a higher degree under the supervision of HERG please contact:

Professor Marcia Devlin
Chair of Higher Education Research
Ph: (03) 9251 7092
Email: marcia.devlin@deakin.edu.au

Current research candidates and projects

• Fion Lim
• Julie Rowlands
• Alec Hamilton