1. Redefining, expanding, critiquing the current themes for the School of ECS - before engaging with this activity, take 5 minutes to refamiliarize with the current broader definitions : https://www.monash.edu/education/research/research-agenda

2. Now have a look at our priority research themes within ECS: https://www.monash.edu/education/about/schools-and-centres/education-culture-and-society#tabs__2781755-03 . Are these appropriate or do we need to revise, review and renew them? Let us know through the rating stars.

3. In addition, as you reflect on the prompts provided under each ECS Research theme, you are encouraged to think about how your research could connect with Impact 2030 - this connection may already be clear for some, but others may need some support to develop it or strengthen it - both scenarios are fine and we would like to know your thoughts either way! https://www.monash.edu/about/strategic-direction/strategic-plan

4. Use these questions to prompt you in your own self-reflection: What are your passions? What are your preferred discipline/s methods? What are your preferred theories? Who are the key thinkers? What are the main research questions? What are the key settings? Who are the key industry partners that you work with? Which of these themes fits closely with your research agenda? Is there something missing in these themes? Let us know...

5. Finally, leave comments to let us know if our priority research themes need to be revised, removed or new ones added to them.

this theme draws together colleagues working on global projects, actors and processes in education, such as the politics of class, race, gender and empire; education as a human and ethical right; International Organisations; multi-scalar governance and politics; academic, student and policy mobilities; climate change and sustainability.

this theme draws together colleagues working on leadership; educational management; research and evidence use; the histories and frameworks of educational administration; professional identities; ethical assessment; pedagogies of health; the role of creativity and imagination in pedagogy; employability; teachers’ labour; social movement activism; wisdom studies.

this theme draws together colleagues researching the factors influencing the discourse and language of education theory and policy; theories of social justice; the politics shaping equality of opportunity and social inclusion in education and the labour market; elite formation; intersectionalities and identity making; education market-making and privatisation.

this theme draws together colleagues working on aspects of digitalisation, including big data; digital infrastructures; digital divides; artificial intelligence and learning; data justice; privacy and security; surveillance and ethics; governance, Big Tech and the state; public versus private values.