Western Australian Institute for Educational Research

41st Annual Research Forum at Murdoch University
Saturday 15 August 2026

Postgraduate Awards 2026

The Western Australian Institute for Educational Research presents a number of Postgraduate Awards annually. The aim of these Awards is to recognise excellence in postgraduate student research in the field of education. The Faculty, School or Department of Education from each participating university in WA selects an outstanding student researcher to whom this prize will be awarded.
Dr Bolormaa Shinjee
Curtin University
[ Presentation abstract ] [ Photo ]		PhD thesis
Linguistic creativity and criticality: English as double-edged catalyst in post-socialist Mongolia
Dr Victoria Evans
Edith Cowan University
[ Presentation abstract ] [ Photo ]		PhD thesis
An ethnographic study of initial teacher education professionals' embodied policy work in health and physical education in Western Australia and Wales
Dr Nina Rovis Hermann
Murdoch University
[ Presentation abstract ] [ Photo ]		PhD thesis
A critique of neoliberal meritocracy, the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) and its impact on students: A critical realist case study
Dr Gemma Thomson
The University of Notre Dame Australia
[ Presentation abstract ] [ Photo ]		EdD thesis
The perceptions of principals and faith leaders regarding the transmission of Presentation charism in Australian Presentation schools
Dr Suzanne Stewart
The University of Western Australia
[ Presentation abstract ] [ Photo ]		PhD thesis
Embedding a therapeutic approach into 3-D animated serious games to reduce worry, anxiety, and loneliness in early aged adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders

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