ProfessorJulian Sefton-Green
Professor
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
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- ProfessorFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
- +61 3 924 68863 (Work)
- International Appointments
RESEARCH INTERESTS
* The political economy and pedagogy of out-of-school learning
* Critical digital literacies
* Young People's entry into work in the creative industries
* Multiliteracies and school reform
* Comparative educational research
* Digital Youth Identities
* Social inequality and diversity
Knowledge Areas
* Digital culture/digital technologies
* Informal learning
* Creative learning
* Media education
* New literacies
* Media production
* Researching the cultures of youth and childhood
* Learning/learner identities
Projects
My current projects include:
* [Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child](https://www.digitalchild.org.au/) - dedicated to research intersecting across fields of health, education and technology to offer a holistic view of young children and their digital experiences
* [Tracing the Enduring Effects of Community Arts Programs](https://www.deakin.edu.au/redi/our-research/tracing-the-enduring-effects-of-community-arts-programs-teecaps) - exploring the long-term effects of participating in out-of-school (OST) arts education programs serving young people from marginalised communities
* [Young people's learning in digital worlds: the alienation and re-imagining of education](https://www.uu.nl/onderzoek/education-for-learning-societies/projecten-resultaten/young-peoples-learning-in-digital-worlds-the-alienation-and-re-imagining-of-education) in association with the University of Utrecht
* [Platform Pedagogies](https://platformpedagogies.com)
My past projects include:
* Researching the creative biographies of young people as they enter work in the creative industries as part of ['The Connected Learning Research Network'.](https://clrn.dmlhub.net/)
* Studying the political economcy of the Non-Formal learning sector in London, Toronto and Vancouver as it as developed over the last 30 years as part of a Canadian Research Council project, called [YouthSites.](http://youthsites.org/)
* Monilukutaitoa Opitaan Ilolla, MOI (in English; Let's learn multiliteracy with joy) is a research and development project funded by the Finnish National Ministry of Education.
* Critical digital literacies
* Young People's entry into work in the creative industries
* Multiliteracies and school reform
* Comparative educational research
* Digital Youth Identities
* Social inequality and diversity
Knowledge Areas
* Digital culture/digital technologies
* Informal learning
* Creative learning
* Media education
* New literacies
* Media production
* Researching the cultures of youth and childhood
* Learning/learner identities
Projects
My current projects include:
* [Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child](https://www.digitalchild.org.au/) - dedicated to research intersecting across fields of health, education and technology to offer a holistic view of young children and their digital experiences
* [Tracing the Enduring Effects of Community Arts Programs](https://www.deakin.edu.au/redi/our-research/tracing-the-enduring-effects-of-community-arts-programs-teecaps) - exploring the long-term effects of participating in out-of-school (OST) arts education programs serving young people from marginalised communities
* [Young people's learning in digital worlds: the alienation and re-imagining of education](https://www.uu.nl/onderzoek/education-for-learning-societies/projecten-resultaten/young-peoples-learning-in-digital-worlds-the-alienation-and-re-imagining-of-education) in association with the University of Utrecht
* [Platform Pedagogies](https://platformpedagogies.com)
My past projects include:
* Researching the creative biographies of young people as they enter work in the creative industries as part of ['The Connected Learning Research Network'.](https://clrn.dmlhub.net/)
* Studying the political economcy of the Non-Formal learning sector in London, Toronto and Vancouver as it as developed over the last 30 years as part of a Canadian Research Council project, called [YouthSites.](http://youthsites.org/)
* Monilukutaitoa Opitaan Ilolla, MOI (in English; Let's learn multiliteracy with joy) is a research and development project funded by the Finnish National Ministry of Education.
GRANTS
- GRANTPromoting low-income parents' digital media literacies.9 Apr 2026 - 8 Apr 2029People funded by this grant:
- Dezuanni M,
- Foth M,
- Mitchell P,
- Notley T,
- Sefton-Green J
- GRANTTracing the Effects of Community Arts Programs (TEECAP)1 Mar 2021 - 28 Feb 2024People funded by this grant:
- Michalchik V,
- Sefton-Green J,
- DiGiacomo D,
- Nelligan P,
- Mejias S
- GRANTARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child12 Feb 2021 - 11 Feb 2028People funded by this grant:
- Danby S,
- Green L,
- Kervin L,
- Sefton-Green J,
- Straker L
- CONTRACT RESEARCHNational education change agenda in Armenia.1 Jun 2018 - 31 Aug 2018People funded by this grant:
- Julian Sefton-Green