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Associate ProfessorBen Arnold

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact

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  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
  • +61 3 924 45782 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Educators' work, health and wellbeing

The status and conditions of education professionals

Teacher professionalism

Occupational health, safety and wellbeing

Work, health and wellbeing

Assessing workplace wellbeing

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Global Conditions of School Leadership
    1 Jul 2026 - 1 Jun 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ben Arnold
    Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN) - $175,919.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Enabling a High-Status, High-Retention Teaching Workforce in Victoria: Perspectives of Victorian Teachers and Leaders
    20 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership - $85,228.78
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Social Return on lnvestment lmpact (SORI) Report
    1 May 2025 - 2 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    SchoolTV ANZ Pty Ltd - $11,177.70
  • GRANT
    Attracting and retaining a culturally diverse teacher workforce
    1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC Linkage - Projects - LP230200802 - $469,722.00
  • GRANT
    Attracting and retaining a culturally diverse teacher workforce
    1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Education Union Federal - $150,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Global Status of Teachers Project 2024
    13 Dec 2022 - 30 Apr 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    Education International (EI) - $108,510.45
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    An Evaluation of School TV Platform.
    22 Aug 2022 - 31 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    SchoolTV ANZ Pty Ltd - $33,145.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Irish Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey.
    13 Dec 2021 - 28 Feb 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    National Association of Principals & Deputy Principals (NAPD) - $32,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Irish Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey.
    13 Dec 2021 - 28 Feb 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Irish Primary Principals Network (IPPN) - $32,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    New Zealand Early Childhood Educators Health & Wellbeing Survey.
    10 Sep 2021 - 31 Jan 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa Inc - $61,637.82
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Independent analysis of data provided by NESLI.
    9 Mar 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    National Excellence in School Leadership Institute Pty Ltd (NESLI) - $25,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluating the impact of professional wellbeing conversations on teacher wellbeing.
    1 Dec 2020 - 30 Nov 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    NT Dept of Education - $70,665.46
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Similiarities and differences between state and territory results from the Australian Principal Health and Wellbeing Survey 2018 and 2019.
    31 Aug 2020 - 30 Nov 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Government Primary Principals Association - $41,695.35
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Teachers and School Leaders' Experiences of Work-related Violence
    PASS26 Aug 2020 - 30 Apr 2023
    People funded by this grant:
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Critical Friend - Addressing teacher and other school staff abuse.
    5 Jun 2020 - 30 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership - CONTR2020/01060 - $50,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    New Zealand Secondary Principals and Area School Principals Health and Wellbing Survey.
    27 May 2020 - 20 May 2022
    People funded by this grant:
    New Zealand Post Primary Teachers Association Te Wehengarua (PPTA Te Wehengarua) - $40,528.68
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    The NZ Teacher and Principal Health and Wellbeing Survey.
    5 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    New Zealand Educational Institute Te Riu Roa Inc - CONTR2019/01192 - $165,000.00