DECRA 2021 Success – Emma

DECRA 2021 Outcomes

REDI had three applicants in the DECRA 2021 round. I would like to thank the three applicants, Natalie Lander, Joanna Tai and Emma Rowe for their shared collegiality both during the preparation of their applications and the very long wait for the announcements. I would like to advise that Emma Rowe has been successful with her application. The details of Emma’s project are:

DE210100513 Venture philanthropy in public education: governance, policy and practice.

Value: $407,391.00
Emma Rowe, Deakin University

The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of philanthropic public-private partnerships to improve equity in public education, focusing on school resourcing and achievement gaps. By engaging directly with public school communities and policy actors, the study examines how newly-emerging venture philanthropic partnerships may be reorientating traditional governance, driving incentivist policy and influencing practice at school, state and Commonwealth level. Whilst venture philanthropy has grown at unprecedented levels globally, a benefit of this study is to improve understanding of national benefits and risks of philanthropic public-private partnerships in public schools and innovative solutions for enduring equity problems.

As we all know these applications require a huge commitment from applicants and are highly competitive. Please join with me in thanking all three DECRA applicants for their contribution to the scheme and congratulating Emma on her award.

Alfred Deakin Professor Julianne Moss,
Director, Research for Educational Impact