Steven Hodge

Associate Professor Steven Hodge serves as Director of the Griffith Institute for Educational Research at Griffith University, where he leads a multidisciplinary community of education researchers within the Arts Education and Law Group. His scholarly work focuses on the relationship between curriculum development and educator practice, with particular emphasis on adult and vocational education contexts.

Dr. Hodge's research examines how occupational knowledge and skills are represented in curriculum and translated for learning, with current projects investigating how providers of agriculture and veterinary nursing courses contextualize national standards. His scholarly contributions span curriculum theory, hermeneutics in education, lifelong learning policy, and social justice dimensions of educational practice.

His publication record through 2025 demonstrates consistent scholarly output, including the two-volume edited work 'Forty Years of the International Journal of Lifelong Education' which analyzes the evolution of the field. Recent articles address timely topics including European skills policy, temporality in lifelong learning, and nursing workforce development, reflecting his engagement with both theoretical and practical educational challenges.

Dr. Hodge holds significant professional leadership roles as President of the Australasian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) and as a founding member of the Australian Council of Deans of Education (ACDE) Vocational Education Group. His editorial work as Editor of the International Journal of Lifelong Education further demonstrates his influence in shaping scholarly discourse in the field.

His applied research experience includes consultancy for major organizations including the World Bank, Australian government bodies, and private sector partners. This practical engagement complements his academic work, creating a bridge between educational theory and practice that benefits both researchers and practitioners in the field of education.