Abstract
For 30 years, the Australian Journal of Education has striven to present ‘the best thought, scholarship and research from all who are professionally interested in education’. This article provides an overview of the content of the journal over that time, and identifies several areas worthy of closer attention: the teaching of specific subjects, administration, research methodology, measurement and assessment, and gender issues. Each of these areas is reviewed, and changes over the period are noted. Questions are raised about the role of the journal and the audience it serves. It is seen as focusing on the concerns of the teacher-educator, the administrator and the tertiary sector generally; the concerns of secondary teachers and, more particularly primary teachers, are less frequently addressed. The implications of this are explored, and suggestions made for the future of the Australian Journal of Education.