A student from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia performs the Jaranan Dance in Surabaya as part of the campus’s summer program in 2018.
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Artificial intelligence is probably already helping many students write essays. Schools and unis need to start talking about the ethical implications now.
Treating online education as a cheap alternative to lectures will be a mistake. At first universities will probably have to allow more preparation time and invest more in training and technology.
A study on the delivery of sexuality education found some teachers were anxious about parental fear, negative media and political hysteria. Sometimes they watered down 'risky' content.
We need a layered strategy — depending on the amount of community transmission – to ensure the response isn't the same every time with each snap lockdown: to close schools. Here's how to do it.
Universities are a step ahead in having adopted a number of practical changes, but it's clear transformative cultural change in our institutions requires all the expertise they can muster.
More and more Australians are gaining university degrees. And increasingly that means a degree does not guarantee a job, although it did appear to offer some protection against COVID job losses.
Children take their lead from their parents. And it is, after all parents, not teachers, who have regular, long-term contact with children from birth onwards.
If you're considering homeschooling because your child seems to do better at home, but are unsure if it's the right thing to do, here are five things to take into account.
Lockdown life accelerated the role of digital technology in the virtual classroom, but there is still no substitute for physical books in children's lives and learning.
Parents don't only pay for private schools. Many public schools ask parents to make 'voluntary contributions', and many more are upping their fundraising game.
Even before the pandemic added to their financial stresses, a survey of international students suggests more than 20,000 were renting beds that are available to them for only certain hours.
A study compared students' performance in schools that had banned mobiles and schools that hadn't. They found students who weren't allowed to use mobile phones in class had higher test scores.
Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge is calling for ‘new ideas on how we can increase collaboration between business and universities’.
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Government incentives might boost the numbers of collaborative research projects, but academics also must work on their relationships with industry practitioners to ensure everyone contributes fully.
Current mental health services aren't targeted at young people. The few that are specialise in either complex mental health disorders, or newly emerging ones. We need a place that does everything.
Karyn Healy, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Many anti-bullying programs used in schools are based on theoretical concepts of what may work. Very few of them have been scientifically evaluated, and some may make things worse for victims.
The focus on rankings has been more a symptom than a cause of the challenge Australian universities face, namely a structural change in their revenue base.
A school girl helps her family herd cows back home after school in the Prey Mou village outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia,
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Around 33,000 child marriages took place in 2020 in Indonesia, a new report shows. This comes with more girls in Australia's region dropping out of school and taking on more caring responsibilities.
Many parents install apps onto their kids' phone to restrict their online activity, especially if it may be dangerous. But a lot of personal data requested by the apps is sold to third parties.
Food insecurity affected many students even before the pandemic hit, with international students the worst hit. But students and universities have shown a lot can be done to end the problem.
Australia has student accommodation with nearly 100,000 beds, many now empty. The large purpose-built student housing facilities are well suited for quarantining returning international students.
All-boys' schools often choose texts for English study written by men. But the sexism goes beyond that. They are more likely to shy away from any exploration of gender in literature.
A study of 39 Australian universities has found 20 don't have an anti-bullying policy relating to students. Bullying is a problem at universities, but their actions lag behind schools and workplaces.
Teachers' professional lives can be highly demanding, pressured, stressful and at times, emotionally exhausting. But there's an unspoken demand they suppress their emotions and just get on with it.
The Victorian government is rolling out respectful relationships education in primary and secondary schools across the state.
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Nearly one-quarter of young people surveyed said women exaggerated claims of sexual assault. This is only one reason why education on underlying values that lead to violence against women matters.
Ireland players during a team training session at St Kevin’s College, in Toorak, June 12, 2018.
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In the early 20th century, elite boys' schools fostered military cadets, encouraged martial virtue among those they saw as future defenders of the empire and nation, and prized toughness.
We compared the educational progress in years 3 and 4 in 2019 with 2020 – the year normal schooling was disrupted by the pandemic. Overall, students progressed at the same rate in both years.
Researchers will struggle to meet universities' expectations of engagement beyond academia until this work is better recognised as part of their duties.