The South Australian government has decided to largely limit funding for government-subsidised vocational courses to TAFE South Australia, the sole public training provider.
Mental illness affects one in four young people.
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86% of university students severely affected by mental illness drop out, adding to their sense of worthlessness and failure.
Many low-scoring students think they’ve done better than they actually have, meaning they’re more likely to take risks in testing situations.
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There’s no evidence to say school uniforms are better or worse for learning, but dress codes do teach kids a thing or two about civics.
It’s impossible to compare student work against a database of sources because each pay-for plagiarised assignment is a bespoke creation.
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Tailored testing where the test gets easier or harder depending on how the student is faring actually gives us a better idea of how students are going.
You don’t share your phone with strangers Mum, so I’m not sharing my doll with her.
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Should we teach our kids to share their things considering adults don’t share their possessions? Shouldn’t kids be taught not to use things that aren’t theirs? Maybe we should just let them figure things out for themselves.
School bullying takes its toll later in life too.
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The University of Sydney has announced an overhaul of its undergraduate teaching. If achieved, some of these reforms could be revolutionary, but much of the media attention has focused on the less important aspects.
Graduates still have good mid- and long-term outcomes.
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New research has concluded Catholic and Independent schools do add value to students’ tertiary scores.
Universities will need to make some significant adjustments to meet the government’s targets in boosting the commercialisation of research.
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The government has proposed changes to how Australia’s publicly funded research agencies are supported and how their performance is managed to boost the commercialisation of research.
Universities are public in nature but don’t represent a cross-section of the public.
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When universities began expanding, they became more inclusive. While this is a good thing, scholars often look at their large class sizes and lament that half of the students won’t set foot in the lecture theatres or libraries thanks to technology.
How do universities measure their success? How should they?
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Currently universities have a vast array of measures they use to gauge how successful they are. Most of the measures have a lot to do with prestige and not much to do with the outcomes of their graduates or the quality of the education their students receive.