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Parents may try to shield children from information about COVID-19, but their important questions need answering.
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South Africa’s national lockdown will amplify the needs of children with special education needs and disability.
Educating your children at home brings the power to choose what they learn.
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A scholar of multicultural education says the COVID-19 pandemic gives parents of color the chance to choose what their children learn at home.
Pupils take exams in a Kenyan school.
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Study presents a model that can be scaled to improve learning outcomes and transition rates for young people living in urban informal settlements.
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Some countries are making it work – and the rest could learn from them.
The ability to achieve native-like language proficiency cannot be exclusively attributed to age as other factors, such as cognitive, social and emotional aspects, are important.
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Second-language learners from different age groups seem to have equal chances of becoming highly proficient speakers as long as they are placed in a supportive environment.
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Female teachers perform better in the classroom and women principals lead to achieve better school management. But, female educators have to wait longer to be promoted.
Many of Kenya’s university students won’t have access to computers.
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Kenya’s high rate of internet penetration does not reflect the barriers students face in accessing learning materials.
Flexibility is key.
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Educating your children at home doesn’t have to resemble the kind of education that takes place in a regular classroom, an expert advises.
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Michelle Grattan talks with Assistant Professor Caroline Fisher (remotely) about the week in politics.
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We can use the sudden gift of free time to prepare for the labour market of the future.
Discuss how flying less could help the planet.
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By not talking about climate change, especially the powerful emotions it can provoke, misinformation and eco-anxiety may take root.
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Asylum seekers rely on informal networks which struggle to operate under social distancing rules.
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Clear strategies for communication and planning can be helpful for both autistic and neurotypical children in a time of upheaval.
The school enrolment rate between Indonesian boys and girls is virtually equal, but gender bias persists in school textbooks.
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Indonesian textbooks represent gender equality better than their South Asian counterparts, but our analysis shows portrayals of women are still biased.
Only three countries in Southeast Asia have over 80% Internet penetration.
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In Southeast Asia like in many other developing regions, a large segment of the population don’t have access to the Internet and electronic devices.
Nigeria has to include digital literacy in its primary school curriculum.
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Nigeria’s education system must embrace artificial intelligence technologies to join the fourth industrial revolution.
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Learning over the internet is not a simple replacement for face-to-face teaching.
Learning – and talking – together…
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The two subject areas can cooperate to create better arguments.
A crop circle in Switzerland.
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The internet has allowed pseudoscience to flourish. Artificial intelligence could help steer people away from the bad information.