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Some of Victoria’s wealthiest private schools have reported spikes in numbers of students with disability. We should only trust those numbers if they’re moderated by qualified staff.
Botswana’s late president Ketumile Masire was original and daring. He should be remembered for his courage and prudence.
Space inspires, and the establishment of a Space Agency in Australia is well positioned to drive engagement in STEM.
Female baby boomers who missed out earlier in life are now jumping at the opportunity to further their education.
Striking a better gender balance would be easy, but until now universities have not been paying much attention to the problem.
In Turkey, while many have left Syria to find asylum, most refugees are struggling to be socially and economically integrated.
Exergames should be used to replace sedentary video games, not traditional physical education.
Many Canadian teachers worry about how to incorporate Indigenous content into the classroom. For one sociology professor, finding Indigenous mentorship was richly rewarding.
Australia has the third most expensive education system in the OECD, but we might not be getting what we pay for.
Logic, science and critical thinking are working miracles for non-believers.
Making education more like playing a game could dramatically improve learning.
Canada’s educational performance internationally has remained stagnant over the past decade. Students’ science and math proficiency is especially worrying.
Despite good progress in recent years, there is still more to do, including improving access to early childhood education for three-year-olds.
Pressure on schools to make rapid improvements discourages deeper thinking about long-term solutions. Education can learn a lot from “slow” movements.
South Africa should look towards inclusive growth to push back the growing levels of poverty within the population.
The rise of neo-Nazism under President Donald Trump signals a new wave of authoritarianism. Now more than ever, colleges and universities must help students become informed and compassionate citizens.
Staffing rural schools has been an issue in Australia for at least 113 years. We need a fresh approach to tackle this persistent problem.
Universities can contribute to the goals through education, research, innovation and leadership, but they need to get started now.
A deeper analysis of South Africa’s joblessness reveals a scarier picture of large sections of the population suffering, especially the country’s youth.
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Adjunct associate professor, Southern Cross University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Education Policy and the Future of Schooling, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Derby
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Management Consultant & Occasional Lecturer in Management & Economics, CQUniversity Australia
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
