A new report shows that hourly wages of workers whose parents had a tertiary degree are significantly higher, on average, than hourly wages of workers whose parents have lesser qualifications.
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A university building and a school are two of the six buildings shortlisted for the Stirling Prize.
Lectures are being abandoned in favour of “flipped” classes, with lots of short videos and quizzes. But the lecture format has merits that shouldn’t be overlooked.
Fifty Shades of Grey and fan fic like it has reached the Ivy League.
Instant reaction from academics as George Osborne delivers his post-election budget.
The decline in child marriages in Ethiopia is due to its rapidly changing social and economic environment.
There were lots of fun gadgets and gizmos on display at the recent EduTech conference. But most of it is really just gimmickry when we really need a greater focus on learning.
First it was the tax paper falling victim to the exigencies of politics; now it’s the federalism one. Neither is finished but already the government has, under sharp political pressure, ruled certain options…
If Malawian children do not learn basic skills like reading, will this harm them in the long term? Recent evidence suggests the answer is yes – at least in terms of their health.
Conservative targets for 1% annual savings in the next two years will actually feel like more than 5% for a swathe of government departments.
The internet is seen as a luxury item in many parts of Africa .
The UN’s ambitious education program must be extended to the most marginalised and disadvantaged.
School enrolment rates in sub-Saharan Africa have increased markedly in recent years, but it is failing its newly educated young by not creating jobs commensurate with their education.
Why do we need the humanities? A scholar of arts revisits a moment in the 1930s to emphasize the importance of creative work and its value in our education.
Every party is promising changes to the running of universities, from tuition fees to teaching methods. What will this do to higher education?
The first budget handed down by Victorian Labor government emphasises expenditure in traditional areas of education, health and transport.
Education is a central pillar of our economy. Not only does the education sector employ nearly 8% of Australian workers, it is our fourth largest export earner.
Our expert looks at the manifestos’ pledges on funding, coasting schools and teachers.
Like the medical profession, classical music is being forced publicly to confront an endemic culture of sexual harassment. Self-regulation has failed young musicians and action is long overdue.
Recently one of my Masters students, a filmmaker from the Czech Republic, told me his friends back at home were completely baffled that he was in Australia studying creative writing. You were either creative…
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Adjunct associate professor, Southern Cross University
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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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Associate Professor of Education Policy and the Future of Schooling, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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