New research says we’re doing the wrong things to improve “quality” in our schools, but the measures of quality used are not the right ones.
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Universities’ pursuit of stable income streams means they are corrupting the reason they exist in the first place.
Education is one of the most important factors in giving prisoners options upon release, reducing the chance of re-offending.
The benefits of bilingualism are clear and pronounced, so why don’t more Australians learn a second language?
The South Australian government has decided to largely limit funding for government-subsidised vocational courses to TAFE South Australia, the sole public training provider.
86% of university students severely affected by mental illness drop out, adding to their sense of worthlessness and failure.
Confidence is a strong correlate to test scores, but many low-scoring students are over-confident and should be more realistic about their abilities.
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.
We could be fooled into thinking pay-for plagiarism is a modern, high-tech invention. However, the internet merely supports the logistics.
Results from NAPLAN testing could actually be inflated given the high rates of absenteeism from the lower bands of achievement.
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.
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.
Children who were bullied had more than a two-fold increase in odds of depression later in life compared with children not victimised by their peers.
New Zealand’s relationship with its Indigenous people and knowledge of their language far exceeds Australia’s.
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.
A highly educated workforce is for everyone’s benefit, but only if the graduates have broad skills.
Just having a national curriculum for science doesn’t solve all of our problems.
Competition has transformed universities, and as demand for places slows the fight for students will increase.
Should publicly funded institutes such as universities be allowed to make political donations?
New research has concluded Catholic and Independent schools do add value to students’ tertiary scores.
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. So who do they serve?
We value the boosted career and wealth outcomes for graduates and what that does for our economy, but university has more value than that.
Knowledge for the sake of knowledge is important, but universities, as public institutions, have a responsibility to fulfil their public role too.
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.