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Social isolation is particularly common among early career academics – new research shows 64% of PhD candidates report such feelings.
A new grant from the Gates Foundation to promote ‘high-quality’ curriculum comes with strings that could constrain teachers.
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is on a mission to get schools to adopt a “high-quality” curriculum. But the effort will constrain teachers and stifle creativity, an education scholar argues.
The term “at-risk” is frequently used to describe students from challenging circumstances. Some educators are working to change that.
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Using the term ‘at-risk’ to describe students from challenging circumstances often creates more problems than it solves, a professor of counseling psychology argues.
The fact that parents may be physically absent from schools does not mean they are disinterested in their children’s academic and professional success.
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Working class parents may be too busy to attend high school events, but they take an active role in their children’s success.
Yoga, meditation and breathing exercises can help students manage exam anxiety.
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The exam period can be a stressful time for students. Here are a few strategies to help students cope.
Student expectations are influenced by their school experience, family background and communities.
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A study finds that there’s a gap between the expectation of what university would be like, and the actual experience.
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The relationship between higher education and labour market outcomes is overestimated and misinterpreted.
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Is controversy extremist? The Charity Commission seems to think so.
Speaking freely.
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If we want to help students develop evidence based views, we can’t deny their standpoints.
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Public vomiting, urination and collapsing in the street are all things international students don’t see at home.
What university rankings can tell us.
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What university rankings mean for students.
Young people with Armenian flags protesting on the Republic Square.
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Students from former Soviet countries who study in the US or Europe are more likely to develop liberal political views.
Open days are the main way students choose their future university.
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When it comes to choosing a university, a positive personal experience is much more influential for students than rankings or league tables.
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Students, manage your stress with these top tips.
More Australians are turning to social media as a source of news.
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Teaching media literacy to students can curb the impact of false news, but teachers need more support from their schools and community to do this.
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A more joined up approach is needed to make sure support for students is there when it’s required.
Students are more vulnerable to food insecurity.
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Food insecurity among students can impair academic performance or even lead to some dropping out.
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Students across the world are using social media to research and choose their university.
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Research shows that 80% of medical students come from just 20% of the UK’s secondary schools.
Students at a madrasa in the Assaba region of southern Mauritania in May 2014.
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Madrasas, or Islam-centered schools, have long spread knowledge and literacy throughout the Muslim world. However, can they prepare students for today’s tech-based economies?