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There’s ever-evolving ways for children and young people to be harmed online. Here’s what kids think about the harms they experience and how to prevent them.
The War Against the Past is sometimes convincing, but prompts larger questions about history, culture, education and morality.
Many employers want staff who can work in a team, manage complex projects and communicate well. They value problem-solving skills and adaptability. Now consider the skills taught in drama class.
Human memory can be trained, but we need different techniques for different kinds of information.
Ghana’s history with implementing laws threatens the success of the affirmative action law.
African immigrant students sometimes experience negative stereotyping, marginalization and low expectations from teachers. But emerging research shows they are being mischaracterized.
Engaging and scientifically accurate children’s books on Australian animals are sorely lacking. Fostering more collaboration between authors and scientists can enrich children’s literature.
Jobs and child care duties can seriously hamper a student’s chances of finishing college. The problem affects Black and Hispanic students and women in particular.
Artificial intelligence ‘bots’ may be widely available to teach in the coming years. But will they be effective? An expert on technology in education weighs in.
University is often unpredictable but there are things autistic students can do to make the experience more positive.
Every year, international students offer a welcome infusion of financial aid to communities across the US.
Phrases like ‘climate crisis,’ ‘climate emergency’ or ‘climate justice’ might seem to escalate the urgency, but a large survey shows they don’t help and may actually hurt.
New Zealand’s bilingual children often lose their mother tongue by the time they leave school. But there are fears that use of English-based decoding in structured literacy will hasten this decline.
Structured maths has been put forward as the answer to New Zealand’s mathematics test results. But the government’s rationale for sweeping changes are based on numbers that don’t tell the full story.
Taking the stress and uncertainty out of going back to school can ease the process, a veteran counselor explains.
The Albanese government announced it will fund a 15% pay increase for early childhood educators at a move set to cost $3.6 billion.
Presidents generally don’t sway the public on education issues – except when they take a stance that separates them from their party.
Library scientists offer tips and tricks to figure out if a particular online news article is reliable or fake.
From educational gag orders to the decline of tenure-track positions, academic freedom in the United States has been worsening in recent years.
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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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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Senior Lecturer, Murdoch 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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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, 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 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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