Chatbots could take over the majority of low-level guidance tasks fielded by staff in teaching and learning centres to free them up for where in-person support is most needed.
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An environmental health scholar shares four resolutions to improve your relationship with the environment – and its prospects for the future.
A student with a disability is guided by a volunteer during a campus orientation at Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta in September 2021.
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School closures have immediate and long-term effects on students, both emotionally and economically. They will also have a ripple effect on a country and on income inequality.
Hip-hop education helps students from all backgrounds learn.
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In recognition of National Hip Hop History Month, The Conversation presents four articles that deal with how educators and rappers are taking hip-hop from concerts to classrooms.
Hip-hop has always criticized America’s education system.
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The metaverse may change how profit is made in higher education.
Kids tobogganing at Carlington Park in Ottawa during the Family Day long weekend 2021. The pandemic has presented significant new opportunities to move society in a direction that increases outdoor active play for children.
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Tanya Halsall, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
The pandemic ushered in a renaissance of outdoor living. We need to advance the momentum for outdoor play to support the health and development of children
A young woman fetching water. Climate change literacy rates in Nigeria range from 71% in Kwara to 5% in Kano.
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Education, historical trends in precipitation, and perceived drought experiences predict increased climate change literacy, but rates are lower for women, those in rural areas, and low-income groups.
Research has shown that adopting a multilingual approach in classrooms is important in increasing students’ academic performance.
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Teachers say school districts have left them in the lurch in the wake of attacks by students. Some admit they resort to violence themselves to send a message to students who might want to test them.
Indonesia runs the world’s largest network of madrasas (Islamic schools). They have contributed significantly to girls’ enrolment, and can serve as a model for the Taliban government.
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Indonesia can serve as an important model for the Taliban of how Muslim nations and faith-based organisations can play a big role in expanding girls’ education.
There are calls to declare road accidents a public health scare in Ghana.
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Current methods of road carnage prevention in Ghana have proved unsuccessful .
Some children have both intellectual giftedness and a disorder such as ADHD. Without guidance, their parents often find themselves at a loss in the school system.
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While giftedness is a strength for children, being twice exceptional creates a vulnerability.
Students at St Dominic Bukna Secondary School in Kisumu, Kenya, take their English test outdoors due to overcrowding in classrooms.
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Papua, one of Indonesia’s most rural provinces, struggled with online learning during the COVID-19 crisis. Interestingly, it may just be the right moment to invest in Papua’s education technology.
Financial concerns are a big barrier for students wishing to apply to graduate school.
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When colleges and universities provide better funding for Ph.D. students, more students – especially students of color – apply.
A temporary memorial for Canada’s residential schools is blessed by Indigenous elders in a pipe ceremony in Calgary in August 2021.
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