There are more than 33 million students in Indonesia’s public schools, while the number of those enrolled in universities amounts to around seven million.
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The lack of safe spaces for students to express themselves and explore their academic passions can be seen as a reason why Indonesia doesn’t perform well in global education indexes.
Students like these only stand a chance with proper resource allocation.
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Achieving the sustainable development goals on education in Ghana requires efficient resource allocation, not necessarily more money.
Siena Stubbs, 17, from Yirrkala in East Arnhem Shire reads the Imagination Declaration on behalf of a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students at the 2019 Garma Festival.
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Marnee Shay, The University of Queensland; Annette Woods, Queensland University of Technology, dan Grace Sarra, Queensland University of Technology
A group of school students have just shown what real leadership looks like on Indigenous issues – and you’ll hear more about their ideas in coming months at your local school, childcare centre or uni.
Proposing ‘progress studies’ as a new academic field of study ignores history.
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A recent article in The Atlantic called for a “new science of progress” - this is dangerous and ignores the academic study of the history of human development.
First school Sunshine of Hargeisa, Somaliland’s capital city.
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Due to its lack of international recognition and its limited financial capacity, Somaliland’s administration isn’t fully capable of supporting the education sector
Knowing the right strategies can help parents of children with autism spectrum disorder boost their children’s communication skills.
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Specialists offer a series of tips on how parents of children with autism spectrum disorder can help their children communicate with more people and in different places.
Corporal punishment in schools around the world is disappearing, but a handful of countries have held on to the practice.
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Lucy Sorensen, University at Albany, State University of New York; Charmaine N. Willis, University at Albany, State University of New York; Melissa L Breger, Albany Law School, dan Victor Asal, University at Albany, State University of New York
While more and more countries have moved to ban corporal punishment in schools, certain types of nations have been slower than others to outlaw the practice. A recent analysis seeks to explain why.
This is how to design schools for autistic children.
A Rohingya refugee girl sells vegetables in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh. Access to education is extremely limited in the camps, and most children — particularly girls — receive little to no formal education, Aug. 28, 2018.
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Amazon’s plan to invest $700 million retraining its workforce signals very soon all jobs will be STEM jobs – and higher education needs to play a bigger role.
Sports have long been seen as a way to improve outcomes in Indigenous communities, but more research is needed to structure better programs.
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A review of 20 studies shows that sport can improve outcomes for Indigenous youth in education and culture, but the evidence on longer-lasting impacts is lacking.
Research is mixed about whether children lose learning during summer break.
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When it comes to inclusive education, England has gone backwards, with more and more students placed in segregated provision or excluded from educational opportunities.
Period pain is common, and the evidence shows it can hinder a woman’s performance at school, university and work. To tackle this problem, we need to start talking about it.
Bill Gates looks to his wife Melinda as they are interviewed in Kirkland, Washington, in February 2019.
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The relevance of lighting at schools may seem easy to overlook, but both insufficient exposure to daylight and high visual demand on the eyes can adversely impact children.