Children with DCD often avoid the tasks they struggle with, meaning their issues may become invisible.
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Fazer duas coisas ao mesmo tempo nem sempre é tão produtivo, saudável ou seguro quanto se concentrar em uma coisa de cada vez.
Doing two things at the same time isn’t always as productive, healthy or safe as focusing on one thing at a time.
If you’ve watched many period dramas, you’ve probably seen a mantua. It was worn over a pair of stays (corset) and an often contrasting petticoat. The draping fabric created a front-opening gown.
There is a rich history of people really loving frogs. But the history of human-frog relations is long and complicated – and not all of it is nice.
There is an obscure medieval legend that says once upon a time in Bethlehem, a child was born whose holiness was so great it required the slaughter of all the ‘sodomites’ in the world.
Over millennia St. Nicholas became the modern-day Santa Claus - transcending time, culture, and religion.
The good news is, it’s perfectly OK for children to watch and repeat. In fact, it can help them learn.
Each year when Year 12 results come out, there is a huge focus on students who achieve top marks and high ATARs. Is this healthy?
The new government needs to tread carefully as it looks to reintroduce standardised testing. A one size fits all approach to testing students can have negative consequences for everyone involved.
The huge increase in immigration in recent years is part of a natural evening out of migration patterns in the post-pandemic world.
It’s that time of year when it seems the more school fees parents pay, the less time their children spend in school.
Two education researchers argue it is important we don’t let ‘curriculum wars’ distract us from the other issues hurting Australian schools and education.
While we want to support our loved ones’ extracurricular activities, perhaps you secretly curse sitting through yet another concert or carols sing-along.
Key findings on victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence have been brought together in a new website that seeks to combine over 30 sources of data across Australia.
Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was anything but banal. His case is an apt reminder of how evil agents can deflect accountability, denying victims even the thin consolation of the moral high ground.
Everybody thinks they know what drugs are, but a clear definition is surprisingly elusive.
It is almost a year since ChatGPT burst onto the scene. Generative artificial intelligence has become incredibly assessable to everyone, including young people.
A meta-analysis of 34 studies has explored how disordered screen use may impact the cognitive performance of individuals.
A major study of screen use found it’s not the screen itself that really matters but what’s on it and the way kids use it.
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Associate lecturer visual arts, artist, PhD, Australian Catholic University
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Historian, Australian Catholic University
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Professor & Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University
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Distinguished Professor of educational psychology, Australian Catholic University
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Research fellow, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Arts Education, Australian Catholic University
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Doctor of Criminology, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of English, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, ACU, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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PhD Student, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of History at the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Education, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University
