It’s not the first time Australian schools have been given a choice of a religious school chaplain or a secular welfare officer, and for some schools the decision can be divisive.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on school students
Displaying all articles
Schools currently rely on third-party providers that require all those who apply to do student counselling and community work as school chaplains to have a committed Christian faith.
Some students in higher-ability classes said they felt more confident and motivated, but students in lower streams reported conforming to teachers’ low expectations for achievement.
A study of Australian students affected by COVID restrictions found the more adaptable ones had more confidence about online learning and made greater progress. So how can this skill be taught?
We need to understand the student activities and movements that are spreading the Delta variant of the virus in the latest Brisbane outbreak.
Effective education depends on good communication and relationships, but face masks hinder visual and verbal cues and can be unsettling. So how can teachers and students overcome these issues?
Students in Australia and overseas are actively comparing their experiences during the pandemic. Countries that support them well will gain an edge in a competitive global education market.
In these divided times, young people are uniting to claim a political platform and fight climate change.
It can be hard to get into a study groove, but removing distractions, getting enough sleep, self-testing, spacing out your study and creating memory aids can help students succeed.
Secondary students are losing the opportunity to enjoy learning for its own sake.
Children are increasingly being exposed to more violence. The impact? They could get desensitized to violence and come to believe that it is an acceptable way to solve problems.
Top contributors
-
Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle
-
Professor in Tropical Regional Development, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
-
Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney
-
Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University
-
Senior Lecturer, School of Teacher Education & Leadership, Queensland University of Technology
-
Professor and Director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Case Western Reserve University
-
Professor of Family and Child Welfare, Case Western Reserve University
-
Director - Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland
-
Executive Dean and Professor of Sustainability, Environment & Education, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University
-
Associate Professor in Education, University of Reading
-
Scientia Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney
-
Research Fellow in Childhood, Youth and Education Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University
-
Honorary Lecturer, College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
-
Co-Researcher, Melbourne Social Equity Institute, The University of Melbourne
-
Senior Lecturer, School of Education, University of Newcastle
