Chief Scientist Ian Chubb’s Health of Australian Science report, launched today at the National Press Club, starts on an optimistic note. Australian science is generally in good health: school students…
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Two recently published books suggest that the public - and school children in particular - are being fed lies about environmental issues such as climate change. The books - “How to Get Expelled from School…
A small but vocal group is calling on parents to withdraw their children from the National Assessment Program: Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests. But if this call is successful and enough children are…
Teacher bonus schemes are yet another example of education reform with the wrong focus. They narrowly look at teachers and their performance, and not the needs of students and their learning. It’s the…
As the fifth year of NAPLAN testing gets underway this week, it has prompted the usual debates. Are the tests in our student’s best interests? Are students adequately prepared? If teachers are “teaching…
Until 20 years ago, scientists interested in empirical work on consciousness – our private subjective experiences – hid it by minimising or eliminating the “c-word”, the use of which was a career-limiting…
On being asked the question, “what do you think of disability support in Australia?”, I would have to quote Gandhi’s fabled response when he was asked what he thought of Western civilisation: “I think…
Language experts have applauded Opposition Leader Tony Abbott’s pledge to dramatically boost foreign language education, but warn that a financial investment of about $2 billion and a long-term commitment…
More than 33,000 disenfranchised young Australians are taking part in at least 400 “non-conventional schooling” programs, according to the largest ever national survey of students who have fallen out of…
AUSTRALIA IN THE ASIAN CENTURY – A series examining Australia’s role in the rapidly transforming Asian region. Delivered in partnership with the Australian government. Here, Dr Neil Hooley explains how…
The University of Melbourne was founded in 1885 with five professors teaching 15 students. In 1952, at the start of the post-war tertiary boom, there were around 3,000 Australian academics teaching 30,000…
Australia’s Chief Scientist, Ian Chubb, released a worrying report earlier this year. Unhealthy Science? University Natural and Physical Sciences 2002 - 2009/10 revealed the number of students studying…
AUSTRALIA IN THE ASIAN CENTURY – A series examining Australia’s role in the rapidly transforming Asian region. Delivered in partnership with the Australian government. Today, Dr Yuko Kinoshita looks at…
Children playing with puzzles between the ages of 26 and 46 months of age display better spatial skills at the age of 54…
Children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) may do better in education if personal best (PB) goals are implemented…
Less than a third of indigenous students complete high school compared to more than three quarters of their non-indigenous…
Educating teens about the perils of sexting, instead of punishing them with criminal charges, is favoured amongst the US…
Last month’s review into school funding by esteemed businessman David Gonski was released with much fanfare. But as the dust settles, it is increasingly clear that the report is, overall, a disappointment…
Replacing textbooks with songs, diaries and illustrations improves the learning outcomes of history students, research from…
Parents of children with ADHD have been warned that while their child may be able to focus their attention for up to two…
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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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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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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Associate Professor of Education Policy and the Future of Schooling, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
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Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer, School of Communication Arts, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Derby
