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Don’t forget about your wellbeing as you plan your life beyond school. Prospective students should ask questions about academic, financial and health supports available at universities.
A new report analyses responses from more than 13,430 Australian students to understand their school experiences and how these impact on maths performance.
In our new research we looked at what impact breakfast has on students’ motivation to learn and their academic achievement.
The federal government has just released a long-awaited report about anti-discrimination laws and religious schools in Australia.
Next week, Australian schools will begin NAPLAN tests for students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
The push to increase enrolments to 1.8 million by 2050 comes at a time when classes are heading online. This makes it harder to foster a vital sense of belonging for students.
Studies have found problems occur when students carry bags that weigh more than 20% of their body weight.
From keeping up routines, to making contact with new teachers, there are many things families can do to lay the groundwork for a more positive school year ahead.
Research suggests schools need to be empowered to listen to students who are disengaging with school and respond in flexible ways.
Not enough time is being set aside for school counselors and psychologists to help students work on mental health issues, a professor of school psychology says.
Our study – based on a survey of more than 70,000 NSW high school students – looked at what impacts upon their ‘academic buoyancy’.
College students who postpone medical care to save money end up paying for it down the line in the form of worse health, a researcher contends.
School nurses are ‘real nurses’. And they can do everything from hearing checks and helping with injuries, to managing complex medical conditions at school.
The Universities Accord draft report says universities have an ‘obligation to students to foster belonging’. It also notes ‘too few’ Australians are completing their degrees.
Most young people will have patches during their school career where it feels hard. Sometimes this will lead families to ask whether a new school is the best option.
The Universities Accord review found ‘sexual assault and harassment on campus is affecting the wellbeing of students and staff, and their ability to succeed’.
Instead of trying to change individual’s behaviour, a new study puts the focus on how teachers can create an “anti-bullying climate” in their classes.
Teachers are often seen as front-line mental health providers by default. Is this reasonable?
Many organisations use ‘after action reviews’ to debrief after an event. A modified version could help parents work through the news their child is unhappy with an element of their school life.
Top contributors
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Senior Lecturer, Management, University of Tasmania
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Postdoctoral research fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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ARC DECRA Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in Nursing, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Research Fellow, Charles Sturt University
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Research associate, Flinders University
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Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer in Education, CQUniversity Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University
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Researcher, Deakin University
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Post doctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Scientia Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Researcher into Educational Leadership and Policy, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy with a focus on Educational Psychology, University of Southern Queensland
