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New plans will speed students through an intensive training course, that will see them working cases in 12 weeks.
Students used to take drugs to get high, now they are using them to get better grades.
History needs to focus on historical consciousness if students are to become capable of dealing with South Africa's social problems.
Russia is aiming to triple international students numbers to more than 700,000 by 2025.
Foundational to the work of Holocaust educators and many teachers have been the survivors. Given there are fewer survivors who are alive today, how do educators inform future generations?
When teachers are more adaptable, they're better able to respond to the changing nature of teaching, and navigate a complex workplace.
Much of the research on attrition focuses on the first year of university, but little is known about why people drop out later in their studies. A recent study looked at some factors.
Artificial intelligence will transform universities. Here’s how.
When higher education is thought of as a commodity, students and teachers lose out. A new partnership-based approach can provide a much richer learning experience.
More than 70% of female students, and 26% of male students, have experienced sexual violence while at university.
Research shows punishments like suspension and expulsion further disadvantage already vulnerable stdents and could result in long term criminal and anti-social behaviour.
When students walked out of school to protest what they see as lax gun laws, some risked punishment from their schools. But it may be worth it to send a message, a First Amendment scholar argues.
In many European universities and specialized schools, professors are now being assessed by their students. While this has long been standard in the United States, many issues can arise.
Social class plays a huge role in people's experiences of accessing and succeeding in higher education.
Jeremy Corbyn's Labour managed something huge in 2017, even if turnout hasn't proved to be as high as expected.
Critical thinking is of paramount importance, especially as it applies to research on the internet -- and to our energy future. Educators have a duty to ensure students avoid fake news on energy.
More than 70-years after World War II, is Auschwitz still relevant to children today?
An affair between a philosophy professor and his teenage student became the subject of ballads in the streets of Paris in the 12th century. A scholar asks: Why wasn't it called sexual harassment?
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.
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland
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Researcher in Higher Education Policy, University of Leeds
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Russell Tytler is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of science education, Deakin University
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The University of Queensland
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Vice-Chancellor, Deakin University
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