New terms are constantly being created to label demographic groups, often by marketers wanting to target them. These terms are commonly formed using acronyms – as in the examples dinky (dual income no kids yet), kippers (kids in parents pockets ...
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On the Move – June 2016
Noted journalist reports to CSU Awarding-winning influential journalist and proud Wiradjuri man Stan Grant has joined Charles Sturt University as its chair of Indigenous affairs. Grant, who has used his media notoriety to help advocate for Indigenous issues such as ...
More »Toughen up teaching degree entry standards: Grattan
In its long list of recommendations to the next federal government, the Grattan Institute is calling for tougher entry standards into teacher education. Grattan school education program director Peter Goss estimated there has been roughly one review every year, for 40 ...
More »Labor’s pledged institutes sound like old college system
Federal Labor has announced an election plan that would create a new tier of higher education – one that looks strikingly similar to the college system universities absorbed 25 years ago. Shadow minister for higher education Kim Carr has announced that Labor ...
More »5 tips for getting girls into STEM for good
The gender imbalance in STEM fields is well documented. The need for more women in physics, engineering and computer science-related professions – for example – is being pushed by universities, industry and, in this election cycle at least, politicians. But ...
More »What local unis can learn about rape culture from the Brock Turner case
The internet has exploded with reactions, ranging from vitriolic to darkly comedic, in the wake of Stanford University's Brock Turner being sentenced to only six months in jail – of which he'll probably serve only three – for penetrating an unconscious female student behind a ...
More »Talking Eds, Episode 3: Smoking bans, cute babies and what the Brock Turner case tells us about rape culture
In Episode 3 of APN Educational Media's weekly review podcast, Talking Eds, James Wells from Education Review and Campus Review and Loren Smith from Early Learning Review join me, news editor Patrick Avenell, to chat about the effectiveness of smoking ...
More »FedUni to welcome teachers and their educators for ATEA summit
Teachers, and the teachers who teach them to be teachers, will descend upon Federation University in Ballarat, 100 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in July for the Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) conference. It's the first time this event has been ...
More »Campus cigarette bans could be harming smokers
Many university campuses around Australia are telling students and staff to butt out. But one expert has argued that these blanket bans on smoking might be causing harm. Many institutions, including all in the state of Victoria, along with the University ...
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