Learning outside the classroom has the educational and emotional benefits conducive for optimal learning, new La Trobe research shows. Professor Margaret Robertson, lead editor of the new book Experiencing the Outdoors: Enhancing Strategies for Wellbeing, said the findings showed students ...

Children who learn a foreign language beginning in early childhood can benefit from increased critical thinking skills, memory and flexibility of the mind, experts say. University of Queensland bilingual education expert Dr Simone Smala said other benefits of bilingualism include ...

In an extended interview, education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke with ComWriter founder and chief executive Dr Linda Glassop about how PhDs can better use their time by incorporating technology into their research process. “There are not a lot of tools ...

Swinburne University will settle a long-running industrial case over alleged breaches of workplace laws, and will pay the legal costs of the National Tertiary Education Union. Almost two years ago the NTEU took the university to the Federal Court over ...

The process of reform must continue for the sake of all Australian students, the Council of Private Higher Education chief said. In commenting on the federal Government’s continued pursuit of higher education reforms COPHE CEO Adrian McComb said reform is ...

In an exclusive interview, education editor Antonia Maiolo spoke with Dr Stephen Weller, who will step down as president of the Association for Tertiary Education Management in May. Maiolo asked Weller to describe some of the biggest changes he’s seen in the ...