Education
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Commentary
The brain, multimovement therapy, neuroscience, pedagogy and education: part 1
The findings of this research should be useful to consider by those affected by an acquired brain injury, including the…
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News
Notre Dame pursues reconciliation through education
With Reconciliation Week upon us, the University of Notre Dame has highlighted how education helps to make reconciliation “more of…
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Industry & Research
Poor PISA results indicate a lack of ‘respect’ in Australian classrooms
A UNSW academic has pointed to classroom disruption and disrespect as key causes of Australia’s poor Programme for International Assessment…
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Faculty Focus
More male teachers are needed, but not for reasons you might think
It's commonly known that teaching is a feminised profession, particularly in the primary years. In fact, a University of Tasmania…
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News
The smart school bag that could curb forgotten homework
“I did it, but…” Teachers hear this phrase a lot when asking students to hand in their homework, but perhaps…
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News
Education sector to see oversupply of jobs, starting to ‘get some teeth’
Population growth and workforce turnover will see an education sector with too many jobs and not enough graduates. That’s according…
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Industry & Research
MOOC shows promise to improve dementia knowledge globally
A massive open online course (MOOC) promises to improve understanding of dementia on a global scale. In a paper published…
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Faculty Focus
Award-winning teacher’s equation for success
Dr Kevin Larkin can no longer claim to be an ordinary teacher. The Senior Lecturer (Mathematics Education) at Griffith University…
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News
Education, law and more: first set of THE rankings by subject released
Times Higher Education (THE) has released the first set of subject rankings for 2019. Stanford University, the University of Oxford…
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Industry & Research
What Scott Morrison doesn’t get about most of the voting public
When now-Prime Minster Scott Morrison brought a lump of coal into parliament in 2017, pleading "don’t be afraid, don’t be…
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Faculty Focus
Opinion: Universities are crucial to improving pre-service teachers’ literacy
It is very difficult to dispute the need for teachers to possess sounds literacy skills. Communication and literacy are central…
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Commentary
Will global online education ever take off?
In the wake of the dot.com bubble and the MOOC revolution, why haven’t more students taken up global online learning?…
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Faculty Focus
NYU academic urges students to disagree
We’ve all likely heard the statistics: gay, bisexual, intersex or transgender people comprise only up to 11 per cent of…
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Move to encourage more female vice-chancellors
With only about one in seven British universities led by a woman, Brunel’s VC says more needs to be done…
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Education linked to longer life
Life expectancy for American adults with 16 years or more of education has risen rapidly since 1990, US researchers say. …
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Being TEQSA ready – perfect storm in education
Despite two years of upheaval and change, and criticism from uninformed sources, the public can be sure that teacher training…
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Running with the digital natives
Universities need to start teaching academics and teachers to be residents of the web if we are to have any…
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What Gonksi means for higher ed
David Gonski and Denise Bradley need to talk. That might be the best way to sum up comments by university…
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More English is not better English
The NT government continues with a language education policy that is not supported by domestic and international research, writes Rosa…
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No evidence of improving engagement
Student disengagement is growing and there is no improvement in sight, writes Stuart Middleton. Over the next week or 10…
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Govt misses target with literacy plan
By Darragh O Keeffe Researchers at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia have found that a multi-million dollar Government plan…
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Education invisible in NZ election
New Zealand is in the grips of a general election that is anything but gripping. It is a case of…
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Charting the evolution of learning
The history of education helps teachers understand how curricula and educational policy are formed writes Geoffrey Sherington. Dr Brian Croke’s…
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Aboriginal undergrads go online
A group of up to 15 Aboriginal education officers working in regional NSW schools will be the first to enrol…
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