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Amanda Wise

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Associate professor, Macquarie University

A group of young Asian men play basketball in the evening at Prince Alfred Park, Sydney. icsnaps/Shutterstock

April 29, 2018

Pushing casual sport to the margins threatens cities’ social cohesion

Amanda Wise, Macquarie University; Keith Parry, Western Sydney University; Kristine Aquino, University of Technology Sydney; Sarah Neal, University of Sheffield, and Selvaraj Velayutham, Macquarie University

Casual sport can help communities thrive. But for many of Australia’s most marginal communities, it’s becoming harder to find a place to play.

60% of high school students in Singapore receive private tuition. from www.shutterstock.com

December 8, 2016

Behind Singapore’s PISA rankings success – and why other countries may not want to join the race

Amanda Wise, Macquarie University

The role of private tuition plays a part in the overall success of students in Singapore, with around 80% of primary-school children having at least three hours of private tuition a week.

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