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October 29, 2020

First, do no harm: education research should answer to the same standards as medicine

David Lawrence, The University of Western Australia and Tanya Fitzgerald, The University of Western Australia

No-one wants our children to be used as research guinea pigs. High standards of ethical oversight are needed to ensure no child is exposed to possible harm.

Mental disorders affected one in seven students and were associated with being less connected and engaged at school, having lower attendance rates, and poorer academic outcomes than their peers. Shutterstock

December 20, 2017

Mental disorders linked to poor NAPLAN performance in Australian schools

Benjamin Goodsell, The University of Western Australia and David Lawrence, The University of Western Australia

A national survey has shown Australian school students with a mental disorder can be almost three years behind in their studies by the time they sit their final NAPLAN test in year nine.

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