If we understand their motives, we can help children who bully change their behaviour.
- Professor, School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
Our study suggests the evidence for banning mobile phones in schools is weak when you look at the impact on academic results, student wellbeing and cyberbullying.
This week’s announcements will add to the need to train more early childhood workers and to ensure they are more diverse in a way that better reflects our multicultural society.
We investigated the initiatives schools around the world took to help support and maintain the well-being of their students and staff. We pulled out seven things that made a difference.
The Education Minister Dan Tehan has said research shows mobile phone bans have a positive effect on academic performance. But this is not necessarily true.
A significant proportion of teachers surveyed (36.8%) believed 16 was the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
Children who grow up with loving and attentive parents grow up more resilient. But at what point does love and attention go too far?
There’s no evidence that the increase in children committing sexual offences is because they watch online porn.
Research has found bullied kids suffer more later in life than kids abused by parents. Is this finding particularly helpful though?
A few weeks ago a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that bullying was the number one concern of young people in Australia. Bullying has displaced their concerns about the environment…
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