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Research Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW

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February 15, 2022

Australia’s education system is one of the most unequal in the OECD. But we know how to help fix it

Meera Varadharajan, UNSW and Jack Noone, UNSW

Researchers reviewed 45 programs that aim to improve educational outcomes for disadvantaged students. This is what they found, and their recommendations to make Australia’s education more equitable.

Career changers are intrinsically motivated and tend to be more committed to teaching, having changed careers later in life. Shutterstock

November 28, 2017

Want to solve our STEM skills problem? Bring in the professionals

Meera Varadharajan, University of Technology Sydney

STEM professionals who change careers to become teachers are often intrinsically motivated, and can help engage kids in STEM subjects with their real-world experience.

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