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Legacy schools in Ghana are over subscribed. Wikimedia Commons

May 16, 2022

Ghana’s high school system sets many students up for failure: it needs a rethink

David Baidoo-Anu, Queen's University, Ontario; Kenneth Gyamerah, Queen's University, Ontario, and Timothy Chanimbe, Hong Kong Baptist University

Grouping of high schools in Ghana into categories perpetuates inequalities.

Universities can be alienating spaces, particularly for students from poorer backgrounds. Shutterstock

April 20, 2016

Universities must do more to become a home for vulnerable students

Talita M.L. Calitz, University of the Free State

Students from poorer backgrounds feel anxious, ashamed and stressed in the middle-class environment of a university.

Many of South Africa’s primary and secondary schools are dysfunctional. But should universities use this as an excuse to turn all applicants from these schools away? REUTERS/Ryan Gray

July 20, 2015

Moving beyond the educational blame game in South Africa

Alan Cliff, University of Cape Town

Data from the National Benchmark Test can be used by universities to support students who lag behind in academic literacy.

Siblings often turn out to be very different from each other. Ever wondered why?

July 6, 2015

What makes siblings from the same family so different? Parents

Alex Jensen, Brigham Young University and Susan M McHale, Penn State

Parents tend to have greater expectations of their firstborns. But, it’s different when the younger sibling is a girl. What impact does it have on their grades?

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