By the time an Australian student is 15, they will have already spent as many as 11,000 hours at school. What happens here matters for their wellbeing.
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While curriculum reform is relatively easy to announce, changing what happens in classrooms is much harder.
Reading anxiety involves excessive worries and apprehensions about reading activities.
A study found 5-year-olds were more likely to cheat on a task after researchers told them they were smart.
A new study looks at how students’ capacity to handle adversity relates to their ability to manage changes at school.
Some might argue kids can just learn ethics from their parents. But new research shows formal ethics education can make a difference.
Parents might often worry about academic performance. While that is important, it is also vital that children feel a sense of belonging at school.
A new study suggests ‘effective teaching’ in Year 9 may play an important role in supporting students to stay on and finish Year 12.
Difficult stories are not obstacles to democratic education. Learning how to communicate about them are conditions for it.
The current debate risks turning into a zero-sum choice between screens and pen and paper.
In a case study, parents responded positively to their children being taught science in two languages.
The Coalition wants to looks at ‘what works’ in Indigenous education and ‘roll it out more broadly’ .
This gap was already a problem before the latest data. But the most recent results show how things are getting worse.
National NAPLAN results are released today, putting the spotlight on students’ numeracy and literacy skills.
Home languages can help children learn English and become stronger readers.
High school students can skip exams and do an ‘enabling program’ in years 11 and 12. This can qualify them for certain undergraduate degrees.
When armed groups use child recruitment or sexual violence, the impact of conflict on schooling is much more severe than in conflicts without these tactics.
When it comes to life after Year 12, the media and schools tend to focus on ATARs and university study.
Educators have long debated whether it is better for students to be learning with students of a similar ‘ability’ or a mix.
If your child has ever dug their heels in on the morning of school athletics day, or refused to speak in front of the class, you’re not alone.
Top contributors
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Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Professor of Learning Sciences, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Sue Roffey is a Friend of The Conversation.
Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, UCL
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Associate Professor, Critical Pedagogies, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor, School of Psychology and Counselling, Queensland University of Technology