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As part of a new study, Year 7 students got $20 vouchers if they reached personalised goals in their NAPLAN tests.
Year 9 is often seen as a ‘lost year’, where a young person has left junior high school but is not yet a senior student.
In a new study, we interviewed 59 Year 10 students with language or attention disorders about their English classrooms.
We surveyed 140 separated Australian parents about their experiences dealing with their child’s school.
Australian households contribute way more to the costs of children’s schooling than the OECD average. This is due to the numbers of students attending private schools and paying high fees.
In a new project, we are talking to Aboriginal high school students and teachers to understand how to encourage more Aboriginal people to become teachers in the Northern Territory.
In the first research of its kind in Australia, our new study tracked almost 3,000 young people from age 15 to 25 to see if there are longer-term benefits to attending a selective school.
In our new study we looked at the impact of ceiling heights on the exam performance of Australian university students.
Victoria has just announced all government schools will be required to use phonics to teach reading from next year.
Along with becoming a status symbol, water bottles are now considered an essential item to pack for school.
A new report analyses responses from more than 13,430 Australian students to understand their school experiences and how these impact on maths performance.
It is easy to assume students will be able to write easily and effectively using a keyboard. They are growing up surrounded by technology. But new research shows children write better by hand.
Two male students have been expelled from a Melbourne private school for their involvement in a list ranking female students.
Is a cellphone ban, along with increased surveillance, the right way to deal with the impact of addictive and harmful technology in classrooms?
Since February, researchers have been surveying South Australian teachers about sexist views among their students.
Decisions to fill teacher vacancies with uncertified adults compromises children’s education and reveals a demeaning notion that teachers — in a female-dominated profession — are merely babysitters.
Not all teachers comply when asked to adjust student grades. An education scholar takes a look at what happens when they don’t.
Since COVID there has been an expansion in online options for school students. This includes individual classes and complete distance education.
If the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan persists, consequences could include higher rates of abuse, the spread of extremism and billions of dollars in economic loss.
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Development Economics, Monash University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor of Education, Sheffield Hallam University
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Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
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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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Professor, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Emeritus Professor of Education, University of Manchester
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Lecturer in the Institute of Education, Arts and Community, Federation University Australia
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Senior Research Associate in Ecological Justice & Senior Lecturer in Performance, York St John University
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Senior Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Professor of Education Studies, University of Oregon
