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25 février 2018

The media need to think twice about how they portray mass shooters

The ConversationThe lead story on The New York Times homepage provided the overview of the latest massacre at an American school: “17 Killed at Florida School; Toll May Climb.”
A “sidebar,” or secondary story, also on the homepage, bore this headline: “Here’s What We Know About the Suspect.”In a similar vein, the Washington Post ran a story with the headline, “Florida shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz: Guns, depression and a life in trouble.”The stories tell of a troubled kid who liked weapons, threatened classmates and was cruel to animals. More...
25 février 2018

Alcohol probably makes it harder to stop sexual violence – so why aren’t colleges talking about it?

The ConversationAll colleges and universities that receive Title IX funding are federally mandated to offer intervention programs, where bystanders are trained to intervene in risky sexual situations. These programs aim to reduce campus sexual violence, as one in five college women say they’ve been a victim of sexual assault. More...

25 février 2018

Why school leaders fake academic success

The ConversationAt the beginning of each school year, before the students arrived, teachers from every school in the Atlanta Public Schools district were placed on school buses and taken to the old Georgia Dome. More...

25 février 2018

Why accountability efforts in higher education often fail

The ConversationAs the price tag of a college education continues to rise along with questions about academic quality, skepticism about the value of a four-year college degree has grown among the American public. More...

25 février 2018

What you need to know about the tuition fee review — and how it could affect students

The ConversationThe government is frustrated nearly all university courses now cost £9,250 a year and wants to encourage some sort of variation in feese. More...

25 février 2018

Brexit: German universities among those poised to benefit if researchers and funding shift

The ConversationWhile collaboration is important, countries also compete with each other for funding and students. Our new research has found that academics and institutions across Europe, and particularly in Germany, could make significant gains as Brexit shakes up the European higher education landscape. More...

25 février 2018

How 1950s parents were forced to fight for children with cerebral palsy’s right to education

The ConversationWhen it was introduced in Britain, the 1944 Education Act mapped out a new era for education. For the first time, local authorities became responsible for providing education according to “age, aptitude and ability”. More...

25 février 2018

What possible evidence does Ofsted chief have to suggest religious extremists are ‘perverting’ education?

The ConversationOnly a few years ago, much the same was being claimed as part of the Trojan Horse scandal in which a group of conservative Muslims were accused of working to take over a number of schools in Birmingham. More...

25 février 2018

How to prevent abuse in teenage relationships

The ConversationA recent study of young people – aged 15 to 18 years old – in relationships in the UK and Spain, found that 21% experience serious victimisation by partners (an example given was one partner slamming the other into a wall). A further 30.1% meanwhile are subject to mild aggression including pushing, grabbing or shoving. More...

25 février 2018

Setting more exams to combat stress among school students is utterly absurd

The ConversationIt is hard to understand what appears to be a blatant disregard for the mental health of children and young people on the part of the schools’ minister – especially given that this government has repeatedly called on schools to play a larger role in addressing the purported mental health crisis among students. More...

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