The education debate in Australia becomes tangled when the same key concepts are used by various groups and individuals to mean very different things. More...
31 octobre 2019
31 octobre 2019
10 ways to get the most out of silent reading in schools
Reading aloud can help young children learn about new words and how to sound them. There’s great value too in providing opportunities for children to enjoy regular silent reading, which is sustained reading of materials they select for pleasure. More...
31 octobre 2019
Students from China may defend their country but that doesn’t make them Communist Party agents
Chinese students with nationalist sentiments can be seen as agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Such concerns were particularly evident during reports of clashes at Australian and New Zealand universities between pro-CCP and pro-Hong Kong students. More...
31 octobre 2019
Universities don’t control the labour market: we shouldn’t fund them like they do
From 2020, universities will receive a certain amount of government funding based on four performance measures: student drop-out rates; participation of Indigenous, lower socioeconomic status and regional and remote students; student satisfaction with the university experience; and employment outcomes. More...
31 octobre 2019
A traumatic past can make you a better social worker, but it might block you studying it in the first place
Last year, I received a phone call from a prospective student. She wanted to know if our university would accept her into a Master of Social Work program. Another local university had just knocked her back. More...
31 octobre 2019
Asylum seekers have a right to higher education and academics can be powerful advocates
Australia’s refugee policy has led to a two-track education system. Those processed offshore, and deemed refugees by the time they have arrived in Australia, are entitled to fee support for university. More...
31 octobre 2019
Matthew Hedges: my UAE spy arrest shows universities must do more to protect academics working in the field
Last year I was imprisoned for nearly seven months in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). I was held predominantly in solitary confinement, endured heavy interrogations, with my human rights violated on a daily basis. More...
31 octobre 2019
How freedom of expression in academia is under threat from academics themselves
Freedom of expression has long been extolled by those who love freedom generally. As George Orwell once said: “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” And, according to the European Court of Human Rights, this includes offending, shocking and disturbing. More...
31 octobre 2019
‘I wish you were murdered’: some students don’t know the difference between bullying and banter
Many Australian students don’t know the difference between banter and bullying, with some saying they joke about wishing their friend would “drown” or “die in a car crash”. More...
31 octobre 2019
Academic freedom is under threat around the world – here’s how to defend it
Academic freedom is at the heart of successful universities. UNESCO defines it as the right “to freedom of teaching and discussion, freedom in carrying out research and disseminating and publishing results”. Academics have pointed out that it also means self-governance and security of academic jobs to ensure independence. More...
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