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21 décembre 2017

Using university language tests for migration and professional registration is problematic

Using the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to test things other than the English readiness of international students commencing study or training, which is what it was designed to do, is problematic. The same can be said of tests like TOEFL iBT, which were built for academic purposes, and should only be used in that way. More...

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21 décembre 2017

A new approach to regional higher education is essential to our economic future

The 30% of Australians who live outside a capital city are experiencing a period of rapid change. A new era of food and crop production prosperity is being driven by technological disruption and farm business consolidation. More...

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21 décembre 2017

We have marriage equality, now we need LGBTQi+-inclusive sexuality education in schools

The results of the same-sex marriage postal survey were clear: Australia voted in favour of equality. The marriage equality bill has passed, and the mandate to deliver inclusive sexuality education in schools is more pressing than ever. LGBTQi+-inclusive sexuality education should embrace diversity in the classroom, the staff-room and in whole-of-school policies. More...

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21 décembre 2017

How Australia can help reform higher education in India

The Indian higher education system faces stiff challenges. Australians may not imagine they’re well placed to help. But there are opportunities for exciting collaboration between Australia and India in reforming higher education. More...

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21 décembre 2017

Vocational education and training sector is still missing out on government funding: report

The Mitchell Institute’s 2017 report shows that while spending on schools and higher education continues to grow, vocational education and training (VET) expenditure is going in the opposite direction. We are spending less on VET now than we were a decade ago, in real terms. More...

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21 décembre 2017

Schools are not adequately preparing young Australians to participate in our democracy

Australia’s youth are interested in politics and are passionate about issues but, unless we take note of the latest report into civics and citizenship education, their capacity to participate in democracy and shape society in future may be limited. More...

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21 décembre 2017

So you’ve got your ATAR, now what? Here are some options

Over the last week, year 12 students around the country received their Australian Tertiary Admissions Ranking (ATAR). For many students, these results are accompanied by celebration and relief. More...

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21 décembre 2017

Universities get an unsustainable policy for Christmas

On Monday, the government announced its third attempt to significantly reduce spending on higher education in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). More...

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21 décembre 2017

Can’t teach old dogs new tricks? Nonsense. Tips for learning later in life

Change, often rapid and disorienting, is today’s norm. Even things our grandparents took for granted – manual typewriters, telegrams, smelling salts, corsets – have disappeared into antique shops and museums. We change jobs and even careers many times in one lifetime. We travel more. It seems like we adapt to new technologies almost weekly. More...

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21 décembre 2017

South Africa has a reading crisis: why, and what can be done about it

The teacher stands in front of her Grade 4 class. The 45 nine and ten-year olds are crammed together at desks, huddled over shared books. Some are sitting on the floor. “Now, class, read from the top of the page,” the teacher says. They comply in a slow sing-song drawl. More...

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