27 mars 2018
An exploding creative economy shows innovation policy shouldn’t focus only on STEM
Australians in creative industries have grown from 3.7% of the workforce in 1986 to 5.5% in the latest census. More...
27 mars 2018
Why workers go on strike
Strikes have become far less common as there are fewer workplaces where trade unions are recognised and well organised. But they do still happen, as recent strikes among junior doctors and higher education professionals highlight. More...
27 mars 2018
Social determinism starts at school
A social universe is an extraordinarily complex thing. At its own level, a mind-brain is equally complex. When a mind is behaving within in a group, patterns emerge – patterns that the mind can hardly grasp. These complex forms are self-organising, and emerge on their own and for adaptive purposes. More...
27 mars 2018
Culture of trust is key for school safety
When we first visited the school that is the focus of our forthcoming book, “Navigating Conflict: How Youth Handle Trouble in a High-Poverty School,” back in 1995, students were free to move about campus during lunch and other free periods and a culture of trust prevailed. More...
27 mars 2018
Why learning from experience is the educational wave of the future
The university experience has changed.
It used to be enough for students to spend four years working hard on assignments, labs and exams to earn a useful undergraduate degree that signalled competence and was redeemable for a good job. More...
27 mars 2018
One in seven teens are ‘sexting,’ says new research
Sexting is known as the sharing of sexually explicit images and videos through the internet or via electronic devices such as smartphones. More...
27 mars 2018
What is the influence of American foundations on universities in Africa?
The ecosystem of donors in the higher education sector in Africa includes many foundations and international agencies, along with several development funds and pan-African organizations. More...
27 mars 2018
High number of adults unable to do basic mathematical tasks
Suppose, a litre of cola costs US$3.15. If you buy one third of a litre of cola, how much would you pay. More...
27 mars 2018
Whiteness characterises higher education institutions – so why are we surprised by racism?
Whenever someone does something explicitly racist, it’s often framed as an isolated incident. This doesn’t just misrepresent the experiences of black and minority ethnic (or BAME) students, who face racism in many forms on a daily basis – it obscures the structural and institutional nature of racism. More...
27 mars 2018
Eight things great teachers do differently
I was recently lucky enough to attend the Varkey Foundation’s Global Education and Teaching Forum in Dubai, which culminated in the announcement of the US$1m Global Teacher Prize, which was won by Andria Zafirakou, who teaches art and textiles in north London. More...
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