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Education Nov 22, 2021

Study: Lessons of COVID-19 underscore need for better teacher support

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced New Orleans public school teachers to switch from in-person instruction to a virtual or hybrid setting, the transition left many feeling anxious over their ability to impact student learning, ...

Economics & Business Nov 22, 2021

Employer surveillance during COVID has damaged trust

Increasing use of staff surveillance by employers during the COVID-19 pandemic endangers trust in the workplace, according to a major new report by the University of St Andrews.

Social Sciences Nov 8, 2021

Education workers experiencing disturbing normalization of workplace violence

Newly released research reveals the alarming extent to which violence in the workplace is a disturbing reality for education workers in Ontario, with almost nine in ten enduring physical violence while almost all experience ...

Environment Oct 19, 2021

Children deserve answers to their questions about climate change: How universities can help

Our children are growing up in a volatile climate. It's already damaging their health, wealth and well-being. Universities can be leaders in helping young people gain the knowledge they need to navigate this uncertain future. ...

Education Oct 18, 2021

Anxiety can affect academic performance: Ten things parents and teachers can do to relieve the pressure

Many kids across Australia are heading back into classrooms after months of lockdowns and remote learning. Understandably, students may be anxious about what the uncertainty of the return may mean for them academically and ...

Social Sciences Oct 4, 2021

Research reveals 'huge' impact of pandemic on sexual violence support services

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual abuse survivors going through the criminal justice system has been 'huge' with support services reporting referral increases of up to 366 percent.

Education Sep 27, 2021

Finger tracing enhances learning: Evidence for 100-year-old practice used by Montessori

Finger tracing has been used by teachers to help students learn for more than a century. In the early 1900s, education pioneer Montessori encouraged young children to trace over letters of the alphabet made from sandpaper ...

Economics & Business Aug 30, 2021

How work-integrated learning helps to make billions in university funding worth it

Australian universities invest heavily in the employability of their graduates. The Australian government supports this goal with annual funding to increase to A$20 billion by 2024. This includes $900 million in grants through ...

Social Sciences Aug 20, 2021

Body cams alone not enough to prevent police violence

Experts are calling for broader police reforms after new analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Waterloo in Canada raised serious questions about the effectiveness of body-worn cameras ...

Education Aug 10, 2021

Pandemic prompts changes in how future teachers are trained

Before last year, a one-credit technology course for students pursuing master's degrees in education at the University of Washington wasn't seen as the program's most relevant. Then COVID-19 hit, schools plunged into remote ...

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