Australia Association for Research in Education
The insidious way the new curriculum undermines democracy
The public’s mind is focused upon politics in the final week of a bruising election campaign. The language …
Ditch the widgets. Start investing in their amazing futures
The cost of teaching a student from a low SES background is significantly higher than for more advantaged …
A vital message for teachers everywhere: how to help traumatised students
We are constantly exposed to life-threatening events that result in trauma. Natural disasters such as seasonal bushfires and floods have affected millions of Australians. The COVID-19 pandemic has also brought about loss of life, extended isolation, and exposure to increased domestic violence— for some youth, all these events can be traumatic. Likewise, human-induced traumatic events …
Why the markets can never teach us how to care for the aged
In the lead up to the Federal election, aged care has emerged as a major point of difference …
Why we must urgently rescue arts education now
Australian governments have taken a limited view of the Arts, artists and the imperative of quality arts education for our children and young people for decades. They have neglected or ignored the research that education in, about and through the Arts, especially when authentically integrated across the curriculum, is a strong predictor of long term …
This is how to reposition teachers as experts
20 years into a new century how do we understand educational expertise? In Finland teachers are trusted professionals, …
The fascinating reasons why some students will never go back to school
While homeschool, distance education and pandemic school are terms that were used interchangeably during the pandemic, when schools …
There are definitely better ways to teach reading
. Recent blog posts and articles in The Age have yet again stirred debates about the reading wars. …
The truth: what our students really learn about Anzac Day
Students taught “hatred” of the nation (even the PM thinks so). Teachers are duds. That’s the backdrop for …
Is this now the Federal government’s most bone-headed idea ever?
Apparently international PhD students in Australia now have to seek ministerial approval to change their thesis topic or …