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Michael Timothy Bennett, Australian National University To build a machine, one must know what its parts are and how they fit together. To understand the machine, one needs to know what each part does and how it contributes to its function. In other words, one should be able to explain the “mechanics” of how it [...]
Shreya Mcleod, Australian Catholic University and Kerry Peek, University of Sydney The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup starts today, and more teams are taking part than ever before. The number of women and girls playing soccer around the world has also increased from about five million in 2014 to more than 13 million in 2019. [...]
Michelle O'Shea, Western Sydney University; Hazel Maxwell, Western Sydney University, and Kylie A Steel, Western Sydney University In the lead up to the first FIFA Women’s World Cup hosted in the Southern Hemisphere, host nations Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are forging other firsts, including efforts to break the shame, stigma and taboo that continue [...]
Alexe Bernier, McMaster University An article in the Washington Post recently declared “a crisis in American girlhood.” Girls in the United States are experiencing alarmingly higher rates of sexual assault, mental health issues and suicidality than ever before. Data collected in 2021 by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) demonstrates how dire the circumstances of [...]
A major international report says the “disciplinary climate” in Australian schools is among the “least favourable” in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). On Tuesday, the OECD released a profile on education in Australia. Its findings follow headlines about student behaviour and a federal parliamentary inquiry into “increasing disruption in Australian school [...]
Elise Woodman, Australian Catholic University Parenting teenagers can feel daunting. With high rates of youth mental health diagnoses and persistent messages about adolescents’ desire for independence, parents and carers are searching for ways to support their kids and have a relationship with them. Family connectedness – the sense of belonging and closeness that can be [...]
Sarah Jefferson, Edith Cowan University Many Year 10 students are beginning to think seriously about what subjects they might pick for years 11 and 12. These are important decisions – not just because they may form the basis of further university study and career paths. They will also be the focus of the final years [...]
Alexander Sweetman, Flinders University Martin turns off the light to fall asleep, but his mind quickly springs into action. Racing thoughts about work deadlines, his overdue car service, and his father’s recent surgery occupy his mind. As he struggles to fall asleep, the hours start to creep by. He becomes frustrated about how he will [...]
Sally Larsen, University of New England If students have poor academic results early in school, do they continue to fall further and further behind as they move through their education? The intuitive answer to this question is yes. This perception is fuelled by relentless media reporting about falling standards in Australia, and claims about “widening [...]
Tracey Muir, Australian Catholic University and Peter Liljedahl, Simon Fraser University Australian students’ performance and engagement in mathematics is an ongoing issue. International studies show Australian students’ mean performance in maths has steadily declined since 2003. The latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018 showed only 10% of Australian teenagers scored in the [...]
