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Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest Maggie Hamilton on loneliness in young people, it's effects, and what we can do to help them navigate through it. How loneliness affects young people Parents can turn their child’s boredom into an opportunity to develop contemplation and independent thinking Talking about uncertainties with our young [...]
By Associate Professor Hernan Cuervo, Dr Annie Gowing , Dr Yong Zhao and Professor Jim Watterston In 2021, families across the nation and around the world endured a second year of interrupted schooling, with the associated challenges of home-learning, working from home and isolation from the support networks of extended family and friends. For [...]
By Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Monash University; Melissa Barnes, Monash University, and Tracii Ryan, The University of Melbourne Education departments have been investing in feedback-based tools to assess school performance. These include student perception surveys, where students provide feedback on the quality of their learning and their experiences in the classroom or at school. The hope is [...]
By Marie Yap, Monash University; Anthony Jorm, The University of Melbourne, and Mairead Cardamone-Breen, Monash University Headlines about the impact of the pandemic on youth mental health have left many parents worried about their children and unsure what they can do to help. Now, as restrictions are eased – and school, home and social lives [...]
With the Victorian tutor learning initiative (TLI) extended through 2022, government and non-government schools can continue to engage teaching professionals to provide extra individual learning support to students whose learning may have suffered in 2020 and 2021. There’s $480 million being invested in the initiative to allow this program to run in schools during 2021 and 2022. More [...]
By Gabi Mocatta, Deakin University and Chloe Lucas, University of Tasmania 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. Curious Climate Schools, a project that connects young people [...]
By Jora Broerse, Victoria University; Cameron Van der Smee, Federation University Australia, and Jaimie-Lee Maple, Victoria University International evidence suggests children have poorer movement skills as a result of COVID-related lockdowns that reduced physical activity at school, socially and in the community. In parts of Australia, learning from home replaced face-to-face classroom teaching for months [...]
By Eimear Quigley, Edith Cowan University Parents can feel hopeless when their children experience the huge emotional burden that comes with final-year exams. Sometimes our best intentions may actually make our children (and ourselves) feel worse. Previous research has found more than 40% of year 12 students experience anxiety symptoms high enough to be of [...]
By Vasso Apostolopoulos, Victoria University; Athina (Tina) Soulis, The University of Melbourne; Jack Feehan, Victoria University, and Maja Husaric, Victoria University Australian children aged five to 11 could begin receiving the Pfizer vaccine by the end of November, with the nation’s regulator currently reviewing the health and safety data. Pfizer submitted a partial application to [...]
By Kathryn MacCallum, University of Canterbury and Cheryl Brown, University of Canterbury The pandemic has fundamentally altered every part of our lives, not least the time we spend on digital devices. For young people in particular, the blurred line between recreational and educational screen time presents new challenges we are only beginning to appreciate. Even [...]
