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With 85 per cent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 still yet to be invented, universities have a new focus on transferable skills and preparing students for rapid change.
More research is needed to help young people prepare themselves for the changing world of work.
Far from cracking down on every microaggression, institutions are failing in their basic duty to protect their students , says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Universities should offer a safety net for recent graduates forced into menial work by financial circumstances, says Roy Celaire
I’m working currently on a book about why people choose college. In the course of the research, I’ve listened to hundreds of students tell their stor
Most foreign students do not come here on a mission from their governments. They come to learn - but there's much that Australia is failing to learn from them.
A study has found children between the ages of 8 and 14 who take care of a family member with a drug addiction or mental illness aren't very happy at, and don't feel all that safe, at school.
The performance of Melbourne and Sydney on this international platform speaks volumes for the position of the country as a study destination.
Supporters of uncapped funding for university places say it has opened up the pathway to success to more young people from low socio-economic backgrounds. But the extra students have cost the federal budget an extra $3 billion a year.
Students gain up to 4kg in their first year at university and all the junk food on campus doesn't help. Universities have a responsibility to make healthier foods available to students.
Gone are the unhurried days when it was as much about social learning as it was about the academic kind.
Hanging out with friends isn’t always the answer, but it’s more helpful than some think.
The University of Toronto is using Donald Trump and Brexit to poach international students.
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There’s strong pressure on universities to do something about spiralling student mental health problems, but what is best?
Here is my proposed 21st Century Education Bill of Rights for all K-12 students in our country:
All students need to have access to professional mobile devices and diverse digital curriculum as the foundation of their academic work throughout the school day. Students cannot be taught with packets, worksheets or single-source textbooks.
All students will develop and share an ongoing digital portfolio of their best work at school.
All students will have access to place-based learning experiences related to their career, academic and social-emotional development through work-based learning, service-based learning and more.
All students will have regular access to campus and off-campus personal and professional mentors in addition to their teachers and school counselors.
All students will have some choice in how they meet various academic standards with respect to reading materials, presentation options, technology, research topics, courses and more.
Too often, the words “knowledge” and “information” are used interchangeably, despite the fact that they mean two very different things. In mos
These days more and more colleges are setting up systems that automatically email students when an algorithm determines they are academically at risk
Jim Dickinson argues that university initiatives intended to inform and prepare students for higher education are trying to do too much, too soon
Australian universities have been accused of compromising standards, cosying up to foreign governments, and unintentionally creating national security problems.
Fallout from the protests highlights China’s reach into foreign universities through cultural programs
What does a good first outreach to a struggling student look like? I have a pretty good idea of what it shouldn’t look like. In my own freshman year of college, I was surrounded by affluent prep school graduates on a pretty campus in the middle of nowhere. For reasons lost to the sands of time, I decided it would be a good idea to try to study Russian. As longtime readers know, it did not go well.
University enrolments surged from 2012-2017 due to demand driven funding. But they were would have risen anyway, perhaps just not as quickly.
That decision left vulnerable students like Olivia Paregol in the dark.
Tina Chan developed the kit after experiencing anxiety and depression while at university in Canada.
Are SA pros supporting not just campus-based students, but the ever-rising tides of online learners?
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