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Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest Marie Vakakis on emotion coaching. Emotions – Why they are important to understand The current research on how to approach emotion-based coaching The stages of life and how emotions differ as we go through them Practical applications for schools and families Listen now below: Host: Andrew [...]
By Paul Harpur, The University of Queensland and Peter D. Blanck, Syracuse University Should universities require students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before attending campus once vaccines are readily available in Australia? Professor Iain Martin, vice-chancellor of Deakin University and former dean of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of [...]
This article was co-authored with Rebecca Patrick, a climate-health researcher. As leading scientists call on the world to avert an impending climate catastrophe, Prime Minister Scott Morrison responded with this: “There is not a direct correlation between the action that Australia takes and the temperature in Australia.” Effectively, Scott Morrison is reasserting his already refuted [...]
By Associate Professor Clare Newton, Associate Professor Ian McShane, Dr Benjamin Cleveland, Dr Philippa Chandler, Dr Ruth Aston, Professor Janet Clinton and Sarah Backhouse When the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to close in 2020, the staff at Doveton College in Melbourne picked up the phone. “Our staff made over 19,000 phone calls during the second [...]
Andrew Fuller speaks with guest Alpha Cheng on his remarkable journey of transforming pain and trauma into advocacy. They speak on understanding the emotions and transforming the pain and anger in a more constructive way. Alpha provides the different ways he has channeled his pain and trauma to seek and spread important messages. They [...]
By Rigissa Megalokonomou, The University of Queensland and Sofoklis Goulas, Stanford University Remote learning online has been a common tool in the battle against COVID-19. School and university campus closures have affected over 1.5 billion learners in 165 countries. The reduced need for students to be in their physical classrooms gives them greater autonomy, with [...]
Impulsivity is the tendency to act or decide quickly, without too much deliberation, usually in pursuit of short-term gratification. It’s a normal part of human behaviour (think about speeding through a yellow light or cracking a joke in a serious work meeting), but when it happens too often or too intensely, it can lead to [...]
By Naomi Barnes, Queensland University of Technology The central role of schools in the Brisbane COVID-19 outbreak means the virus might move through the community differently from previous outbreaks. Previously, the focus has been on the spread of the virus through the aged care sector and via service workers. People in education systems move and [...]
By Nicole (Nikki) Brunker, University of Sydney Adding to the clamour of argument over whether schools should be open to all during lockdown is confusion in terminology. Using the term “home schooling” to describe schooling during lockdown is disrespectful to both teachers and home schoolers. Home schooling requires parents to seek registration for their child [...]
By Margaret Kristin Merga, Edith Cowan University Parents at a loss to find activities for their children during COVID lockdowns can encourage them to escape into a book. New research shows how reading books can help young people escape from their sources of stress, find role models in characters and develop empathy. Recent media reports have [...]
