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Melissa Kang, University of Sydney It’s a tale as old as time. Around half of adolescents going through puberty will get their period. In high-income countries, an adolescent’s first period (known as “menarche”) happens on average between ten and 14 years of age, with most occurring between 12 and 13 years. Why then does this [...]
Tiffani Apps, Karley Beckman and Sarah K. Howard, University of Wollongong Schools’ use of educational technologies (edtech) grew exponentially at the height of COVID lockdowns. A recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has exposed children’s rights violations by providers of edtech endorsed by governments in Australia and overseas. The lockdowns have ended but edtech remains embedded [...]
Conor McCafferty and Professor Vera Ignjatovic In most cases, children are largely protected from severe COVID-19. They have fewer symptoms, less severe disease and tend to recover more quickly than adults. Only 1.7 per cent of children will be hospitalised for COVID-19 – most will have mild or no symptoms. For previously unknown reasons, a [...]
Benjamin Hanckel, Western Sydney University; Alan Morris, University of Technology Sydney, and Keiko Yasukawa, University of Technology Sydney Homelessness remains a huge problem in Australia and an important contributing factor is low literacy levels. We interviewed 23 people who were homeless or had experienced homelessness to find out how they viewed literacy and participation in [...]
Dr Gavin R. Slemp, Kelsey Lewis and Professor Dianne Vella-Brodrick Not everyone enjoys their job. It might be because of the nature of the tasks involved, issues with co-workers or a negative attitude towards having to go to work in the first place. But the reality is that not all unhappy employees can quit and [...]
This week in every corner of Australia, schools, workplaces and communities will gather in various ways to celebrate Harmony Week, and whether it’s through shared food, music, songs or stories, this is a time for us to embrace inclusiveness, respect and importantly, a sense of belonging for everyone. According to the OECD’s latest report Trends [...]
Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest A/Prof Noel Cranswick about the rising levels of anxiety in young people during COVID. Clinical anxiety is on the rise due to dramatic changes: School, friends, online social interaction, family stress, home environment and more The increase in screen usage and its health ramifications Practical approaches to [...]
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 [...]
