A wicked problem, in academia, means a thorny one - one without an obvious solution. In the lead up to the International Day of People with a Disability, Dr David Armstrong has identified four of these in Western special education. ...

David Roy is no longer scared about losing his job. The erstwhile teacher, University of Newcastle education academic and longtime crusader for children with disabilities has called out the very organisation that is supposed to protect children. In an interview with ...

In this week's episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at the history and effect of White Ribbon Day, discuss the University of Sydney's expansion in China and explore Torrens University's new ...

Mick Grimley is the dean of education at Torrens University, which has recently introduced a Graduate Certificate in Education (Autism), specifically for teachers and other professionals who work with children with autism. Some of the stated objectives of this course are ...

University of Queensland researchers have linked ADHD and conduct disorder (CD) to long-term  disadvantage, as children with these conditions are more likely to drop out of high school and not enrol in tertiary education. A study published in the Journal of ...

Childhood ADHD: to medicate, or not to medicate? This debate has been raging for decades, with staunch advocates on each side. Now, there’s more positive news for those in the anti-medication camp. A University of Queensland study of the effectiveness of ...

Realising that students with disability have far more potential than society thinks led Erin Canavan to write a paper, which was the winning entry in the Australian College of Educators (ACE) and Australian Scholarship Group Writing the Future Awards. Canavan, currently a final-year ...

Mentoring organisation for the deaf, Hear For You, states that each year, about 500 children are born with hearing problems, and about 20,000 Australian children have some form of hearing loss. Enter Sally and Possum, the country’s first educational television show ...

The national lobby group for independent schools has warned that “any sudden and unexpected changes” to Commonwealth funding could hurt schools that cater for students with disability. The Independent Schools Council of Australia (ISCA) said as almost one-fifth of students with ...

Sound, sight and touch are how Samsung Australia hopes to get children with disabilities involved in arts education. The electronics giant is hosting Samsung Dance Discovery at the Sydney Opera House. This brings kids with disabilities, and their parents, to the ...