Monash University has released a new report identifying the best strategies and practices to “overcome barriers” that discourage young girls and women from tacking on future careers in the STEM and IT fields. Led by the university’s faculty of information ...
More »Social events were critical in keeping Year 12 students motivated in 2020: Monash study
As attention turns to how 2021’s Year 12s have coped with two years of disruptions, a recently published Monash University study into the effects COVID-19 had on Year 12 students in 2020 found social events played a crucial role in ...
More »New survey shows high levels of trust for teachers in Aussie schools
Confidence and trust in teachers continues to grow as a new survey found that 72 per cent of people trusted that teachers' work was in the best interests of students. As the pandemic has forced remote learning on many families ...
More »Six years of the LANTITE: Monash expert interrogates its assumptions and suitability as a teaching gatekeeper
Six years have now passed since the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) was introduced as part of a suite of educational reforms to return Australia’s education system back to its ‘rightful’ place. Fuelled by an Australian ...
More »Community, communication and compassion key when leading schools in lockdown – new report
A study into the experiences of school leaders during the first round of COVID-19 related school shutdowns in 2020 has found that those who engaged in community, communication and compassion-based responses were most successful in leading their school community through ...
More »Monash releases free policy-writing resource for schools
A new resource promoted by Monash University has been released to make school-policy writing more manageable, especially in these challenging post-COVID times. Titled Building Better Schools with Evidence-based Policy: Adaptable Policy for Teachers and School Leaders, the so-called “cheat sheet” ...
More »Q Project reveals how educators, school leaders use research and evidence to inform practice
A five-year project between Monash University and the Paul Ramsay Foundation has recently released its first summary report into how research and evidence is being used in Australian schools, highlighting a gulf between school leaders and teachers. Called the Q ...
More »Teacher perceptions: survey reveals shift in public’s view after pandemic
Australians have sounded off on how their view of teachers has changed after the pandemic – and four in 10 say it has improved. The Monash University survey canvassed the views of just over 1000 Australians. It showed that 41.6 ...
More »Making the right moves: how playing chess can make students less risk averse and better prepared for life
While the worldwide smash Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit is about a whole lot more than chess, viewers like myself were drawn into the amount of strategic risk-taking, foresight, planning and dedication required for the protagonist to overcome the formidable ...
More »How education for people with a disability needs to change: Podcast
EducationReview · Dr Kate de Bruin | How education for people with a disability needs to change Dr Kate de Bruin, an expert and lecturer in inclusive education at Monash University, recently provided evidence to the Royal Commission into Violence, ...
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