Written by: Neil Selwyn, Distinguished Research Professor, Monash University The research around the benefits and risks of mobile phone use in classrooms is mixed. Photo by Leon Seibert on UnsplashVictorian education minister James Merlino’s announcement mobile phones will be banned...
Written by: Jane Jarvis, Senior Lecturer in Education, Flinders University How can we better prepare and support teachers for the reality of diverse Australian classrooms? from shutterstock.comLess than half (38%) of Australian teachers feel prepared to teach students with special...
Written by: Pascale Auraix-Jonchière, Professeur de Littérature française, Université Clermont Auvergne Derrière le merveilleux des péripéties de leurs héros, les contes peuvent interroger la différence et l'intégration sociale. ShutterstockLes contes de fées, qui sont réputés s’adresser aux enfants, évoquent a...
Written by: Hetty Roessingh, Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary Fine motor play builds strength and endurance in muscle memory needed for literacy tasks like putting pencil to paper. (Shutterstock)The end of the school year often signals long...
Written by: Sylvain Wagnon, Professeur des universités en sciences de l'éducation, Faculté d'éducation, Université de Montpellier Les livres scolaires concentrent des enjeux à la fois sociétaux et économiques. ShutterstockOn pointe souvent le fait que les manuels scolaires alourdissent les cartables...
Written by: Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University We're entering the fourth industrial revolution, which isn't a bad thing. But it does mean we need to take action. from shutterstock.comThis essay is part of a series...
Written by: Jérôme Deauvieau, Professeur de sociologie, École normale supérieure (ENS) L'école échoue à faire entrer dans la culture écrite une part importante des jeunes, tout particulièrement ceux issus des classes populaires. ShutterstockCet article, co-écrit avec le sociologue Jean‑Pierre Terrail,...
Written by: Katharine Gelber, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, The University of Queensland An independent review found there was no freedom of speech crisis at universities, but it recommended a model code of conduct. from shutterstock.comThe federal education minister,...
Written by: Sue Winton, Associate Professor, York University, Canada Parents who raise money and decide how to spend it influence resources and opportunities available to schools in ways that reflect their own interests. (Shutterstock)As summer holidays approach, it’s wonderful to...
Written by: Mary Elizabeth Picher, Doctoral Candidate at the University of Toronto, University of Toronto Only to the untrained eye do the artefacts children create in a play-based learning activity look simple and straightforward: perhaps like play itself. As the...
