“The lights are off, shelves are in disarray and dust has coated every single book,” says Zabihullah Ehsas, my longtime friend and mentor, describing the current state of Khushal Baba Ketabtun, a library we established together in 2012. Our efforts represented an attempt to address the shortage of Pashto books in Mazar-i-Sharif, the cultural and economic hub […] … learn more→

Universities face many threats to their future. The traditional universities have become over-managed business enterprises, which may not reflect societal, national or global educational needs. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many of these issues into focus. In a new book, I propose a model that responds to the broad range of challenges universities face. I call this […] … learn more→

Did you just graduate and are confused about what to do now? Then, we are here to help you in these confusing times.  After completing their under graduation most students generally opt for post-graduation programs in the field of business, commerce, and management. One of the most popular post-graduation programs which has a very high […] … learn more→

Construction is one of Australia’s fastest growing industries. It employs around 1,143,600 people, which accounts for 8.7% of the total workforce. Over the past five years, employment in the industry has increased 7.3%. The median weekly earnings for those working in construction are around A$1,305 per week. This is higher than the median weekly earnings of $1,209.00 across all industries. But […] … learn more→

There has been endless chatter about the Great [insert pandemic-related work trend here]. Resignation. Renegotiation. Reshuffle. Regardless of the descriptor used, employees in the United States are purportedly re-evaluating the role of work in their lives. While some of this is related to deeper existential questions — like “What am I doing with my life?” or “Is this really how I […] … learn more→

Imagine some of the key evidence for promotions at work being anonymous responses from coworkers who just received a bad performance evaluation from you. Something similar happens in higher education, with teachers rated by students grateful for good grades or disgruntled by low grades. That’s a bitter pill to swallow for some academics. Evidence tells us students take their […] … learn more→

Anything you do online relies on network speed. Even just an essential pastime may become a time-consuming struggle if your home connection speed isn’t fast enough—a problem that’s all too typical in rural places where adequate internet connection is tough to obtain. But how fast do you need the internet to be? We’ve created a […] … learn more→

Since 2018, the education of young people and adults in digital media and information in general has been the subject of a remarkable revival of interest, due to the urgency of the fight against fake news and the circulation of discourse. of hate. This resulted in a salvo of official texts. Having become an obligation for […] … learn more→

Two major factors matter when it comes to predicting how long a new teacher will stay on the job – how they got certified and the kind of school where they first teach. As researchers who study the job market for new teachers, we recently published these findings based on our study of 175,664 new teachers in […] … learn more→

The “autonomy” of the child has become a leitmotif of today’s society. Educational institutions seek it, as do parents. And the world of marketing is not to be outdone: we have seen a pair of shoes praised for… its scratches supposed to develop the autonomy of their very young owner! How to understand the omnipresence of this […] … learn more→