Peer violence at school, whether physical or mental, often occurs without the knowledge of teachers or caregivers at the school. That is why the newly created figure of the child welfare and protection coordinator is important . This is a person with a specific profile and a delicate and fundamental task, a new figure that each school and institute […] … learn more→

To the untrained eye, the small community garden on Coast and Straits Salish territory — on what passersby commonly know as the University of Victoria campus — might look unruly. Bursting with dandelions, lamb’s ear and grasses, it’s difficult to tell where the garden starts and where it ends. Wondering where those boundaries begin and end has […] … learn more→

Domestic abuse can involve one parent using a child as a weapon against the other parent, which harms the child in immense ways. My research has identified how these dynamics play out and examines the damage. There are approximately 5.7 million cases of domestic abuse in the U.S. each year, and in some of those, mothers and […] … learn more→

Working with literatures? One of the things you’re advised to do by people like me is to identify debates and discussions. That’s because you are very likely to want to contribute to a discussion. And to do this you will probably need to position yourself in relation to different lines of thinking. So you may […] … learn more→

The reform of health organizations is permanently on the agenda of the public authorities, but it is not only a budgetary subject or a subject for specialists. This reform requires attention to the training of doctors and other health professionals as it has consequences in terms of quality of care, doctor-patient relations, coverage of the needs […] … learn more→

If you could choose which language to speak before you were born, which language would you choose? The linguist Noam Chomsky affirmed that the reason for the use of language in human beings is due to the need to express thought, and that we all have an abstract mental device capable of generating any sentence in any […] … learn more→

Proposed changes to the New South Wales English syllabus reinforce the misguided idea that the teaching of language and literacy skills should fall chiefly to English teachers, leaving other teachers to focus more on their subject content. The plan follows a report by the NSW Education Authority (NESA) that found students’ writing standards had fallen sharply over recent […] … learn more→

Music in Early Childhood Education (from 0 to 6 years old) is omnipresent: children immerse themselves in it to learn tasks, the days of the week or their first words in English. From the catchy melodies that recite the days of the week to the traditional one that helps us with our first words in English: […] … learn more→

The world today is highly specialized and is divided into organizations. Now, organizations are more important than individuals. When it comes to organizations of people working towards common objectives, it is the administration that makes all the difference. An average grouping of people with effective administration will outperform any skilled but poorly administered grouping. The […] … learn more→

Speed read The world may be facing a devastating “hidden” collapse in insect species due to the twin threats of climate change and habitat loss. UCL’s Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research has carried out one of the largest-ever assessments of insect declines around the world – assessing three-quarters of a million samples from around 6,000 sites. […] … learn more→