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→

Social media are becoming an increasingly integral part of our everyday lives. We’re spending more time on our phones, but this is mostly on unproductive activities, which can take a serious toll on mental and physical well-being. But what if we could make this time productive? For example, spen How do Australians use social media? In January […] … learn more→

Learning to read begins long before the day when the child tries, for the first time, to decode the words in a book. In the first weeks of life, and even before they are born, babies are already skillfully processing crucial information about the sounds that reach them. They adjust their reactions to the tones and structures of […] … learn more→

Imagine yourself in a theatre. You choose to sit in the back row. You are the author of the play to be performed, and you have crept into the stalls after the lights go down. It is opening night and your words are about to be heard by a real audience. The stakes are high. […] … learn more→

In Australia, around 30% of primary and 40% of secondary school children attend a private, or independent, school. School fees vary widely, depending on the type of private school and the different sectors that govern them. Catholic schools generally cost less than independent schools where families can pay fees of more than $40,000 per year. Despite the term […] … learn more→