Gifting children books can be about more than just giving them something to read. Books are portals to adventure, imagination and new experiences. Importantly, books can help children understand and appreciate themselves, and those around them. Sadly, books normalising racial, cultural, family or gender diversity and diverse abilities are few and far between. When children see […] … learn more→

I do love the book that comes from the PhD. The book seems like a fitting reward for all the hard work done during the doctorate. Indeed, in some countries, the post defence thesis is published as a book. That’s the book of the PhD, not from it. There’s nothing quite like getting the first copies of your first […] … learn more→

What do wireless speakers, streaming music subscriptions, smartphones and customized game controllers have in common? They are some of the best tech gifts for children and teens this year. Rounding out the list are a range of smartwatches and fitness trackers, also called e-wearables. And you’re not alone if you’re thinking of buying your child or teen one […] … learn more→

Two important patterns in education are true world-wide. First, females outperform males in most subjects, and boys do not outperform girls in high school maths and physics. Second, more females than males enrol in higher education. However, female enrolments in science, technology, mathematics and engineering (STEM) degrees are disproportionately low. My research with Professor Victor Lavy has shown teacher gender […] … learn more→

We go to university to complete higher study. Every year lots of people go to university in the big city. So they have to move to the city where the university is located. Every move is a stressful experience including university moving. Though DIY moving could be a good option. But hiring a professional moving […] … learn more→

Abdullah has learned three languages ​​other than his mother tongue in school, and by the end of the sixth grade he is proficient in all four. His school has 92% immigrant students of more than 28 nationalities and families of low socioeconomic status. The students of this center obtain excellent results in the assessments of basic competences in […] … learn more→

The return of the Christmas holidays has led many of us to start looking for toys to give to children, ours, or those of our family and friends. We have often heard it said that “in the old days” some people only received an orange at Christmas . So, toys at Christmas, would it be very recent, and reserved […] … learn more→

Twenty years’ experience of casual conversion clauses in Australian universities’ employment agreements shows these have not reduced the number of casual staff they employ. No one should be surprised at how few offers of conversion to permanent employment have been made following changes to the National Employment Standards (NES) in March this year. Universities have reportedly offered fewer than 1 […] … learn more→

Two years into the pandemic, what impacts have COVID-19 really had on Australian university finances and staffing in 2020 and in 2021? Our recently published research shows the impacts varied greatly across the sector. However, staff cuts appear to have been disproportionate to overall financial losses. About 10% of the university workforce (in full-time equivalent terms) lost […] … learn more→

In 2010, France signed the European commitments entitled “Europe 2020” , one of the objectives of which was to reduce the school dropout rate below 10% by 2020. That is to say, less than 10%. % of young people leave their training with a level lower than that of the CAP-BEP. In 2019, the school dropout rate was 8% . […] … learn more→