Time is a complex concept to explain, and even more so to define. The classical definition differentiates between physical time, as a phenomenon of physical science, and human time, which allows ordering the sequence of events, establishing a past, a present and a future. The complexity of time is not only given in the definition, but […] … learn more→
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Young children’s concept of time and its importance in learning
‘I started walking the long way’: many young women first experience street harassment in their school uniforms
Can you remember the first time you were harassed in a public space? What comes to mind? Can you remember how old you were, or what you were doing? Perhaps this is not something you have personally experienced, although we know 87% of young Australian women have been harassed in public. We spoke to 47 adult women […] … learn more→
“The other side of words”: Essentializing
To say that “women are talkative”, that “Africans have rhythm in their skin” or that “the French are rude”, is not just a stereotype, that is to say a ready-made opinion on an individual or a group, it is also a form of essentialization. This term has appeared in recent years with the debates about identities and it is […] … learn more→
How ‘TeachTok’ is helping teachers connect with their students on TikTok
Before social media, students rarely knew their teachers beyond their professional position in the classroom. Perhaps we might bump into them in the neighbourhood, at a supermarket, or in a restaurant. But as students, we knew little about teachers “off duty”. Today, much has changed. During COVID, many teachers joined the social media platform TikTok as a […] … learn more→
Our new study provides a potential breakthrough on school bullying
Your child comes home from school and tells you three classmates are teasing her constantly. One even put chewed gum in her hair as she was listening to the teacher. The other two smiled, laughed and whooped. Hearing this, you understand your child is being bullied and their physical and mental wellbeing are under attack. […] … learn more→
Do anti-tech schools make sense in a digital world?
In recent years, some anti-technology discourses have appeared that defend that children and young people should not be exposed to any type of screen. A position that, together with the risks that the use of the Internet and networks have for minors , has also led to an anti-technology vision in the educational field. However, it is an approach that confuses […] … learn more→
Education expert John Hattie’s new book draws on more than 130,000 studies to find out what helps students learn
In 2008, I published my book Visible Learning, which aimed to explain what works best to help student learning. At the time, others claimed it was the world’s largest evidence-based study into the factors that improve learning. The book was based on 800 meta-analyses (a statistical analysis that combines the results of multiple studies) of 50,000 […] … learn more→
How social networks can help in learning
Social networks are means of communication: they have exceeded their initial objective, which was to promote interaction between subjects, and are now used for financial, commercial and even educational issues. Through them, many of its users learn about different topics. However, they are not yet considered tools for formal learning, although they enable dialogue and foster […] … learn more→
When 2+2 are not 4: the accounts of educational dropout
The latest news offered by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training of Spain in terms of dropout reads as follows: “The early educational dropout rate remains stable at 13.9% in 2022”. How could we interpret this information? It could suggest that 86.1% of students in Spain have obtained a degree in Baccalaureate or Vocational Training. This is so […] … learn more→
School principals are reaching crisis point, pushed to the edge by mounting workloads, teacher shortages and abuse
Australian schools have been under huge pressures in recent years. On top of concerns about academic progress and staff shortages, schools have faced significant, ongoing disruptions due to COVID and major flooding disasters. In response, there has been considerable attention rightly given to students, families and classroom teachers. But what about the people tasked with leading their schools […] … learn more→
