Education

Good teaching, not testing, raises standards, says British education expert

12 Mar 2010, 10.41 AM

Evidence from a major education review shows that England’s drive to raise standards has had mixed results, with positive gains coming at a price, according to a leading British expert.

Australian higher education system could become an international example, says expert

12 Mar 2010, 9.45 AM

Australia’s higher education sector has the potential to be the most diverse and therefore among the most effective in the world, according to a leading international expert.

New Generation Degrees Broaden Career Options

10 Mar 2010, 9.47 AM

The first cohort of Melbourne Model graduates from the University of Melbourne will today have the opportunity to research a wide range of career options and meet with representatives from more than 120 organisations at Australia’s biggest graduate careers fair.

Curriculum needs to meet 21st century challenges

1 Mar 2010, 10.33 AM

Education experts have called for the National Curriculum to prepare students for 21st century challenges.

Discussion starts on draft National Curriculum

2 Mar 2010, 11.49 AM
Discussion starts on draft National Curriculum

Professor John O'Toole discusses the purposes and the current progress of the National Curriculum.

Professor O'Toole is the Chair of Arts Education at the University of Melbourne, and lead author of the arts subject area of the National Curriculum.

Study calls for more understanding of the negative effects of teasing

15 Jan 2010, 10.04 AM

A report from the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education has warned that teasing can potentially cause children long-term damage, and calls for greater awareness of its negative impact.

New form of English emerging from China

16 Dec 2009, 12.09 PM

China’s emergence as a 21st century superpower will change the way English is used internationally, according to language experts at the University of Melbourne.

Australia’s green education practices praised by international study

11 Dec 2009, 4.14 PM

Australia has been praised for its commitment to green education in a report presented in Copenhagen today (Friday 11 Dec).

Growing number of Indigenous doctors must be encouraged

7 Dec 2009, 2.56 PM

The recruitment and retention of Indigenous medical students is vital to closing the Indigenous health gap, according to Foundation Chair in Indigenous Health at the University of Melbourne Professor Ian Anderson.

Forgotten Australians, Child Migrants and Stolen Generation given Pathways to their identity

7 Dec 2009, 2.56 PM

Most childhood memories are captured through family photos and retold through stories around the dinner table, but for thousands of young Australians who experienced institutionalised ‘care’, this part of their history has remained a mystery– until now.