The phenomenon of moral politicking around an issue rather than a political party has been a key part of my research over the last five years.
Special Schools: Should They Be Phased Out?
Even before the release of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, the differing views on segregated settings for people with disability in education received media attention.
Even before the release of the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, the differing views on segregated settings for people with disability in education received media attention.
Why Being a Mentor Is Hard. Here’s How to Help
The government recently reported through the National Teacher Education Expert Panel (TEEP) a need for high quality professional experiences under the guidance of experienced and expert teachers.
The government recently reported through the National Teacher Education Expert Panel (TEEP) a need for high quality professional experiences under the guidance of experienced and expert teachers.
How to Stop Racism in Class: Burn It Off
“You’re like the token black kid in the class”: the continued need for Indigenisation of curriculum to support Indigenous student university completion rates and stop racism
“You’re like the token black kid in the class”: the continued need for Indigenisation of curriculum to support Indigenous student university completion rates and stop racism
Digital Learning: How to Manage a Very Tricky Balance
The way we navigate the fast-changing digital landscape is crucial for the academic and social experiences for students of all ages.
The way we navigate the fast-changing digital landscape is crucial for the academic and social experiences for students of all ages.
How Universities Have Become Big Business
Australian public universities have undergone extensive policy reforms since the 1980s, driven by neoliberal ideologies that emphasise free markets, competition, efficiency, and reduced state intervention.
Australian public universities have undergone extensive policy reforms since the 1980s, driven by neoliberal ideologies that emphasise free markets, competition, efficiency, and reduced state intervention.
What Private School Boys Risk When They Hit University
Through a combination of wealth, influence, and polished marketing campaigns, elite schools project an image of superiority, which can instil a sense of confidence that these are the best possible environments for cultivating future success.
Through a combination of wealth, influence, and polished marketing campaigns, elite schools project an image of superiority, which can instil a sense of confidence that these are the best possible environments for cultivating future success.
What Happens When We Cut Corners in Education: Suffer the Little Children
Is this the answer to the crisis in the field?
Is this the answer to the crisis in the field?
The Seven Crucial Ways University Students Think About Getting a Job
Career exploration relates to decisional self-efficacy and encapsulates exploration and awareness of career.
Career exploration relates to decisional self-efficacy and encapsulates exploration and awareness of career.
What Is the Moral Work of Teachers?
Ethics in the classroom are time sensitive.
Ethics in the classroom are time sensitive.
Why the Future of Professional Experience Is Now in Peril
Performance funding for initial teacher education, mandating core curriculum and improving the quality of Professional Experience are issues raised in the new TEEP report that require our urgent attention.
Performance funding for initial teacher education, mandating core curriculum and improving the quality of Professional Experience are issues raised in the new TEEP report that require our urgent attention.
Rich or Poor, We Wanted To Know What Was Unfair at School Now
Australians don’t support educational inequity, so why do we accept a system that creates it?
Australians don’t support educational inequity, so why do we accept a system that creates it?
The Highly Risky Business of Education Cost-Cutting
We as educators regard effective professional learning as a critical factor in positive changes to teacher practices and improvements in student learning outcomes.
We as educators regard effective professional learning as a critical factor in positive changes to teacher practices and improvements in student learning outcomes.
It’s a No-Brainer: Beginning Teachers Should Learn About the Brain
Effective instruction reduces cognitive load on students, eases the burden on working memory, and maximises the opportunity to encode information to long-term memory.
Effective instruction reduces cognitive load on students, eases the burden on working memory, and maximises the opportunity to encode information to long-term memory.
The Way Teachers Work Must Change Now. The Scott Report Doesn’t Even Try To Fix the Real Challenge
This is crucial for the necessary transformation that is needed to reset school education to reflect the needs of contemporary society.
This is crucial for the necessary transformation that is needed to reset school education to reflect the needs of contemporary society.
The Education Engine Needs an Urgent Fix. Here’s How
Our education vehicle is on the blink. Despite decades of well-intentioned declarations and reforms, increased funding, and the everyday professionalism of our educators, Australian education is unequal, underperforming and unwell.
Our education vehicle is on the blink. Despite decades of well-intentioned declarations and reforms, increased funding, and the everyday professionalism of our educators, Australian education is unequal, underperforming and unwell.