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Is globalisation of education inherently ‘good’? The need to ‘problematise’ globalisation
Posted by: Principal/Editor on April 29, 2015
Aporia Atheneum©
School for Paradoxes in Education
- The government would save $1 billion a year with proposed university reforms — but that's not what it's telling usFrom December 2017 (when the government put a cap on demand-driven funding) to 2024 (when the Job-ready graduates package is fully implemented) — the government will save nearly A$1 billion annually.
- Children's books must be diverse, or kids will grow up believing white is superiorEvidence shows sharing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories helps break down stereotypes and prejudice. But these stories are absent from the majority of classroom literature.
- COVID-19 forced us to move a conference from a Greek island to the web — and quickly. Here's what we learntResearchers were organising an academic conference in Greece. Then COVID-19 hit.
- Students in China heed their government's warnings against studying in AustraliaResearchers conducted a survey of 1,012 students in China between June 5 and 15. This included students who planned to study overseas, and those who had already been studying abroad before, COVID-19.
- Prosecutors may not get Trump tax records until after election, experts say July 10, 2020New York City prosecutors are very likely to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns after a major US Supreme Court ruling, but it may not happen before the Nov. 3 election if he argues in lower courts as expected that their request was too broad and made in bad faith, legal experts said.
- Commentary: Controversies over COVID-19 research show the messy progress of science July 10, 2020The scrutiny and subsequent retraction of papers on coronavirus drugs indicate that science is working, says an observer.
- Commentary: I’m not going to the pub just yet July 10, 2020COVID-19 guidance may make British pubs more welcoming, but many still hesitate dropping by for a drink, says the Financial Times' Henry Mance.
- Commentary: Is national security a good reason to ban TikTok? July 10, 2020Indian and US lawmakers may be influenced by factors beyond national security in cracking down on TikTok, say observers.
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