Natalie Skead, The University of Western Australia; Fiona McGaughey, The University of Western Australia; Kate Offer, The University of Western Australia; Liam Elphick, The University of Western Australia, and Murray Wesson, The University of Western Australia
In our law school, lecture attendance averaged just 38% of total enrolments across the semester.
Books should be easily available in accessible formats, like Braille.
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Vocation specific language courses can encourage both linguistic and cultural awareness. They can equip students with the basics they need to communicate.
Often students plagiarise because they don’t understand how to write in an academic setting.
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As they return to classes, a survey finds nearly half of female tertiary students in Melbourne don’t feel safe using public transport at night. And 79% have been sexually harassed or victimised.
Lecturers in extended curriculum programmes make students the centre of their teaching practice.
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Before deciding what to study at which university, high school graduates should consider the drop-out rates, early-career employment prospects and lifetime earnings their program is likely to yield.
Striking CEGEP students hold a demonstration to protest against unpaid internships in Montreal on Nov. 21, 2018.
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Legal or not, unpaid internships are likely to continue as long as people face barriers breaking into the workforce and some employers see the opportunity for free labour.
Police in Ghana have a reputation for intimidation, violence and corruption.
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University students don’t always mix outside their own area of study or cultural cliques. But that can change with a little encouragement, and food helps.
Twenty five percent of student loans are unlikely to be paid.
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With HELP debt likely to increase to A$75 billion in 2020, research from the US shows offering students financial literacy courses may be a gentler way to combat student debt.
Young people don’t always know exactly what they want to study, or what their interests are. Flexibility helps.
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Formal, accessible academic advice systems can help university graduation rates.
Learning how to manage anxiety takes time and practice, so it’s not helpful to wait until stress levels are at a peak before seeking help.
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It can be hard to get into a study groove, but removing distractions, getting enough sleep, self-testing, spacing out your study and creating memory aids can help students succeed.
Alternative scenarios for tertiary funding in South Africa are set out in a completely separate report from the Davis Tax Committee drawing from work done by the higher education department.
Ford and Dominos have teamed up to deliver pizza by driverless cars in a public test in Michigan.
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