Bullying in schools, defined as a systematic abuse of power in interpersonal relations, may be undertaken individually and/or by groups. The extent to which schoolchildren report that they are bullied by their peers in each of these ways was examined in a survey of Australian schoolchildren (N...
When placed on a graph, the IQ test scores of a large group of people will generally resemble a bell curve, with most people scoring in the average range. A common perception is that anyone scoring above a certain number -- often 140 -- is automatically a genius. But in spite of the...
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This is, after all, the 21st century—an era when social media is the primary communications tool for most of those born in the past 25 years who, in a fragmented world, seek the common cultures of trends, music, and memes. What happens when big swaths of that fall away? Is Australi...
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Most babies are born healthy and grow and develop normally through childhood. There are, however, clearly identifiable high-risk groups of survivors, such as those born preterm or with ill-health, who are destined to have higher than expected rates of he
In my experience, most writing projects like this don't work out, but when they show up, it's important to give them your best. After all, at the very least, it's good writingpractice. And, like always, practice is always good for your writing process. ...
A common refrain is to cite all the “good things” the church has done over the years: the counselling, the food banks, the overseas missions[1]. Anyone tempted to run that particular rationale up the flagpole might ask themselves how they’d feel if Ted Bundy, say, had arguedSure I ...
Evidence: What is it and how can it be used to support educational change? Attention to the use of evidence to drive practice in schools and other organizations has been steadily increasing. The main reason for this trend is the need to adapt to the rapidly changing environment we live in,...
Collaboration between schools and enterprises in vocational education and training (VET) is a challenge in many countries, Norway included. There is a tend