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What we know about our children after 2021

As 2021 drew to a close, the focus for children, parents, carers and educators alike was getting schooling back on track and re-establishing familiar routines while maintaining wellbeing

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Learning & Teaching

Discover education research and innovation from birth, through the early years, school, university and beyond.

  1. 9 December 2021 – Australia, Education, Indonesia, Languages, Students

    Indonesian matters in our schools

    Australia needs leadership in Indonesian language education says a University of Melbourne expert, so young people can know our largest neighbour better.

  2. 23 November 2021 – COVID-19, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Trust, Trust in Government, Workplace

    Rebuilding trust in a less trusting environment

    COVID-19 and lockdowns challenged our trust in institutions and in each other, but simple actions can help us to rebuild, says University of Melbourne expert

  3. 8 October 2021 – Australia, Languages, Schools, Teaching, Teaching and Learning

    The language of learning

    University of Melbourne graduate, Stanley Wang, is one of this year’s 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians for his work on bilingualism in school.

  4. 29 September 2021 – Australia, Democracy, Elections, France , International Relations

    Submarines and vaccines: France’s 2022 presidential elections

    Why do French elections matter to Australia? Due to France’s commitment in the fraught geo-politics of the Indo-Pacific says a University of Melbourne expert.

  5. 20 September 2021 – Australia, Democracy, Gen Y, Politics, Young People

    Australia’s Gen Y democracy gap

    New University of Melbourne research finds there’s a democracy gap for young Australian adults, with a distrust of traditional politics but a focus on community

  6. 25 July 2021 – Australia, Higher Education, International Students, Policy, Universities

    International students enhance Australia’s universities

    Highlighting the strengths of international students will emphasise how much they enrich Australia’s education sector, says a University of Melbourne expert.

  7. 14 June 2021 – Child Development, Early Childhood, Education, Education Policy, Research

    Children are more than just a return on investment

    Education systems need to see children as capable citizens, not simply a cost where the investment will only pay off later, say University of Melbourne experts

  8. 6 June 2021 – COVID-19, Children, Coronavirus, Parenting, Parents

    Parenting during lockdown

    COVID-19 restrictions made 2020 a challenging year for many parents; University of Melbourne research asks how it all affected their levels of life satisfaction

  9. 7 March 2021 – Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, Australian Indigenous Education, International Women's Day, Racism, Schools

    Getting racism out of the classroom

    Schools are part of a system of colonial rule not easily overwritten; University of Melbourne experts say teachers must work to challenge structural racism