School-based mental health promotion program going from strength to strength
The new iCARE-R mental health promotion program designed for rural and regional Year 8 students is going from strength to strength.
That's acccording to CQUniversity Professor Margaret McAllister who has been a key collaborator on...
Study short and sweet
Studying for short bursts works better than hitting the books for hours at a time when it comes to exam preparation, according to education expert Dr Mandie Shean.
Dr Shean said breaking up study sessions...
Children in care are at greater risk academically
Children in care are less likely to achieve nationally agreed literacy and numeracy standards when compared with all students in Australia, according to a new report released today by the Australian Institute of Health...
Call for calm during high-schoolers’ high-stakes testing debate
High-stakes testing doesn't have to push students to gamble away their future careers, with a QUT education expert suggesting schools could do more to instil values that help children deal with exam stress.
Dr Judy...
Short, intense exercise bursts can reduce heart risk to teens
Adolescents who perform just eight to ten minutes of high-intensity interval exercise three times a week could be significantly reducing their risk of developing heart conditions, new research has concluded.
Even apparently healthy teenagers showed...
Late bedtimes could lead to weight gain
Teenagers and adults who go to bed late on weeknights are more likely to gain weight than their peers who hit the hay earlier, according to a new study from UC Berkeley that has...
MS May Start Later for Those Who Spend Teenage Summers in the Sun
A study of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) found that those who spent time in the sun every day during the summer as teens developed the disease later than those reporting not spending time...
Can nonviolence be taught as part of a child’s education?
The transformative power of nonviolence has been evidenced in many contexts and by many – most notably in the work by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King.
Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud from South African recently...
Can nonviolence be taught as part of a child's education?
The transformative power of nonviolence has been evidenced in many contexts and by many – most notably in the work by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King.
Professor Emeritus Magnus Haavelsrud from South African recently...
New data display helps track safety and wellbeing of Australia’s children and young people
The release of a new series of 'dynamic data displays' from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) will better allow governments, decision makers, and members of the public to understand and track...
