Teens Increasingly Sleep Deprived
Sufficient sleep is critical for adolescent health, yet the number of hours slept per night has decreased among teenagers in the United States over the last 20 years. A study by researchers at Columbia...
Many Pregnant Teens Use Alcohol and Drugs, Study Finds
New research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests that many teenagers, especially younger teens, may not be getting the message about the risks of using alcohol and other drugs during pregnancy -...
Online game gives students a glimpse of university life
Curtin University’s Addressing Higher Educational Access Disadvantage (AHEAD) program has launched Campus Quest, an online game that gives prospective students a virtual glimpse of life at university.
Campus Quest helps prepare students for the real...
How teen attitudes to alcohol shape up in Qld
When educating young people about the effects of alcohol it is best, indeed important, not to take a one-size-fits-all view. Such an approach runs the risk of sending the wrong message to the wrong...
All eyes on classroom camera
Students have long suspected teachers can see out of the back of their heads.
Now, with the help of 360 degree video cameras, ECU’s School of Education is training its pre-service teachers to do just...
High school students to benefit from Confucius classrooms
A Confucius classroom to promote Chinese language and culture will open at Innisfail’s Good Counsel College on Friday (20 February) thanks to a University of Queensland initiative.
The classroom – the second of five to...
Breaking the barriers for first in family uni students
“More than 50% of Australian tertiary education students are the first in their family to go to university and that number is increasing,” Dr O' Shea, from University of Wollongong’s School of Education, said.
This...
Seeing Themselves as Overweight May Be Self-Fulfilling Prophecy for Some Teens
Teens who mistakenly perceive themselves as overweight are actually at greater risk of obesity as adults, according to research findings forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
“Our research shows...
New Sleep Durations Recommended
The US National Sleep Foundation (NSF), along with a multi-disciplinary expert panel, issued its new recommendations for appropriate sleep durations. The report recommends wider appropriate sleep ranges for most age groups. The results are...
Smartphones Change Teenagers’ Digital Media Use Patterns
While introduced only around 2007, most teenagers nowadays own smartphones. Due to wireless internet connections and cheap flat rates, teenagers with smartphones spend more time online and communicate with their peers for less money...
