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Artists in Residence reflect on their work in NT[18 April 2012]
Artists in Residence Nadia Wheatley and Ken Searle present a tribute to the their five-year consultancy with the school in the NT Aboriginal community of Papunya. More
Turning the Tide ... in Indigenous literacy[17 April 2012]
The faculty has partnered with Sydney Writers' Festival and the Koori Centre to showcase the work of Indigenous Australian writers and thinkers. More
Personal goal setting helps focus children with ADHD[2 April 2012]
Personal-best goals for children with ADHD may be one way of closing the achievement gap in schools, according to Professor Andrew Martin. More
Inspirational alumna Margaret Whitlam remembered[20 March 2012]
Margaret Whitlam, who inspired a nation as the new model for prime ministerial spouses, began her career as one of the University's first social work graduates. More
Lead writer appointed for national civics curriculum[16 March 2012]
Professor Murray Print has been appointed as lead writer for Australia's first national curriculum in civics and citizenship due to roll out to schools in 2014. More
Lecturer gives Gonski thumbs-up on ABC News 24[27 February 2012]
The ABC's weeknight discussion program The Drum, has featured Dr Helen Proctor talking about the Gonski Review of Education Funding. More
Faculty adjunct Gleeson wins major literary medal[20 February 2012]
Adjunct associate professor, and distinguished alumna, Libby Gleeson AM has been awarded the 2011 Dromkeen Medal for children's literature. More
Professor honoured by Children's Book Council[20 February 2012]
Professor of Teacher Education and the Arts Robyn Ewing has been invited to deliver the prestigious Maurice Saxby Lecture for the Children's Book Council for 2012. More
Adjunct Professor named as Oz Day Ambassador[31 January 2012]
Adjunct Professor Paul Brock AM was named an Australia Day ambassador for 2012 to his community, the Hills Shire, in recognition of his contribution to education. More
Stop measuring; start fixing![13 December 2011]
Governments should stop measuring predictors of failure among Australian schoolchildren ... and start addressing them, according to Professor Johanna Wyn. More
Fellowship recognises research excellence[24 November 2011]
Professorial Research Fellow Professor Peter Freebody has been elected a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. More
Multiculturalism: Australia, Canada and China[22 November 2011]
Scholars from Australia, China and Canada have met at a major international conference to compare their countries' experiences of multiculturalism. More