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The geopolitics of knowledge in the mediatization of global university rankings
Arif Kabir The media pays increasing attention to global university rankings (GURs) results published by different agencies every year. However, there is a lack of research to understand the power dynamics underlying the coverage of GURs from a Global South perspective. New research Shahjahan Riyad, Nishorggo Niloy, and I have recently published a […]
Meeting the needs and potentials of high-ability, high-performing, and gifted students via differentiation
Maria Nicholas NAPLAN, PIRLS, TIMSS and PISA results, among other standardised outcomes, have shown that over many years, here in Australia and abroad, a large portion of school-aged children are ‘underachieving.’ That is, they are producing outcomes that fall below the expected minimum standard for same-aged peers, in mathematics, reading and science. At the […]
What’s on show at the Melbourne Education Show?
Rebecca Cairns, Michiko Weinmann and Elvie Tamata The Education Show that accompanies the National Education Summit is an annual exhibition event held in Melbourne and Brisbane in June. As first-time visitors we were interested to see what was being spruiked as “the latest innovations in the education section” (The Education Show, 2024). Given the […]
Navigating the ever-evolving landscape of international comparative research in early childhood studies
Karen Guo Reviewing early childhood studies research The field of early childhood studies (ECS) is experiencing a transformative shift with the rise of international comparative (IC) research. Fuelled by foundational efforts from international agencies, this growth has significantly altered our understanding of children’s learning, teaching pedagogy, and early childhood curricula. As international comparative research flourishes, […]