International Education
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Why the TEF could change the way students think about a university education
This article was written by Chris Husbands It is one of the remarkable transformations of our time: the world is going to university, and participation ... -
Free higher education won’t magically improve access
This article was written by P. Pratap Kumar Many academics, including myself, have explored why free higher education is not economically viable in South Africa. ... -
Keeping girls at school may reduce teenage pregnancy and STIs – but sex education doesn’t
This article was written by Amanda Mason-Jones Worldwide, more than 65m adolescent girls have no access to school. And it’s not just poorer countries that ... -
How male teachers can help to challenge gender roles in nursery school education
This article was written by Jo Warin Recent figures show that there is still a large gender gap in recruitment to the teaching profession – ... -
University transformation: the wrong research questions are being asked
This article was written by Anné H. Verhoef “Transformation” is a word regularly in global higher education research. It normally implies deep change in knowledge ... -
Expansion is no longer the answer to improving the Australian education system
This article was written by Dean Ashenden, University of Melbourne For 50 years, Australia’s policymakers have been persuaded that growth at every level of the ... -
Prospective higher education students need better information about admissions process: Shergold report
This article was written by Michelle Grattan More students than ever before have the opportunity for higher education but their choices are being undermined by ... -
Young scientists seek solutions to South Africa’s higher education crisis
This article was written by Sahal Yacoob and Karen Jacqueline Cloete The South African Young Academy of Science (SAYAS) has decided it is time to speak ... -
New partnerships are needed to arrest economic malaise in South Africa
This article was written by Steve Koch South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan presented his 2016 mid-term budget on the back of a crisis in ... -
Making university admissions process more transparent is important, but won’t help improve equity
This article was written by Shane Duggan Universities are being urged to make their admission process more transparent following the release of a report by ...