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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Jonathan Grant traces the history of universities' role in securing social justice, arguing that neutrality on such issues undermines the sector's reputation The post Universities should never be neutral on the social issues of the day appeared first on Wonkhe.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

AURORA, Colo.— Educators who train and prepare students to become teachers, gathered this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to call attention to the ongoing challenges that face K-12 learning. AACTE officials said that this year’s theme, “Ascending New Heights: Propelling the Profession into the Future,” aligns with the association’s vision and mission “to revolutionize education for all learners by elevation education and educato

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Wonkhe

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

For Deborah Johnston and Harriet Cannon, the Abrahart judgement raises questions about academic and professional competences in the curriculum that could have far-reaching implications The post It’s time to get certain around competence appeared first on Wonkhe.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

For decades, researchers have highlighted the importance of comprehending and integrating diverse cultural elements to enhance teaching and learning practices. When people hear the term “culture,” it is often associated solely with ethnic culture. However, ethnic culture goes beyond identity and significantly shapes the learning process.

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The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ministers are proposing that incidents of harassment on campus be logged by a regulator that has taken five years to fail to act on the issue. Jim Dickinson argues that students are running out of patience The post The campus culture see-saw is about to snap appeared first on Wonkhe.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

There’s one certainty about higher education funding in Wales: whatever you say about it, someone will shoot you down in flames. (And there will be more heat than light.) Five years ago, we published a paper, Is ‘progressive universalism’ the answer? The new student funding arrangements in Wales , which pointed out that – despite enjoying broad support – the new student funding package in Wales was flawed.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

International students wrongly accused of cheating are being denied justice by the Home Office, warns Nazek Ramadan of Migrant Voice Regarding your article ( ‘It destroyed my life’: the students accused of cheating in English tests”, 11 February ) and other related pieces on the English language test scandal, Migrant Voice has been campaigning with the students for seven years, and has brought about investigations that have revealed more evidence supporting their innocence.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Increasing workloads are taking a toll on mental health and morale among teaching and learning professionals in higher education, according to a new Educause survey. Nearly two-thirds of overall respondents (65%) reported having an excessive workload — and the higher the position level, the greater the workload. Eighty-four percent of C-level executives and assistant or associate VPs called their workload excessive, followed by 73% of directors and 71% of managers.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Iowa House Democrats are proposing a tuition freeze at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa for the next four years. “This tuition freeze is accompanied by a corresponding budget increase to make sure they can afford it without compromising its regular services,” said House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst.

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