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7 key phrases Montessori teachers use and why we should use them, too
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DUT INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE LOOKS AT STUDENT SUCCESS THROUGH DATA LENS
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How important it is to have a degree in South Africa’s current economy
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Article of the Day: The Hero Within
Most people have no idea that the stories inside our heads determine much of what we notice in the world or how we string our observations together to make meanings of them. This suggests that stories that are invisible to us define a good deal of what we experience, so we continue to live these …
PhD Students: Time to Make Them University Employees?
Universities around the world looking closely at employment rights and research engagement of doctoral candidates. The benefits of treating PhD students as university employees, an issue under consideration by some institutions in the UK and US, have been spotlighted by the recent completion of reforms in Sweden. Changes to the law in Sweden, implementing an …
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SA Graduate Professionals Have Low Confidence in Education System
One of the goals stated in the National Development Plan (NDP) is for 90% of grades 3, 6 and 9 learners to achieve 50% or more in annual national assessments for literacy, mathematics and science by 2030. When asked whether they feel this goal is realistic, only 26% of South African graduate professionals said yes. …
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Global Study Into Student Mental Health Issues
In South Africa, research suggests that as many as 12% of university students experience anything from moderate to severe symptoms of depression. And 15% report moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety. One study found that as many as 24.5% of a large sample of South African students reported some form of suicidal ideation in the …
Article of the Day: How to Deal with Boring or Mundane Tasks
Use your curiosity to enjoy activities such as washing dishes and organizing. Character strengths have been referred to as our hidden superpowers, as our natural energy sources, and as our best, innermost qualities that make us human. What might surprise you is that your character strengths are more versatile than you realize. It’s obvious that …
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