Australia Association for Research in Education
Critical thinking
We can teach it so much better once we know what it is
‘Critical’ and ‘creative’ are commonly used terms, but shared understandings of these terms are less frequent. Critical and …
How to really engage students online
From engaging on social media to attending virtual conferences, across the globe, academia has experienced how digital spaces …
How to turn students into active citizens
Australians are on the streets, protesting in large numbers about their displeasure with the government’s inaction on women’s rights and safety. This follows protests across Australian (and the world) in support of #BlackLivesMatter, as well as the #March4OurLives movement in the US. Young people, too, are in the vanguard of environmental movements, most notably the …
Making space in our schools for children to develop their creativity
Nurturing creativity is a key focus of twenty-first century educational and employment discourses here and around the world. …
What happened when I applied my academic-style critical thinking to…baked beans
By Erika Spray Academics need to practice sophisticated critical analysis for their work, arguably more than needed in …