Australia needs a new national assessment system rather than reforms to the current NAPLAN system, according to a new report from the Gonski Institute for Education.
Research from the Gonski Institute for Education reveals parents perceive digital devices as necessary for their kids’ learning but are worried about the distraction and activities they’re missing out on.
Are you a parent, carer or grandparent of children aged 5 to 17? Do you wonder how digital media and technologies that they live with might affect their wellbeing, health and learning? We invite you to share your views.
Equity in education, where all students have equal access to quality education and the same opportunity to succeed, must become a priority for the Australian school system.
Nine out of ten teachers and principals in Australia have seen an increase in the number of students with emotional, social and behavioural challenges compared to just five years ago.
Children are too often turning to Siri for answers to questions and becoming distracted with computer games at a time when the COVID-19 crisis has meant they need to be more immersed in digital learning than ever before.
As the world embarks on the biggest educational experiment in history with remote learning, a major new study has unearthed troubling findings about the impact technology is having on kids health.
On Tuesday, 3 December 2019, the Gonski Institute for Education presented a research symposium at the annual Australian Association for Research in Education conference in Brisbane.
In 2019, the Gonski Institute for Education awarded a research grant to UNSW School of Education researchers, Associate Professor Terry Cumming and Professor Iva Strnadová that focused on wraparound models of support. The project, titled A Wrapar
Growing Up Digital Australia is a ground-breaking research project by the Gonski Institute for Education (UNSW) designed to change the status quo and understand how the widespread use of technology is i
A new research brief from the Gonski Institute for Education examines the unique connection between rural and regional schools and their local communities.
A new research brief contributed by the UNSW Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre (GERRIC) explores the provisions for gifted students at rural schools and the experiences these students have.
Ten secrets of NSW's high-performing public schools revealed in research conducted by academics from UNSW’s Gonski Institute for Education, in partnership with the University of Canberra and Charles Sturt University.
Research conducted by academics from UNSW’s Gonski Institute for Education, in partnership with the University of Canberra and Social Ventures Australia, has identified pathways to better outcomes for rural and regional schools in NSW.
A new research brief from the Gonski Institute for Education found that in New South Wales, 90.8% of teaching positions are in Local Government Areas that are unaffordable for a single teacher income household.