Australia Association for Research in Education
racism and schools
There are now too few Asian teachers. Here’s why
Few Asian students choose to become teachers. This is a lost opportunity to bridge the current diversity gap …
Yes, the N-word is a problem in schools now. Is a blanket ban the answer?
Our African diaspora youth belonging project researchers (pictured in our header image): Melanie Baak, Mwangaza Milunga, Benjamin Grant-Skiba, …
This is why schools should ban the N-word now
The N-word is hateful. No good comes from a bad word. Schools are entrusted with the responsibility of …
Racism: how to stop the chokehold
Ample research has shown the benefits of teacher workforce diversity reflecting Australia’s increasingly diverse student population. Minority teachers …
What I know about racism. What I learned about bullying.
I am waiting for my daughter on the playground, amid the chaos of three o’clock, enormous backpacks hurtling over tiny shoulders, tenni balls are flying through the air and kids are running to their mums, Dads and baby brothers and sisters. Finally the one I am looking for is bounding towards me. Her arms go …
Ditching school-based courses cuts passion and wonder. Shame the bureaucrats don’t see that.
After Pauline Hanson was elected, one school fought rising racism with a school-developed subject. …
Racism in Australian schools: here’s new research that can help your school deal with it
Most Australians think multiculturalism is good for Australia and only a very small percentage believe racism is a …