Education

Even after factoring in student loan payments, completing a college degree continues to pay off, according to new research from Washington University in St. Louis' Center for Social Development (CSD) at the Brown School.... Read more

A new study led by The University of Manchester's #BeeWell team and PBE (formerly Pro Bono Economics) has found that artistic activities can dramatically improve young people's well-being—with effects equivalent to the happiness boost that unemployed adults experience when moving into work.... Read more

Moving from primary to high school is one of the biggest transitions in a child's education. For some, it can be a really daunting time, moving away from friends, traveling to a new place and starting very different routines.... Read more

A fundamental rethink of how the NHS trains its future workforce is urgently needed, according to a new paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute, "Rethinking Placement: Increasing Clinical Placement Efficacy for a Sustainable NHS Future" (HEPI Report 194).... Read more

The world is undergoing rapid electronification and digital transformation, reshaping how we live. Many of us have numerous electronic devices around us at all times, from smartphones and watches to our home appliances and cars.... Read more

University faculty are expected to have confidence in the classroom. However, the pressures of life in academia can often lead to a sense of self-doubt—commonly known as impostor syndrome—despite objective success.... Read more

It is difficult to ignore the intertwined nature of the commercialized UK higher education model and its reliance on international student fee income. One in four students enrolled in higher education courses in the UK in 2023-24 is of non-UK origin. This is an increase from just over one in... Read more

Data Science 4 Everyone today announced the release of its "State of the Field 2025 Data Science and Data Literacy Education in US K-12" report, highlighting rapid growth and new policy initiatives in K–12 data science education across the United States.... Read more

A research team at the University of Cologne examined how optional support influences students' learning success and motivation in secondary biology education. This support can be used voluntarily whenever learners feel they need it, such as through task-related prompts, examples of solution paths, or complete solutions.... Read more

A new Dartmouth study finds that artificial intelligence has the potential to deliver educational support that meets the individual needs of large numbers of students. The researchers are the first to report that students may put more trust in AI platforms programmed to pull answers from only curated expert sources,... Read more

Adults learning another language often tend to continue using the intonation of their native language. This causes them to make mistakes in the new language: incorrect intonation can change the meaning of a word or sentence.... Read more

The skills "every student needs" for the 21st century include competencies in technology, problem solving and communication—and character qualities like adaptability and grit.... Read more

Recent epic leaps in genetics have created a biodiversity library. As the genetic make-up of animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and viruses has been mapped, researchers racing to develop solutions to today's global challenges run into a question:... Read more

There have been at least three watershed moments in how humans access information.... Read more

Research from the Manchester Institute of Education offers vital early insights into how AI tools can be responsibly and effectively embedded into teacher training. The preliminary findings from year 1 of the three-year longitudinal pioneering research project explore the integration of generative AI in primary teacher education, centered on the... Read more