Special Essay

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Why do children bully? And what can parents do about it?

Mandie Shean

Bullying is unfortunately a common problem in Australian schools, with surveys suggesting one in five teenagers are bullied.

While schools are responsible for ensuring a safe environment, parents are likely to be distressed and unsure about what to do if their child is being bullied.

University admission: strategies & tactics

Sheila Bauer

Raymond Ravaglia

Dr. Ray Ravaglia and Sheila K. Bauer, co-founders of AccessUSA

Without an overarching strategy focused on long-term goals — such as postgrad education and fulfilling employment — tactical victories may prove hollow triumphs

“Strategy without tactics is the slowest path to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before […]

QS Rankings are useless for undergrad education

Sheila Bauer

Raymond Ravaglia

Dr. Ray Ravaglia and Sheila K. Bauer, co-founders of AccessUSA

Given the unimportance of QS Rankings in its core constituency, it is unlikely that US universities are factoring them into their operations. Why should students do so?

The university ranking industry is inescapable. Universities worldwide spend significant money chasing […]

Health education should be a separate school subject

Rahul Mehra

Rahul Mehra is UNESCO Chair for Global Health & Education and Chairman, Tarang Health Alliance

Unfortunately no action has been taken by the Union government to address the issue of children’s mental health since 2007. Recent studies report that 30-40 percent of students in India suffer serious mental health issues

Iattended the […]

5 American higher education myths

RAYMOND RAVAGLIA

Raymond Ravaglia is former director of pre-collegiate studies, Stanford University

International students often bedazzled by the prospect of enroling in American universities are likely to make sub-optimal choices leading to dashed hopes for life after graduation

More harmful than not knowing, is believing something false to be true. Higher education, with its mix […]

Population management — the way forward

India will have to make a strenuous effort to make sure its youth are healthy, educated and capable. A delay will mean they will not transform into the demographic dividend they could become

India recently overtook China to become the most populous country of the world. Ostensibly, this was due to India’s population growing at a […]

Bridge skills gap to boost job creation

India’s biggest problem is bridging the skills gap for job creation at scale. The country’s GDP can grow to Rs.400 lakh crore, if its working-age population is employed

With a GDP of Rs.300 lakh crore and 6.5 percent growth forecast — making the country the fastest growing economy globally — India is adding 12 million youth […]

How to respond to children’s tantrums & meltdowns

Your child is having a meltdown in the supermarket. In tough parenting moments, here’s what you can do

You walk into a room. You are going to play a game. Your competitors? Other parents.

There will only be one winner.

Your aim is to survive.

No, we’re not talking about Squid Game but Channel 9’s show Parental Guidance, which […]

How to talk to children about the Ukraine invasion & why these conversations are important

The early months of 2022 have highlighted several distressing world events. From the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, protests against vaccine mandates and Covid restrictions, to the Russian invasion of Ukraine — there has been a lot to weigh on the hearts and minds of individuals and families around the world.

If you are a parent, grandparent, teacher […]

National Science Day ruminations

Industrial licensing killed indigenous development. Despite government funding and import protection policies, scientific research in India rarely resulted in saleable products, writes Ramjee Chandran.

We blew past India’s National Science Day on February 28 — so named to celebrate the discovery of the Raman Effect by Nobel laureate, Sir C.V. Raman. Deservedly, we must acknowledge and […]

Union Budget 2022-23: optical illusion

With some belt-tightening, resources can be found for substantial investment in digital technologies and other interventions which would improve children’s learning outcomes

-Geeta Kingdon

The feel-good factor of the 11.86 percent increase in the outlay for education in Union Budget 2022-23 presented to Parliament and nation on February 1 is an optical illusion. Sure, the allocation of […]

Helping children with homework

Ellen Amatea, professor of education, University of Florida

Many parents and educators view homework as an important indicator of classroom rigour. The Back-to-Basics movement, which emphasizes the need for schools to teach basic academic skills in particular, has increased the emphasis on homework as a measure of a school’s success.

In fact, many parents and […]

‘Parental alienation’: What it means and why it matters

Parental alienation – defined as when one parent’s relationship with her child is harmed by the other parent – can have devastating consequences.

Parental alienation — defined as when one parent’s relationship with his or her child is harmed by the other parent – can have devastating consequences.

Legal professionals and psychologists have known about parental alienation […]

Pandemic Paves Way For New Age Parenting

The rules of parenting have seen a definitive change due to the pandemic and its aftermath

Dr. (Mrs.) Amita Chauhan
Chairperson, Amity Group of Schools

Children are the most affected by any calamity, be it man-made or natural and it is always their inner strength that is put to test. History has proven, however, that children […]

Ushering in a New Era of Public Health Education in India

Prof. (Dr.) Upasana Mahanta Dean, Admissions and Outreach O.P. Jindal Global University

Like it or not, the pandemic has forced us to look at the world from new prisms as it turns our conventional wisdom of dealing with diseases upside down. At the time the world came to know of Sars-Cov-2 last year, a large number […]

How to prepare for post-pandemic education?

– Professor Arjya B. Majumdar, Dean, Admissions & Outreach, O.P. Jindal Global University

More than a year after the outbreak of the pandemic, nearly half of the students worldwide remain affected by intermittent school closures, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The pandemic has severely disrupted lives of university teachers and […]

Reimagining Student Evaluation For A Dynamic India

– Professor Arjya B. Majumdar, Dean, Admissions & Outreach, O.P. Jindal Global University

Putting months of speculations to rest, the Indian government has finally decided to scrap the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Class 12 examinations, giving some sense of direction in the lives of 14 lakh students who had registered to write the […]

The built environment isn’t pandemic-proof – can the right education change that?

– Professor Arjya B. Majumdar, Dean, Admissions & Outreach, O.P. Jindal Global University

The deadly new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic that is ravaging India has brought us face-to-face with the dangers of not paying enough attention to building robust healthcare infrastructure. As images of people scrambling to get a hospital bed or an oxygen […]

Protecting children against the Dark Internet

Suchindra Kumar is the country director-India of Wizenoze, and former partner with Ernst & Young (India) leading the firm’s education practice

The overwhelming majority of school children — especially private school children — are digital natives. The internet is their go-to medium for information, socialising, entertainment and just about everything else. In the interest of their […]

Is Interdisciplinary Learning an Imminent Reality for India?

Professor Arjya B. Majumdar

– Professor Arjya B. Majumdar, Dean, Admissions & Outreach, O.P. Jindal Global University

It is often at the cusp of different perspectives that the greatest discoveries, innovations and solutions are found. The brilliant Leonardo da Vinci was an epic exemplar of the capability of the human mind to transcend boundaries in […]

Imminent disruption of preschool education

The preschool education sector is on the brink of extensive changes in regulatory framework as early childhood care and education is integrated with formal K-12 education

– Rajat Mukherjee and Monika Srivastava are partners at Khaitan & Co, LLP. Views are personal

5+3+3+4 will replace 10+2. This isn’t math magic but a change in the framework of […]

Huge contribution to development journalism

– Dr. A.S. Seetharamu is former professor of education, Institute of Social & Economic change, Bengaluru

My association with EducationWorld which celebrates its 21st anniversary this month, precedes the birth of this news magazine which has positively impacted Indian education across the spectrum, and has aroused national awareness about the critical importance of human capital development. […]

Exam boards should publish school rankings

Many educationally advanced, especially OECD countries, rank schools on the basis of average marks of students in school-leaving board examinations. In India, neither national (CBSE and CISCE) nor state exam boards do so.

There are two major arguments in favour of publishing academic school rankings. First, the information will enable parents to make better-informed school choices […]

A chance to transform from high school students to financially responsible entrepreneurs

– Professor Arjya B. Majumdar; Dean, Admissions & Outreach; O.P. Jindal Global University

We are witness to the widespread consequences of a dynamic, unpredictable world. The pandemic has dealt devastating blows to the global economy, even touted to be worse than the financial crisis of 2008-09. In this backdrop, it becomes imperative to train future entrepreneurs […]

Critical importance of new financial technologies

It is no exaggeration that accounting and finance will be hugely disrupted by technology. The existing financial system is unsuited for technological advancement in business and finance

– Dr. Ashish Bharadwaj and Dr. Anand Mishra are the dean and vice dean, respectively, of the Jindal School of Banking & Finance, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat

Financial […]

Importance of cross-cultural education

Contemporary primary-secondary students first need to understand and identify with their own cultures and then become curious about other cultures. Interaction can be enabled by emergent new technologies.

– Ravi Hutheesing is a US-based keynote speaker and the author of a forthcoming book, Pivot: Empowering Students Today to Succeed in an Unpredictable Tomorrow

A few years ago […]

Studying psychology in times of crises & beyond—Here’s how JGU is prepared to change the narrative

– Professor Arjya B. Majumdar, Dean, Admissions & Outreach, O.P. Jindal Global University

The deep impact of human psychology has become more relevant during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, as people count the days in lockdown abiding by social distancing norms, the signs of struggle are telling on mental health and wellbeing. As we adapt to the […]

Online teaching-learning blindspots

– Rahul Singh, a former editor of Reader’s Digest, is a member of the Delhi Public Schools Society

EducationWorld will doubtless be covering the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 in all its facets. This column, however, is about one aspect of education, which has come to the fore recently with the physical closure of all schools: […]

Putting Theory to Practice—5 advantages of pursuing the B.A. (Hons.) Social Science and Policy programme at JSGP

UNESCO had declared in its World Social Science Report 2013, “The Social Sciences have a critical contribution to make, in helping us understand, imagine, and craft a more sustainable future for all.” That future is upon us, and the need for equitable and sustainable development is greater than ever before. Social scientists […]

If not now, when? Five reasons to study environment & sustainability

The environment crisis is sweeping the planet. Rising temperatures to loss of biodiversity, increasing pollution to impending population displacement, smoggy skies to sinking coastlines—the effects are devastating.

A small group of voices has been screaming climate change for a long time. Yet there is a need for climate action with a refreshed perspective—and it is coming. […]

Making the world a better place – Launching India’s first ever B.A. (Hons.) in social science & policy

Perhaps the ultimate goal of education is to make the world a better place. Understanding society and impacting policy, is one way to do this. The ever-changing governance and policy environment demands new imaginations, new methodologies and even revitalised ethics—and that is exactly what O.P. Jindal Global University is set to nurture.

At […]

Online learning explosion opportunities

Boosted by multiple forces the higher education landscape is transforming rapidly with a major shift towards online education. For over a decade we have been hearing that the online learners’ community has matured and acceptance of online learning is growing in leaps and bounds. Over the past two months the national lockdown, which has forced […]

Evolution of legal education in India

From Mahatma Gandhi to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, many of the nation’s leaders pursued law overseas. Historically, most legal education for Indians happened outside India. At the time of independence, the government’s investment in higher education was oriented towards setting up institutions of agriculture, medicine, and engineering. Good legal education institutions were […]

Evolution of legal education in India

From Mahatma Gandhi to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, many of the nation’s leaders pursued law overseas. Historically, most legal education for Indians happened outside India. At the time of independence, the government’s investment in higher education was oriented towards setting up institutions of agriculture, medicine, and engineering. Good legal education institutions were […]

China’s great higher ed leap forward

One of the great stories of higher education worldwide is the rise of China’s universities in global esteem. In 2004, only five mainland China universities were ranked in the Top 200 WUR (World University Rankings) when the London-based higher education rating and rankings agencies Quacquarelli Symonds and Times Higher Education published their first league table […]