Right Now’s August 2014 Issue, Education
By Right NowIn August, Right Now took an in-depth look at education and human rights. Read our education issue here.
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Emerging from the cave
By Claire FeainLike Plato’s prisoner in the cave, kids at school are often disengaged with the world around them. Claire Feain shares her experiences with equipping Australian youth with the tools to become active citizens so they can emerge out the cave with their eyes open.
Higher education and lower-end journalism: human rights in the media in August
By Sam RyanChristopher Pyne’s higher education reform package and Tim Blair’s flash visit to Lakemba were two issues that sparked much media debate around rights and discrimination during August.
Sentimental Education: How literature can inform human rights
By Tim RobertsonTim Robertson looks at how literature crafts human rights education in Australia’s education system.
Rewriting Human Rights Education Through Social Media
By Marta SkrabraczMarta Skrabracz explores the use of social media in human rights education.
Can prisoners receive quality education without access to the internet?
By Madolyn SmithIn spite of its potential for learning and education, internet access in Australian correctional facilities is overwhelmingly limited and variable across Australian states. Madolyn Smith explains why.
Back to school
By Alice PungAlice Pung returns to Braybook, the suburb in Melbourne’s West where she grew up, to explore how youth education can break the cyclic nature of poverty and disadvantage.
The 757 million people also affected by Australia’s 2014-15 Budget
By Madolyn SmithFor whom else does the bell toll? Madolyn Smith asks how the Abbott/Hockey Budget will affect the 757 million people living in extreme poverty in the Asia Pacific.
Living Indigenous Languages
By Allison WorrallAt the time of European settlement, around 250 Indigenous languages were spoken in Australia. Just 200 years later, it is estimated only 20 are widely spoken. Allison Worrall investigates the role of education in maintaining and revitalising Indigenous languages.
Passing the buck on international students
By Alexandra HurleyThe Australian Government and education providers make a nice profit from international students, but fail to protect them from being exploited in the workplace, writes Alexandra Hurley.