Posts with tag: Education

Talking Indonesia: experiencing Indonesia
Education, Talking IndonesiaIn this episode, Dr Jacqui Baker speaks to Liam Prince, Director of the ACICIS program based at the University of Western Australia, about the future of Australia’s Asia and Indonesia capabilities.

Talking Indonesia: education in Papua
Education, Talking IndonesiaIn this episode, Dr Murni Sianturi challenges some of the most deeply held assumptions about schooling, knowledge, and what it means to learn. Her research in West Papua pushes back on three pervasive myths: that indigenous parents don't care about their children's education, that learning only happens in formal schools, and that indigenous communities are problems to be solved rather than partners to be heard.

Best of 2021
Arts, Corruption, Covid-19, Economy, Foreign Policy, Gender, Human Rights, Law, Politics, Religion, Security, SocietyIndonesia at Melbourne will be taking a short break over the New Year period. Here we present the articles and episodes that attracted your attention in 2021. We look forward to seeing you again in mid-January 2022!

Parenting in a pandemic: will Covid-19 boost equality in parenting?
Education, Policy in FocusEarly research shows how the pandemic highlights inequalities at home but also creates opportunities for positive change, writes SurveyMETER’s Dani Alfah.

Home schooling exacerbates inequalities. More options are needed for reopening schools
Education, Policies, Policy in Focus, Public health, SocietyMore options are needed to safely open schools and address students’ diverse needs, write Arjuni Rahmi Barasa and Shintia Revina.

Hard times for pesantren facing Covid-19
Education, Policy in Focus, Public health, ReligionIslamic boarding schools are among the worst affected by the pandemic, writes Professor Jamhari Makruf.

Child marriage surges amid Covid-19 and growing conservatism
Gender, Law, SocietyEconomic downturn due to the pandemic is exacerbating drivers of child marriage, risking gender equality and children’s rights, writes Laras Susanti.

Sex education and swimming pools: child commissioner’s blunder shows need for change
Education, Policies, Public health, SocietyA laughable claim about the danger of falling pregnant in swimming pools raises serious concerns about the state of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Indonesia, writes SurveyMETER’s Dwi Oktarina

Deaf students demand rights as a minority language group
Education, Human Rights, Linguistics, Policies, SocietyHigh university drop-out rates for deaf students point to the need for education in their mother tongue, writes Alies Poetri Lintangsari.


