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COVID-19 and its impact on schooling, teaching and student wellbeing
The Stretton Institute webinar on COVID-19 and its impact on schooling, teaching and student wellbeing brought together a panel of experts to discuss the unprecedented disruptions caused by the pandemic to schools and schooling in Australia and globally. It addressed a wide range of issues including the impact of COVID-19 on educational outcomes and student wellbeing, teachers’ professional practice, teacher wellbeing and the teaching profession more broadly. This webinar also addressed the impact on families, school culture and policy.
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Leading Teams in Times of Transition
Teams look to their leaders for direction and support and here’s how you can make sure you are ready.
The Roadmap to Recovery
As we approach the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, or as commonly referred to by the Australian Government, ‘the roadmap to recovery’, it is an opportune time to consider our society and the economy, of and for, the future. Whether via conversations with our peers, communication with our families, information from the media, or in our research and education, we have all fundamentally re-evaluated our values and lives in the context of our recent isolation.
Are proven leadership practices still effective in a crisis?
To say that the global population is currently going through a time of significant uncertainty is to hugely understate the current state of play. One interesting point to consider in the face of this is whether the
practices of leaders of yesteryear are as effective in influencing behaviour today as in crises past or whether an entirely new set of leadership practices is required.
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Can we prevent COVID-19 from becoming a global food security issue?
The Stretton Institute brings together researchers and experts from across the University of Adelaide to address key policy issues of relevance to government. With a focus on social justice, the Stretton Institute drives multidisciplinary ideas and national and international innovation to inform ‘better policies, better lives’, - the Institute’s official motto.
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Grief and compassion for the self in a time of crisis
Everything can be taken from a man but one thing, the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.
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Product demand and COVID-19
In the current climate it is difficult to predict demand within and across the higher education sector with absolute certainty.
Modern Monetary Theory, the economy, and the virus
The Covid-19 epidemic is obviously the biggest global emergency of its kind for more than a century.
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Pivoting, disruption, and the customer experience
What can we learn about innovation and the customer experience from companies that pivot during periods of significant disruption?
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