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Noongar culture and arts grow wellbeing literacy in early childhood education

Thursday, 28 May 2026

New research found that Noongar culture and arts can play a powerful role in strengthening young children's capabilities to experience and communicate about their wellbeing.

ECU and Ausdance WA formalises new partnership

Wednesday, 27 May 2026

ECU and Ausdance WA have signed an MoU that could strengthen dance education and workforce development across the state.

Getting the kids out the door for school drives me bananas. How can we make mornings calmer?

Friday, 22 May 2026

Getting the kids out the door for school can feel like herding cats in the rain. Just when one child is ready, another can’t find a shoe, someone remembers homework, and someone else starts crying because they want more breakfast. The more you rush, the more it unravels – leaving you totally frazzled before 9am. Is there a calmer way to get through the mornings with young children?

Australian students spend more time learning to write on paper than computers – does this need to change?

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Australian students spend years learning handwriting, yet many receive little formal instruction in writing on computers. Researchers, Anabela Malpique and Deborah Pino Pasternak say digital writing skills are now essential for school, study and work — and classrooms need to catch up.

Inspiring Young Minds: Another Amazing April at ECU’s Children’s University Holiday Program

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

More than 160 enthusiastic Children’s University (CU) students and family members joined us across Edith Cowan University’s Joondalup and South West campuses this April for another memorable holiday program.

ECU and Outdoors WA team up to bolster outdoor education

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Two major industry players in outdoor education have celebrated the launch of a new partnership. The collaboration will enhance capacity to grow and offer opportunities for outdoor learning across the State.

Want to know if your research has made an impact?

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

The impact your research has in the real world is of vital importance to researchers, to those who fund research and to those across the globe who benefit from your research findings. Research impact is defined in Australia as ‘the contribution that research makes to the economy, society, environment or culture, beyond the contribution to academic research’. Here, we present an impact evaluation of research and share some takeaways that can help you to measure the impact of your research (Hatisaru et al., 2023).

Shaping the teachers of tomorrow

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

The importance of high-quality student teacher placements in developing confident, capable teachers. To be a teacher is to wear a hundred different hats: educator, counsellor, party planner, manager, mentor and innovator (just to name a few).

Why good teaching isn’t good enough

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

The Australian Teaching and Learning Commission represents Australia’s most significant opportunity in a generation to reshape literacy education.

Community music education a key youth wellbeing strategy

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

A new Edith Cowan University study has investigated the positive impact of community music education programs in regional Australia – providing non-medical, cost-effective, and community-based opportunities to reach out to young people who are struggling.

$1.4 million in Applied Research Grants to boost WA’s clean energy training capability

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

School of Education researchers joining forces with SM TAFE, MLEC Group and Magellan Power to create Virtual Reality (VR) training for electrical apprentices in remote communities.

Side-by-side to the finish line: mother and daughter duo graduate as teachers from ECU South West

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Balancing family life, work and setbacks, the pair supported each other every step of the way and are now teaching in the community they call home. Penny and Elizabeth Gaskell have always shared a close bond, but studying Education together at Edith Cowan University's (ECU's) South West campus deepened their connection in ways they never expected.

ECU South West celebrates graduates across generations

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

ECU South West celebrated both the University and the Children's University graduates from the region in its lively street parade on a day of community togetherness and academic achievement.

What turns a good teacher into a great one?

Friday, 20 February 2026

When the kids step into 2025 Teacher of the Year and proud science ‘nerd at heart’, Chris Lambe’s Sci-Tech-inspired primary school classroom, they don’t just see a teacher and his full-sized puppet-skeleton, Steve, encouraging them to explore the world around them; they see an educator who truly cares about them and their future.

The writing is on the wall — Are kids ditching pens for keyboards?

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

A nation-wide study of more than 500 Australian primary school students in Year 2 has revealed whether beginner writers' attitude and motivation towards both handwriting and keyboarding can be a major predictor of the quality of their writing.

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