What should education look like today? 6 essential reads on learning togetherLyrr Thurston, The Conversation
Getting into university is only the first hurdle for students from rural South Africa. Here’s what comes nextHellen Agumba, University of Johannesburg
Student teachers in South Africa choose comfort over challenge in practical placements: but there’s a hidden costClive Jimmy William Brown, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Why do South African teachers still threaten children with a beating? A psychologist explainsSimangele Mayisela, University of the Witwatersrand
Measures of academic value overlook African scholars who make a local impact – studyEutychus Ngotho Gichuru, Makerere University and Archangel Byaruhanga Rukooko, Makerere University
Choosing a career? In a fast-changing job market, listen to your inner self – counsellorKobus Maree, University of Pretoria
Nigeria’s low-cost private schools are the only option for millions: is closing them a good idea?Thelma Obiakor, University of Cambridge
Distance learning changes lives, but comes with its own challengesAshley Gunter, University of South Africa
School violence doesn’t happen in isolation: what research from southern Africa is telling usGift Khumalo, Durban University of Technology; Bokang Lipholo, and Nosipho Faith Makhakhe, Durban University of Technology
Social work is a serious profession – why not youth work? What South Africa needs to get rightThulani Andrew Chauke, University of South Africa
Boys, bullying and belonging: understanding violent initiation at a South African schoolNdumiso Daluxolo Ngidi, University of KwaZulu-Natal and Melusi Andile Dlamini, Rhodes University
What do Nigerian children think about computers? Our study found outIsmaila Sanusi, University of Eastern Finland
Universities can turn AI from a threat to an opportunity by teaching critical thinkingAnitia Lubbe, North-West University
South African students still don’t feel safe on campus: how protection can be stepped upMaasago M. Sepadi, Tshwane University of Technology and Martha Chadyiwa, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
University ranking systems are being rejected. African institutions should take noteSioux McKenna, Rhodes University
How can you help your child make friends?Gretchen Geng, Flinders University and Phillip Slee, Flinders University
Fun with fossils: South African kids learn a whole lot more about human evolution from museum workshopsShaw Badenhorst, University of the Witwatersrand
How can you tell if your child is ready for a smartphone? What are the alternatives?Joanne Orlando, Western Sydney University
Children see art differently – our eye-tracking research shows how museums and art classes can capture their attentionFrancesco Walker, Leiden University
Kids should be encouraged to talk back – 5 tips for teaching them critical thinking skillsHeidi Matisonn, University of Cape Town
South African learners struggle with reading comprehension: study reveals a gap between policy and classroom practiceTracy Kitchen, Rhodes University
We set out to improve literacy among struggling readers in Kenya – what we learntFridah Gatwiri Kiambati, African Population and Health Research Center
African publishing is being revolutionised – report explores trends in six countriesTinashe Mushakavanhu, University of Oxford
South Africa’s classrooms should have a ‘box’ of languages to help children learn: new bilingual education policy is a startRussell H. Kaschula, University of the Western Cape and Mbali Sunrise Dhlamini, University of the Western Cape
Thinking aloud: what happens when children read for pleasure in classroom clubsEileen Scheckle, Nelson Mandela University
AI can be a danger to students – 3 things universities must doSioux McKenna, Rhodes University and Nompilo Tshuma, Stellenbosch University
African countries need more PhD graduates but students are held back by a lack of money and supportOluwatomilayo Omoya, Flinders University; Olumide A Odeyemi, Flinders University; Omowale A Odeyemi, Obafemi Awolowo University, and Udeme Samuel Jacob, University of Ibadan
What one university’s 30-year transformation reveals about Afrikaans and language planning in South AfricaLloyd Hill, Stellenbosch University
Africa’s flagship universities have a proud history – but are they serving local communities?James Ransom, UCL
