What do young children really think of superheroes? Should parents and teachers be concerned about their fascination?

Can young children differentiate between dangers and safe play? Understanding the young child's view of the world has implications for road safety education.

How bodies are constructed within the popular physical culture in Australia, with implications for health education and promotion via physical education in schools.

Do students of different sex, race, level of school achievement or from different socio-economic backgrounds have different perceptions of their last year of school? If they do, how much equity is there in the school system?

How young children view science and scientists will affect their career choice as adolescents.

Practical advice for teachers with a review of science learning in Australia.

An account of the important work by Joshua Fishman on reversing language shift which highlights the precarious state of the Māori and Aboriginal languages.

The first comprehensive study in New Zealand which shows that children taught mathematics in a second language (in this case Māori) achieved better than comparable children at a neighbouring school who were taught in English.

Classroom teachers report on their success with the Māori version of the highly proclaimed Pause Prompt Praise reading tutoring programme. In a surprise result, student tutors improved their reading skills while helping their peer learners improve.

A code of silence is broken. Here are the health problems that are not often talked about in the staffroom.