Different maturity between boys and girls can lead to social inequality and poor health A new research project from the Health Gap project conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) has found that social inequality in schooling is linked to the probability of dying young.
One in four children between the ages of 10 and 12 use painkillers weekly As many as 29 per cent of girls in the 7th grade in Norway use painkillers every week. Researchers are surprised by the high figures.
What do teachers need to feel confident about addressing sexual violence with students? New perspectives on school leadership and solutions in teacher education and the school curriculum are what’s needed, says the researcher.
Students receiving follow-up support in upper secondary school less likely to quit Absenteeism in lower secondary school increases students’ risk of dropping out from upper secondary. A social contract and close monitoring of 16-year-old at-risk pupils is showing promising results in a study in Northern Norway.
Children who stutter should get help as early as possible One in ten pre-school children has a stutter. The sooner they get help, the more likely they are to overcome it.
Finnish method helps Norwegian first-graders who struggle with maths Problems with maths plague nearly 20 per cent of all school children. Offering children extra help right from the start can make a huge difference, according to Norwegian and Finnish research.
Pupils stressed out from school computers Merely investing in school computers without a strategy is counter-productive, suggests Swedish research. Pupils struggle with finding reliable information online.
Quiet students lose out Hyperactive pupils demand their teacher's attention, which often means their quiet classmates are overlooked. But these shy students may need just as much help as their boisterous peers.
ODD symptoms in girls most often disputed Teachers and parents of young elementary school children rarely concur on whether kids display symptoms of oppositional defiance disorder (ODD). They disagree most when the youngsters in question are girls.