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Education, citizenship, knowledge economies and ‘The Disappearance of Adulthood’

I quite enjoyed this article… there were parts of it I wanted to question him further on, but lots of it that just made a pile of sense… these are those bits: Lawrence Quill writes:… more →

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Education, citizenship, knowledge economies and 'The Disappearance of Adulthood'

backyardbooks wrote 1 month ago: I quite enjoyed this article… there were parts of it I wanted to question him further on, but … more →

Tags: Metaphors and Narratives around children and learners, The effect of multimedia on children/childhood, social and political contexts, effects of commercialisation on children, media effects on children, Citizenship, children's entertainment, Childhood, Politics of Education

ECE and the validation of 'western' views of childhood

backyardbooks wrote 6 months ago: Marilyn Fleer writes that: “…what has become valued within the profession of early childhood educati … more →

Tags: Metaphors and Narratives around children and learners, Literate Contexts, Images of Parent Child and Expert, twenty first century education, Maori Education, multicultural education, British early childhood education, educational theory, economics of education

Mrs. Gore's Peace Treaty on Education — 8 comments

mrsgore81 wrote 9 months ago: photo property of Amy Jackson This is Mrs. Gore, coming to you today not as the preacher’s wif … more →

Tags: Home education, Christian Living, Homeschool, Family, Religion, Parenting, Current Events, spirituality, Public School

Making progress possible - Education Acts and dumb luck with decent politicians

backyardbooks wrote 11 months ago: An old article on RA Butler, architect of Britain’s ‘great’ 1944 Education Act (wh … more →

Tags: Understanding education, Concerns in Education, democratic values, democracy, The British Empire, democratic schooling, Politics of Education, Public Education, Minister of Education

Assessment in ECE and alternatives to Learning Stories — 1 comment

backyardbooks wrote 11 months ago: Ken Blaiklock has expressed concern that “there is little empirical evidence that the widespre … more →

Tags: Metaphors and Narratives around children and learners, early years education, early years education, early learning, Concerns in Education, Public Education, Child Care and Education, Teacher Education, families and education

A curriculum with tribal links — 1 comment

backyardbooks wrote 1 year ago: I really liked this concept – “A curriculum with tribal links” – which was m … more →

Tags: Metaphors and Narratives around children and learners, Maori learners and education, Maori Education, Alison Jones, multicultural education, educational theory, Public Education, Early Childhood Education, Communities

An overwhelmingly visual medium

backyardbooks wrote 1 year ago: “The sheer volume of information available through computer technology encourages this kind of quick … more →

Tags: The effect of multimedia on children/childhood, Computer Literacy, Learning on computers, Educational contexts in NZ, alison armstrong, Charles Casement, Computer Education

The origins of standardised testing...

backyardbooks wrote 1 year ago: “The origins of standardized testing go back to Sir Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin and c … more →

Tags: standardised testing, alison armstrong, Charles Casement, Herbert Kohl, Sir Francis Galton, The Bell Curve


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