Education is a powerful tool, to both learn and unlearn. Here you’ll find articles that share key insights into systems of learning.
Looking for a resource to help make connections between people, places and things, across global supply chains? Followthethings.com is a resource to keep in your back pocket. A spoof shopping website, Followthethings.com operates with a focus on trade justice activism. In this way, content on the website examines the hidden yet very real social, political, […]
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When it comes to social change impacting government policies, what role do activists play in the process? In this article, the author explores this and more, by tracing newspapers and legal documents, to show how social movement activists create change over time. The article explores affirmative consent advocacy in the United States, specifically drawing on
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Does entrepreneurship education really promise a better future? What career paths do young people in Lesotho desire? How does their formal education prepare them for the labour market? In this article, the authors explore tensions related to aspirations and education. Check out the abstract below, and then click through to the main article to learn
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What does social inequality have to do with formal education? Well, a lot. Far too often, research has shown how educational systems work as tools to reproduce social inequality. In this article, the authors draw attention to how this plays out in the context of elite universities in Chile. In particular, they focus on privilege
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Social Science Bites is a podcast series worth bookmarking. Hosted by David Edmonds, the podcast series is a feast for the ears, and a nice break away from engaging with academic research through research articles alone. Here, you have academics sharing insights from their research, and in the process the research comes alive. There is
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What barriers do disabled people experience when it comes to admissions to, and accommodations within, post-secondary institutions in Canada? What improvements can be made to proactively support accessibility for disabled students? In this peer-reviewed open-access article, Laverne Jacobs examines these questions and more in the context of Ontario. Check out the abstract below, and then
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