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From disenfranchisement to hope through youth-adult participatory action research

redistribution? A critical reading of Iris Young's Justice and the politics of difference . The Journal of Political Philosophy , 3 ( 2 ), 166 - 180 . Fraser , N. ( 2005 ). Reframing justice in a globalizing world ... context characterised by persistent cycles of declining student achievement, as narrowly determined by standardised test scores, and political demands for their work to be scrutinised (Hickey et  al., 2022

Being critical of the student achievement problem in Australia

. ( 2007 ). Does social justice matter? Brian Barry's applied political philosophy . Ethics , 117 , 391 - 412 . Baroutsis , A. , & Lingard , B. ( 2022 ). A methodological approach to the analysis of PISA ... ) and functionalist (use value) role of education. This duality is emblematic of the political and socio-economic features of the modern nation state educationalisation wherein the ‘problems’ of society

Becoming an English language teacher over lines of desire: Stories of lived experiences

shift the focus from pre-formed desires and the workings of reason to explore the socio-material and political becoming and the flows of desire that precede (and result from) the formation of subjects and ... intricate and discrete ‘white walls’ of post-colonial and neoliberal ‘faciality’ of English. Globally, English is used in association with economic, ideological, socio-political and cultural forces (Shin

The changing rationalities of Australian federal and national inclusive education policies

historical analyses of these developments. This paper analyses federal and national inclusive education policies in Australia spanning from 1992 to the present. Drawing upon the concept of ‘political ... traced back to marketing theory. For some, personalisation is seen as a key feature of the neoliberal political agenda (Hartley, 2007) whereas for others, it is articulated as an educational philosophy

Using institutional ethnography and students’ voices to explore capacity to learn

common perspective on how much and why they enjoyed their philosophy lessons. Year 9: In philosophy, because there’s no right answer, so it’s better to discuss it and it makes us work together more than ... pedagogy employed in philosophy lessons offered another form of surprise to the school executive. The comments challenged the perceptions held of the philosophy teachers’ pedagogical range based on other

Culturally based learning needs of Korowai students in a lowland-remote area of Indonesian Papua: school physical environment and building design

experiences within a particular location, time and socio-political circumstance. The case study school was purposively chosen, due to its uniqueness of being situated in a remote, hunter-gatherer community that ... his or her school, influenced by individual, relational, and organisational factors inside a broader school community, and within a political, cultural, and geographical landscape unique to each school

Indigenous education policy, practice and research: unravelling the tangled web

in Indigenous education policy settings, the complexities of how different types of evidence are considered rigorous and relevant were found to be clearly implicated with broader social and political ... reduce the level of and/or improve the quality of political influence in policy development (Althaus et al., 2018) . Notions of what counts as evidence in the public policy literature are well traversed

Intellectual freedom and teaching performance assessment in Australia

conducted for over a decade; practice-based evidence and debates about unintended consequences of Teacher Performance Assessments (TPAs) highlight social and political tensions emergent when the complexity of ... ’ ongoing professional learning and practice. This is politically contestable without a philosophy of education (Wahl, 2017) . Intellectual work in ITE is also manifested in critiques of educational

“She Just Saw Me - She Didn’t Teach Me”: the perspectives of Australian Sudanese and South Sudanese youth on the student/teacher relationship in Australian schools

In recent times, young people from Australian Sudanese and South Sudanese communities have received considerable negative racialised public and political attention. This publicity has the potential ... Australian Sudanese and South Sudanese youth at school (Baak, 2019; Benier et  al., 2018; Edgeworth, 2015) . In recent times, perpetuated by racialised media and political discourse, Australian Sudanese and

The genesis, development and implementation of an interdisciplinary university Cross-School Research Group

. Using a conceptual framework based on a treatise by Jürgen Habermas (The theory of communicative action, Beacon Press, 1987) incorporating three socio-political levels (Lifeworld, Steering Media and ... ability to create fragmented and separate social and political spheres that lack an interdisciplinary legal-political science approach. This work has inspired the approach adopted in the research presented

The genesis, development and implementation of an interdisciplinary university Cross-School Research Group

. Using a conceptual framework based on a treatise by Jürgen Habermas (The theory of communicative action, Beacon Press, 1987) incorporating three socio-political levels (Lifeworld, Steering Media and ... ability to create fragmented and separate social and political spheres that lack an interdisciplinary legal-political science approach. This work has inspired the approach adopted in the research presented

Developing trauma-informed university supports for refugee background students in Australia: Refocusing through an ethics of care lens

justice. As a political scientist, Tronto’s (1993, 2013) work explores the politics of care, noting how individualisation and the dominance of economics serves to invisibilised caring relations, often in ... (government) and meso (institutional) domains create a political economy that devalues care over production and profit, and denies the intricate caring relationships we are all involved in. Foregrounding caring

Navigating the paradox of excellence and equity in school leadership

reason underpinning school improvement agendas, school leaders create ‘openings’ for speaking up against the macro-political discourses. Central to the above-mentioned body of research is the presence of ... political-educational imagination. This political-educational imagination is premised on the assumption “that social governance is capable of pursuing and achieving the social democratic ideals of equity and

A crisis in search of a narrative: Australia, COVID-19 and the subjectification of teachers and students in the national interest

magnitude of the problem and its political implications. In Australia, the coronavirus crisis focussed attention on the vital role education plays in society and was used as an opportunity by policy-makers to ... not run any schools, we will only transition back to face-to-face teaching for all students when that is the advice of the Victorian Chief Health Officer. Not a moment before. (April 26) Political

Navigating the transition into higher degree research: an exploration of candidates’ experiences

of Philosophy or “BPhil”) involves specialised coursework focused on research theories and methodologies. In the second year, students conduct independent research, conceiving of an original project ... time to describing the latest political developments that were having an impact on my research… explaining these events to my mentor gave me fresh perspective because it forced me to simplify my topic

From fragmentation to coherence: student experience of assessment for learning

practices connect present experiences with subsequent experiences to secure momentum in learning overall (Fig. 1). This conception is linked to pragmatic philosophy (Dewey, 1938/1986; James, 1907/2004 ... . 15931 03 Lipscomb , M. ( 2012 ). Abductive reasoning and qualitative research . Nursing philosophy , 13 ( 4 ), 244 - 256 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j. 1466 - 769X . 2011 . 00532 .x Maxwell , G. ( 2010

‘They couldn’t wait, every day they would say are they coming today?’ Stakeholder perceptions of School–University partnership approaches to science teacher education

: 1. cultural-discursive, 2. material-economic, and 3. social-political (Kemmis et al., 2014a, p. 31) . These arrangements occur in particular sites and shape individual and collective practice’s ... ‘enable or constrain the doings of the practice’ (p. 32), such as physical settings of the classrooms or outside areas within the school. The social-political arrangements ‘enable or constrain the relatings

Suspensions in QLD state schools, 2016–2020: overrepresentation, intersectionality and disproportionate risk

suspension. This is necessary in a political discourse environment that frames increases in suspension2 as the result of rising student indiscipline coupled with inadequate teacher preparation, effacing the ... possible contributions of policy and practice, as well as social, racial and political injustices (Rudolph & Thomas, 2023) . Questions about the risk of suspension for members of different groups and

Surviving the educational landscape: a case study of leadership, policy tensions and marketisation

‘blur the boundaries of the political, personal and philosophical’ (Riddle & Cleaver, 2017, p. 498) to ameliorate the various tensions they encounter. We adopt the terminology of what has been called ... forces that are historical, political and economic in nature. We draw on IE to explore how one school leader, Paul, is compelled by market forces to strategize and ensure the survival of his school. Paul

Closing special schools: lessons from Canada

Introduction Inclusive education has been described as a key focus for national and international educational reform, aspired to globally but in need of continuing scrutiny because of changing political agendas ... closure of special schools; identification of political, legal, or social pressures involved and research evaluating the progress of inclusive education. Further hand-searching sourced 25 publications