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November 07, 2021 FreshEd #261 – UNESCO’s Futures of Education Report (António Nóvoa)
Today we talk about UNESCO’s new report from the international commission on the Futures of Education. The report is entitled “Reimagining our futures together: A new social contract for education.” It launches on Wednesday, November 10.
With me to discuss the report is António Nóvoa, who was the Chair of the research-drafting committee of the International Commission. He is also a Professor at the Institute of Education of the University of Lisbon and currently serves as the Portuguese Ambassador to UNESCO.
You can find more information about the Futures of education report here: https://freshedpodcast.com/novoa
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35 min
October 31, 2021 FreshEd #260 – Education in Radical Uncertainty (Stephen Carney)
Today Steve Carney joins me to talk about his new co-written book with Ulla Ambrosius Madsen entitled “Education in Radical Uncertainty: Transgression in Theory and Method.” The book offers a major critique of the field of comparative education and asks us to dwell in experience rather than make value judgements.
This is a powerful book in both form and content and demands to be read by anyone working in the field of comparative and international education. Steve Carney is a Professor of Educational Studies at Roskilde University, Denmark.
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33 min
October 24, 2021 FreshEd #259 – History of Indentured Students in The USA (Elizabeth Tandy Shermer)
Today we talk about the 45 million people in the USA who owe $1.7 trillion in student debt. My guest is Elizabeth Tandy Shermer, an Associate Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago.
Elizabeth shows in her new book that the student debt crisis today can be traced back to the New Deal. She details the changing political fault lines when it comes to federally funding higher education. Elizabeth Tandy Shermer’s new book is Indentured Students: How Government-Guaranteed Loans Left Generations Drowning in College Debt.
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36 min
October 17, 2021 FreshEd #258 – No Study Without Struggle (Leigh Patel)
Today we talk about confronting settler colonialism in higher education. My guest is Leigh Patel, Professor of Urban Education at the University of Pittsburgh, and President of Education for Liberation. In her new book, No Study Without Struggle, Leigh shows how the ability to study has always involved some form of struggle by groups historically marginalised in the USA. Her book is a love letter to study groups around the world.
https://freshedpodcast.com/patel2/
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37 min
October 10, 2021 FreshEd #257 – Focus on Afghanistan (Brad Blitz)
When foreign militaries withdrew from Afghanistan on August 31, hundreds if not thousands of researchers and civil society members were left behind. In the UK, many of these people were prioritized for evacuation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, known as ARAP, but they never got out. What has happened to those who were left behind?
Today Brad Blitz joins me to talk about his work on the Afghan Solidarity Coalition. Brad details this unfolding human tragedy as well as reflects on his own work on migration and forced displacement. He questions the meaning of equal university partnerships when one side does not protect the other, and encourages listeners to donate to the International Civil Society Action Network, which is trying to evacuate thousands of Afghans who are currently in danger. You can donate here: https://icanpeacework.org/2021/09/15/help-at-risk-afghans-with-your-donation/
Brad Blitz is a professor of international politics and policy and head of the Education, Practice and Society department at the UCL Institute of Education. That’s the same department where I work. Brad is technically my boss.
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39 min
October 03, 2021 FreshEd #256 – Decolonizing Education (Riyad A. Shahjahan, Annabelle L. Estera & Kirsten T. Edwards)
Today we explore what it means to decolonize education. My guests are Riyad Shahjahan, Annabelle Estera, and Kirsten Edwards. Together with Kristen Surla, they conducted a literature review of 207 articles about the topic. They show that the very idea of decolonizing takes on diverse meanings and subsequently is put into practice in different ways. They argue there is no one way or best practice to decolonize curriculum or pedagogy. They also detail some of the challenges of actualizing decolonization.
Riyad Shahjahan is an associate professor of higher, adult, and lifelong Education at Michigan State University. Annabelle Estera is an Advisor and Instructor in Graduate Education at Endicott College. Kirsten Edwards is an Associate Professor in educational policy studies at Florida International University.
Their new co-written article is “‘Decolonizing’ curriculum and pedagogy: A comparative review across disciplines and global higher education contexts” published in the Review of Educational Research.
https://freshedpodcast.com/shahjahan-estera-edwards/
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37 min
September 26, 2021 FreshEd #255 – Teaching Beyond September 11th (Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher)
Today we talk about how to teach about and beyond September 11th. My guest, Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher, says 9/11 is often taught in American schools as a one day event, focused on loss and mourning, heroes and first responders. Together with a global team, Ameena has launched the Teaching Beyond September 11th curriculum to add to the narrative.
Ameena Ghaffar Kucher is a Senior Lecturer in the Literacy, Culture, and International Education division at the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania and the director of the international educational development program. She also hosts the podcast, The Parent Scoop, which she started with her family during the Covid-19 lockdown.
https://freshedpodcast.com/ghaffar-kucher/
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32 min
September 19, 2021 FreshEd #254 - Celebrating the Life and Work of Paulo Freire (Alma Flor Ada)
Today we celebrate the life and work of Paulo Freire, who was born on September 19, 1921. Freire has had an enormous impact on education around the world, from his concept of freedom and praxis to this understanding of oppression and liberation. I’m sure many listeners have read his famous book “Pedagogy of the Oppressed.”
With me today is Alma Flor Ada who knew Freire and was deeply influenced by his work and friendship. Alma is Professor Emerita at the University of San Francisco and author of children’s books, poetry, and novels.
https://freshedpodcast.com/ada/
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25 min
September 12, 2021 FreshEd #253 – Competency-Based Education (Kathryn Anderson-Levitt & Meg Gardinier)
Today we take a critical look at the idea of competency-based education. Not only is the term hard to define but also it has various political agendas depending on which organization is promoting it.
With me are Kathreyn Anderson-Levitt, a Professor Emerita of Anthropology at the University of Michigan–Dearborn and Meg Gardinier, who teaches at the School for International Training’s (SIT) Doctorate in Global Education Program. They’ve recently co-edited a special issue of Comparative Education entitled “Contextualising Global Flows of Competency-based Education."
https://freshedpodcast.com/Anderson-Levitt-Gardinier/
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33 min
September 05, 2021 FreshEd #252 – Behind the Scenes: A Political Act (Mari Casellato)
Today Mari Casellato joins me to talk about her FreshEd Flux episode, which aired last week. I recommend you listen to her Flux episode before listening to this interview. It’ll make a lot more sense!
In our conversation today, we talk about the history of environmental education and how it is different from education for sustainable development. Mari details youth conferences in Brazil in more detail and explains how they impacted her. She also talks about the way she approaches audio story telling from a collective standpoint.
Mari Casellato recently graduated with her master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University.
https://freshedpodcast.com/casellato/
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32 min