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The curriculum as ‘folding’ democratic practice

The curriculum as ‘folding’ democratic practice

In today’s multilingual world, with approximately 7,000 spoken or signed languages, at least half of the global population is bilingual. Reflecting this diversity, Australia’s population is remarkably multicultural, with 29.5% born overseas and nearly 250 languages spoken in homes. This linguistic richness calls for an educational framework that mirrors these realities. In response, the English as an Additional Language (EAL) curriculum in Australia is at a crucial juncture, where it must bridge monolingual norms (e.g., Standard Australian English) with the multilingual realities of classrooms. Drawing on Deleuze, Dewey, and Bill Green’s “curriculum as practice,” our research introduces...

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Towards reconnecting within and beyond the educational research community in Serbia

Towards reconnecting within and beyond the educational research community in Serbia

Serbia is a country nestled in the Balkans, Southeast Europe, which evokes a multitude of associations depending on one's generational perspective. From Ottoman rule and the Battle of Kosovo, legendary scientist Nikola Tesla, historical figures like Gavrilo Princip, Nobel Prize winner Ivo Andrić, to the memories of Yugoslavia, the 1990s wars, the NATO bombing in 1999, the country's prowess in collective sports such as basketball, and the tennis player Novak Đoković – Serbia's narrative always provokes dilemmas. But why delve into this historical labyrinth when discussing educational research in Serbia? Serbia has always been a place where different cultures mix, leading to both...

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Easy and difficult maths problems – and why language matters

Easy and difficult maths problems – and why language matters

As soon as we receive a task, we judge it, whether mentally or verbally. Is it interesting, boring, easy, difficult, or worthwhile? In school, teachers and students handle a large number of tasks every day, so it is unsurprising that they do the same. For example, when  looking at the maths problems below, can you immediately tell which ones you find easy and which you would find more difficult to solve?If you were then asked to sort each addition problem according to its difficulty into the following table, could you solve the task, or would you hesitate?This sorting task is commonly used in German primary schools. Let's take a closer look at it, and at the linguistic level of its...

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Peer review in the era of generative AI models: An ethical call

Peer review in the era of generative AI models: An ethical call

The emergence of generative AI models, such as ChatGPT, is significantly impacting various facets of society, including research and academia. Given their ability to generate human-like text based on input data or prompts, generative AI models have profound implications for the academic community. These implications entail ethical and societal challenges within the peer review process, raising questions about the potential role of such models (Schintler, McNeely and Witte, 2023). As a reviewer, I believe that it is my responsibility to highlight and discuss these critical and timely ethical concerns. Thus, while acknowledging the potential benefits of using such models for academic...

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How theory matters in feminist posthumanist new materialist research

How theory matters in feminist posthumanist new materialist research

We are four researchers at various career stages who share an interest in how feminist posthumanist new materialisms (FPNM) matters in our research, pedagogy and lives. This blog explores what FPNM theory offers educational researchers and gives examples how we have employed this in our research.I came to theory desperate … to comprehend- to grasp what was happening around and within meFeminist posthumanist new materialist theory Educational researchers and doctoral students are expected to have and/or use a conceptual or theoretical framework. From a FPNM perspective, this presumption presents some concerns: one, concepts and theories are not pre-existing things, ‘out there’, waiting for...

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