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La scène sociale des débats pédagogiques voit régulièrement s’affronter les tenants de deux types de modèles (Sciences humaines n°307 oct. 2018). Plus...

L’idéal d’intégrité qui s’impose avec force aux scientifiques et aux institutions qui les emploient ne peut se fonder, sans risque pour les droits fondamentaux des personnes, sur une conception naïve d’une autorégulation par les chercheurs eux-mêmes, comme s’ils vivaient dans la pureté de leur citadelle. Formalisée dans les années 1940 par Robert K. Merton, cette conception idéalisée d’une cité scientifique autonome ne résiste pas à la réalité. Plus...

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In recognition of the fact that “Fortnite” has quickly become one of the most popular video games in the world – one played by more than 125 million players – I decided to play the game myself in an attempt to understand its widespread appeal. More...

A college education has many funders. Federal and state governments provide support, as do the institutions of higher education themselves. More...

Thousands of dogs, regardless of their behaviour, have been unnecessarily killed as a result of misguided UK legislation introduced in 1991. Although this sad state of affairs has been known of by campaigners for many years, only now have MPs recognised the issue in a recent statement on the Breed Specific Legislation, which aims to protect the public from dangerous dogs. More...

In the space of a few years, Britain’s political landscape has changed. Now, generally, young people are proportionately more likely to have socially liberal and socialist views, and want to remain part of the EU. Meanwhile, older demographics proportionately voted for Brexit, and were said to be largely responsible for voting the Conservatives into office in 2017. More...

The underlying assumption is that employment rates are a direct outcome of how well students are taught in higher education. There is a wider acceptance that workers with graduate qualifications are a distinct group of “better educated” people, whose “advanced skills” should convey higher wages in the labour market. More...

Setiap tahun, jumlah orang tua yang memberikan telepon seluler kepada anaknya yang berada di bangku Sekolah Dasar (SD) tiap tahun bertambah. Lebih...

Sepuluh tahun lalu, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi dan Kejaksaan Agung membuat program Kantin Kejujuran dengan mendirikan 1.000 kantin di sekolah negeri untuk melatih pembentukan karakter dan antikorupsi di kalangan siswa. Uji coba ini berakhir sebagai kisah kegagalan. Lebih...