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28 mars 2018

Les sciences cognitives, reines des sciences ?

The ConversationPlacées sous le feu des projecteurs, les sciences cognitives sont parfois implicitement et naïvement présentées comme permettant une approche scientifique et dégagée d’enjeux idéologiques de l’éducation ou d’autres pratiques, ce qui ne constitue ni plus ni moins qu’une variante de scientisme. Car rien ne garantit a priori la neutralité des sciences cognitives, que l’on considère les différents usages que l’on peut en faire, leurs effets potentiels, ou les présupposés qui sous-tendent leurs méthodes et principes explicatifs. More...

28 mars 2018

Évaluation : est-on condamné à la perpétuité ?

The Conversation« Rien de trop », pouvait-on lire sur le fronton du temple d’Apollon, à Delphes. Or la communauté éducative n’arrête pas de recevoir (enquêtes internationales PISA, Timss, Pirls), et de commenter, des résultats d’évaluation. More...

28 mars 2018

Quelle est l’influence des fondations américaines sur les universités en Afrique ?

The ConversationL’enseignement supérieur est à nouveau reconnu comme un moteur de développement économique notamment sur le continent africain, car les sociétés du savoir exigent de nouvelles compétences, rendant obsolètes les économies basées sur l’industrie manufacturière. More...

27 mars 2018

What to expect when a college assigns students to random roommates

The ConversationDuke University recently announced that first-year students will now be randomly assigned to their dormmates. The goal is to give students a chance to meet and learn from peers from a completely different background. Is this silly social engineering or smart policy. More...

27 mars 2018

If you want to know how to stop school shootings, ask the Secret Service

The ConversationWhile President Donald Trump has not shied away from offering suggestions on how to prevent school shootings – including one controversial idea to arm teachers – what often gets overlooked in the conversation is research on the subject that has already been done. More...

27 mars 2018

Zero tolerance discipline policies won’t fix school shootings

The ConversationThe Trump administration and its supporters are latching onto school discipline reform as the solution. But by reform, they do not mean improving school climate, ensuring fairness or getting students the mental and social services they need. They mean doing away with the school discipline reform the Obama administration helped spur. More...

27 mars 2018

What the National School Walkout says about schools and free speech

The ConversationOrganized by a Women’s March unit called Youth Empower and promoted on Twitter with the hashtags #Enough and #NationalSchoolWalkout, students throughout the country took to the streets and gathered at various places to call attention to the problem of gun violence in schools and in their communities. More...

27 mars 2018

Six ways to bridge the gap between rich and poor at university

The ConversationWe found evidence from talking to young people that the poorest are often highly conscious of the cost of living at university. This can limit their university choices: some will rule out a university because of the high cost of accommodation. More...

27 mars 2018

Horrible Histories: bringing children an irreverent take on the past for 25 years

The ConversationMy children watch Horrible Histories on television every day. And they are not alone. So thanks to the extraordinarily talented people who make the programme – and the creators of the books that spawned it – every single day children actively engage with the past. More...

27 mars 2018

Home Office rules mean non-British academics can be denied right to strike

The ConversationA few weeks ago – back when we used to teach and research rather than stand at picket-lines challenging the marketisation of the university – we discovered that we share something in common. As international staff our right to strike and participate in peaceful, collective action is limited by the Home Office. More...

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