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Etopio, Elisabeth; Winkelsas, Amanda; Jo, SeungJung; Karalis Noel, Tiffany; Kearney, Erin; Gorlewski, Julie – Policy Futures in Education, 2023
This narrative imagines the future of education through three vignettes, each of which describes a community of learners exploring artifacts from the past even as they learn together in the present. Scenarios trace the experiences of Eden, who was born in 2012, and her involvement with learning and educational institutions. Threaded through…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Educational Trends, Vignettes, Educational Policy
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Leggo, Carl – Canadian Social Studies, 2014
In this article, the author, a professor, muses over his educational life and the troublesome times he faced. He remarks that he was glad to have had wise voices who could call him to other possibilities, visions, and stories. Roger Simon was one of the most important wise voices he heard, and this sustained the spirit of his work. While many…
Descriptors: Poetry, Role Models, Teaching Experience, Scholarship
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Cara Mumford – English Journal, 2016
With a poem by Dr. Leanne Simpson, Anishinaabe scholar and storyteller, at its foundation, this article discusses the impact on Métis filmmaker Cara Mumford of creating a short film based on the poem, while exploring connections between women, language, and land within Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg territory. The author's epiphany about the…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Feminism
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Boody, Robert M. – Education, 2011
Socrates and Admetus discuss the value of scientific research in education. They conclude that although RCTs have their place, they are not a panacea for education, and that the push for them by NCLB is not warranted.
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Distance Education, Interaction
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Fulcher, Glenn; Davidson, Fred – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2008
This article is an imaginary Socratic dialogue between J. S. Mill and Michel Foucault, principally concerning educational assessment.
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Educational Philosophy, Language Tests
Tolbert, Scott M. – Online Submission, 2009
This mildly academic tome consists mainly of a full length play that reports the findings of the case study research. The play is surrounded by some academic gobbledygook that should best be ignored. The play explores an older nontraditional student's foray into the academic world of a combined Masters of Education and Teacher Education program.…
Descriptors: Drama, Case Studies, Nontraditional Students, Constructivism (Learning)
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Robertson, Joanne Marie – Language and Literacy Spectrum, 2006
What if…..? What if there was a kingdom in which the ordinary was perceived as extraordinary and mediocrity was the standard of excellence? In what ways might this society mold the mindset of its subjects? How might a creative and innovative newcomer respond to the intellectually numbing environment? Would she have the courage to defy conformity…
Descriptors: Standards, Accountability, Educational Research, Teaching Methods