It is widely documented that young children participating in research should be protected from harm and that ethical considerations should be applied throughout a research project. What this paper strives to assert, however, is that protecting these participants is insufficient. A research project into children's speech and language development,…

This paper discusses Butler's theory on the possibility of precarity to serve as the nexus of ethical relations, while also exploring some of the pitfalls of her theorization to reconceptualize the pedagogical implications of a "critical pedagogy for precarity." In particular, the paper asks: How can precarity--understood as an…

We told ninety-nine 4- and 5-year-olds stories in which speakers told lies and truths in two contexts: those told to deny a transgression (misdeeds) and those told to spare another's feelings (politeness). Participants identified each statement as a lie or as the truth, morally judged it as good or bad, and decided whether or not to assign…

Background: Promoting tolerance is an important goal of European education policies focused on education for democratic citizenship and human rights. In this article, we argue that cross-cultural comparability must be empirically assessed and ensured for the measurement of highly relevant indicators that serve to monitor inter-European and…

This study turns a rhetorical lens on the debate about how best to use value-added modeling (VAM) in teacher evaluation by addressing the question, Which arguments legitimize the dismissal of expert caution about proposed education reforms? My rhetorical analysis of a corpus of nonacademic texts (e.g., newspapers, magazines, political speeches)…

In England, higher education is more marketised than ever before as the difference between students and consumers is increasingly blurred, propelled by the rise in tuition fees. With students demanding more for their money, the role of university lecturers continues to change. This study explores the ways in which lecturers re-evaluate and…

This study investigates the incidence and acuteness of occupational burnout in fulltime Association of Research Libraries (ARL) liaison/subject librarians in the United States, using the "Maslach Burnout Inventory" and "Areas of Worklife Survey." Findings show that lack of personal agency is the primary contributor to a sense…

Around 1900, interest in adolescence as a separate and crucial phase in human development increased among psychologists, educators and youth workers in the western world. This paper reviews the relation between adolescence and sexuality in the early twentieth century from a Dutch perspective. In the 1920s pedagogues started to study adolescence.…

The aim of the study was to evaluate the benefits from 4th year surgical course for medical students upon reaching 6th year surgical course. A questionnaire survey was conducted and questions regarding student satisfaction with the 4th year course and the benefits gained from this course in the 6th year were evaluated. Students were questioned…

Respecting differences involves showing respect to individuals just because they are human beings and seeing every difference as natural. It is among the values that children need to acquire at early ages. Thus, there has been a need to reveal students' views on this value. The primary aim of this study was to examine elementary school students'…

The paper begins by reviewing, philosophically, some key concepts and ideas that have shaped important aspects both of how we perceive environmental issues and of our attitudes towards nature. Some currently influential views that seek to undermine the authority of appeals to nature in environmental decision-making are identified. In response, the…

The aim of social studies course is to educate individuals as citizens with national and universal values, to provide them with skills which are required in life contributing to see themselves as part of the society they live in. In this process it can be used literary work and media products. One of the media products that can be employed in…

In this study the career motivations and values of regional candidate teachers are investigated using a mixed methodology. Expectancy-value theory (Wigfield & Eccles, 2000) supports the understanding of motivations through the use of four key value categories: interest, utility, attainment and cost. A total of 135 preservice teachers were…

The aim of this article is to convey the history, practices and central discourses of film education in Sweden. The first part takes the pioneering efforts, dating back to 1908, as a starting point for describing the development of nationwide school cinema, financed by public funding and coordinated by the Swedish Film Institute. As I will argue,…

Head Start teachers are central to providing constructive adult-child interactions that prepare preschool-age students for school and future successes. The qualitative study included interviews with teachers and explored teacher values, teacher perception of the organization, and teacher well-being in regards to improving student outcomes.…