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Ubuntu, Radical Hope, and an Onto-epistemology of Conscience (2015)
Journal Article
Swanson, D. M. (2015). Ubuntu, Radical Hope, and an Onto-epistemology of Conscience. Journal of Critical Southern Studies, 3, Article 96-118

Via the evocation of a lived narrative related to witnessing Middle Eastern refugees’ attempts at entering into the European Union in September 2015, I draw connections between the political, ethical, spiritual and embodied, recognising their always-... Read More about Ubuntu, Radical Hope, and an Onto-epistemology of Conscience.

Frames of Ubuntu: (Re)framing an ethical education (2015)
Book Chapter
Swanson, D. (2015). Frames of Ubuntu: (Re)framing an ethical education. In H. Smits, & R. Naqvi (Eds.), Framing Peace: Thinking about and Enacting Curriculum as "Radical Hope". Peter Lang International Academic Publishers

Motivations, expectations, and experiences of expatriate academic staff on an international branch campus in China (2015)
Journal Article
Cai, L., & Hall, C. (2016). Motivations, expectations, and experiences of expatriate academic staff on an international branch campus in China. Journal of Studies in International Education, 20(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315315623055

This article explores the experiences of non-Chinese academic staff working on an international branch campus in China. The article presents findings from an interview study that explored the expectations of expatriate staff and what motivated them t... Read More about Motivations, expectations, and experiences of expatriate academic staff on an international branch campus in China.

Activating metaphors: exploring the embodied nature of metaphorical mapping in political discourse (2015)
Journal Article
Giovanelli, M. (2015). Activating metaphors: exploring the embodied nature of metaphorical mapping in political discourse. Communication Teacher, 30(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/17404622.2015.1102303

Objectives: This activity allows students to explore the embodied nature of metaphor and its interpretative significance by using gesture and physical movement. Students also understand how, in metaphor, abstract entities are conceptualized in terms... Read More about Activating metaphors: exploring the embodied nature of metaphorical mapping in political discourse.

Making sense in the city: Dolly Parton, early reading and educational policy-making (2015)
Journal Article
Hall, C., & Jones, S. (2016). Making sense in the city: Dolly Parton, early reading and educational policy-making. Literacy, 50(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/lit.12069

In this paper, we present a case study of a philanthropic literacy initiative, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, a book-gifting scheme for under 5s, and consider the impact of the scheme on literacy policy in the English city where it was introduce... Read More about Making sense in the city: Dolly Parton, early reading and educational policy-making.

Locating mathematics within post-16 vocational education in England (2015)
Journal Article
Dalby, D., & Noyes, A. (2015). Locating mathematics within post-16 vocational education in England. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2015.1110828

The political importance of mathematics in post-16 education is clear. Far less clear is how mathematics does and should relate to vocational education. Successive mathematics curricula (e.g. core skills, key skills) have been developed in England wi... Read More about Locating mathematics within post-16 vocational education in England.

Professionals and public-good capabilities (2015)
Journal Article
Walker, M., & McLean, M. (2015). Professionals and public-good capabilities. Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning, 3(2), 60-82. https://doi.org/10.14426/cristal.v3i2.42

Martha Nussbaum (2011) reminds us that, all over the world people are struggling for a life that is fully human - a life worthy of human dignity. Purely income-based and preference based evaluations, as Sen (1999) argues, do not adequately capture wh... Read More about Professionals and public-good capabilities.

Lindo-Fuentes, Héctor and Ching, Erik (2012) Modernizing minds in El Salvador: education reform and the Cold War, 1960–1980, University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque, NM), xv + 341 pp. $29.95 pbk (2015)
Journal Article
Muhr, T. (2015). Lindo-Fuentes, Héctor and Ching, Erik (2012) Modernizing minds in El Salvador: education reform and the Cold War, 1960–1980, University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque, NM), xv + 341 pp. $29.95 pbk. Bulletin of Latin American Research, 35(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/blar.12394

The definition of the scalar product: an analysis and critique of a classroom episode (2015)
Journal Article
Foster, C., & de Villiers, M. (in press). The definition of the scalar product: an analysis and critique of a classroom episode. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 47(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2015.1117148

In this paper we present, analyse and critique an episode from a secondary school lesson involving an introduction to the definition of the scalar product. Although the teacher attempted to be explicit about the difference between a definition and a... Read More about The definition of the scalar product: an analysis and critique of a classroom episode.

Disciplinary regimes of ‘care’ and complementary alternative education (2015)
Journal Article
Thomson, P., & Pennacchia, J. (2016). Disciplinary regimes of ‘care’ and complementary alternative education. Critical Studies in Education, 57(1), 84-99. https://doi.org/10.1080/17508487.2016.1117506

In schools, the notion of ‘care is often synonymous with welfare and disciplinary regimes. Drawing on Foucault, and a study of alternative education across the UK, and looking in depth at two cases of complementary alternative education, we identify... Read More about Disciplinary regimes of ‘care’ and complementary alternative education.

Transnational connections, competences and identities: experiences of Chinese international students after their return ‘home’ (2015)
Journal Article
Gu, Q., & Schweisfurth, M. (2015). Transnational connections, competences and identities: experiences of Chinese international students after their return ‘home’. British Educational Research Journal, 41(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3175

International students constitute a substantial and growing mobile population globally. However, as yet, the experiences of returnees and the ways in which their overseas studies impact on their identity and professional and personal lives over time... Read More about Transnational connections, competences and identities: experiences of Chinese international students after their return ‘home’.

The EAP competencies in a group case study project as revealed by a task analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Smith, A. F., & Thondhlana, J. (2015). The EAP competencies in a group case study project as revealed by a task analysis. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 20, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2015.03.001

In EAP in the UK, preparing students for real academic assignments in higher education is a central focus. As assessed group project assignments are becoming increasingly popular in UK universities, this study investigates the demands of a first year... Read More about The EAP competencies in a group case study project as revealed by a task analysis.

An emotional journey of identity change and transformation: The impact of study-abroad experience on the lives and careers of Chinese students and returnees (2015)
Journal Article
Gu, Q. (2015). An emotional journey of identity change and transformation: The impact of study-abroad experience on the lives and careers of Chinese students and returnees. Learning and Teaching, 8(3), https://doi.org/10.3167/latiss.2015.080304

This article discusses the nature of Chinese students' transnational experiences and its impact on their identities within and beyond national and cultural boundaries. The discussion is located in the theoretical framework of transnationalism and exp... Read More about An emotional journey of identity change and transformation: The impact of study-abroad experience on the lives and careers of Chinese students and returnees.

‘Promising Spaces’: universities’ critical-moral mission and educative function (2015)
Journal Article
McLean, M. (2015). ‘Promising Spaces’: universities’ critical-moral mission and educative function. Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.14426/cristal.v3i2.52

Attention has been drawn to reduction of universities’ purposes to serve economic interests only. This dissatisfaction has provoked thinking about how to reclaim a critical, moral role for universities in society. Inspired by contemporary utopian stu... Read More about ‘Promising Spaces’: universities’ critical-moral mission and educative function.

Professional learning through the collaborative design of problem-solving lessons (2015)
Journal Article
Wake, G., Swan, M., & Foster, C. (2015). Professional learning through the collaborative design of problem-solving lessons. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10857-015-9332-9

This paper analyses lesson study as a mode of professional learning, focused on the development of mathematical problem solving processes, using the lens of Cultural-Historical Activity Theory. In particular we draw attention to two activity systems,... Read More about Professional learning through the collaborative design of problem-solving lessons.

Teacher unionism in changing times: is this the real “new unionism”? (2015)
Journal Article
Stevenson, H. (2015). Teacher unionism in changing times: is this the real “new unionism”?. Journal of School Choice, 9(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/15582159.2015.1080054

This article provides a case study of union change in an environment in which radical school restructuring is taking place, and active strategies to weaken and marginalize organized teachers are being pursued by the state. The case study union is the... Read More about Teacher unionism in changing times: is this the real “new unionism”?.

The language of inclusive education (2015)
Book
Walton, E. (2015). The language of inclusive education. Milton Park, Abingdon: Routledge

The Language of Inclusive Education is an insightful text which considers the writing, speaking, reading and hearing of inclusive education. Based on the premise that humans use language to construct their worlds and their realities, this book is con... Read More about The language of inclusive education.