FreshEd
FreshEd is a weekly podcast that makes complex ideas in educational research easily understood. The show features five shows in three languages and airs every Monday. It brings insights from scholars and researchers to a broader audience, with all episodes available under a Creative Commons license.
Episodes
FreshEd #127 – Against Creativity (Oli Mould)
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Today we interrogate the idea of creativity.
My guest, Oli Mould, says 21st Century capitalism has redefined creativity from being a power to create something from nothing to the ability to create new products for markets. Creativity, in other words, feeds capitalism’s own growth.
Students and workers alike
FreshEd #433 - Pledging the Future of Education (Gita Steiner-Khamsi)
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Today we go inside the pledging event for the Global Partnership for Education, held during this year's UN General Assembly in New York, where donors announced new commitments to finance education. What does it mean to pledge money to the future? And how do those promises reorder things in the present? My gu
FreshEd #432 – India’s Cockroach Movement (Susan Ann Samuel)
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Today we explore the education origins of the cockroach protests in India. My guest is Susan Ann Samuel.
Susan Ann Samuel is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in International Climate Politics at the University of Leeds. She’s recently written in The Conversation about India’s cockroach Movement.
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FreshEd #102 - Empowered educators (Linda Darling-Hammond)
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Today, Linda Darling-Hammond joins me to talk about her new co-authored book Empowered Educators: How high-performing systems shape teaching quality around the world. The book explores how several countries and jurisdictions have developed comprehensive teaching and learning
FreshEd #388 – The State of Publishing in Education Research (Gustavo Fischman)
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Today we take stock of academic publishing in education research. From the massive growth in article submissions, to the growing profit margins of the major publishers and to the impact Generative AI is having on scholarship – we take a critical look at the state of publishing. With me is Gustavo Fischman who was the prev
FreshEd #431 – 25 Years after September 11th (Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher)
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Today we mark the 25th anniversary of September 11th by unpacking that day’s lasting impact on society, culture, and schools in the United States. My Guest is Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher.
Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Teaching Beyond Sep
FreshEd #352 – Education, Affect, and Film (Irving Epstein)
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Today we put the field of comparative and international education in conversation with film studies. With me is Irving Epstein, emeritus Professor at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Irving Epstein’s new book is entitled Education, Affect, and Film: Visual Imaginings and Global Exploration
FreshEd #313 – Black Lives Matter and Comparative Education (Sharon Walker and Krystal Strong)
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Today we talk about Black Lives Matter and what it means for the field of comparative and international education.
With me are Sharon Walker and Kry
FreshEd #430 – Global perspectives on the philosophy of Education (Liz Jackson)
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Today we explore the philosophy of education from global perspectives. My guest is Liz Jackson.
Liz Jackson is the Karen Lo Eugene Chuang Professor in Diversity and Equity and Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Education
FreshEd #429 – Does ChatGPT improve student learning? (Alyssa Lawson)
Today we explore the research base that tries to answer if Generative AI improves student learning. My guest, Alyssa Lawson, recently co-wrote an article that critically analysed two meta analyses of ChatGPT that found it did indeed improve learning. Alyssa and her colleagues aren’t so sure.
Alyssa Lawson is a lecturer in the department of psychological and brain sciences at Johns Hopkins Univers
FreshEd #314 – The Culture Trap (Derron Wallace)
Today we explore the experiences of Black Caribbean youth in the United Kingdom and the United States. My guest is Derron Wallace, an assistant professor of sociology and education at Brandeis University.
Derron Wallace’s new book is The Culture Trap: Ethnic Expectations and Unequal Schooling for Black Youth.
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FreshEd #428 – EdTech in South and Southeast Asia (Molly Wyss and Brad Olsen)
Today we explore the adoption and scaling of education technology across South and Southeast Asia. My guests are Molly Wyss and Brad Olsen.
Molly Wyss is an assistant project director at the Centre for Universal Education in the Global Economy and Development Program at Brookings, where Brad Olsen is a Senior Fellow. There new report is entitled From Access to Impact: Government Decisionmaking a
FreshEd #427 – Problems with standardised effects sizes in education evaluations (Jack Rossiter)
Today we unpack various sources of distortion when calculating standardised effect sizes in education evaluations. This might seem technical, but understanding how measures of effectiveness are calculated can help us temper the confidence we place in claims about "what works." My guest is Jack Rossiter.
Jack Rossiter is an independent researcher and non-resident fellow at the Centre for Global De
FreshEd #109 – Learning to be a teacher (Maria Teresa Tatto and Ian Menter)
How do teachers learn to teach? My guests today, Maria Teresa Tatto and Ian Menter, discuss the many paths to become a teacher in England and the USA and the policy environment that is shaping current practice.
Learning to be a teacher, they argue, requires much more than simply having a lot of content knowledge. Just because you may know math really well does not mean that you would be a good ma
FreshEd #426 - Rohingya Refugee Teachers in Cox’s Bazar (Chris Henderson)
Today we explore the Rohingya refugee crisis. My guest, Chris Henderson, conducted research on teacher motivation in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, which is home to over 1 million Rohingya refugees.
Chris Henderson is an Education in Emergencies Specialist at NORRAG at the Geneva Graduate Institute. His latest article, which entitled “Through teaching I found myself again”: The role of self-efficacy
FreshEd #117 – Teachers and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Jelmer Evers)
Today we continue our exploration of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and what it means for education. Last week, we looked at comparative education as a field. Today we look at teachers. What are the prospects and perils of the fourth industrial revolution for teachers?
My guest today is Jelmer Evers. Jelmer is a teacher, blogger, writer, and innovator. He teaches history at UniC in the Netherla
FreshEd #336 – Digital Humanitarianism (Fleur Johns)
Today we look at digital humanitarianism and how digital interfaces are constructing new forms and modes of governance. My guest is Fleur Johns, who has recently authored the new book #Help: Digital Humanitarianism and the Remaking of International Order.
Fleur Johns is a professor in the faculty of law and justice at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. She is currently an Australian Res
FreshEd #327 - Building the Post-Pandemic University (Mark Carrigan and Susan Robertson)
Today we take stock of the Covid-19 pandemic and higher education. After nearly four years, how have universities changed and what might their future look like? With me to discuss the post-pandemic university are Mark Carrigan and Susan Robertson.
Mark Carrigan is a lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Susan Robertson is a professor of the sociology of education at Wolfson Co
FreshEd #425 – Hacking Canvas; or Reimagining Technology in Education (Claire Bond Potter)
Today we unpack the massive global hack of the Canvas Learning Management System in May 2026 that impacted some 9000 education institutions and stole an estimated 275 million users’ data. To discuss this event and its implications with me is Claire Bond Potter.
Claire Bond Potter is Professor of History emeritus at The New School for Social Research, author of the Political Junkie Substack, and
FreshEd #340 – Funding, Equity & Achievement in Australian Schools (Barbara Preston)
Today we look at funding, equity, and achievement in Australian Schools. My guest is Barbara Preston.
Barbara Preston is an Independent Researcher based in Canberra. She’s recently authored the report “Funding, Equity and Achievement in Australian Schools,” which documents a national symposium that was convened by Jane Kenway and Fazal Rizvi earlier this year.
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FreshEd #424 – Cultivating Engaged Citizens through Higher Education (Leping Mou & Radomir Ray Mitic)
What’s the value of higher education in terms of civic engagement? My guests today, Leping Mou and Ray Mitic, try to answer that question empirically.
Leping Mou is a lecturer in education at the University of Glasgow. Ray Mitic is an assistant professor of higher education at William & Mary. Their new paper is entitled: “The Value of Higher Education in Cultivating Engaged Citizens: Longitudina
FreshEd #160 - International Students; Reimagining the Dream (Special Show)
Today we have a slightly different type of show for you. One of FreshEd’s producers, Lushik Wahba, created an amazing podcast about the experiences of international students at one small college in the USA. Over 1 million international students currently study at colleges and universities across America. Why did they choose to study in the USA? What can we learn from their experiences? Lushik’s po
FreshEd #423 – Apple Classroom in Irish secondary education (Cormac Mac Gabhann)
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Today we explore how Apple Classroom impacts teaching and learning. My guest is Cormac Mac Gabhann.
Cormac Mac Gabhann teaches secondary school in Dublin and is a PhD student at University College Dublin. His latest article is entitled “Apple Classroom and subjectification – an exploration of the tension between
FreshEd #180 - Education in times of climate crisis
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FreshEd #422 - Alternative Imaginaries of Sustainability in Higher Education (Olga Mun)
Today we try to imagine alternatives to the traditional ways of understanding sustainability in higher education. My guest is Olga Mun.
Olga Mun is an early-career researcher and co-convenor of the Climate Change Education Reading Group at the Department of Education, University of Oxford. She’s recently co-written with Gulzhanat Gafu and Aizuddin Mohamed Anuar a piece for the Comparative Educat
FreshEd #421 – Transforming Higher Education (Noah Sobe)
Today we explore UNESCO’s roadmap for the future of higher education. My guest is Noah Sobe.
Noah Sobe is the Chief of Section for Higher Education at UNESCO. The new report we discuss is entitled Transforming Higher Education: Global Collaboration on Visioning and Action.
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FreshEd #343 –Policy Mobilities and Assemblage Theory (Steven Lewis & Rebecca Spratt)
Today we explore the meaning of comparison from a theoretical approach that combines Policy Mobilities and Assemblage theory. My guests are Steven Lewis and Rebecca Spratt.
Steven Lewis is an Associate Professor of Comparative Education at Australian Catholic University where Rebecca Spratt is a PhD candidate. Their new book is Assembling Comparison: Understanding Education Policy through Mobilit
FreshEd #420 – The Safetyfication of Education (Marta Estellés)
Today we unpack the term “safey”, which pervades education debates world wide. My guest is Marta Estellés.
Marta Estellés is a senior lecturer in the school of education at the University of Waikato. Her new, open access book is entitled The Safetyfication of Education: Neoliberalism, Psychopolitics and the End of Critical Education.
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FreshEd #419 – Continuing Studies Podcast (Neil McPhedran & Jennifer-Lee Gunson)
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FreshEd #418 – Two Centuries of Schooling (Johannes Westberg)
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Today we explore keywords across two centuries of schooling. My guest is Johannes Westberg.
Johannes Westberg is full professor of Theory and History of Education, and chair of the unit of Pedagogy at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. His new book is Conceptualizing Two
FreshEd #417 – How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility (Cora Lingling Xu)
Today we explore how time can be inherited like status or wealth and what that means for higher education mobility and inequality. My guest is Cora Lingling Xu.
Dr Cora Lingling Xu is Associate Professor in Sociology of Education at Durham University. Her new book is called The Time Inheritors: How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China (SUNY Press, 2025)
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FreshEd #416 – Higher Education in Conflict (Savo Heleta & Mario Novelli)
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Today we explore higher education in conflict. My guests are Savo Heleta and Mario Novelli. We focus our conversation on the new special issue of the journal Globalization, Societies a
FreshEd #237 - Education for Peace and Human Rights (Maria Hantzopoulos & Monisha Bajaj)
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Today we explore the interconnections between the fields of peace education and human rights education. With me are Maria Hantzopoulos and Monisha Bajaj, authors of the new book Education for Peace and Human Rights: An Introduction (Bloomsbury, 2
FreshEd #415 – Students in an AI World (Mary Burns)
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Today we conduct a premortem of Generative Artificial Intelligence in education. My guest is Mary Burns.
Mary Burns is an internationally recognized expert in teacher professional development, online learning, and educational technology. She is the lead author of the new Brookings In
FreshEd #414 – Thinking through the Global Education Landscape (Christian Ydesen)
Today we unpack the past, present and future global education landscape, looking at various international organizations. My guest is Christian Ydesen, Professor in History of Education and Education Policy Analysis at the University of Zurich. He has written extensively on global education governance and will be running an international summer school this July that will unpack the theories, histo
FreshEd #413 – Supporting Teachers in Conflict (David Edwards)
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Today we explore some of the big issues teachers are facing around the world, particularly in conflict areas.
My guest is David Edwards, the general secretary of Education International, the global federation of teacher unions representing more than 33 million teachers.
FreshEd #412 – Peace Education in divided settings (Kevin Kester)
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Today we explore peace education as a form of global citizenship education in universities in divided settings. My guest, Kevin Kester, travelled to China/Taiwan, Cyprus, Korea, and Somalia/Somaliland to understand if peace as a form of global citizenship can be taught in
FreshEd #411 – UNESCO's Fight for the Right to Education (Stefania Giannini)
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To kick off the year, Stefania Giannini joins me to talk about the past, present and future of international education. We discuss the challenges facing the rule-based international order and w
FreshEd #214 – Less is more (Jason Hickel)
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Today we explore the idea of degrowth.
With me is Jason Hickel, an economic anthropologist, author, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in the United Kingdom. He is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics, and Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London. He
FreshEd #330 – Aboriginal Voices in Education Research (Nikki Moodie)
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Today we explore aboriginal voices in education research in Australia. Australians will soon vote in a referendum about whether to change their Constitution to allow for the creation of an advisory body made up of First Nations peoples. This body would to provide advice to the Parliament and the government on matters that impact indigenous com
FreshEd #378 - Globalization and Educational Futures (Fazal Rizvi)
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Today Fazal Rizvi joins me to talk about his forthcoming book entitled Globalization and Educational Futures. Fazal revisits the rise of the popular discourses of globalization, examines many its discontents, and suggests nonetheless that it is too hasty to imagine its total demise.
Fazal Rizvi is Emeritus Professor in Global Studies of Educa
FreshEd #410 – 2025 in Review (Susan Robertson & Mario Novelli)
As we near the end of 2025, it’s time to take stock of the year. What were the big events this year and how might they impact the field of comparative education? What new ideas emerged? And where is our field headed in 2026? Continuing this FreshEd tradition, Susan Robertson and Mario Novelli join me for the last episode of the year.
Mario Novelli is professor in the political economy of educati
FreshEd #409 – Education ‘among the people’ in China (Baiwen Peng)
Today we unpack the Chinese term minjian and conceptualize it for the field of comparative education. My guest is Baiwen Peng.
Baiwen Peng is a doctoral student in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. His new article is “Minjian: exploring education ‘among the people’ in China,” which was published in Comparative Education.
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FreshEd #408 – From the Former Soviet Union to Canada (Niyozov, Bahry & Antony-Newman)
Today we unpack the education experiences of students from the former Soviet Union who have migrated to Canada. My guests are Sarfaroz Niyozov, Stephen Bahry and Max Antony-Newman. For the past few years, they have been working on a research project that has explored the experiences of the high school children with post-Soviet backgrounds in the Greater Toronto Area. The research project strives t
FreshEd #407 – Education for Societal Transformation (Frank Adamson and Carol Anne Spreen)
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Today we unpack education alternatives to reimagine education for just futures. My guests are Frank Adamson and Carol Anne Spreen.
FreshEd #318 – Producing Global Learning Metrics (Clara Fontdevila)
Today we explore the production of global learning metrics inside the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. My guest is Clara Fontdevila, a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Education at the University of Glasgow.
Clara’s newest article is entitled “The politics of good enough data. Developments, dilemmas, and deadlocks in the production of global learning metrics,” which was publis
FreshEd #262 – Climate Education beyond COP26 (Christina Kwauk & Radhika Iyengar)
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Today we take stock of climate education,
FreshEd #406 – Prioritizing and Improving Foundational Learning (Michelle Kaffenberger)
Today we explore foundational learning in low and middle income countries. My guest is Michelle Kaffenberger.
Michelle Kaffenberger is the Director of evidence translation at the What Works Hub for Global Education the University of Oxford. I Spoke with her on the sidelines of the Development and Education Conference (DevEd) held in Melbourne, Australia last week.
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FreshEd #344 – Critiquing Education in Emergencies (Jessica Oddy)
Today we dive into the field of education in emergencies, highlighting its entanglements with colonialism, empire, and racial capitalism. My guest is Jess Oddy.
Jess Oddy is a researcher at the university of Bristol and has worked in various capacities in the field of education in emergencies. Her new article is “Retelling education in emergencies through the black radical tradition: on racial ca
FreshEd #405 - 10th Anniversary Special (Iveta Silova, Yuto Kitamura & Will Brehm)
Ten years ago, on October 26, 2015, something special began in Japan. While working at the University of Tokyo, I launched the first episode of the FreshEd podcast, marking the start of what would become a cornerstone of conversations in comparative and international education.
Over the past decade, FreshEd has grown into a global platform – far larger than I ever imaged -- connecting listeners i
FreshEd #404 – Micro-Credentials and the Gig Economy (Leesa Wheelahan)
Today we unpack the trend of micro-credentials in universities. My guest is Leesa Wheelahan who connects micro-credentials to the gig economy and discusses their implications for higher education credentials and qualifications.
Leesa Wheelahan is professor emerita at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. She is also an honorary research fellow at the Departm
FreshEd #403 – Financialization of Early Childhood Education (Ben Spies-Butcher)
Today we explore the financialization of early childhood education and what it means for the welfare state. My guest is Ben Spies-Butcher.
Ben Spies Butcher is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication, Society and Culture at Macquarie University. His latest book Politics, Inequality and the Australian Welfare State after Liberalisation.
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FreshEd #317 - Scholarly Podcasting (Ian M. Cook)
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Today we explore scholarly podcasting: what it is and why it matters. With me is Ian M. Cook, who has recently published the book Scholarly Podcasting: Why, What, How?
Ian M. Cook is Editor and Chief at Allegra Lab. He is an anthropologist whose work focus includes urba
FreshEd #402 – What do tax cuts really mean? (Melinda Cooper)
Today we explore tax cuts as a form of government expenditure and what that means for social inequality, politics, and government services. My guest is Melinda Cooper.
Melinda Cooper is a professor in the School of Sociology in the Colelge of Arts & Social Sciences at the Australian National University. Her newest book is Counterrevolution: Extravagance and Austerity in Public Finance (Zone Books
FreshEd #401 – Who contributes to the tax system? (Elise Klein)
Today we explore government taxes not as a technical, economic matter but rather as a political process that reflects social values. My guest is Elise Klein.
Elise Klein is an associate professor of public policy at the Crawford School at the Australian National University and the co-director of the Australian Basic Income Lab. I spoke with Elise in front of a live audience at the Manning Clark
FreshEd #400 - Podcasting With Love (Sadie Ryan)
Today marks the 400th episode of FreshEd. That’s almost 10 years of work. It’s been an absolute privilege to make each episode. Sometimes I think I’m the luckiest person in academia because I get to talk about new ideas in education every week. Of course none of this would be possible without you, our listeners. So thanks for tuning in each week.
To mark this occasion, I wanted to spend time with
FreshEd #399 – EdTech Philanthropy in South Africa (Amy Stambach)
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FreshEd #398 – University Futures (Cris Shore)
Today we dive into universities and their futures. For many people, universities are in crisis. Public funding has decreased. Mounting pressure to move online and offer complete flexibility to students. Job cuts. And whole courses and programs that are on the chopping block. My guest, Cris Shore, unpacks the state of universities and critically explores their futures.
Cris Shore is emeritus profe
FreshEd #397 – The FreshEd Questionnaire, Vol. 12 (Future Research Directions)
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Today is the last installment for this year in our mini-series called the FreshEd Questionnaire. I’ve been asking guests a set of standard questions after each interview. These questions focus on some of the hottest topics in education today.
For today’s episode of the FreshEd Questionnaire we focus on future di
FreshEd #396 – The FreshEd Questionnaire, Vol. 11 (Online Learning)
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Today we continue our mini-series called the FreshEd Questionnaire. I’ve been asking guests a set of standard questions after each interview. These questions focus on some of the hottest topics in education today.
For the next instalment of the FreshEd Questionnaire we focus on online learning. It seems since Co
FreshEd #395 – The FreshEd Questionnaire, Vol. 10 (Value of a PhD)
Today we continue our mini-series called the FreshEd Questionnaire. I’ve been asking guests a set of standard questions after each interview. These questions focus on some of the hottest topics in education today.
For the next instalment of the FreshEd Questionnaire we focus on the value of enrolling into a PhD program. Is investing years of your life to purse a PhD worth it? While many of our g
FreshEd #394 – The FreshEd Questionnaire, Vol. 9 (Artificial Intelligence)
Today we continue our mini-series called the FreshEd Questionnaire. I’ve been asking guests a set of standard questions after each interview. These questions focus on some of the hottest topics in education in today. For the next few weeks, we’ll mash up the answers to each question and put them into single episodes.
For today’s episode we focus on Artificial Intelligence. It seems every day I r
FreshEd #264 – Mobilizing Investment in Education (Borhene Chakroun)
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In 2021, UNESCO held a high-level segment of its Global Education Meeting aimed at galvanizing political commitment towards mobilizing additional investment in education. The goal was to encourage countries to develop strong domestic systems to fund education.
My guest today is Borhene Chakroun, Director fo
FreshEd #195 – Unpacking School Internationalization (Claire Maxwell)
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Today I speak with Claire Maxwell about school internationalization. Together with Laura Engel and Miri Yemini, Claire has recently co-edited a new book entitled The Machinery of School Internationalisation in Action. Beyond the Established Boundaries.
In our conversation, we discuss internationalization in terms of elite education, privatization, and racism.
FreshEd #346 – Collaboration (Amy Shuffelton)
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Today we talk about collaboration, both its good and bad sides. My guest is Amy Shuffelton, a professor of philosophy at Loyola University Chicago.
Amy Shuffelton’s new book is Collaboration: Philosophy of Education in Practice, which was published by Bloomsbury in February.
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FreshEd #325 - Queering Higher Education (Louise Morley & Daniel Leyton)
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Today we talk about what it would mean to queer higher education. My guests are Louise Morley and Daniel Leyton. In their new book, they disrupt some of the norms and common ways of thinking in higher education today.
Louise Morley is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sussex and Daniel Leyton is a Lecturer at the University of Exeter. Their new
FreshEd #393 – Teachers’ Work (Kathryn Anderson-Levitt)
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Today we take a deep dive into the different types of teachers’ work. My guest is Kathryn Anderson-Levitt, an anthropologist of education whose new book chapter reflects on her field work over 50 years across three countries.
Kathryn Anderson-Levitt is Pro
FreshEd #392 – Spaces of Immigration (Catherine Boland Erkkila)
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Today we look at immigration in the USA. It’s a hot topic, but there
FreshEd #380 - Reimagining education in emergencies (Ritesh Shah & Francine Menashy)
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Today we try to reimagine education in emergencies. With me are Ritesh Shah and Francine Menashy. They have recently co-edited a special Forum for the journal Compare wh
FreshEd #152 – Contesting Islamophobia in education and society (Mariam Durrani)
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Today we talk about the history and recent rise of Islamophobia worldwide. My guest is Mariam Durrani, an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Hamilton College.
In our conversation, we discusses both the state policy infrastructure enabling Islamophobia while also the everyday discourses and actions that normalize the Othering of a particular gro
FreshEd #308 – White Ignorance in Global Education (Francine Menashy and Zeena Zakharia)
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Today we focus on a hugely important issue but one that is generally absent within the organizations and structures that make up the global education architecture. The issue is race. My guests today, Francine Menashy and Zeena Zakharia, have spent years speaking with staff members at various global education organizations – you know, places like UN
FreshEd #391 – The Care Economy (Tim Jackson)
Today we explore the care economy. My guest is Tim Jackson who chronicles in his latest book his own journey of valuing health instead of wealth and care instead of growth.
Tim Jackson is an emeritus professor at the University of Surrey and Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity. His new book is The Care Economy (Polity 2025).
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Today we explore the transformation of education systems. How does change happen? Is change always positive? And what do we even mean by an education system?
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FreshEd #388 – The State of Publishing in Education Research (Gustavo Fischman)
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Today we take stock of academic publishing in education research. From the massive growth in article submissions, to the growing profit margins of the major publishers and to the impact Generative AI is having on scholarship – we take a critical look at the state of publishing. With me is Gustavo Fischman who was the prev
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Today we explore transitional justice in Colombia. My guests are Garnett Russell, Paula Mantilla-Blanco, and Daniela Romero. They have recently published a report entitled Transitional Justice and Education in Colombia: Voices of Youth.
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Jam
FreshEd #386 – The Essential Howard Gardner on Education (Howard Gardner)
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Today I’m joined by Howard Gardner, the renowned research professor of cognition and education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. For over half a century, Howard has impacted how we think about learning, intelligence, creativity, and ethics. He is a major educational thinker of our time.
Howard Gardner recently
FreshEd #360 – Education’s Neuro-Affective Turn (Kirsi Yliniva & Audrey Bryan)
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Today we unpack the neuro-affective turn in education. With me are Kirsi Yliniva and Audrey Bryan.
Kirsi Yliniva is a PhD researcher and university teacher in the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the University of Oulu. Audrey Bryan is an associate professor of sociology in
FreshEd #368 – Data-Driven Universities (Janja Komljenovic)
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Today we explore how univeristies are turning into data-driven institutions. My guest is Janja Komljenovic.
Janja Komljenovic is a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Her new co-written article with Sam Sellar and Kean Birch is “Turning universities into data-driven
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