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Rethinking schools: How the philosophy of education holds the key to real change
Stephanie Schneider, an Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, discusses the importance of examining fundamental philosophical questions regarding the purpose of education and the values it should promote.
Filicide: The search for explanations
Thea Brown, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Social Work at Monash University, examines the development of research aimed at understanding filicide.
Human history: Handshaking horrors explained
Penelope J. Corfield, from Royal Holloway, University of London, offers an intriguing examination of the perils of shaking hands in human history.
Historians, archives, and the stories we create
Learning about history through archives can help historians expand the way they acquire and interpret information. Cecilia Morgan, from the University of Toronto, discusses how archives have influenced her own research.
Disrupting harmful gender norms: Youth at the centre
Dr Claudia Mitchell, Director of the Participatory Cultures Lab, Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE). McGill University, tells us about the TRANSFORM project aimed at disrupting harmful gender norms and mobilizing for social change.
Memorise: New digital approaches for Nazi persecution storytelling
Stefan Jänicke, Professor of Data Science at the University of Southern Denmark, introduces MEMORISE, a project focusing on new digital approaches to storytelling about Nazi persecution.
Karl Popper and Michael Polanyi: Two 20th century philosophers of science and their present-day...
Ute Deichmann, Director of the Jacques Loeb Centre for the History and Philosophy of Science at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, discusses two prominent 20th-century philosophers and their distinctive but equally significant approaches to science.
Right-wing ethno-nationalists and jihadi Salafists
Morten Bøås, from the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), examines the similarities between right-wing ethno-nationalists and jihadi Salafists.
Why and how systemic change overcomes ineffectiveness
Michael Beer, from Harvard Business School, provides insight into why and how systemic change overcomes ineffectiveness in organizations.
Bible reading and human flourishing among U.S. military families
Sung Joon Jang and Byron R. Johnson, inspire us with their research on Bible reading and human flourishing among U.S. military families.
Women entrepreneurs in violent conflict zones
Read here for insights from a Libya-based study conducted by researchers at the University of Alberta about women entrepreneurs in violent conflict zones.
Impact of colonialism: Where are our stories?
Geraldine Balzer from the University of Saskatchewan asserts that our stories are found when the Empire comes home; in this impact of colonialism focus.
Delegation of financial decision-making to spouse in old age
Professor Anup Basu from Queensland University of Technology explains the process of delegating financial decision-making to spouses in old age.
Every country needs a national STEM teacher corps
The US National Science Foundation has initiated the National STEM Teacher Corps program to support STEM teachers. Nancy Butler Songer, Associate Provost of STEM Education, discusses her efforts to assist primary school teachers in guiding young children to create solutions for local environmental issues.
Balancing digital literacy and children’s wellbeing: A call to action
Given children’s increased exposure to digital technologies, Leen d’Haenens from the University of Leuven discusses findings from a research project called ySKILLS, which aimed to enhance the positive impact of the digital environment on children’s wellbeing.
Filicide: The most tragic family violence event
Thea Brown, Professor Emeritus AM from Monash University, Caulfield in Australia, guides us through filicide, the most tragic family violence event.
![‘Two Merchants Shaking Hands’ (c.1776), engraved by Thomas Bewick. [British Museum Prints & Drawings, no: 1882,0311.3998]](https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/handshake-image-218x150.jpg "Human history: A socio-cultural examination of handshaking")
Human history: A socio-cultural examination of handshaking
Penelope J. Corfield, from Royal Holloway, University of London, offers an intriguing exploration of the social and cultural significance of handshaking throughout human history.
©Trans-faire: A training protocol for strengthening unions and others’ care of workplace mental health...
Mélanie Dufour-Poirier, Ph. D., CRIA, Associate Professor, School of Industrial Relations, Université de Montréal, walks us through ©Trans-faire, a training protocol for strengthening unions and others’ care of workplace mental health injuries.
Gambling research in Canada
Professor Fiona Nicoll from the University of Alberta and Professor Kate Bedford from the University of Birmingham delve into gambling research in Canada, emphasizing...
Promoting risky play: Insights from the Outside Play Lab
Mariana Brussoni, founder of the Outside Play Lab at The University of British Columbia, is a pioneer in promoting the benefits of risky play for children. Her research emphasizes the importance of allowing children to engage in outdoor activities that involve a certain level of risk, arguing that this type of play is crucial for their overall development.
