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By Nina Mehta; Donna Nevel
This essay addresses the creation of an antisemitism curriculum by a social justice organization. The curriculum opens with some basic understandings of what antisemitism is and begins to consider what challenging antisemitism can look like from a framework of collective liberation. What follows is discussion of the racially, . . .
New York, NY
By Miguel Del Pino
The issue of educational evaluation in Chile is a sensitive one for all indigenous peoples, due largely to the technical and qualificative conception of it, which has no correspondence with the indigenous worldview. Therefore, this essay presents a participatory research experience that began in 2016 and involved forming a research community with a Mapuce . . .
Temuco, CL
By Nancy Murphy, Erin Athey, Alfred Larbi, & Nnemdi Elias
Retaining patients in care is a critical aspect of HIV clinical practice. People living with HIV are likely to continually adhere to HIV treatment when they remain in continuous care. Retention in HIV care is associated with viral suppression which improves immune function, decreases individual . . .
Red Bank, NJ, US
By Jana Vasil’eva
In an unprecedented way, the coronavirus pandemic has brought to light the centrality of care for sustaining life. However, this multidimensional crisis also stressed the exploitation of the care economy in order to sustain a notion of development that . . .
Mexico City, MX
By Tracy Ann Hayes; Mark Christie; Karen Leckie; Sam Grimwood
Whilst many young people are thriving, some find home and/or school life challenging. English schools are facing unprecedented challenges in meeting needs of young people with ever-diminishing resources (Mind, 2022). The World Health Organization (WHO, 2021) states . . .
Carlisle, ENG, GB
By You Chuan Teoh
In EducationEducational action research seems wonderful on paper, where teachers actively participate in developing themselves, learning from each other and trying to improve classrooms, schools, and education systems. However, in reality, the use of action research in education can be a daunting task, and depending on the education policy direction underlying its use in an education system can be anything but a wonderful experience. This essay . . .
Singapore, SG