By Maxine Cleminson After several years studying Development Education and Global Learning at UCL, one thing I definitely came away with was an intense dislike for the term “21st-century skills”. For over 40 years, discussions on education policy and practice have frequently focused on the need for students to acquire 21st-century skills. This shift canContinue reading “Three reasons why we must stop talking about 21st-century skills in education”
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North-South Educational Partnerships and Study Abroad trips – Benefits and potential pitfalls
By Maxine Cleminson Over the last 30 years, Study Abroad trips and partnerships linking schools in North America and Europe with those in low-to-middle income countries (LMICs) in Africa and Asia have become an established and widespread practice. Their popularity has been driven by a number of factors including meeting curriculum requirements for subjects suchContinue reading “North-South Educational Partnerships and Study Abroad trips – Benefits and potential pitfalls”
Teaching Controversial Issues: How to talk about gun control in the classroom
By Maxine Cleminson Partisanship in public discourse is an increasing feature of politics in America, particularly over the last decade. During the 1980s and 1990s, affiliation with one of the two American political parties was more cross-cutting across social voting blocs with supporters of liberal and conservative viewpoints in both broad church parties. This isContinue reading “Teaching Controversial Issues: How to talk about gun control in the classroom”
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