
Bringing politics into the science classroom
10/10/23 • 25 min
It’s Just Research has officially launched. In the very first episode, the hosts, Dr Sara Black and Liam Cini O'Dwyer, are joined by Dr Arthur Galamba, a Senior Lecturer in Science Education, to discuss his work investigating the links between science education and ideology. Alongside exploring ways of decolonising education and the need for climate change education.
Click here to access the links to the articles mentioned throughout the episode, and learn more about the new podcast.
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It’s Just Research is hosted by ECS academics and PhD students and executive produced by Sylvie Carlos, PhD student in ECS and award-winning audio producer.
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It’s Just Research has officially launched. In the very first episode, the hosts, Dr Sara Black and Liam Cini O'Dwyer, are joined by Dr Arthur Galamba, a Senior Lecturer in Science Education, to discuss his work investigating the links between science education and ideology. Alongside exploring ways of decolonising education and the need for climate change education.
Click here to access the links to the articles mentioned throughout the episode, and learn more about the new podcast.
Follow us:
Instagram: @itsjustresearchpodcast
Twitter: @justresearchpod
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/its-just-research-an-ecs-podcast
It’s Just Research is hosted by ECS academics and PhD students and executive produced by Sylvie Carlos, PhD student in ECS and award-winning audio producer.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Teaching English as a form of political activism
For the second episode of ‘It’s Just Research: Critically questioning the world we live in’, hosts Dr Sara Black and Pippa Sterk are joined by Dr. Mel Cooke, a Senior Lecturer in ESOL & Applied Linguistics. They are conversing about Dr Mel's language teaching practice and research and how language is often used as a weapon in immigration policy.
Glossary terms
ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages
H.E - Higher Education
ECS - School of Education, Communication and Society
Pedagogy - The method and practice of teaching. It encompasses teaching approaches, teaching theory, and feedback and assessment. [Tes]
Semantic - Connected with the meanings of words. [Cambridge Dictionary]
Click here to access the links to the articles mentioned throughout the episode and to learn more about the new podcast.
Follow us:
Instagram: @itsjustresearchpodcast
Twitter: @justresearchpod
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/its-just-research-an-ecs-podcast
It’s Just Research is hosted by ECS academics and PhD students. The podcast is executive produced by Sylvie Carlos, PhD student in ECS and award-winning audio producer.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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