Researchers argue that because all learning involves language, language and literacy should be taught explicitly across all school subjects. Language must be understood and learned in context.
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A professor who researches BTS is building a diverse archive of media and analysis about the pop icons.
The new physics syllabus for year 11 and 12 students in NSW contains no mention of specific women who have contributed to the field, nor their work.
NSW’s proposed new rigorous physics syllabus refocuses on the fundamentals, but it’ll require investment in teaching skills so all students can benefit from it.
The push for decolonisation could ironically end up trapping universities in a colonised curriculum.
Decolonising the curriculum is far more nuanced than replacing theorists and authors. Universities first need to define how they approach the development and dissemination of curricula.
Female scholars tend to assign more readings from women authors. But then male instructors assign more of their own work.
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Honorary Associate, School of Physics, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town
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PhD candidate. Sydney University Physics Education Research (SUPER) group, University of Sydney
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Research fellow, Curtin University
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Professor of English Language Teaching and Literacy Development, Rhodes University
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Brown University
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Senior Lecturer: Language and Literacy Education, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor of English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill