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Using Philosophy for/with Children in Initial Teacher Education as a pedagogical approach to challenge neoliberalism in education
Get PDFThe effects of the last forty years of political movement in England have been an inexorable move towards a standards-based and marketized system of teacher education (Menter et al., 2017). Current performative education policies, influenced by prevailing neoliberal tenets, have also redefined the model of a teacher, to one whose purpose is to deliver knowledge to largely passive students (Hardy & Lewis, 2017; Strom & Martin, 2017). This reinforces a particular conceptualisation of education, as articulated in Freire’s (1996) banking education, with knowledge seen as an objective and quantifiable content to be disseminated (Freire, 1996; Strom & Martin, 2017). Likewise, this impacts on initial teacher education (ITE), as this model presumes that ITE is concerned with transferring a body of knowledge to its student teachers, that can subsequently be passed on, unmodified, to their pupils (Strom & Martin, 2017). This chapter will advocate Philosophy for Children (P4wC) as a form of problem-posing critical pedagogy (Freire, 1996) to be explored with student teachers as an antidote or challenge to neoliberal educational narratives. The suggestion will be that P4wC can both encourage philosophical dialogue and critical thinking in education seminars, but also can provide a pedagogical model for student teachers to enact in the primary classroom, to challenge narrow and reductionist performative agendas, and encourage democratic teaching and learning environments
Determining and making sense of recruitment practices for tourism academics in the UK
No full textPurpose: This study aims to examine the influence of neoliberalism and managerialism on the recruitment of tourism academics in the UK. The study analyses how sustainable the recruitment and retention of talents are in the tourism industry. Importantly, this study provides particular focus on sustainable tourism roles, as well as the impacts of COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative content analysis focuses on academic jobs in tourism advertised on Jobs.ac.uk between June 2020 and July 2021. Findings: Study findings reveal how, in the case of the UK, current educational ideologies, including neoliberalism and managerialism, significantly influence curriculum and recruitment. Such an approach facilitates the hidden curriculum of undisciplined tourism programmes and significantly constrains the prominence of sustainability principles. The development of curriculum, student life course and recruitment of academics are influenced by several variables (personal, environmental, behavioural), which must be identified to enable decision-makers to engage in efficient planning. Originality/value: This study provides a unique focus on the recruitment of tourism academics encompassing crucial factors like sustainable tourism and COVID-19. The proposed framework creates the foundation for the investigation and discussion of academics’ recruitment in different contexts. This study also offers several new avenues for future research.</p
Baby Signing: A Case Study
No full textThe following case study was carried out in a private day nursery, caring for infants and young children. The findings of the study formed part of doctorate thesis and enabled further continuous professional development activities to be carried out. The case study focused on the use of symbolic gesturing, more commonly known as baby signing. Three practitioners, with varying expertise, journeys introducing and implementing symbol gesturing were documented during a three-month period, using a biographical research approach. The focus was on emotional interactions and whether symbolic gesturing could be an approach employed as way of responding to infants beyond verbal communication that had a shared meaning, infants could observe and understand. The aim was also for infants, as they became familiar with the signs, to also be able to initiate their own requests and emotions using signs alongside vocalisations. The case study concluded that symbolic gesturing was considered a mode of communication pre-verbal infants could engage in, building capacity for voice
Coverage of vitamin A supplementation, deworming and immunisations: Associations with nutritional status among urban children younger than five years in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape
No full textBackground. Even though immunisation coverage is tracked through the district health system in South Africa (SA), limited information is available regarding interventions linked to the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) and the impact on the nutritional status of children <5 years of age. Objectives. To describe coverage of immunisations, vitamin A supplementation and deworming among children <5 years old in an urban area of Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape Province, SA. A secondary objective was to investigate whether a history of missed immunisations, vitamin A supplementation or deworming was associated with wasting or stunting in children. Methods. A descriptive study was conducted between September 2015 and February 2016, where cross-sectional anthropometrical data were collected from 1 513 children in 32 pre-schools, together with a retrospective analysis of the participants’ Road-to-Health/clinic cards to collect data on immunisation, vitamin A and deworming. Participants were categorised into 3-month age intervals to facilitate data analysis. Ethical approval was obtained from the Nelson Mandela University Research Ethics Committee (Human). Results. Data of 1 496 children were included in the analysis. The prevalence of underweight was 2.5% (n=37), while 11.2% (n=167) were stunted and 1.1% (n=16) were wasted. There were associations between age category and delayed vitamin A supplementation (χ2=32.105; df=19; n=836; p=0.03) and deworming (χ2= 45.257; df=17; n=558; p<0.001), but there was no association between delayed vaccinations and age category. There were no significant differences in anthropometrical indicators for children with delayed vitamin A supplementation, deworming and vaccinations compared with children in this sample who were up to date regarding the relevant indicators. However, weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height z-scores and stunting risk were associated with low birthweight (LBW) (odds ratio (OR) 4.658; p<0.001). Conclusion. Coverage of vitamin A supplementation and deworming but not immunisations was poorer among children in older age categories. A history of delayed vitamin A, deworming and vaccinations was not associated with the anthropometrical status of children. Children with LBW should be considered for more rigorous follow-up, as they are at higher risk of stunting
The Execution of Earl Waltheof::Public Space and Royal Authority at the Edge of Eleventh-Century Winchester
Get PDF#YouWillBeFound: Participatory Fandom, Social Media Marketing, and Dear Evan Hansen
Get PDFDrawing on studies of fan participation, labour, and parasociality, this article explores the continuing diversification of musical theatre fandom via social media and the interactive ways in which productions harness fan engagement. The analysis focuses on Dear Evan Hansen (2016) as a musical that depicts emotionally vulnerable teenagers and exploitative online communication, notions that are also often reflected in how fans interact with the show. Fan-generated content is regularly recycled as marketing material, and even as merchandise, that is used to sell the production. Similarly, the musical’s producers and marketing team frequently invite interaction around the musical’s core mantra, ‘You Will Be Found’. These interactions can benefit fans by potentially eliciting feelings of social inclusion that may be experienced as empowering. However, this practice can also be interpreted as as ethically dubious as some of the musical’s narrative content, given that fans are ultimately providing free advertising for a commercial musical
