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In his seminal paper in 1950, ‘Computing Machinery and Intelligence’, Alan Turing raised the question: ‘Can machines think?’. Igniting debates among both philosophers and computer...
Continue reading blog postIn August 2023, I became the inaugural recipient of the Â鶹ÒùÔº Equality in Education Award in recognition of my race equity work in education. In this blog post I reflect on how race and racism have...
Continue reading blog postIntroduction For many years, school curriculum resources have been designed without explicit reference to research evidence and without extensive trialling in classrooms (Burkhardt & Schoenfeld,...
Continue reading blog postSeveral years ago, Dominic Wyse addressed the long-running issue of whether education is a discipline. I suggest that an essential requirement for a discipline is engagement between those adopting...
Continue reading blog postIt was with a degree of trepidation that I presented at the Â鶹ÒùÔº ECR Network symposium in April 2023. Initially I thought this would be a great event just to attend and listen to the experiences...
Continue reading blog postReflective practice in educational research has a vital role when it comes to decision-making and methodological change. It depends on the researcher’s ethical practice; educational researchers...
Continue reading blog postAs a doctoral researcher, I always have three questions on my mind. The first question is linked to my specific research project, and I wonder if I have chosen the ‘right’ research...
Continue reading blog postI first engaged with critical posthuman theory in 2015, at Rosi Braidotti’s Posthuman Summer School at the University of Utrecht. At the time, I was working in teacher training, preparing people...
Continue reading blog postIn April 2023 I was very fortunate to attend and present at the Â鶹ÒùÔº ECR Network Symposium Series. This gave me the opportunity to reflect on and discuss the methodological and ethical decisions I...
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