Someone remarked recently that the only way to keep a secret is to keep it to yourself, meaning that the minute you say ‘something’ to another, the risk of that ‘something’ being share with others increases exponentially. Similarly, in today’s age of wide information availability, the question of ‘is privacy dead?’ is often posed because […]
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On Data/Information
#481981193 / gettyimages.com There has always been a lot of information and data; what is different today is that information is easier to access especially because of the ever expansive global network facilitated by the internet.We are more connected today than perhaps any time in history. Images from Gaza or Ferguson are accessible as instantly […]
What Is Comparison?
Word count: 170 In “What Is Comparison? Methodological and Philosophical Considerations”, Reijo Raivola states that “Truth amounts to the subject’s interpretation of a problem he or she is faced with solving.” This statement which can be classified as the basic tenant of cultural relativism theory asks the read to consider whether truth and meaning are […]
Reflections on a global educational curriculum
Word count: 150 The opinions and definitions one adopts of globalization often depend on the effects it has had on an individual’s circumstances or culture. In many situations the narrative surrounding “globalization” is romanticized and presented as a way to a more equitable world or as a way for the “developing world” to become “developed”. […]
Transforming Adult Education
Word count: 265 The article “Adult Education and Social Transformation” left me with two main questions: 1) What is the difference between adult education and work place education? 2) Is adult education the way to bring about workplace transformation? Groener implicitly argues that transformation of South Africa (SA) into the true “rainbow nation” that leaders […]
Comments on “Debates and Trends in Comparative Education”
The “Debates and Trends in Comparative Education” article outlines the progression of the field as it formulates its identity. The article is a good introductory and reflective piece on the comparative method. Here are a few things that stood out to me: The author states that “the field has always been influenced by contemporary event”. […]
Indigenous Ways of Knowing
Word count: 323 In reading Semali’s (2008) Cultural perspectives in African adult education: Indigenous ways of knowing in lifelong learning, the two things that kept coming to mind were: 1) the issue of labels in education and 2) the empowerment of indigenous groups to believe in the value their own knowledge. To make sense of […]
Indigenous knowledge and Science
Word count: 208 In writing that “the historical origins and evolution of science within Euro-American cultures naturally causes its practitioners (today’s scientists) to embrace certain fundamental worldviews, epistemologies, ideologies, and values; all related to science’s origin and evolution”, I believe Aikenhead & Ogawa (2007) accurately captures the friction and superiority complex that some scientist from […]
Botswana Research notes
This morning I administered a survey to a class of about 100 students. While waiting for the students to finish, the professor and I had a discussion about technology in education, focusing specifically on the use of mobile devices. His comments on classroom management and the metaphor of a fast car stuck with me. On […]
Does “demigodification” or “vilification” prevent us from learning
Word count: 237 What is the role of the head of state in shaping or establishing an educational system? In “Mwalimu’s mission: Julius Nyerere as (Adult) Educator and Philosopher of community Development”, the authors, Mhina and Abdi (2008), argue that the president can shape the definition of an education in the country. The article leads […]