Paul R. Carr

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How can public debates on education reforms become more holistic and anchored within socio-political contexts and critical social science research?

Education is a serious concern everywhere. What is, and should it be, about? Should neoliberalism dictate the mercantile, business-focused orientation increasingly taking hold of educational...

07 July 2019 6,187 14 View

What are the conceptual, methodological, ethical and analytical considerations for studying social media?

Social media is widely and increasingly used, consumed and disseminated. The web of social media, social networks and social engagement is vast, intrusive and interconnected with almost everything...

03 March 2018 9,846 0 View

What are the implications of teaching about and for citizenship education without referencing elections and voting?

Or is it possible to teach about and for citizenship education without referencing elections? A major motivation for, and backdrop to, citizenship education would appear to be the need for greater...

02 February 2016 6,669 24 View

What are the consequences of seeking/requesting or not seeking/requesting data on racial origin when conducting social science research?

The notion of race is contentious, and, yet, with the manifestation of racism it is clear that researchers cannot pretend that the social construction of race--peoples' lived realities based on...

02 February 2015 571 20 View

How can, and should, we measure the impact of the hegemony of research production and dissemination in English?

I am wondering what is lost, neglected, omitted and/or diminished but the increasing insistence on publishing primarily or exclusively in English. Does this mean that researchers do not read in,...

10 October 2014 6,190 26 View

Are there programs in formal education that specifically aim for education for democracy in a critical and counter-hegemonic way, and are effective?

I've been researching education for democracy and its off-shoots, such as democratic education, citizenship education, global citizenship, and social justice education, etc., for over a decade,...

09 September 2014 7,552 13 View