Podcast

Implementing Educational Reform - Professor Mel Ainscow

In our final interview of our mini podcast series, Dominique Slade talks with Professor Mel Ainscow on his contribution to the book, Implementing Educational Reform. Mel discusses his work in equity and inclusion, the City Challenge, and the Greater Manchester Challenge. 

 

 

Producer: Tracey Ridealgh, Cambridge Partnership for Education.

Production: Tom Bainbridge, Real Deal Productions.

 

Implementing Educational Reform - Professor Mary James

Dominique Slade talks with Professor Mary James about her contribution to the book, ‘Implementing Educational Reform-Cases and Changes', due to be published on 18th November, 2021.

Their discussion focuses on large-scale whole system reform in the case of Hong Kong, whether it can be considered a success, and what lessons were learned from systematic change in this case study. 

 

Producer: Tracey Ridealgh, Cambridge Partnership for Education.

Production: Tom Bainbridge, Real Deal Productions.

 

 

Implementing Educational Reform, Professor Colleen McLaughlin & Alan Ruby

Dominique Slade talks with Professor Colleen McLaughlin and Alan Ruby, Senior Fellow and Director of the Global Engagement Office, Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, about their new book, ‘Implementing Educational Reform-Cases and Changes', published on 8th November, 2021.

Their discussion focuses on their rationale for the book and what can be learnt from the case studies.

 

 

Producer : Tracey Ridealgh, Cambridge Partnership for Education.

Production : Tom Bainbridge, Real Deal Productions.

 

Episode 6: Improving Learning

Professor Steven Higgins, Professor of Education at Durham University and author of the book Improving Learning, sits down with Lewis Birchon, Head of Publishing, in this episode. Professor Higgins discusses the history and value of meta-analysis in education. Although it is used widely in medicine, he uncovers how meta-analysis can be used in an educational context and the implications of practising it in schools.

Episode 5: The Nature of Human Intelligence

The theme of this episode is drawn from the book The Nature of Human Intelligence, edited by Professor Robert J Sternberg, Professor of Human Development at Cornell University. Professor Sternberg offers his insights into intelligence, discussing that it is not only defined by IQ and performance. According to him, intelligence should be treated in broader terms. For education practitioners, he says the existing tests measure knowledge and analytical skills, and although these are important skills for success in life, he argues they are more of a start than the finish. Success in society is defined by how well you adapt to environments, problem-solving, and how well you deal with worldly issues. What is clear in this episode, is that there is a diversity of views and opinions in the book on understanding human intelligence.

Episode 4: School Bullying in Different Cultures

Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London, and co-editor of School Bullying in Different Cultures,  Professor Peter K Smith joins us in this episode. Offering his insights into physical, verbal and social exclusion bullying, Professor Smith discusses editing the book with Keumjoo Kwak and Yuichi Toda, from South Korea and Japan. He attributes the success of the book to bringing together contributions from across the world and looking at the similarities and differences in bullying between Western cultures like Europe and America, and Eastern cultures like South Korea and Japan.

Episode 3: Bullying, Cyberbullying and Student Well-Being in Schools

Professor Barbara Spears, co-editor of Bullying, Cyberbullying and Student Well-Being in Schools comparing European, Indian and Australian experiences, joins this episode. Professor Spears discusses cross-cultural explorations of bullying across Europe, Australia and India. She explains that bullying occurs not because of geography or school environments, but because it is a relationship problem, and she shares the technological impact of bullying in online settings. 

Episode 2: Sustaining Early Childhood Learning Gains

Professor Arthur J Reynolds, co-editor of Sustaining Early Childhood Learning Gains, talks about the importance of investing in high-quality education programmes in the first decade of a learner’s life to get optimal benefits. Professor Reynolds breaks down the skills and benefits for children who are introduced to early learning into four parts:

• Managing emotions and following regulations in classrooms
• Learning language and developing critical communication skills
• Learning number skills by age 3 and 4
• Early scientific literacy through exploration

Episode 1: The Future of Learning

As part of our new podcast series, Education Reform Reads, Director of the International Bureau of Education at UNESCO, Dr Mmantsetsa Marope, talks about the future of learners. In a live interview with Head of Publishing, Lewis Birchon, Dr Marope shares her expertise on how we can prepare learners fairly for the future by giving them the right competencies for the 21st century. She punctuates her insights of taking an integrated approach to learning by focusing on improving learners, teachers and assessment simultaneously.