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Are adult learners in Europe happier than non-learners? Statistical evidence from the European Social Survey

Cortez DeacetisMay 25, 2021

Antunes, F (2019) Europeanisation and adult education: Between political centrality and fragility. Studies in Continuing Education 42(3): 298–315. Google Scholar | Crossref Barcevicius, E, Weishaupt, T, Zeitlin, J (2014) Assessing...

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Social tensions preceded disruptions in ancient Pueblo societies

Cortez DeacetisApril 28, 2021

Impression: Drought is generally blamed for the periodic disruptions of ancient Pueblo societies of the U.S. Southwest, but in a study with prospective implications for the modern-day earth, archaeologists observed proof......

Science & Education

New Rapid Expert Consultation Shares Insights from Social Science on Communicating COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Equity

Cortez DeacetisApril 22, 2021

As COVID-19 vaccinations carry on and speed up across the U.S., a new immediate professional consultation from the Nationwide Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Drugs provides information for choice-makers speaking...

college education

Have children lost an entire year of schooling and social development? It depends, experts say

Cortez DeacetisApril 8, 2021

Credit score: CC0 Community Domain Little ones across the country have begun returning to university as new rules from the Centers for Ailment Handle and Avoidance suggest classroom understanding can...

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Gender and social background influence the choice of upper secondary school

Cortez DeacetisMarch 30, 2021

Credit history: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Younger people's preference of higher secondary university is strongly afflicted by their gender and their parents' academic track record. As an alternative of decreasing this...

Education and School

Lecture capture, social topology, and the spatial and temporal arrangements of UK universities

Cortez DeacetisFebruary 28, 2021

IntroductionThis article explores how lecture capture technologies and practices are reconfiguring the spaces and times of higher education. Building on work where we investigated the social topologies of online students...

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‘School choice’ policies are associated with increased separation of students by social class

Cortez DeacetisFebruary 2, 2021

Advocates of ‘school choice’ are typically chatting about wanting general public funding for versions like charter colleges, but specialized courses must also be regarded as aspect of faculty selection debates....

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What the Capitol Riot Data Download Shows about Social Media Vulnerabilities

Cortez DeacetisJanuary 30, 2021

Throughout the January 6 assault on the Capitol Constructing in Washington, D.C., rioters posted images and videos of their rampage on social media. The platforms they made use of ranged...

Education and Culture

Neuro-stuffed parenthood? Discursive constructions of good parenthood in relation to neuroDiscourse in Flemish social policy documents addressing parents: a case study

Cortez DeacetisDecember 24, 2020

Arendt, H (2006) The crisis in education. In: Between Past and Future. London: Penguin Books, pp.170–193. 1954. Google Scholar Bennett, MR, Hacker, PMS (2003) Philosophical Foundations of Neuroscience. Oxford: Blackwell....

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2021 MITx Prize winners build community on campus and across the globe | MIT News

MIT J-WAFS awards eight grants in seventh round of seed funding | MIT News

Could all your digital photos be stored as DNA? | MIT News

Live call from the ISS with European teachers and students

Students log on for ESA Academy’s Online Space Debris Training Course 2021

Florida bans ‘critical race theory’ from its classrooms

UNESCO report calls for investments in science in the face of growing crises

Free schools guide about inclusiveness and climate science is based on evidence

What makes someone bilingual? There’s no easy answer

Institutional environments trap disabled geoscientists between a rock and a workplace

Three factors may predict college students’ loss of self-control, study finds

Paleontologists for the first time discover the pierced skull of a Pleistocene cave bear