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...Education, edited by Deborah Lupton, Inger Mewburn and Pat Thomson, offers an insightful and diverse take on the digital landscape in Higher Education, covering topics such as MOOCs, ‘flipped classrooms’ and academic blogging. Keeping the human impact of these technologies firmly in view, the book’s contributions are lively, accessible and a frequent joy to read,...

...education today, with academics, universities, politicians and popular media terming it a ‘crisis’. Research shows that mental health difficulties have a serious effect on students’ likelihood of attaining their study goals. EdD student Kate Lister explains why she chose this area of research and how she has set up her study...[A woman relaxing with a book and her...

...education for girls and boys, but textbooks and traditions continue to play a role in perpetuating inequitable gender norms and stereotypes.Thursica Kovinthan explains more...[National Flag of Sri Lanka at Galle Face Green, Sri Lanka] The National Flag of Sri Lanka flies at Galle Face Green, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka has in some circles been considered a model of post-colonial...

...education systems worldwide. My own collaboration with Sylva and Snow taught me the importance of patient, humble and systematic research. Bruner, who died last year at the age of 100, was a professor at Harvard and then Oxford. He believed firmly that all children can thrive in their learning if provided with the right conditions. In the 1960s, he helped develop the US...