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Teaching Syndemics

Teaching Anthropology

Moreover, with regard to syndemics Horton tweeted , The anthropology community is ahead of medicine and public health.Once labeled a little-known buzzword that nonetheless describes our troubled times in Smithsonian Magazine , syndemic theory now informs a rich body of health research and interventions. Why teach syndemics?

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Why do some people always get lost?

Geography Education

There’s new excitement brewing in the navigation research world, though. Though there’s still much to learn, the research suggests that to some extent, navigation skills are shaped by upbringing. SOURCE: Knowable Magazine How do we know where we are, and why can some people find their way in the world, better than others?

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What’s it like to teach psychology?

Jonathan Firth

My own school psychology textbooks, including books for the Higher and GCSE courses. There are also a wide range of resources for A-Level Psychology. I’ve been teaching Psychology at secondary school level for almost two decades. This article discusses routes into teaching the subject.

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The Timing Is Right for Anthro-Journo

Anthropology News

Courses in history, psychology, sociology, and political science are often part of the core curricula in journalism programs,” writes Paula Horvath in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. Petersburg Times , and Deborah Tannen for The New York Times Magazine , The Washington Post , and Vogue to name a few.

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Rival studies shed light on the merits of a Montessori education

The Hechinger Report

Yet there’s been very little rigorous research to prove that children learn more in Montessori schools than they otherwise would have. Thanks to the expansion of publicly funded Montessori schools, with lotteries and waitlists to get in, researchers are now able to study the matter more rigorously.

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Grit under attack

The Hechinger Report

Now a second front of attack on grit has opened up, led by nerdy quantitative researchers. In a Saturday session of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Washington D.C., Meanwhile, other researchers are struggling to confirm Duckworth’s work and replicate her research.

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Teachers, how does it feel to be an oppressor?

The Hechinger Report

Colleges of education and teacher certification programs must do more to address the psychological bases of racism, patriarchy and white privilege. There is evidence that racism is a psychological defense mechanism generated by feelings of insecurity and anxiety.