Since the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund just ended, I thought it would be good to replay an episode about global economic governance. In my conversation with Jamie Martin, we look at early efforts of international development and technical assistance, revealing how many of the tensions that existed…

If you want to join our growing community, sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com.--Today I’m joined by Howard Gardner, the renowned research professor of cognition and education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. For over half a century, Howard has impacted how we think about learning, intelligence, creativity, and ethics. He is a major education…

While FreshEd is away, we are going to replay some of our favourite episodes about education in a digital society.--Today we unpack the neuro-affective turn in education. With me are Kirsi Yliniva and Audrey Bryan.Kirsi Yliniva is a PhD researcher and university teacher in the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the University of Oulu. Audrey Br…

While FreshEd is away, we are going to replay some of our favourite episodes about education in a digital society. --Today we explore how univeristies are turning into data-driven institutions. My guest is Janja Komljenovic.Janja Komljenovic is a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Her new co-written article with Sam Sellar and Kean Bir…

While FreshEd is away, we are going to replay some of our favourite episodes about education in a digital society. --Children are inundated with technology. Video games, smartphones, and computers are common in the lives of today’s digital generation. With school closures from the covid-19 pandemic, learning from home only added to the screen time …

FreshEd is at the CIES Annual Conference. While we are away, we are going to replay some of our favourite episodes about the theme of the conference: "Envisioning Education in a Digital Society." If you are in Chicago, please stop by the FreshEd table in the exhibition hall. And please consider becoming a member of FreshEd: freshedpodcast.com/suppo…

If you find FreshEd a valuable educational resource, please consider becoming a member. You can sign up at our website, Freshedpodcast.com. Also, if you’re going to be at the comparative and international education society’s annual conference this week, stop by the FreshEd booth. Me and a few other FreshEd team members will be there!--Today we expl…

Today we explore the history of modern mass schooling. My guest, Agustina Paglayan, argues in her new book that schooling was originally a strategy for state-building through indoctrination.Agustina Paglayan is a political science and public policy professor at the University of California, San Diego, and a nonresident fellow at the Center for Glob…

FreshEd will be holding its Annual General meeting soon. Everyone is welcome to join. You can find registration details on our website. Hope to see you there!--Today we explore how schools make race. My guest is Laura Chávez-Moreno. Laura Chávez-Moreno is an assistant professor in the Departments of Chicana/o & Central American Studies and Educatio…

To kick the year off, I sit down with Professors Pasi Sahlberg and Glenn Savage on the sidelines of the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, which was held at the University of Melbourne last week. Our conversation explores some of the big ideas mentioned at the conference. As you’ll hear, much of the conversations chall…

FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

FreshEd is on holidays. We’ll be back with new episodes in February. In the meantime, we are replaying some of our favourite episodes from our archive, which now totals over 380 episodes. The best way for you to explore our archive is on our website, freshedpodcast.com. You’ll find hand-picked playlists, transcripts, and even accompanying education…

We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. Thanks to our newest member, Anjuli Crocker. Your contribution will allow us to continue creating FreshEd. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support--As we near the end of 2024, it’s time to take stock of the year. Wh…

We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. Thanks to our newest member, Diana Corson. Your contribution will allow us to continue creating FreshEd. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support--Today we try to reimagine education in emergencies. With me are Rites…

FreshEd started a membership community and we want you to join for as little as $10/month. https://freshedpodcast.com/support/--Today we explore the trend of capping international student numbers in Australian higher education. My guest is Anthony Welch. Anthony Welch is Professor of Education at the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University…

FreshEd started a membership community and we want you to join for as little as $10/month. https://freshedpodcast.com/support/--Today Fazal Rizvi joins me to talk about his forthcoming book entitled Globalization and Educational Futures. Fazal revisits the rise of the popular discourses of globalization, examines many its discontents, and suggests …

FreshEd started a membership community and we want you to join for as little as $10/month. Thanks to some of our newest members including Gretchen Tillitt and Rachael Walshe.https://freshedpodcast.com/support/--Today we take stock of the 2024 election in the USA and its potential impact on education. What will a second Trump presidency mean for sch…

In the aftermath of Trump sweeping to power, I thought it would be valuable to return to an interview I conducted with Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire in the aftermath of the 2020 election. In that conversation, we looked back at education under the first Trump presidency and looked ahead to education during the Biden administration. This wil…

If you find FreshEd a valuable educational resource, please consider joining our community. Membership starts for as little as $10/month. Sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com --Today we take a look behind the curtain of the FreshEd Flux episode entitled “I am Karen,” which was created by Suwandee Thatsanaprai, who is known as Beaw. If you haven’t listened…

Today we launch the next and final episode of Flux for Season 3. In this episode, Suwandee Thatsanaprai, known as Beaw, shines a light on the Karen ethnic minority in Thailand. She shows the structural effects of colonization and the affective dimensions of racism. And she ponders the connections between language and identity. Beaw is a Thai-Karen …

If you find FresHEd a valuable educational resource, please consider joining our community. Membership starts for as little as $10/month. Sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com --Today we look behind the curtain of Peter Browning’s FreshEd Flux episode entitled “Listening to the Soundosphere.” If you haven’t listened to his Flux episode yet, hit stop now an…

Today we air the next episode of Flux, a FreshEd series where graduate students turn their research interests into narrative based podcasts. In this episode, Peter Browning explores the power of the Soundosphere. His meta-engagement highlights the importance of sound in creating immersive experiences, the emotional and embodied aspects of ethnograp…

If you find FreshEd a valuable educational resource, please consider joining our community. Membership starts for as little as $10/month. Sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com --Today Chundou Her joins me to talk about their FreshEd Flux episode entitled "Hmagical Girl Academy: Confronting racism through collective healing." I recommend you listen to their…

Today we air the next episode of Flux. Chundou Her’s research is on Hmong student experiences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It’s significant that UW-Madison is a predominantly white institution in the Midwest of the United States because the Hmong student experiences that Chundou explores is of racism in all its forms – from stereotypical…

If you find FreshEd a valuable educational resource, please consider joining our community and receive exclusive benefits. Membership starts for as little as $10/month. Sign up at FreshEdpodcast.com --Today Ijaaz Jackaria joins me to talk about his FreshEd Flux episode entitled "In the realm of the in between: An ode to ethnography in Mauritius." I…

Today we start season 3 of Flux, a FreshEd series where graduate students turn their research interests into narrative based podcasts. To kick things off, Ijaaz Jackaria’s episode is an ethnography of Mauritius and its colonial past, where he creates his own Southern epistemology by bringing together cosmology, philosophy, and Islamic theology.Let …

We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support--Today we explore how univeristies are turning into data-driven institutions. My guest is Janja Komljenovic. Janja Komljenovic is a senior lecturer at the University of Edinbu…

We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support--Today we explore the digital transformation of and in education. My guest is Ben Williamson who argues that we are witnessing a new digital infrastructure being built beneath…

Today we launch a new project at FreshEd called The Thinking Ear. The Thinking Ear is a collection of episodes produced by you, offering a sonic space to share ideas on education worldwide. Think of it as an audio journal. If you’re interested in developing your own podcast episode about your research, please get in touch. The Thinking Ear is open …

We are starting a FreshEd community and want you to join for as little as $10/month. If you want to join our growing community, please head over to FreshEdpodcast.com/support--Today we explore the rise of neuroscience in initial teacher education in Australia. My guests are Andrew Skourdoumbis and Emma Rowe.Andrew Skourdoumbis is an associate profe…

A quick reminder before today’s episode: FreshEd is in the middle of its membership drive. Please sign up to become a member of FreshEd. We need your support. Join us today at freshedpodcast.com/support--Today we remember Debbie Epstein, who recently passed away. Debbie was a major figure in the field of education whose work brought together cultur…

Become a FreshEd Member today! https://freshedpodcast.com/support/--This week we look at elite private schools and how they are the engine of privilege. With me are Clive and Myra Hamilton.Clive Hamilton is a professor of public ethics at Charles Sturt University and Myra Hamilton is Associate Professor in Work and Organisational Studies at the Uni…

Before we start today’s episode, I want to encourage you to become a member of FreshEd. We are building a community of people around the world committed to the pursuit of knowledge and ideas related to education broadly defined. If you find FreshEd a valuable educational resource, then place sign up to become a member today: FreshEdpodacst.com/supp…

Today we continue our mini-series called the FreshEd Questionnaire. I’ve been asking guests a set of standard questions after each interview. These questions focus on how guests approach writing, reading, research, and supervision. These are the day-to-day activities we do inside universities, but we don’t talk too much about them. I want to talk a…

Today we unpack the global education policy known as School Autonomy with Accountability (SAWA). My guest is Gita Steiner-Khamsi who outlines the importance of using a temporal dimension when understanding policy borrowing and lending. Gita Steiner-Khamsi is the W. H. Kilpatrick Professor of Comparative Education at Teachers College, Columbia Unive…

Today You Yun joins me to talk about Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). She critiques the approach to SEL advocated by western organizations by showing how conceptions of the self, other, and emotions are not universal. By exploring these concepts from Confucian and Daoist philosophies, she begins to show alternative ways to think about SEL.You Yun i…

Today we take stock of the midpoint of the Sustainable Development Goal for education, known as SDG4. Promulgated in 2015, SDG4 aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by 2030. So how we doing? With me to answer this question are Karen Mundy and Leonardo Garnier. Karen Mundy is …

Today we explore decentralization in Indonesia. My guest is Sirojuddin Arif, head of the MA in Political Science Program at the International Islamic University of Indonesia. Sirojuddin Arif’s new co-written article is “Does decentralization promote learning? Local political settlements and education policies in Indonesia” which was published in Co…

Today we explore the export of Finnish Education. My guest is Kimmo Kuortti who studies the effects of education export and other forms of education business on the domestic publicly funded education system in Finland. Kimmo Kuortti is a doctoral researcher at Tampere University. His new article “Repurposing public education: governmental rationali…

Today we think through the concept of power within the internationalization of higher education. My guest is Jenny Lee, professor at the Center for the Study of Higher Education and College of Education Dean's Fellow for Internationalization at the University of Arizona.Jenny Lee has a new edited collection entitled U.S. Power in International High…

Today we unpack the ways in which the East India Company used knowledge and education to advance its interests in India. My guest is Joshua Ehrlich, an assistant professor at the University of Macau. His new book is The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge, which was published by Cambridge University Press.freshedpodcast.com/Ehrlich/--G…

Today we explore what it means to decolonize education. My guests are Riyad Shahjahan, Annabelle Estera, and Kirsten Edwards. Together with Kristen Surla, they conducted a literature review of 207 articles about the topic. They show that the very idea of decolonizing takes on diverse meanings and subsequently is put into practice in different ways.…

Today I speak with the new editors of the Comparative Education Review, the flagship US journal in the field. tavis d. jules and Florin D. Salajan have big plans for the journal. tavis d. jules is a professor in cultural and educational policy and international higher education at Loyola University Chicago. Florin D. Salajan is a professor in the s…