One of the textbooks I use when I teach my "Qualitative Data Analysis and Interpretation" Masters/PhD-level course is the Bryman and Burgess edited volume, "Analyzing Qualitative Data". I found a #Free2DownloadAndRead copy here: www.gmu.ac.ir/Dorsapax/use...

It was great to have Dr Max von Blanckenburg from University of Regensburg as guest lecturer at @ucddublin.bsky.social. Ina collaborative lecture we addressed ways in which teachers can foster a culture of constructive debate while teaching controversial topics in the classroom. #TeachSDGs #Edchat

Join us on Bluesky for #LTHEchat on Wednesday 18th February at 8pm GMT with guest @jacquithijm.bsky.social to discuss how can we empower students to be part of a larger university ‘It is not just about belonging, it is also about mattering’ Check out the blog post: lthechat.com/2026/02/13/l...

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

As part of my #Climate Fellowship at @ucdearth.bsky.social I will be presenting next week at a fantastic event organised by the Learning Planet Institute on Child-Centred #ClimateEducation through storytelling for agency, empowerment and hope. All welcome in-person or online: lnkd.in/eF65VKW9

CFP: "Towards just places through children’s geographies in, of, and for, education." For a session at the annual conference of the Royal Geographical Society (London, September). The session is co-organized by our member, Lauren Hammond. Abstracts are due by 2 March.

This week, I learned about the passing of my doctoral supervisor Prof @drkeithstaber.bsky.social. I remember vividly our conversations, his inquisitive yet always friendly approach to academic dialogue, and how passionate he was about education in general and, particularly, educational research.

Call for conference papers: "New Frontiers in Youth Participation." The conference will take place in June at the University of Galway (Ireland). Abstracts are due by 6 March. universityofgalwayunesco.clr.events/event/139308

A special issue of the Canadian Journal of Children's Rights is out, titled 'Children's Rights and Decolonial Perspectives: Challenging dominant modes of knowledge production': ojs.library.carleton.ca/index.php/cj...

Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres explains her views on fossil fuels being excluded from the COP30 text. "The problem is, right now, the method [is] only of consensus”, with “the most ambitious agenda” ending up “eliminated”. She added: “We still believe that a change in the text is possible."

The UN Rights of the Child and COP 30 should be aligned www.linkedin.com/posts/mikiko...

Call for chapters for an edited collection: "Analysing Leading Works in Children's Rights." The book is co-edited by our member, Elizabeth Faulkner. Abstracts are due by 30 January, 2026.

Growing numbers of families have been contacting us seeking the choice of an Educate Together school in recent years. This is a fabulous opportunity for those families to have their voices heard. Parents asked to take part in primary school ethos survey www.rte.ie/news/educati...

Nothing reveals capitalism’s reification of labor, history & knowledge than a technology that no one wants or asked for, will literally torch the planet, will destroy art, literature & work itself, & yet we are told is also unstoppable, inevitable & we must pour tremendous resources into supporting

#Education and #wellbeing as silos: Siân Ephgrave & Lizzi O. Milligan call for integrated and relational approaches to learning and wellness in schools. Read #OpenAccess 👇 doi.org/10.1080/0013... @lizziom.bsky.social

This is one of my absolute favourite lectures on our local and global challenges module- @ucddublin.bsky.social / UvA. Epistemic cultures and challenges working in interdisciplinary teams to address global issues. We used the Views of Science - Frame Reflection Lab which sparked great discussion

Two of the most common climate misconceptions I see, even among knowledgeable folks, are that (1) most people aren't worried about climate change, and (2) if they were, they'd act. Not true! Data show (1) most people are worried, but (2) they won’t act if they don’t know what to do-and most don’t.

We're delighted to interview our members, Aoife Daly, Pernilla Leviner, and Rebecca Thorburn Stern, about their edited collection - Treated Like a Child: Age Discrimination and Children's Rights: www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...

Such a beautiful book about seasons and life cycles in nature. A new addition to our local library and a perfect book to discuss autumn with kids. The changes this season brings, how we can see them all around -for example in trees 🍂 🍂🍂- and why these matter for the whole ecosystem and life cycle.

Tomorrow @suegollifer.bsky.social and I will be presenting at Menntakvika 2025, the annual education conference at the University of Iceland @haskoliislands.bsky.social 📆 Oct 3 🕙 10:00 am (Irish time) Everyone is welcome to join online with this link: eu01web.zoom.us/j/65248859532

I opened my academia.edu account in 2010 and finally deleted it 15 years later after their new Terms of Service claiming perpetual and irrevocable rights over my content and personal information. The AI generated podcasts & screening of articles (without my consent) was bad enough, now is absurd 🙄

Call for Papers 📣 ESAI Conference 2026 #esai2026 will take place from 28-30 May in the University of Galway @universityofgalway.bsky.social The conference marks the 50th anniversary of the ‘Meeting of Scholars’. #CfP closes on 29th November! All details on our website: esai.ie/esai-confere...

Planetary boundaries sound very abstract & high level, this year, for the first time @eraju.bsky.social & I contributed a chapter how breaching these boundaries has affected people around the world: losing lives, livelihoods, health… & for whom the limits of adaptation have been reached.

“We are facing a planetary emergency. The breach of the Ocean Acidification boundary is a stark scientific warning and a moral call to action. Without healthy oceans, peace, prosperity & stability are at risk everywhere. We must act now...to safeguard this life-support system for future generations"

In new report, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities recommends States "𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐑𝐂": lnkd.in/dyX6hKEK #ChildRights #OPFRED

🧠 One in three felt they rarely or never get to make decisions or see their ideas used in school. 🙇‍♀️ Just over three in four believe they do well at schoolwork. 🧑‍💼 72% think it will help them get a good job.

#ECER2025 Belgrade Keynotes will be livestreamed on Wednesday, 10 September and Thursday, 11 September 11:00 – 12:00 (CEST). Click here for info on the speakers and their keynotes and the links to the livestreams https://eera-ecer.de/conferences/ecer-2025-belgrade/keynote-speakers

Notice; An upcoming talk as part of my Schools 10th anniversary seminar series - ‘The Coloniality of Sexual Violence’ by Prof Alison Phipps, Sept, 10, 4pm, UCD - venue details & booking below (through QR code) all welcome #speirgorm

Children’s views on how relevant education is for them and for their future should be at the centre of any discussions in policy-making about schools and curriculum reform. In Ireland this is possible thanks to the support of the NCCA and the @cslstudyucd.bsky.social #edchatIE #edchat #edusky

Thrilled to see our report on children’s experiences of the transition from primary to post-primary schools launched today! Key findings in the thread below 👇🏼 A massive thanks to the almost 200 schools that have worked with us over 5 years, children, teachers, principals, and their parents... 🥰

🧠📚 What does it mean to teach Northern Ireland’s recent past in a climate of managerialism? Clare McAuley & Caitlin Donnelly explore how teachers navigate personal histories, curriculum goals & institutional pressures in divided societies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0013... #OpenAccess

📚 new open access book: "Climate Assemblies - New Civic Institutions for a Climate-Changed World" 🌍 ✅ 25 co-authors examine the state of the field and the reasons behind the growing hope and hype about climate assemblies ✅Free PDF available here 👉🏼 www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Great resources for teachers of CSPE, history and geography from Global Education Time available at www.globaleducationtime.eu/ireland/

“What Will Climate Feel Like In 60 Years?” Is A VERY Useful Interactive larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/08/19/w...

Academic job: Associate Professorship of Climate Change and Child Health at the University of Oxford (UK). Applications are due by 28 August. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD157/a...

We've created a detailed list of 139 films on childhood, which can be used for teaching these subjects: www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/media/c...

It's hard to see what we're not seeing when working from the dominant or majority (normative) social position. As researchers, we share a normative but rarely critically considered position as ADULTS. This means our research has likely been shaped by adult-centrism. I made a resource.

I wrote about #ungrading and my experience in the 5 years since the book appeared. You can read the e-book on my substack. open.substack.com/pub/susandbl...

Call for articles by early-career academics: "Early Childhood Studies: Global Perspectives." For a special issue of the journal Research in Education, Curriculum, and Pedagogy: Global Perspectives. Abstracts are due by 10 August. recap.at-journals.com/recap/index....

4) Demanding Transparency and the Ability to Opt Out "Faculty, staff & students lack...meaningful avenues to opt out of AI-based tools" "It is the prerogative of educators to determine the best pedagogy...to decide whether AI...in learning is detrimental or simply inappropriate in some cases." 6/9

WorldWise Global Schools Permanent Vacancy: Education Officer – Munster Area. Find out more : www.worldwiseschools.ie/careers/

The Journal of Creative Research Methods is a space for the #CreativeResearchMethods community; it publishes critical and engaged work on creative research methods and welcomes contributions. Sign up to our newsletter to learn more: buff.ly/byPirsy

On behalf of the Critical Children's Rights Research Network, I'd like to invite you to join us on the book launch for our recently published companion. We have a great line up of speakers, and we are looking forward to discussing the book with you. Any Q's let me know!

Academic job: Postdoctoral researchers for a project on children and youth at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Applications are due by 22 July. tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...

Thousands meet their MPs to show huge demand for climate action

📢New piece alert! Read Child's Rights International Network's take on #SB62 and what must happen at #COP30 on JTWP and NDCs, using the Advisory Opinion of the IACtHR and the right to a healthy environment as a normative background for the negotiations: home.crin.org/readlistenwa...

Routledge Education will be publishing a book about The Froebel Partnership's work - 'Being and Becoming a Froebelian Community of Evidenced Practice' by Chris Pascal, Tony Bertram, Sally Cave, Sue Bennett, Tina Bruce, Anne Denham and Helen Lyndon. Coming in Autumn 2025! @crecuk.bsky.social‬

🔥⚖️🌐final countdown to a historic moment for #ClimateJustice: in a few minutes, InterAmerican Court of Human Rights will deliver landmark authoritative judicial opinion on States' climate obligations #AOLetsGo #OpiniónConsultiva 🧵key elements of context & analysis in thread👇

Applications now open for our new micro-credential in Working with People of Refugee Background, commencing September 4th 2025. This has been developed in partnership with the Irish Refugee Council Further info at this link: www.ucd.ie/microcredent...