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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
wiley   +1 more source

Bell inequalities: many questions, a few answers [PDF]

open access: yesIn essays in honour of Abner Shimony, Eds Wayne C. Myrvold and Joy Christian, The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science, pp 125-140, Springer 2009, 2007
What can be more fascinating than {\it experimental metaphysics}, to quote one of Abner Shimony's enlightening expressions? Bell inequalities are at the heart of the study of nonlocality. I present a list of open questions, organised in three categories: fundamental; linked to experiments; and exploring nonlocality as a resource.
arxiv  

Aurora Candidates from the Chronicle of Qīng Dynasty in Several Degrees of Relevance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
We present the result of the survey of sunspots and auroras in ${\it Q\bar{\imath}ngsh\check{\imath}ga\check{o}}$, the draft chronicle of ${\it Q\bar{\imath}ng}$ dynasty, for the period of 1559-1912 CE, as a sequel of the series of works surveying historical sunspot and aurora records, and providing online data to the scientific community regarding the
arxiv   +1 more source

Practice‐based educational and theatre research: A scoping review

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Practice‐based research (PBR) has emerged as a valuable alternative to traditional scientific methods by generating knowledge through practice and enhancing the relevance of research to practitioners. However, knowledge about PBR has largely been developed within disciplinary silos, leading to its limited cross‐disciplinary understanding. This
Kamila Lewandowska, Mikołaj Bojnarowicz
wiley   +1 more source

Philosophy of religion in Ukrainian and Western science

open access: yesCхід, 2019
Philosophy of religion is one of the most popular philosophical disciplines at Western and American universities. The concept “philosophy of religion” is also presented in Ukrainian educational system. Nevertheless the essence of the concept in Ukrainian
Oleh Shepetiak
doaj   +1 more source

The cosmology of the Divine Comedy [PDF]

open access: yesCiencia Hoy, Vol 15, Nro 89, pp. 18-23, 2005, 2008
Since the time of ancient civilizations, cosmology had a privileged place within the various artistic and literary manifestations. The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, one of the masterpieces in literature and thought of the Western World, is organized on the image of the cosmos of the XIII century, which is analyzed in this article.
arxiv  

University students' religiosity in the United Kingdom and Poland: An exploration of sociodemographic determinants

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The present paper aims to determine and compare religiosity levels in university students (n = 2098) from the United Kingdom (n = 1010) and Poland and to attempt an explanation of how nationality differences in the cultural context and affiliations with different religious traditions influence their religiosity.
Stanisław Fel, Jarosław Kozak
wiley   +1 more source

The Extraterrestrial Life debate in different cultures [PDF]

open access: yesProc. Pathways Towards Habitable Planets, vol. 400, p. 324 2010, 2010
Surprisingly, the question "Is there Life in the Universe outside Earth?" has been raised, in rational terms, almost only in the western literature throughout the ages. In a first part I justify this statement. Then I try to develop an explanation of this fact by analyzing the different aspects of the notion of decentration.
arxiv  

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