Josiah

  • An exercise that I undertook early in my coursework for the doctorate of International Educational Leadership and Policy program. The exercise was to examine a concept in the literature and attempt to apply it to my current research interests.

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  • A brief thought provoking piece about the merits and drawbacks of standardized tests. It was written in response to an interesting episode from the phenomenal education podcast, FreshEd with Will Brehm.

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  • The six years that I invested in teaching at international schools were the most formative of my education career thus far. I often think “I really should write an article to open doors for others to teach at international schools like I did”. So, here it is!

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  • Have you heard about the next big thing in the world of Education? It is a technological advancement with a gravitational pull so strong that everyone seems drawn to it.

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  • In the ever-changing world of education, is it time for a new public funding model for Canadian private schools? What would such a model look like?

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  • The terms “Global North” and “Global South” are used to categorise countries based on economic and political resources throughout academic literature. Despite pre-existing notions, there are many lessons that the Global North can learn from the Global South related to education.

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  • Thurlow and Mills’ (2015) article titled “Telling tales out of school: Sensemaking and narratives of legitimacy in an organisational change process” suffers from a case of ‘missing research problem’. But, their work is not without merit for leaders.

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  • In Linchpin, Seth Godin outlines that the global economy is made up of countless workers who are cogs in the machines of industry and can be easily replaced. Either by new cogs or by artificial intelligence. Godin urges his readers to become Linchpins, the opposite of cogs, in their workplaces in order to become indispensable.…

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