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Responding to Neoliberal Educational Reforms: Music Education as an Opportunity for Societal Transformation

On: 2024-11-17

Written by Carmen Rueda Lindemann In this article, I argue against the normative academic framework shaped by neoliberal reforms and advocate for the meaningful integration of music education into academic curricula. This analysis draws on neoliberal, postcolonial, and utopian pedagogical paradigms to illuminate the limitations of an education system narrowlyContinue Reading

South Korea’s Social Food Chain: A Thorn in Higher Education’s Side?

By: Head Administration

On: 2023-01-01

In: Arts and Culture

Written by Mats van den Boogert South Korea, the land of Samsung phones and television, the land of Hyundai and Kia cars. When we think of South Korea, we often think about a small country between the economic titans, such as China and Japan, that has emerged as a leadingContinue Reading

Education: a prisoner’s dilemma

By: Head Administration

On: 2021-07-25

In: Economics and Social Sciences

By Rosalie de Vries Knowledge is power and power is money. These associations are often made and have led to the widespread encouragement to ‘get yourself an education’. A quick search of the Dutch employment market on google – via job searching database Jooble – shows that there are (only)Continue Reading

Is there a vaccine that can educate?

By: Head Administration

On: 2021-07-01

In: Economics and Social Sciences

By Mara Ciu If you were still in school when the COVID-19 pandemic first turned everyone’s lives around, then you might be very familiar with the concept of “online teaching and learning”. But something extremely obvious underlies that- if you are reading this on a PC/laptop/mobile phone that you haveContinue Reading

China and soft power: Are Dutch Universities Influenced by China? What is at stake?

By: Head Administration

On: 2021-06-20

In: Politics

By Federico Arcuri Nowadays, with China trying to strengthen its political and ideological influence abroad, it is increasingly common for mainstream media to mention the rise in Chinese investment and trade in Africa as an example of Chinese soft power. As a matter of fact, China is exploiting a favorableContinue Reading

A war against inopportuneness

By: Head Administration

On: 2021-06-16

In: Politics

By Ignacio Otero Honrado It is undeniable that students have been greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Many institutions and organizations have started to investigate how the lack of practical and physical classes may affect the performance and psyche of students worldwide. During uncertain times like these, people start toContinue Reading