What's the point of academics producing amazing research if they don't share it widely with the general public? ShutterstockResearch and creative thinking can change the world. This means that academics have enormous power. But, as academics Asit Biswas and Julian Kirchherr have warned, the overwhelming majority are not shaping today’s public debates. Instead, their … [Read more...] about Academics can change the world – if they stop talking only to their peers | The Conversation
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Mind your language: talking about children with disabilities | The Conversation
The language used to talk about children with disabilities must be changed before attitudes will shift. Siegfried Modola/ReutersThere is a strong link between language and thinking. The language we use reflects the way we think about things and, in turn, ways of thinking are made possible by the language we use. A report released after South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation … [Read more...] about Mind your language: talking about children with disabilities | The Conversation
