Ubuntuedu

05/06/2023

Such a powerful message ❤️❤️❤️

22/05/2023

In my latest column I wrote about humanitarian aid to Ukraine based on the experience of my previous working place (NGO Mondo in Estonia):

One of the best things about visiting Estonia is seeing old colleagues from NGO Mondo. From 2007-2017, I worked as a founding member and director of the organization that has gradually established itself as one of the leading humanitarian and development NGOs—as well as the main promoter of global...

22/05/2023

My April column on my doctoral journey at OISE:

I’m writing this column from Tallinn, where I’m spending the month of April collecting material for my Education Doctorate (EdD) dissertation. I’m in my third year of EdD studies at the Ontario Institute of Studies in Education (OISE) in the University of Toronto, which is ranked the top facul...

03/03/2023

You can read the whole February column that appeared in Eesti Elu at GutsyGo's site. Great work and they are coming back to Estonia this April.

Education is often tasked with gigantic objectives. One of the most challenging tasks is ensuring that people learn to live in peace. After WWII this was seen as the key aim of education.

03/03/2023

February column on peace education initiatives in Estonia.

Education is often tasked with gigantic objectives. One of the most challenging tasks is ensuring that people learn to live in peace. After the Second World War, this was seen as the key aim of education. "Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of…

03/03/2023

My column in Eesti Elu about the unequal learning loss due to COVID-19.

Happy New Year to everyone! Let's hope the new year will finally see the end of the pandemic. In education research, there have been many studies recently taking stock of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and two years of school closures. Not only did they drive many parents into…

03/03/2023

Second column about Ukrainian refugee children in Estonian schools.

Estonia has been quick to welcome Ukrainian refugees but is still in the process of developing the best ways to include their children in its education system. The volatile situation of spring 2022 created chaos for the education sector, but now, there are more opportunities for refugee children to...

20/10/2022

Stated a column in Eesti Elu Newspaper :-)

This topic is considered one of the most important aspects of social and political life, but is underfunded. At the same time, some consider it to be a complete waste of time for themselves. It’s supposed to make us more equal, but often reproduces inequality.

01/08/2022

Some insight into a study on ASPnet in Estonia.

UNESCO school network in Estonia motivates a growing number of schools to work on global and sustainability issues.

27/08/2021

Taking part in Estonian UNESCO ASPnet conference with special workshops on competences and cooperation 👍😊

10/08/2021

Special Issue: Mobilising Global Citizenship Education for Alternative Futures in Challenging Times; Guest Editors: Karen Pashby, Marta da Costa, Sharon Stein and Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti. Great package of new thinking in GCED!

Frequency: Yearly ISSN: 1476-7724 eISSN: 1476-7732 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14767724.2021.1925876 ABSTRACT This article introduces the Special Issue ‘Mobilising Global Citizenship Education for Alternative Futures in Challenging Times’. Our call for papers was inspired by the ...

10/08/2021

We were part of making the publications on Indicators and Transformative Competencies :-)

Bridge 47's six new publications delve deeper into the thematics of , , cross-sectoral cooperation, indicators, competencies and resources for Target 4.7, as identified in the Envision 4.7 Roadmap.

See here: https://bit.ly/B47Pub