Building on and going beyond Young and Muller's theory of powerful knowledge, this article
seeks to articulate a model of a future-oriented, knowledge-rich curriculum by invoking …

This paper works with theories of racial capitalism to show how formal education has been
produced through interlocking systems of domination: capitalism, racism, and colonialism …

This conceptual paper examines reparations as a vital yet under-researched orientation to
justice in education. The idea of reparations requires us to understand the interconnections …

Despite pervasive forms of racism on a global scale, the field of education and international
development continues to fail to substantively engage with the production and effects of …

This paper reflects on the emergence of an international effort to codify and cultivate a new
'human capability': Futures Literacy. Futures Literacy is understood as the technical …

Geology is colonial. It has a colonial past and a colonial present. Most of the knowledge that
we accept as the modern discipline of geology was founded during the height of the post …

This paper traces the sociological roots of the 'knowledge turn'and a concept centrally
identified with it,'powerful knowledge', beginning with the work of Basil Bernstein which was …

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) lies at the heart of global, regional and
national policy agendas, with the goal of achieving socially and environmentally just …

The 'knowledge turn'in curriculum studies has drawn attention to the central role that
knowledge of the disciplines plays in education, and to the need for new thinking about how …

In the last decade, the term STEM has been increasingly picked up internationally and come
to represent a solution to a range of issues. Within education, STEM is being translated as a …