Dr Matthew J. Monnot, a researcher in the field of organizational behavior and development, describes how the current crisis offers an opportunity for scientists, leaders, and policy makers to understand what promotes psychological well-being both at home and at work. Yet It demands urgency for adaptation or change. In this particular crisis it demands adaptation on a global scale.
The US code of honor is broken by US Intelligence’s dishonesty in The Uncounted Enemy and by US soldiers’ disobedience in Last Days in Vietnam. Wajiha R Rizvi explores the differing motivations and objectives involved, and the implications of the decisions that were made.
In this article Dr Alfonso J. García-Osuna of Hofstra University describes the unexpected resurgence of nationalism, a revival that is irreconcilable with the prognoses of well-known intellectuals.
Dr Andy Curtis, former President of the TESOL International Association, unpicks the linguistic quirks of what he describes as “the most famous liar in the world today, the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump.
Daniel Reast, a postgraduate researcher from the University of Portsmouth, discusses how the United Kingdom nurtures its past success and influence in comedy, meanwhile, the American market is growing to be a greater competitor for the next generation of comedians.
Martin Rees, from the University of Cambridge, ponders whether there is a limit to what we are capable of understanding.
Tomas Engelthaler, psychologist, and professor Thomas T Hills, both from the University of Warwick, UK, ask a very serious breakfast-table question.
Oliver Hadingham of Waseda University, Japan, examines the reforms the medieval universities of Oxford and Cambridge underwent during the nineteenth century and questions whether the two institutions can shake off their elitist reputation.
Lizy Dastin explores two iconic examples of Los Angeles street art featuring the bodies of Eastern women created by Western artists.
Mongia Besbes discusses psychedelic substances and their influence on literature and popular culture, with a particular focus on the work of US authors of the Beat Generation.
Drawing on her personal experience as an early childhood educator, Mariana Boules emphasises the vital importance of building children’s social competence at a young age, and discusses the extent to which well-developed social skills can contribute to a child’s academic success.
Through a Disability Studies lens, Dr Shahd Alshammari discusses Jeanette Winterson’s 1994 novel “Written on the Body” in terms of love and loss and the discovery of the failed and deformed body.
A. C. Ping explores corporate social responsibility in the light of the 2015 Volkswagen scandal and asks why consumers can so quickly forgive a corporate breach of trust.
Entrance to teacher education is a highly political issue with high entrance scores and some form of aptitude test being the norm. This article by Dr Yvonne Masters of the University of New England, Australia, is a discussion starter to examine the questions: who is missing out and is equity being ignored under the guise of quality?
The protagonist of Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story is endowed with the ability to create and destroy the world of imagination as he sees fit. Is this the ultimate power? By Dr. Saul Andreetti.
In his Conference Chair Address at The European Conference on Education 2016, held in Brighton, UK June 29 to July 3, 2016, Professor Brian Hudson reflects on the conference theme of “Education and Social Justice: Democratising Education”.
Using two excerpts by contemporary authors, Francesca Pierini examines our perception of knowledge, and the ways in which it can both empower and limit a society.
Qin Qin examines the setbacks, progress and influence of queer film in China, from Zhang Yuan’s East Palace, West Palace of the 1990s, to the new media regulations of 2016 which prohibit representation of “abnormal sexual relationships”.
Michael Liam Kedzlie assesses Australia’s surprise selection of DCNS, France over Mitsubishi, Japan, to build its next generation of submarines, replacing the current 1996 Collins class.
Nigel H. Foxcroft analyses the influence of cultures and civilizations upon literature and national identity by investigating the evolution of the cosmic consciousness of the English Modernist novelist and poet, Malcolm Lowry (1909-57) after his experience of the Mexican Day of the Dead Hispanic festival.
In part one of his two-part article about New Zealand’s forthcoming 2016 Defence White Paper, Michael Liam Kedzlie asks the question, “Will there be change or will things stay the same?”
In the second and final part of Jared Baxter’s essay, he concludes analyses that Vincent van Gogh had the Last Supper in mind when he painted his Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night.
Jared Baxter gets to the bottom of why one of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous paintings, the Café Terrace on the Place du Forum, Arles, at Night, can be identified as a Symbolist Last Supper
In light of the Super Tuesday sweep and despite the unanticipated hiccups in her campaign, Michael Liam Kedzlie predicts that it is still Hillary Clinton’s presidential race to win.
Half a century after its inception, Professor Joel Campbell looks back at Star Trek and explains why the cherished television franchise is a perfect tool for illustrating concepts of international relations in the classroom.
Jared Baxter looks at Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night, advancing that the painting was inspired by Dante’s vision of the Empyrean Heaven.
Alexander Krieg outlines the misconceptions surrounding hikikomori, and the ways in which social withdrawal may be best explained by existing psychiatric disorders.
Jared Baxter looks at the ways Vincent van Gogh held Dürer’s “Christ as the Man of Sorrows” in mind when he crafted his “Portrait of Dr. Gachet”.
Just over a year on from the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices, Dr. Joseph Haldane, President & CEO of IAFOR, looks back at the satirical newspaper’s fight for freedom of expression.
Dr. Paul Spicer on God Speed You! Black Emperor, a bōsōzoku biker gang documentary film by Yanagimachi, which both fascinates and infuriates.
Jared Baxter examines how Vincent van Gogh interpreted Rembrandt’s Slaughtered Ox as an allegorical self-portrait and mirroring of the artist’s plight and destiny.
Michael Liam Kedzlie argues that International Humanitarian Law and its application (or not, as the case may sometimes be) should not just be about terrorism and state-on-state conflict, but about avoiding human created disaster, neglect and brutality.
Dilton Ribeiro argues that China and Japan’s territorial disputes, such as the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands, present an opportunity for both countries to focus not on their differences but on their commonalities.
Michael Liam Kedzlie looks at the global controversy caused by Japan’s practice of whaling, and attempts to get to the bottom of why the otherwise favourable Asian nation thinks it’s worth the rap.
Professor Craig Sower argues that developers’ planned data collection Panopticon is another reason why parents, teachers, and citizens should oppose the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI).
Professor Craig Sower explains why the Common Core State Standards Initiative’s acquisition of some unlikely allies, including two of the richest men in the world, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates, has spurred growing opposition from a disparate group of parents, teachers, and citizens.
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