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There’s literacy and numeracy, and somewhere in the intersection of the two lies “financial literacy.” If you mess up your monthly budget in a mild way, and end up eating beans and rice for week, perhaps no great harm is done. But the consequences can be more extreme: if you don’t have the money to … Continue reading Financial Literacy: Still Low
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"Futures Literacy" soll die Menschen befähigen, mit Zukunftsunsicherheit umzugehen – besonders im Angesicht der Klimakrise. Wie können Games dafür genutzt werden, diese Futures Literacy zu fördern?

As part of our series on covenantal pluralism, Chris PreJean looks at the situation in Morocco today. In this piece, Chris asks, how does a Muslim-majority state identifying as a constitutional monarchy integrate Christian religious minorities into its policies of pluralism, when its constitution only recognises Islam and Judaism? Morocco might seem to be an … Continued

There is no shortage of knowledge produced in various traditions and diverse scholarly communities. There is no lack of theoretical traditions and political thought that come from non-Euro-American and mainstream canons. There is also no shortage in theoretical concepts and approaches to global politics that are not produced in Anglophone spaces. Rather, there is still in mainstream IR a major problem of literacy to access, integrate, and dialogue with this wealth of IR scholarship produced in and from the margins

'Literacy is invisible ... the stigma means that those who need help instead [perfect] the art of keeping their poor literacy hidden. So, we need an international day to [hear] about literacy.

"Digital rights education is essential in Timor-Leste to empower individuals to protect their privacy, promote freedom of expression, and foster digital inclusion."

The challenges to American democracy posed by fake news and disinformation came to the fore during the 2016 presidential election – but the problem has not gone away. Looking to international examples of measures to tackle fake news, James J. Fisher writes that the US should learn from these and design and conduct robust public … Continued

"What is important in my view when discussing disinformation is addressing the structural problems, such as media literacy, because Western Balkans have some of the lowest media literacy rates in Europe."

[…] de week las ik enkele artikelen op de website van het Media Literacy Project, onderdeel van de London School of Economics and Political Science. Erg interessant vond ik het […]

Adopting a people-centered approach to building a shared future with Timor-Leste is in Australia's national interest. Developing platforms for enhancing literacy, job growth, health, and agriculture are just some of the ways Australia can build lasting relationships with its closest neighbours.

Over the past decade, it has become evident that although more children are gaining access to schooling, there needs to be improvement in learning outcomes. The recent Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) highlighted a decline in reading proficiency in 28 out of the 45 participating countries between 2016 and 2021. The current model…

Several schools in London, England, are offering summer literacy lessons that are open only to black students to "accelerate progress in reading and writing whilst also developing the children's knowledge of black history and culture." They are not offering a similar program for white students even though educational achievement is lower for whites from a…

Media awareness about global warming and climate change has grown fairly steadily since 2004. My impression is that journalists today tend to possess a higher climate literacy than before. This increasing awareness and improved knowledge is encouraging, but there are also some common interpretations which could be more nuanced. Here are two examples, polar amplification […]
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Den folgenden Seminaren fehlen noch Teilnehmer:innen. Melden Sie sich möglichst rasch an: POL 32 Data Literacy: Politische Erkundungen im Zeitalter von "Fake News" Das interdisziplinäre Seminar der Abteilungen Politikwissenschaft/Mathematik benötigt noch dringend weitere Studierende der Politikwissenschaft. Im Seminar werden in fächerübergreifenden Settings zentrale Aspekte von Data Literacy vermittelt. Spezifische Kenntnisse der Statistik werden nicht vorausgesetzt. Studierende aus beiden Fächern ergänzen sich in den Arbeitsgruppen in ihren Kompetenzen. Eine Modulprüfung kann - ohne das Anfertigen einer Hausarbeit - seminarbegleitend durch Hausaufgaben, die in Gruppen bearbeitet werden, erworben werden.POL 40 Kompaktseminar: Politics Through the Lens of Scandal Dieses Kompaktseminar findet bereits in der Einführungswoche (09.-13.10.23) statt. Die Seminartermine sind: Mo 09.10., 10 - 12 UhrDi - Do 10.-12.10., 9 - 15 UhrFr 13.10., 10 - 13 UhrDie Veranstaltung wird durch unseren amerikanischen Gastdozenten Rich Barberio veranstaltet und bietet die Gelegenheit, first hand knowledge zum amerikanischen politischen System und der amerikanischen politischen Kultur zu erwerben.GES 35 Planspiele in der politischen Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung - Simulationen aus europapolitischer und internationaler Perspektive Im Seminar unseres Gastdozenten Prof. Brunold werden Planspiele durchgespielt und gemeinsam reflektiert. Die sehr praxisnahe Veranstaltung bietet noch Platz für weitere Studierende.POL 36 Lobbying: The Quiet Power. Understanding Interest Representation Through Political Science Im Seminar unseres Gastdozenten Rafael Labanino sind noch zahlreiche Plätze frei. Unterrichtssprache ist englisch.POL 37 Regionale Konflikte - eine Kartographie weltpolitischer Gefahren Einen Überblick über aktuelle weltpolitische Konflikte bietet das Seminar bei unserem Gastdozenten Prof. Lembcke.GES 59 Nationalism in Eastern Europa in XX-XXI century Nataliya Nechaieva-Yuriichuk von unserer Partnerhochschule in der Ukraine konnte für diesen englischsprachigen Lehrauftrag gewonnen werden. Es sind noch zahlreiche Plätze frei.

Dr. Anna Julia Cooper was born into slavery at a time, when the 1831 Act prohibited the teaching of literacy to enslaved people in North Carolina in order to prevent rebellion and emancipation. Despite this, she was the fourth (known) Black female Ph.D. and the first African American woman to receive a doctorade from the Sorbonne University. She is still considered a mother of Black feminism and a formidable writer, activist, and educator.