Globalization and local culture among youth
The super valorization of global culture and its glitter creates an under-valuation of local culture and local roots. The effect of this phenomenon is that young people project themselves and their future outside their territory. They project themselves outside their temporality and their real possibilities.
When the place is a link
What does nature's lesson for learning say about the learning styles of species?
The use of metaphors in science
Metaphor has helped millions of people understand advanced scientific concepts. It's a tool that's proven its effectiveness - we just need to keep using it intelligently.
Working at 11 years old
Since the HIV pandemic, child labor has increased for the first time in 20 years in the world. This situation can be explained by the precariousness caused by the health crisis. While Africa has suffered the most, Quebec is seeing more and more young people between the ages of 11 and 15 taking jobs in sectors with a shortage of personnel. A situation that raises some concerns.
Some contributions to a mythology of training
The world of training is full of stories that we pass on to each other and that illustrate major pedagogical principles. These stories crystallize around characters, objects or even concepts. They form a collective mythology that is shared and told regularly, consolidating our representations. In this article, I offer you a partial, disorganized and subjective sample of the stories that weave a mythology.