Exploring the nationalistic political agenda of ‘traditionalism’ in education.
In light of a new biography, I revisit the policies and philosophy of the UK’s most influential education minister of recent times.
In the wake of the Brexit referendum campaign, the victory of Donald Trump, and the attacks on the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, many have argued that we are entering a ‘post-truth’ era. In this context, is bias still a useful and meaningful concept in media literacy education? And if so, how should we teach it?