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Critical realism, ed policy, psychoanalysis, psychology, spirituality. Forthcoming chapter on agency, realist social theory & Fairbairn’s object relations theory. www.researchgate.net/profile/Rob-Ar…

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Educational Review @edreview.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
How do accountability reforms affect kindergarten teachers? This Open Access study shows that resilience and vulnerability coexist as teachers negotiate professional identity in changing policy contexts. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0013... #TeacherWellbeing #EarlyChildhoodEducation #TeacherEmotions
Educational Review journal title appears at the top. On the left is the article title and author name(s): ‘Kindergarten teachers’ emotional experiences of identity formation: resilience and vulnerability towards the quality assurance reform’ by Chloe Simiao Pan, Suzannie Kit-Ying Leung, Thomas Kwan-Choi Tse & Hongbiao Yin. On the right is an image of a kindergarten teacher and student smiling at each other. The words “Open Access” appear in a red circle.
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Harvard Education Press @harvard-ed-press.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
KIDS ON EARTH by Howard Blumenthal and Robert C. Pianta was recently reviewed by Educational Review! Read this article here: bit.ly/4vp6pqm
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Rob Archer @drrobarcher.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
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Dr Lynette Pretorius @drlpretorius.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Have you heard researchers say they are using critical realism as a paradigm and wondered what that actually means? In my new video, I explain the ontology, epistemology, and axiology of critical realism using practical examples. #AcademicSky
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What is critical realism?
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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Excited to announce that for each new issue of the journal a paper will be made free access for three months at the discretion of the Editor! Editor’s Choice will start from volume 39 issue 6… watch this space! #philsky #philpsy
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IGPP @igpp.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Are Parapsychologists Practicing Pseudoscience? At the Parapsychology Dialogues 2026, Gerhard Mayer explores how parapsychology engages with scientific standards, methodological challenges, and the boundaries of scientific inquiry 08/14/2026 | 4.30-5:15 PM shorturl.at/RDdUy
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Parapsychology Dialogues 2026 — Parapsychological Association
Program Chairs: Lance Storm (University of Adelaide) & Renaud Evrard (University of Lorraine)Arrangements Chair: Joyce Bok (VP, Australian Institute of Parapsychological Research)Join us August 13-16,...
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Rob Archer @drrobarcher.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A massive plastic pellet spill is threatening North Sea wildlife 🌊 Coastal communities are stepping up, but we need action. Join us and ask @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch an emergency response & hold polluters accountable! 🚨 #NurdleSpill #StopPollution foe.uk/ifbbe
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Tell Andy Burnham: Save the North Sea from plastic pellet disaster
One of the UK's biggest spills of plastic pellets (or “nurdles”) is flooding the North East’s coastline. It could harm wildlife in the North Sea for decades. Thousands of volunteers – including Friend...
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Educational Review @edreview.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
What helps teachers stay in the profession? How can schools better support inclusion? What role should empathy, wellbeing, and character education play in contemporary education systems? These questions and more tackled in the latest issue of Educational Review! www.tandfonline.com/toc/cedr20/7...
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“Theory and Model Building in Psychology” New book edited by @fabianhutmacher.bsky.social and Alexander Wendt, with chapters by @ufeest.bsky.social, @devezer.bsky.social, @mieronen.bsky.social, and @bringmannlaura.bsky.social. link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
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Nous Bros @nousbros.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
There was an unexpected delay in the new book moving into production, but it’s resolved now! Look for A Critical Introduction to Causal Powers: Rejecting Passivism, Then & Now (Bloomsbury), early in 2027!
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Critical Realism Network @crnetwork.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Here's another new paper on Archer's work, this time comparing it to CSOG's social positioning theory, by Tony Lawson himself: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Contrasting social positioning theory and Archer's morphogenetic/morphostatic approach
Social positioning theory and the morphogenetic/morphostatic approach of Margaret Archer are compared. The differences identified are found mostly to reflect contrasts in objectives and orientation...
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Dr Lynette Pretorius @drlpretorius.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Referencing and using AI with academic integrity in your assignments: youtu.be/hvPCeo14q8E
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Referencing and using AI with academic integrity in your assignments
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Dr Lynette Pretorius @drlpretorius.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
If you are keen to explore autoethnography as a methodology yourself, I recently developed this open-access list of resources to get you started. Check it out ⤵
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Autoethnography resources
Quick guide to autoethnography Methodology references Example autoethnographies
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Dr Lynette Pretorius @drlpretorius.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Full description and link to submit your abstract can be found here: #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #AcademicChatter #PhD www.lynettepretorius.com/the_scholars...
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Call for abstracts for our doctoral journeys book! – Dr Lynette Pretorius
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The Childhood, Law & Policy Network (CLPN) @clpn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
We're delighted to interview our members, Matthew Benwell, Spyros Spyrou, and Eleni Theodorou, about their edited book, Children, Young People and the Future: www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...
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Alfred Archer @alfredarcher.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Congratulations Charlotte de Lange, a Philosophy MA student at @tilburgphilosophy.bsky.social, for publishing her excellent paper 'Self-grief after trauma: outlaw emotion and narrative practice' in @journalphp.bsky.social! You can read it for free here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #philsky
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anthonythorpe.bsky.social @anthonythorpe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
@jpelonga.bsky.social and I were very pleased to be interviewed for one of these podcasts (#4) by Gareth Wiltshire about our book 'Educational Leadership and Critical Realism' @tandfresearch.bsky.social
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Philosophical Psychology @journalphp.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Latest papers: Ross Pain develops a methodological distinction between two approaches to the study of the mind; the philosophy-first view and the science-first view in this open access article doi.org/10.1080/0951... #philsky #philpsy
Two faces looking away from each other. One has a lightbulb in their head and the other has a brain
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Psychology Briefly @psychologybriefly.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Graham Clarke shifted from architecture and early computing to Fairbairn’s object relations psychoanalysis, applying it to cinema and publishing extensively.
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Dr Lynette Pretorius @drlpretorius.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
People keep asking me what an education-focused academic actually does, so I wrote a blog post about it. Check it out ⤵ #Academia #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #AcademicChatter #HigherEd
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What is an education-focused academic? – Dr Lynette Pretorius
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IGPP @igpp.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Journal of Anomalistics 26-1, published by the Society for Anomalistics and the IGPP, is online. The articles of the peer-reviewed bilingual scientific open-access journal are available at: www.anomalistik.de/zeitschrift/... #Anomalistik #Anomalistics
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Dr Lynette Pretorius @drlpretorius.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Delivered my free research webinar "Theories of Research: Ontology, Epistemology, and Axiology" today. Got 7,800+ registrations from 600+ institutions 😱 #AcademicSky #ScienceSky #Research #Academia
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Educational Review @edreview.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🗨️ "a timely and politically engaged examination of the role of social movements in shaping higher education and broader social futures." Read Lucas Moreira dos Anjos Santos's #BookReview of "The pedagogy of radical change" by Spyros Themelis: doi.org/10.1080/0013... @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social
Book cover of  "The pedagogy of radical change: social movements, resistance and alternative futures in higher education and society" by Spyros Themelis
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anthonythorpe.bsky.social @anthonythorpe.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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Authentic leadership and critical realism: what’s authentic and real?
BIO: Dr Anthony Thorpe is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Roehampton, London, where he previously led the PhD and professional doctorate programmes, and est...
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Jeremy Stolow @jeremystolow.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Now published! A lively exchange among four authors discussing synaesthesia, colour, blindness, and yes, auras! From an event held in Montreal in June 2025, featuring Polina Dimova, Lida Zeitlin-Wu, John Lee Clark, and myself, moderated by David Howes. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Crosstalk of the senses: a meet the author roundtable
Published in The Senses and Society (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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Educational Review @edreview.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
📚 Book reviewers needed! 📣 If you'd like to review one of these titles for Educational Review, please email: ✉️ educational-review@contacts.bham.ac.uk Include your book choice, your affiliation, level of study & evidence of relevant expertise/experience 😃 #ECRChat #EdChat
Background border of blue book covers on shelves, with the Educational Review journal title in white text at the top. The heading of a white text box reads ‘Seeking book reviewers for:’, followed by a list of books for which the Educational Review journal is seeking reviewers and the process for interested reviewers. For the full list and instructions in an accessible format please contact the editorial office: educational-review@contacts.bham.ac.uk
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Forbidden Histories @forbiddenhistories.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
What does Elisabeth Kübler-Ross – a founder of the modern #hospice movement – have to do with the history of spirit visions? Find out in our new video – watch to the end and drop your answer to the quiz in the comments! youtu.be/MrLyco8ndb8
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Forbidden Histories @forbiddenhistories.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Part 1 of our trilogy on spirit visions is streaming now – watch to the end and drop your answer to the quiz in the comments. 😉 I hope you enjoy – if you do, please remember to share widely. youtu.be/MrLyco8ndb8?...
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Spirit Visions (1/3): Message or Madness?
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Educational Review @edreview.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Who supports the supporters? Lecturers in post-92 universities are doing vital but often invisible pastoral work to help non-traditional students succeed. This study, based on 32 in-depth interviews, shows how this emotional labour can be both meaningful and draining 👇 doi.org/10.1080/0013...
Educational Review journal title appears at the top. On the left is the article title and author name(s): ‘Hidden labour, visible strain: coping with emotional demands and limited job resources in supporting non-traditional students’ by Xiaoni Ren & Claire Evans. On the right is an image of a university professor shaking hands with a student. The words “Open Access” appear in a red circle.
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Dr Alex Blower @edudetective.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Anyone fancy my book for less than the price of a pint? Feels surreal to be on the same bookshelf as stuff by Diane Reay and Stephen Ball.
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UCL Critical Childhood Studies Centre @criticalchildhood.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
For better understanding of education today, different formations of digital technology, including artificial intelligence, need to be examined in the context of adult-child relations. Digitalised childhood and the Gandhi-Tagore Legacy 11 May 5:30-7:30 pm www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
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Digitalised childhood and the Gandhi-Tagore Legacy
At a time when digital technology is decisively shaping the global political economy and children’s education, Gandhi and Tagore and their pedagogic legacy offer us a rare perspective and also a direc...
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Katherine Twamley @ktwamley.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
We are looking for a short-term full time researcher to work with us on a pilot study in preparation for a longitudinal qualitative study with parents of young children. **Deadline 14th May** More details here www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... @sriucl.bsky.social @britsoci.bsky.social
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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UCL Critical Childhood Studies Centre @criticalchildhood.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Digitalised childhood & the Gandhi-Tagore Legacy 11 May 5:30pm When digital technology is decisively shaping the global political economy & children’s education, the pedagogic legacy of Gandhi & Tagore offer us a rare perspective for contemplating digitalised childhoods www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
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Digitalised childhood and the Gandhi-Tagore Legacy
At a time when digital technology is decisively shaping the global political economy and children’s education, Gandhi and Tagore and their pedagogic legacy offer us a rare perspective and also a direc...
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Claire Firth @clairefirth.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Hello, here is a BBC article where my partner Matt is raising awareness about the plight of curlews. On Sunday 19th April we’ll be doing the Yorkshire 3 peaks dressed in full curlew costume! 👇 #curlewconservation #worldcurlewday www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Curlew crusader Matt Trevelyan embarks on Three Peaks challenge
Matt Trevelyan is donning his Cathy costume to raise £10,000 for the bird's conservation.
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Dave Elder-Vass @daveev.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Very pleased that my paper with Manuel Heckel, 'Norm Circles and Critical Realism' is out in the JTSB, part of a special issue on norm circles in social research: dx.doi.org/10.1111/jtsb...
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Norm Circles and Critical Realism
An increasing number of scholars have employed the critical realist concept of norm circles in empirical research. Norm circles are social structures, composed of human agents, that tend to encourage...
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anthonythorpe.bsky.social @anthonythorpe.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Very grateful to @crnetwork.bsky.social and specifically Gareth Wiltshire for this podcast, which @jpelonga.bsky.social and I really enjoyed recording. Some things emerge in this conversation that aren't in the book!
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Critical Realism Network @crnetwork.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Vol 25 #1 of Journal of Critical Realism is now online! Including papers by Stine Harboe, Marc Bosward, Zeynep Ceren Henriques Correia, reviews of Ash's book on ethics and Slade-Cafferel's on Cambridge social ontology, and part 2 of Jamie Morgan's interview with Ted Benton ...
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Journal of Critical Realism
Volume 25, Issue 1 of Journal of Critical Realism
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Rob Archer @drrobarcher.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
An ethnographic study on the replication crisis suggests psychological phenomena are ‘enacted’ in practice, shaped by emotions & relational dynamics. But does this overlook the independent reality of phenomena? Thought-provoking take on the replication debate. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The Pain of Replication: Emotional Concerns about Fidelity in a Replication Study - Jonna Brenninkmeijer, Maarten Derksen, Stephanie Meirmans, Jeannette Pols, 2026
The replication crisis has led to more focus on methodology in psychological research. Meta-researchers urged for more direct replications, larger sample sizes,...
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Marc Wittmann @marcwittmann.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Our Special Issue on Investigating Extra-Sensory Experiences & Consciousness through Qualitative Research, edited by @donnamthomas.bsky.social and me. We welcome qualitative studies exploring this under-researched area for an understanding of consciousness think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issu...
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Special Issue: Investigating Extra-Sensory Experiences and Consciousness through Qualitative Research
Explore Extra-Sensory Experiences and Consciousness: Submit your work to this qualitative enquiry into the extra-sensory dimensions of human experience
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Educational Review @edreview.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
📘 Cawley et al. argue there are significant gaps & inconsistencies in the national curriculum guidance on the teaching of #spelling, which in turn leads to a lack of teacher confidence in spelling tuition and non-optimal teaching strategies. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0013... @jelliclecat.bsky.social
The background image is ‘SPELLING’ written using cubes on an orange background. This is overlaid with the ‘Educational Review’ journal title at the top. In the middle is the article title and author name(s): ‘“It’s just about printing the list, getting children to copy them”: some teachers’ experiences of the Key Stage 2 national curriculum for spelling in English primary schools’ by Kathryn Cawley, Sarah Critten, Helen L. Breadmore & Julia M. Carroll. The words “Open Access” appear in a red circle.
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Society for Psychical Research @spr1882.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The Unbearable Fear of Psi: When Skepticism Shifts to Denial: www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/beyo...
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The Unbearable Fear of Psi: When Skepticism Shifts to Denial
Why does psi research provoke such strong reactions? Controversial scientific questions can trigger fear, ridicule, and resistance instead of open inquiry.
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
"Pulling new signal out of old noise." Fascinating discussion of the importance of theory and theory change in science, and not just parapsychology... 🧵
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Educational Review @edreview.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Educational Review now also has a LinkedIn page! You can follow us at www.linkedin.com/company/educ...
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Association for Psychosocial Studies @assocpsychosocial.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The Association for Psychosocial Studies is extending the submission deadline for the 2026 Annual Conference, titled "Trust, Mistrust and Community." The new deadline for all abstracts is now 8th March 2026.
Event information for the Association for Psychosocial Studies 2026 Annual Conference. The top features a blue and red abstract ink-style banner and an infinity symbol logo. The title is "Trust, Mistrust and Community: Call for Papers," taking place 12-13th June 2026 at St Mary’s University, London. The text describes the psychosocial dynamics of trust, digital infrastructures, and "dystopian imaginaries." It invites submissions from clinicians and academics for papers and creative productions. A QR code is in the bottom right, and a dark blue banner at the bottom highlights the submission deadline: 8th March 2026.
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Educational Review @edreview.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
📙 Click the link to read Mingzheng Hu's #BookReview of "State formation, globalization, and universities: exploring the internationalization of higher education in China" by Jie Zheng 👇 doi.org/10.1080/0013... @routledgebooks.bsky.social
Book cover of "State formation, globalization, and universities: exploring the internationalization of higher education in China" by Jie Zheng
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Mark Rubin @markrubin.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
📃 Call for Papers 📃 “How conceptual analysis, philosophical argument, and theoretical modelling can inform and reshape psychological inquiry across cognitive, developmental, and social domains” Summary Due: 24/05/26 Submission Due: 11/09/26 Editor: @kennycoventry.bsky.social #PsycSci #PhilSci
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Frontiers | Future in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
Psychological science is at a crossroads. The last two decades has brought a range of fundamental issues into focus, including the replication crisis highlig...
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IGPP @igpp.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
From the legacy of 1968 to today’s challenges, Gerhard Mayer, Research Fellow at IGPP, reflects on tradition, openness, and the future of #parapsychology where #consciousness #research meets new perspectives and global horizons. mindfieldbulletin.org/being-part-o...
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Being Part of a Tradition and Looking Towards an Exciting Future - Mindfield Bulletin
by Gerhard Mayer, PA President
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Donna M Thomas @donnamthomas.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Great conversation with Darren from the Seeking I podcast. We discuss children's strange experiences, the social world and what reality might be youtu.be/k84QjS3WFRg?...
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Children, Ontology & Extraordinary Experience with Dr Donna Thomas
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Rose Trappes @rosetrappes.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
We've all heard about the replication crisis in psychology. But psychologists have been calling "crisis" for as long as the discipline has been around. Ali Teymoori and I look at this history and what it means for today's crisis. #philsky doi.org/10.1177/1089...
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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Educational Review @edreview.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
📕🗨️ "an engaging and timely contribution to the fields of educational management, leadership, administration, and policy." Read Robert Archer's full #BookReview of "The dance of managerialism and professionalism" by Xingyuan Gao 👇 doi.org/10.1080/0013... @drrobarcher.bsky.social
 "The dance of managerialism and professionalism" by Xingyuan Gao
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