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Today we take stock of the midpoint of the Sustainable Development Goal for education, known as SDG4. Promulgated in 2015, SDG4 aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” by 2030. So how we doing? With me to answer this question are Karen Mundy and Leonardo Garnier. Karen Mundy is a professor of Education policy and leadership at the Ontario institute of studies in education at the University of Toronto. She has recently written the piece SDG4 and State Capacity: The Missing Link. Leonardo Garnier is the special advisor to the UN Secretary General on Transforming Education and the former minister of education in Costa Rica. His new piece is entitled Education: Why not a race to the top?. Both pieces were published in a special issue of the International Journal of Educational Development. freshedpodcast.com/mundy-garnier/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support/

Today we explore decentralization in Indonesia. My guest is Sirojuddin Arif, head of the MA in Political Science Program at the International Islamic University of Indonesia. Sirojuddin Arif’s new co-written article is “Does decentralization promote learning? Local political settlements and education policies in Indonesia” which was published in Compare. freshedpodcast.com/arif/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support/

Today we explore the export of Finnish Education. My guest is Kimmo Kuortti who studies the effects of education export and other forms of education business on the domestic publicly funded education system in Finland. Kimmo Kuortti is a doctoral researcher at Tampere University. His new article “Repurposing public education: governmental rationality of education export in Finland through public education problematisation” was published in the Journal of Education Policy. freshedpodcast.com/kuortti/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support/

Jenny Lee, a Professor at the University of Arizona, discusses power in international higher education. She explores the US role, power dynamics, benefits of internationalization, and challenges faced with global power shifts. The impact of fear-mongering on Chinese-American scientists and the importance of ethical considerations in collaborations are also highlighted.

Today we unpack the ways in which the East India Company used knowledge and education to advance its interests in India. My guest is Joshua Ehrlich, an assistant professor at the University of Macau. His new book is The East India Company and the Politics of Knowledge, which was published by Cambridge University Press. freshedpodcast.com/Ehrlich/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support/

Experts Riyad Shahjahan, Annabelle Estera, and Kirsten Edwards discuss the complexities of decolonizing education, highlighting diverse interpretations and practices. They explore challenges in implementing decolonization, including transforming curriculum, grappling with language dominance, and navigating multilingualism. The podcast emphasizes the importance of embracing diverse perspectives and engaging in respectful integration of knowledge.

Today I speak with the new editors of the Comparative Education Review, the flagship US journal in the field. tavis d. jules and Florin D. Salajan have big plans for the journal. tavis d. jules is a professor in cultural and educational policy and international higher education at Loyola University Chicago. Florin D. Salajan is a professor in the school of education at North Dakota State University. We spoke about their first editorial entitled “Navigating an Unbridled World: A Transformational Era ahead for Comparative and International Education.” freshedpodcast.com/jules-salajan/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support/

Today we look at some of the colonial legacies in discourses around girls’ education. With me are Chris Kirchgasler and Karishma Desai. They’ve recently published an article entitled, “’Girl’ in Crisis: Colonial Residues of Domesticity in Transnational School Reforms,” which was published in the Comparative Education Review. Chris Kirchgasler is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Karishma Desai is an assistant Professor at Rutgers Graduate School of Education. freshedpodcast.com/kirchgasler-desai/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com

Neal Hutchens, a professor at the University of Kentucky, discusses student protests in the USA focusing on free speech, academic freedom, and recent events at Columbia University and UCLA. They explore the complexities of protests related to Israel and Gaza, implications of legislation on nonprofits, addressing threatening speech on campus, and lessons from historical student activism.

Today we put the field of comparative and international education in conversation with film studies. With me is Irving Epstein, emeritus Professor at Illinois Wesleyan University. Irving Epstein’s new book is entitled Education, Affect, and Film: Visual Imaginings and Global Explorations Through a Comparative Lens. It will be published in June by Bloomsbury. freshedpodcast.com/epstein/ -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support/