Ex Aula Research Journal
A ladder of ideas
English is a strange language in insisting on the addition of the verb âdoâ to form the question, when our cousins in Europe seem to do quite well without. When studying in Padua, I learned that there was an example of this âdo-supportâ (with the verb fĂ , meaning âdoâ) in an Italian dialect spoken in […]
Dispelling the myths of secular mindfulness
If you enter the keywords âmindfulnessâ or âmeditationâ in PubMed, a large database for biomedical research, you will retrieve over 20,000 references. This may come as no surprise for some, who have noticed that the term mindfulness is everywhere in the media. However, the investigation of secular mindfulness, which involves increasing moment-to-moment awareness of oneâs […]
A travel guide and a (cognitive) map
A travel guide and a (cognitive) map: a neuroscientific fable from a world of open borders Have you ever gone into a different room, only to forget what you were doing? Have you ever been bewildered while travelling somewhere very different, or perhaps while studying or attempting something new? Perhaps you have seen familiar concepts […]
Critical Pedagogies and Political Identity Formation in Turkey
As an Educationalist, I have had to endure questions from non-specialists that allow me to prove that I am not training to become a teacher, but I am trying to provide new insights that challenge the way teachers do the teaching. Hence, my interest pedagogy, but more specifically in critical pedagogy. The focus of my […]
What is Art? Art Gallery Rituals and The Importance of Art in Social Life.
Art is a complex concept to define. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, art is: âThe expression or application of creative human skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional powerâ. The definition provided here, from a âwesternâ cultural […]