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Philippa Isom is a lecturer of initial teacher education (ECE, Primary and Secondary) at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. Her work focuses on preparing students to navigate their way from a colonised New Zealand to a bi-cultural Aotearoa New Zealand while interrogating the taken-for-granted norms of educational practices. Philippa’s research interests are in the Philosophy of Education and the exploration of thought through short story writing.
The sun was setting on the final days of summer in Aotearoa New Zealand as the UK was looking forward to spring. My academic friends and I, separated by time, space and seasons, dreamed of when we...
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