A Battle We Can('t) Win? Why Mythbusting in Education Feels Like a Futile Fight We Can’t Afford to Lose

As in other fields, myths and misconceptions in education can act like invisible barriers, hindering effective practices in teaching and learning. These so-called zombie concepts persist despite evidence disproving them, often because they are deeply ingrained in institutional and cultural practices (Sinatra & Jacobson, 2019). Attempting to debunk these myths can feel like a futile effort—a pointless battle akin to fighting windmills. But is mythbusting in education truly useless and impossi...

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Industrias Culturais (Universidade de Coimbra)
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2024-10-11
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https://doi.org/10.58079/12m80
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Digital Education and Society
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A Battle We Can('t) Win? Why Mythbusting in Education Feels Like a Futile Fight We Can’t Afford to Lose

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Digital Education and Society
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A Battle We Can('t) Win? Why Mythbusting in Education Feels Like a Futile Fight We Can’t Afford to Lose

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Abstract

As in other fields, myths and misconceptions in education can act like invisible barriers, hindering effective practices in teaching and learning. These so-called zombie concepts persist despite evidence disproving them, often because they are deeply ingrained in institutional and cultural practices (Sinatra & Jacobson, 2019). Attempting to debunk these myths can feel like a futile effort—a pointless battle akin to fighting windmills. But is mythbusting in education truly useless and impossi...

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