IMANARE – IMPLICIT ANTHROPOLOGY OF REFORMS IN EDUCATION

DURATION : 05/2025 – 07/2027

The IMANARE project explores implicit, often unspoken assumptions about human nature that shape educational reforms in Europe. At the centre of its inquiry is the image of the human being reflected and promoted by education systems through curricula, policies, and reform discourse. The project is based on the premise that these assumptions are embedded in the language of reform, in educational goals, and in the ways success is measured, even when they are rarely made explicit. IMANARE refers to this underlying vision as implicit anthropology. The project brings together partners from Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Belgium and involves researchers, teachers, educators, students, policymakers, and the wider public. It is primarily aimed at education professionals, researchers, and policy designers, with the goal of fostering more reflective, inclusive, and ethically grounded education systems. By analysing the anthropological assumptions underlying educational reforms, IMANARE encourages thinking about education not merely as a technical or economic issue, but as a social and cultural commitment, grounded in a European vision of education as a process of becoming human together.

PROJECT COORDINATOR:

PARTNERS:

GOALS:

  • To explore implicit (unspoken) anthropological assumptions about human nature that shape educational reforms in Europe

  • To understand the image of the human being promoted by education systems through curricula, policies, and reform discourse

  • To develop a theoretical and methodological framework for analysing educational reforms from an anthropological perspective

  • To foster more reflective, inclusive, and ethically grounded education systems

  • To enable educators, researchers, and policymakers to critically reflect on the purpose and values of education

  • To contribute to the European dialogue on education as a social and cultural commitment, rather than merely preparation for the labour market

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

  • Conducting an interdisciplinary literature review on the anthropology of education, educational reforms, and analytical tools

  • Developing an Observational Metric – an interpretive tool for analysing reform documents

  • Analysing national education reform documents in partner countries using the developed tool

  • Creating a joint, comparative database of educational reforms

  • Delivering an online course

  • Organising an international summer school for students and future education professionals

  • Producing a documentary film

TARGET GROUPS:

  • Teachers and educators

  • Future education professionals

  • Researchers in education, pedagogy, and education policy

  • School leaders/principals/directors

  • General public

TOTAL VALUE OF THE PROJECT:

  • 400 000,00 € (funded by Erasmus+ KA220-HED programme)

CONTACT:

  • Marija Pavlic (marijapavlic.n@gmail.com)

 
 
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