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A friend once told me that the connotation of “educationist” was derisive. According to Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, the denotation of the term is as follows: “one who specializes in educational theory and practice.” The term is more commonly used in Great Britain and, as such, has been associated with colonialism, which may explain its negative connotation there.
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Crocco, M.S. (2014). The Accidental Educationist. In: Woyshner, C. (eds) Leaders in Social Education. Leaders in Educational Studies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-665-3_4
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