Good education

Primary influencer types: Activists, experts

Network profile: Unconnected conversations

This map is notable for a feature that we don’t see very often - the complete separation of the clusters. While most maps demonstrate that the primary conversations are in some way connected, even if only through one or two accounts, that is not the case in this map. Here we see that there are a number of active conversations, similar in size and complexity to those we see in other maps, but in this topic they are not interacting with each other. 

The reason for this separation is a combination of location and theme, which becomes apparent when we look at each cluster. They are all centred on different areas of the “quality education” topic, and seem to have little opportunity to interact. The central yellow group includes some of the more influential accounts - the UN Girls’ Education Initiative, UNICEF, and several UNESCO accounts. These accounts are tweeting about education for children with disabilities, notably visual impairments.

The yellow group also includes the Education Cannot Wait account, a campaign dedicated to raising awareness of the educational needs of children in warzones or disaster areas. This account seems to be the bridging point between the two halves of this cluster, suggesting that this is a cause that interests a lot of people. 

Towards the south of the map there is a purple cluster that centres on accounts based in Australia. These include the New South Wales Department of Education and the Centre for Inclusive Education, based at Queensland University of Technology, alongside academics from different institutions. The focus here seems to be on inclusivity in education, from a social class and ethnicity perspective. This is in contrast to the cluster to the east of the map, which is geographically located in Scotland, and has a theme of LGBT+ inclusivity in education. 

Elsewhere, in the west of the map, there is a somewhat disparate red cluster that is distinct in that it focuses on the role of coding in education. It is not unsurprising that this cluster is separate from the others, but the fact that it appears on this map of key conversations shows how important the topic is.