We are pleased to announce the publication of Volume 12, Issue 2, of the Postcolonial Directions in Education Journal, which is indexed in SCOPUS. 

The December 2023 issue was collaboratively edited by Prof. Carmel Borg and Dr Charmaine Bonello from the Faculty of Education at the University of Malta, along with Dr Nisha Thapliyal from the University of Newcastle in Australia.

Prof. Peter Mayo, the founding editor of this journal, begins the editorial for this issue with a message of appreciation to Professor Ronald Sultana. Additionally, two book reviews, two articles, and a commentary are included in this issue:

Editorial

• Ronald G. Sultana (1958-2023): an appreciation                                                                                            

Articles

• Pathway to enlightenment: a Dimechian analysis of postcolonial eurocentric bias in Maltese academia                

• Sikolohiyang Pilipino: an indigenous Filipino approach to community advocacy for reproductive health 

Reviews

• Bodhi, S. R. and Jojo, B., eds., The problematics of tribal integration: voices from India's alternative centers Bhil, Shankar
• Anatole Baldacchino, The Malta Thalidomide affair 

Commentary

• Problematising rape culture in Pakistan

PDE Editorial Team

• Professor Carmel Borg

• Dr Charmaine Bonello

• Dr Nisha Thapliyal