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Kenneth Gyamerah – Educational Considerations, 2025
The integration of Indigenous knowledges into education is increasingly recognized as integral to creating culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogies, particularly in mathematics and science. This study explores Ghanaian primary school teachers' knowledge and understanding of Indigenous Ghanaian knowledges (IGK) and their potential integration…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Mathematics Education, Colonialism
George Jerry Sefa Dei, Editor; Wambui Karanja, Editor; Avea E. Nsoh, Editor; Daniel Yelkpieri, Editor – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2025
This is a powerful collection addressing the challenges, possibilities and responsibilities for de/anti-colonial African educational futurities. The book is framed within an anti-colonial interrogation of collective educational leadership, responsibility and accountability to address the invisibilization and marginalization of African Indigenous…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Barriers, Social Justice, Decolonization
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Heather E. McGregor; Sara Karn; Micah Flavin – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2024
This article summarizes the results of interviews concerning intersections found among social studies and history education, climate education, and Indigenous studies. We explore what may be involved in curricular and pedagogical reform that better features these intersections, and what considerations arise in approaching reform in schools,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Climate, Indigenous Knowledge
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Doria, Nicole; Biderman, Maya; Sinno, Jad; Boudreau, Jordan; Mackley, Michael P.; Bombay, Amy – Canadian Journal of Education, 2021
Indigenous peoples in Canada continue to face health care inequities despite their increased risk for various negative health outcomes. Evidence suggests that health professions students and faculty do not feel their curriculum adequately prepares learners to address these inequities. The aim of this study was to identify barriers that hinder the…
Descriptors: Barriers, Inclusion, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations
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Wafa Hozien; Henry H. Fowler – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2024
Sacred places hold immense significance in Navajo traditions and communities, playing a vital role in cultural preservation and spiritual practices. These sacred sites are deeply intertwined with the Navajo way of life, serving as focal points for ceremonies, rituals, and connections to the spiritual world. The Navajo people revere various sacred…
Descriptors: Religious Factors, Cultural Maintenance, Place Based Education, Tribally Controlled Education
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Moorman, Lynn; Evanovitch, Julia; Muliaina, Tolu – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2021
Addressing educational curricula and programs in post-secondary education for Reconciliation brings new opportunities and challenges for geography educators, including decolonizing and indigenizing their own teaching practices and perspectives. A team of geography educators, from vastly different geographies and contexts, explored their…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Indigenous Knowledge, Research Methodology, Higher Education
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Wong, Sarah H. M.; Gishen, Faye; Lokugamage, Amali U. – London Review of Education, 2021
The Decolonising the Curriculum movement in higher education has been steadily gaining momentum, accelerated by recent global events calling for an appraisal of the intersecting barriers of discrimination that ethnic minorities can encounter. While the arts and humanities have been at the forefront of these efforts, medical education has been a…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Barriers
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Lal, Aparna; Walsh, Erin I.; Wetherell, Alice; Slimings, Claudia – Environmental Education Research, 2022
The importance of a safe climate for human health is recognised by healthcare professionals, who need to be equipped to deliver environmentally sustainable healthcare and promote the health of natural systems on which we depend. The inclusion of climate-health in Australian and New Zealand accredited master-level public health training and medical…
Descriptors: Climate, Public Health, Medical Education, Barriers
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Runnels, Chay; Abbott, Judy; Laird, Shelby Gull; Causin, Gina; Stephens-Williams, Pat; Coble, Theresa; Ross, Sara – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2018
The Indigenous voice may be muted or lost at complex and controversial cultural heritage sites, but barriers to interpreting these sites can be bridged through collaboration and co-creation. This process necessitates a long-term investment by both the sites and stakeholders. Lessons learned from this experience can serve as a framework for…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Cultural Background, Museums, Cultural Pluralism
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Miles, James – McGill Journal of Education, 2018
This paper argues that history educators and teachers are uniquely implicated in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action through their responsibility to teach Indigenous and Canadian history, including the injustices of settler colonialism. After examining the politics of Canada's ongoing truth and reconciliation process, this…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Teacher Responsibility
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Arrowsmith, Colin; Mandla, Venkata Ravibabu – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2017
Australia is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Since World War II, seven million immigrants from more than 150 countries have settled in Australia. Since that time, Federal governmental changes to its policies on immigration has recognized the importance of cultural diversity in its population. Educational institutions…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Equal Education
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Maryono – Educational Research and Reviews, 2016
This study aims to describe the culture and local potential in Pacitan, East Java, as well as the implementation of local content in primary schools in the area, and some factors that support and hinder their implementation. This research is a qualitative case study. There were five primary schools used as samples obtained through purposive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Case Studies, Qualitative Research