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Direct linkChinn, Pauline W. U. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2015
This paper approaches mindfulness, an awareness of internal and external realities, as a culturally-shaped habit of mind. Findings of a cross-cultural study and popular sayings that reflect America's cultural orientation to consumption and competition are contrasted with findings from Hawaiian language newspapers, traditional cultural practices,…
Descriptors: Science Education, Ecological Factors, Blended Learning, Place Based Education
Keskitalo, Pigga; Maatta, Kaarina – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2011
This article dissects instruction in the Norwegian Sami School and its cultural sensitivity. The focus is on the classroom culture of Sami education: how Sami education is arranged in practice. The core of the research is intertwined with issues concerning the status, language, and culture of Indigenous people in education. The research was…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, School Culture, Socialization, Indigenous Knowledge
Lekoko, Rebecca; Modise, Oitshepile – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2011
This paper argues that lifelong learning can be a torch for education that is relevant, appropriate and appreciated by many Africans if conceptualized within the African Indigenous Learning (AIL) framework. Such learning is entrenched deep in the practices, cultures and ways of knowing of many Africans. The fundamentals or the ideals of lifelong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Indigenous Knowledge, World Views
Otulaja, Femi S.; Cameron, Ann; Msimanga, Audrey – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2011
Our response to Hewson and Ogunniyi's paper focuses, on the one hand, on some of the underlying tensions associated with aligning indigenous knowledge systems with westernized science in South African science classrooms, as suggested by the new, post-apartheid, curriculum. On the other hand, the use of argumentation as a vehicle to accomplish the…
Descriptors: Research Tools, Indigenous Knowledge, Persuasive Discourse, Racial Segregation
Download full textDalbotten, Diana; Ito, Emi; Myrbo, Amy; Pellerin, Holly; Greensky, Lowana; Howes, Thomas; Wold, Andrew; Breckenridge, Rachel; Drake, Christa; Bucar, Leslie; Kowalczak, Courtney; Lindner, Cameron; Olson, Carolyn; Ray, T. J.; Rhodes, Richard; Woods, Philip; Yellowman, Tom – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2014
The Manoomin ''wild rice'' Science Camp program, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, the Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, and the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is an example of how a community-based participatory research project can become the catalyst for STEM learning for an entire community, providing…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Institutional Cooperation
Chen, Fuyu – English Language Teaching, 2012
With powerful influence on the people, taboos should be noticed with keen awareness and handled with cautious respect for international visitors in China, a traditional country in its process of modernization, if successful cross-cultural communication is to be achieved. In the ever changing and integrating world, Chinese taboos are never free…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Literacy, Cultural Awareness
Ebrahim, Hasina – Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 2012
Global childhood as a concept privileges western ideals of how young children experience growing up, how adults educate them, and how priorities are set for them. Ways of knowing and doing early childhood are backed by Euro-American knowledge, international conventions and scientific evidence which gives a semblance of the truths for intervening…
Descriptors: Racial Segregation, African Culture, Cultural Context, Foreign Countries
Gilmon, Margaret E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this ethnonursing research study was to discover, describe, and systematically analyze the care expressions, practices, and patterns of Alaska Native nurses within the context of their nursing school experience. The goals of this study were to identify generic and professional care factors that promote the academic success of Alaska…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Nurses, Nursing, Nursing Education
Gaudiano, Brandon A.; Brown, Lily A.; Miller, Ivan W. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objective: The objective was to learn about the characteristics of psychotherapists who use energy meridian techniques (EMTs). Methods: We conducted an Internet-based survey of the practices and attitudes of licensed psychotherapists. Results: Of 149 survey respondents (21.4% social workers), 42.3% reported that they frequently use or are inclined…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Therapeutic Environment, Medicine, Indigenous Knowledge
Evering, Brigitte – Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2012
This article contributes to a critical dialogue about what is currently called "knowledge integration" in environmental research and related educational programming. Indigenous understandings in particular are seen as offering (re)new(ed) ways of thinking that have and will lead to innovative practices for addressing complex environmental issues.…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Environmental Research, Indigenous Knowledge, Innovation
Cosgriff, Marg; Legge, Maureen; Brown, Mike; Boyes, Mike; Zink, Robyn; Irwin, Dave – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2012
Many of the principles and practices that have influenced outdoor education in Aotearoa New Zealand find their genesis in the United Kingdom and North America. In recent times, many of these foundational assumptions have been called into question. This paper highlights how emerging "local" voices are questioning and reframing how outdoor…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Educational Policy
Mack, Elizabeth; Augare, Helen; Cloud-Jones, Linda Different; David, Dominique; Gaddie, Helene Quiver; Honey, Rose E.; Kawagley, Angayuqaq O.; Plume-Weatherwax, Melissa Little; Fight, Lisa Lone; Meier, Gene; Pete, Tachini; Leaf, James Rattling; Returns From Scout, Elvin; Sachatello-Sawyer, Bonnie; Shibata, Hi'ilani; Valdez, Shelly; Wippert, Rachel – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2012
There are a growing number of informal science education (ISE) programs in Native communities that engage youth in science education and that are grounded in Native ways of knowing. There is also a growing body of research focusing on the relationship between culture, traditional knowledge, and science education. However, there is little research…
Descriptors: Expertise, American Indian Education, Science Education, Indigenous Populations
Stanton, Christine Rogers – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2012
Although primary source accounts provide students with direct access to the experiences of historical participants, they can reinforce the dominant culture historical narrative if misrepresented by teachers, curriculum publishers, or scholars. The author demonstrates the importance of adhering to guidelines presented by critical Indigenous…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, American Indians, Social Studies, Indigenous Knowledge
Branch, Kirk; Sachatello-Sawyer, Bonnie – Journal of Adult Education, 2013
Hopa Mountain is a nonprofit organization committed to developing citizen leaders in rural and tribal communities in the Northern Rockies. The mission of Hopa Mountain is rooted in the principle that the local people have within themselves the strength and wisdom to bring about community change. This mission was inspired by the broader philosophy…
Descriptors: Community Change, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations, Organizational Objectives
Goerke, Veronica; Kickett, Marion – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2013
In the Australian higher education environment, often preoccupied with internationalisation of education and associated issues around intercultural competencies, there is an uncomfortable awareness of the commensurate lack of attention on 'Indigenisation of the curriculum" and the interconnected 'Indigenous cultural competencies". This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Curriculum Design, Faculty Development
