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Tivinarlik, Alfred; Wanat, Carolyn L. – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2006
This yearlong ethnographic study of principals' leadership in Papua New Guinea high schools describes influences of imposing a bureaucratic school organization on principals' decision making in a communal society. Communal values of kinship relationships, "wantok" system, and "big men" leadership challenged principals'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Western Civilization, Developing Nations, Cultural Differences
Ngara, Constantine – International Education, 2006
This paper was conceived with a view to contributing research insights on the recognition and utilization of indigenous conceptions of giftedness in educational programs for the Sub-Saharan Africa region. In a cultural setting where high ability research is scarce, focus on indigenous conceptions of giftedness provides necessary baseline data for…
Descriptors: Gifted, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Academically Gifted
Colombo, Michaela W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2006
After many efforts to lift the achievement of its high numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse students, a district in Massachusetts realized that the missing link was parent involvement. In this article, the author describes a program the district created to improve relationships between teachers and families and the enormous difference…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Indigenous Knowledge, Community Influence
McLaughlin, Hooley – Education Canada, 2003
Preparations for a Canadian exhibit in a Paris museum prompted reflections on how the adversity encountered in Canada's northern wilderness has fostered Inuit inventiveness and creativity. Anecdotes of other people's adaptations to harsh conditions illustrate that inventiveness is universal to the human condition. Perhaps the best example of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Creativity, Eskimos, Experiential Learning

Steinhauer, Evelyn – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 2002
Reviews writings of Indigenous scholars concerning the need for and nature of an Indigenous research methodology. Discusses why an Indigenous research methodology is needed; the importance of relational accountability in such a methodology; why Indigenous people must conduct Indigenous research; Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing (including…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Indigenous Knowledge

Matheos, Kathleen; Kirby, David – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2002
Interviews with students, administrators/faculty, and the Cree community in Manitoba explored delivery of postsecondary community-based education. The model of community-controlled education includes Cree culture (indigenous knowledge and traditions), university culture, and the negotiated interface of innovative delivery and instruction and a…
Descriptors: Canada Natives, Community Control, Cree (Tribe), Foreign Countries
Meyer, Manu Aluli – Cultural Survival Quarterly, 1998
Empiricism is culturally defined in that culture shapes sensory knowledge. Hawaiians recognize senses beyond the five that Western culture recognizes. Hawaiians are not unempirical; they draw conclusions of their own from their empirical experiences. It is time to validate other ways of knowing, long suppressed in the U.S. educational system. (TD)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Culture Conflict, Educational Needs
Boyer, Paul – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2005
This article examines issues regarding the organizational identities of tribal colleges. It provides views that despite being modeled on conventional colleges and universities, tribal colleges need to become more uniquely Native American institutions. A suggestion is explored that tribal colleges offer more courses of study involving tribal…
Descriptors: College Presidents, Community Colleges, Tribally Controlled Education, American Indian Education
Welton, Michael – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2005
The Jesuit encounter with the Amerindians of the St. Lawrence Valley in Th-century New France provides us with incalculable insights into the inner workings of the "colonial imagination" that believes the objects of instruction have everything to learn and nothing of value to teach. This article explicates how the Jesuits got to know their…
Descriptors: American Indians, Catholics, Teaching Methods, Indigenous Knowledge
Neufeld, Steven J.; Cinnamon, Jennifer L. – Rural Sociology, 2004
Using both qualitative and quantitative data, this article analyzes farm parent's attitudes towards the trustworthiness, usefulness, and use of advice from farm safety experts. The article evaluates four different perspectives on trust in expert: the Validity of Knowledge perspective, the Salient Values Similarity perspective, the Diffusion of…
Descriptors: Trust (Psychology), Safety, Attitude Measures, Indigenous Knowledge
Hill, Robert – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2004
The purpose of this qualitative research was to determine the ways that knowledge is constructed and used by emergent citizen's groups (ECGs are grassroots, action-oriented, problem-solving groups) engaged in environmental conflicts, and by a state government environmental regulatory agency that interfaced with them. Four…
Descriptors: State Agencies, Socialization, Indigenous Knowledge, Case Studies
Roth, George – Learning Organization, 2004
Reflection upon a field study of a corporate transformation provides insights into the application and integration of organizational learning theory and frameworks with local, corporate knowledge. In the corporate transformation studied this local knowledge came from consumer psychology, marketing campaigns and the use of media. When these ideas…
Descriptors: Organizational Culture, Learning Processes, Learning Theories, Learning
Ishengoma, Johnson M. – International Review of Education, 2005
This study argues for the integration of African oral traditions and other elements of traditional learning into the modern school curriculum. It thus contributes to supporting the increased relevance of education to local communities. In particular, using the example of riddles collected from one of the main ethnic groups in Northwestern…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Oral Tradition, Indigenous Knowledge
Hoffman, Ross – American Indian Quarterly, 2003
The author's experiences as a non-Native student in a graduate program in Native studies are reflective of his experiences within Native communities. In this article, the author shares a story that speaks almost entirely about welcoming, acceptance, inclusion, and support. The author is a PhD candidate in the Department of Native Studies at Trent…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries, Student Experience
Lloyd, David; Norrie, Fiona – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2004
Despite increased engagement of Indigenous representatives as participants on consultative panels charged with processes of natural resource management, concerns have been raised by both Indigenous representatives and management agencies regarding the ability of Indigenous people to have quality input into the decisions these processes produce. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Natural Resources, Administration