Showing 1 through 5 of 7,032 records. | 1. Krasny, Marianne., O'Donoghue, Robert. and Tidball, Keith. "Local and Indigenous knowledge in urban environmental education in the US and South Africa" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Association For Environmental Education, Oct 24, 2005 <Not Available>. 2010-02-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p34456_index.html>Publication Type: Presentation Proposal
Abstract: In South Africa and the US, environmental education programs are integrating the local, indigenous knowledge of elders with scientific knowledge. Learn about curricula and evaluation results of the Cornell University Garden Mosaics program (www.gardenmosaics.org) and similar efforts in South Africa. |
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| 2. Blatt, Erica., Abrams, Eleanor., Fletcher, Scott., Hou, Li-Hua. and Yen, Chiung- Fen. "Exploring Local Ecological Knowledge and Mainstream Education in Indigenous Children" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Association For Environmental Education, Virginia Beach Convention Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Nov 13, 2007 <Not Available>. 2010-02-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p187057_index.html>Publication Type: Paper Presentation
Abstract: This cross-cultural research study was conducted in an indigenous community in Taiwan at an indigenous K-6 elementary school, exploring the confluence of local ecological knowledge and Western science and how this tension affects the students’ learning in school. |
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| 3. Roske, Molly. "International Perspective: Student Experience as Environmental Educator in South Africa" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North American Association For Environmental Education, Century II Convention Center, Wichita, Kansas, Oct 13, 2008 <Not Available>. 2010-02-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p245754_index.html>Publication Type: Traditional Presentation
Abstract: A recent NAAEE student scholarship recipient shares her experiences from an internship in South Africa as an environmental educator, reflecting on the value of international experience in EE, the role of EE in the developing world, and experiential education. |
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| 4. Stille, Saskia. "Grounding policy in local context: Understanding school responses to South Africa’s Language in Education Policy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the 53rd Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society, Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina, Mar 22, 2009 <Not Available>. 2010-02-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p303033_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: This paper examines the extent to which school context plays a role in the implementation of South Africa’s Language in Education Policy (LiEP). Analysing the policy discourse alongside investigations of curriculum reform in South Africa from the past fifteen years, it finds that both school-based and external factors have caused school actors to interpret and refract the policy in ways that are complex and uncertain. The linguistic capital of the English language comes up against the policy’s framing of multilingualism in South Africa. While the LiEP signals a shift towards a more inclusive and equitable education system, it masks the links between race, class, and power which it is ostensibly designed to undo.
Within this landscape, implementation of the LiEP has resulted in unexpected outcomes found in school and classroom practices. These can be classified as: fulfilment, accommodation, compliance, and resistance. School responses either support or detract from the policy and its possibilities for education reform, creating conditions that risk reinforcing inequity. This analysis illustrates the importance of grounding policy in local contexts in order to be sensitive to the unique challenging circumstances faced by schools, and to acknowledge and address the inherent social inequities in these schools as they work toward education reform for social justice. |
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| 5. Thurman, Alfonzo., Bojar, Tia., Henk, William., Pugach, Marleen. and Anderson, Cristine. "Deans United: Creating Local Synergy Between K-12 Urban Education and the Teacher Education Landscape" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Hilton New York, New York, NY, Feb 24, 2007 Online <PDF>. 2010-02-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p142476_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This session will describe the benefits accrued to a group of Deans of Education and their respective academic units by working collaboratively to assist a large urban school district. |
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