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Miri Shonfeld – Intercultural Education, 2024
This study explores the potential of empowering children as peace agents through education by using the case of the TEC4Schools program. The program is based on Allport's Contact Theory and promotes prolonged exposure to the 'other' culture among culturally diverse groups of students. It is based on the hypothesis that extended contact periods…
Descriptors: Peace, Children, Empowerment, Cultural Awareness
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Yelland, Nicola; Muspratt, Sandy; Bartholomaeus, Clare; Karthikeyan, Nanthini; Chan, Anita Kit Wa; Leung, Vivienne Wai Man; Lee, I-Fang; Soo, Li Mei Johannah; Lim, Kam Ming; Saltmarsh, Sue – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2021
There has been much discussion about the high performance of East Asian students in international high stakes testing, but little attention has been paid to their lifeworlds beyond school. In this article we explore findings from a survey of 627 Year 4 children (nine and ten years old) in three global cities (Hong Kong, Singapore, and Melbourne),…
Descriptors: Children, Leisure Time, Grade 4, Foreign Countries