In Saskatchewan, teachers are guided by educational policy that envisions placing Indigenous knowledge systems, cultures, and languages at the foundation of their structures, policies, and curricula. However, Non-Indigenous teachers in Canada remain uncertain about how to integrate Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into their classrooms…

Discusses the roots of the tea ceremony, which began in China, but flourished in Japan by way of Zen Buddhist faith. Describes four principles of the tea ceremony--harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility--each of which may be linked to professional and personal goals of outdoor education. (CDS)

In a series of three papers, I examine the identity development of three Chinese women teachers as they moved back and forth between Eastern and Western cultures and languages amid the rapidly changing events of the last four decades. This life-based narrative inquiry, situated between non-fiction, fiction, and academic discourses opens up…