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Abbas, Andrea; Ashwin, Paul; McLean, Monica – Teaching in Higher Education, 2016
Previous research identifies the importance of feminist knowledge for improving gender equity, economic prosperity and social justice for all. However, there are difficulties in embedding feminist knowledge in higher education curricula. Across England, undergraduate sociology is a key site for acquiring feminist knowledge. In a study of four…
Descriptors: Sociology, Gender Issues, Feminism, Gender Differences
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Adds, Peter; Hall, Meegan; Higgins, Rawinia; Higgins, Te Ripowai – Teaching in Higher Education, 2011
When the Maori goddess, "Hinetitama", asked the Maori god, "Tane", who her father was, he replied, "Uia ki nga pou o t whare ... Ask the posts of your house". This traditional Maori (indigenous people of New Zealand) story implies a cultural teaching pedagogy that utilises the "marae" (a Maori building…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Indigenous Populations, Transformative Learning
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Maclellan, Effie – Teaching in Higher Education, 2008
The theoretical underpinnings of student-centred learning suggest motivation to be an integral component. However, lack of clarification of what is involved in motivation in education often results in unchallenged assumptions that fail to recognise that what motivates some students may alienate others. This case study, using socio-cognitive…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Student Centered Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Student Motivation