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Negedu, Isaiah A.; Ojomah, Solomon O. – Intercultural Education, 2021
The need for interactions in the world that take into consideration the peculiarities of everyone/culture is triggered by the urge of one or few cultures to subsume all others into some sort of arrangement that is not properly negotiated. This paper argues for inclusiveness of cultures that have been suppressed in the guise of creating a global…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Global Approach, Inclusion, Cultural Pluralism
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Alecia Blackwood – Myers Education Press, 2025
"Ubuntu Pedagogy: Becoming an Ubuntu Responsive Educator" is a compelling narrative born from the author's lived experience and extensive teaching in the United States. The book chronicles her journey to Southern Africa, where she sought to understand what it means to "teach in the spirit of ubuntu." The book explores the…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, African Culture, Teaching Methods, Inclusion
Jorgensen, Robyn; Graven, Mellony – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2022
In this paper we reflect on our combined work in some of the most marginalised educational contexts in the Southern Hemisphere. We draw on the work of Bourdieu to frame the paper. We propose the working in marginalised education settings requires a particular habitus or way of being to be able to play the research game. Underpinning our approach…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Social Capital, Cultural Capital, African Culture
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Mulholland, Monique; Robinson, Kerry; Fisher, Christopher; Pallotta-Chiarolli, Maria – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2021
Parent-child communication about gender and sexuality has received increasing attention since the late 1990s, in response to growing awareness that open dialogue plays a vital role in sex and relationships education, and improving sexual health outcomes for families and young people. However, the insights gained from this literature have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Parent Child Relationship, Land Settlement
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Neto, Félix – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2020
This study examined the subjective well-being (SWB) of international students. International students represent one of the biggest and most relevant sojourners groups. The sample included 204 Angolan international students who attended Portuguese universities and a control group of native-born Portuguese students. Using quantitative survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Adjustment, Well Being, Sociocultural Patterns
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Eliyahu-Levi, Dolly; Ganz-Meishar, Michal – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2019
The purpose of the study is to describe the teacher's personal connection with parents as an intermediary factor between cultures and to examine the implications for the future of the migrant group in the receiving society. The study is a qualitative study based on the phenomenological approach and involved five teachers working with African…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Immigrants, Cultural Differences
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Elmesky, Rowhea; Marcucci, Olivia – American Educational Research Journal, 2023
Black students face hyper-disciplining and high levels of social control when they enter American schools. The cultural mismatch hypothesis attempts to explain this hyper-disciplining by arguing that the mostly White teaching force misinterprets the attitudes and behaviors of Black students, which leads to their hyper-disciplining. Utilizing a…
Descriptors: African American Students, Discipline, Racism, Disproportionate Representation
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Pitts, Candice A. – International Research and Review, 2017
This study explores the pedagogical approaches to internationalizing World Literature and English Composition courses at Albany State University, a small HBCU in Albany, Georgia. This attempt to internationalize the World Literature curriculum introduces, adds, and (re)positions strategically multimedia texts, such as "My Mother the Crazy…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, World Literature, Literature Appreciation, International Education
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van Oorschot, Irene – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2014
Taking the Institute for Housing Studies in Rotterdam as a case study, this paper aims to theorise the ways non-Western, international students construct and negotiate knowledges in Western institutions of higher education. It describes the types of knowledges these students identify as characteristic of their learning abroad, distinguishing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Housing, Case Studies, Foreign Students
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Gibson, Taji L.; Decker, Janet R. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2019
Although increasing attention has been given to the disproportionate discipline of Black students in general, the specific needs of Black girls have often been overlooked. This article encourages school leaders to analyze how discipline policies are often problematic for Black girls. The article provides a case narrative to illustrate the issue…
Descriptors: African American Students, Blacks, Minority Group Students, Females
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Cervantes, Marco Antonio – Multicultural Education, 2015
To demonstrate the significance of cultural crossings in Texas and how cultural exchanges can inform teachers and students in the areas of history, fine arts, geography, and social studies, the author constructed a Summer 2013 teacher workshop for Texas K-12 teachers through the Smithsonian Affiliated Institute of Texan Cultures. The author…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Workshops, Faculty Development, Elementary Secondary Education
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Spitzer, Manon – Social Science Record, 1975
The role and status of women in Africa has changed profoundly since the end of the colonial period. Many differences in women's status and role are based on geography, history, nationality, political and socioeconomic systems, culture, and religion. (JR)
Descriptors: African Culture, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Developing Nations
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Kallanian, Susanne – School Arts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, 2005
The Fon live in the southern part of the People's Republic of Benin. They inhabit an area about the size of Connecticut. To this day, many Fon are farmers. They plant yams, corn, and cotton, and cultivate palm trees that produce palm oil. Ancient beliefs in spirits and natural powers (called vodun) that govern the world and provide a spiritual…
Descriptors: Artists, Art Education, African Culture, Cultural Awareness
Wiley, David – New England Social Studies Bulletin, 1982
Discusses how the misapplication of the concepts, tribe and tribalism, has shaped Western perceptions of ethnic complexity in Africa. The author argues that the misuse of these ideas has led to an oversimplified view of African cultural diversity, often causing errors in U.S. foreign policy. (AM)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
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Reed, W. Edward; Lawson, Erma J.; Gibbs, Tyson – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1997
Extends the discussion of what some scholars believe is a controversial and impractical philosophy, that of Afrocentrism, in the context of the post-civil rights era. The article draws on the works of three scholars of Afrocentricity as a philosophical movement: (1) Gerald Early; (2) Stanley Crouch; and (3) Molefi Asante. (SLD)
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Cultural Awareness
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