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The Co-Existence of Globalism and Tribalism: A Review of the Literature
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Karim, Sameena – Journal of Research in International Education, 2012
This critical literature review argues that, in a world of increasing global interconnectedness, balancing the two diametrically opposite forces of globalism and tribalism is of critical importance. The article begins with a brief description of the world of the 21st century and goes on to discuss the terms "globalism" and "tribalism" within this…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Global Approach, Literature Reviews, Tribes
Making the Localism Vision a Reality
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Minter, Chris – Adults Learning, 2010
A focus on adult learning has been quietly driving an increase in local activism among those who traditionally have had the least "voice". It is precisely this kind of grassroots activity that will enable the vision of local democracy and the Big Society to be implemented. In this article, the author hopes to show how a focus on adult…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Democratic Values, Adult Education, Politics of Education
Undoing Gender through Legislation and Schooling: The Case of AB 537 and AB 394 in California, USA
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Knotts, Greg – International Review of Education, 2009
This article investigates California laws AB 537: The Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000, and the recently enacted AB 394: Safe Place to Learn Act. Both demand that gender identity and sexual orientation be added to the lexicon of anti-harassment protection in public education. However, despite these progressive measures, schools…
Descriptors: Prevention, Sexual Orientation, Social Change, Sexual Identity
What School You Went? Local Culture, Local Identity, and Local Language: Stories of Schooling in Hawai'i
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Lum, Darrell H. Y. – Educational Perspectives, 2008
In this article, the author explores local culture and local cultural practices in an attempt to understand the forces and influences that have affected the development of a local identity as well as the persistence of Pidgin (Hawai'i Creole) as its language. The author begins with an introductory discussion of themes that emerge in two short…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Pidgins, Creoles, Local Norms
Localization of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Nepal: Strategies of Himalayan Knowledge-Workers
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Ivins, Tiffany Zenith – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation examines localization of Open Educational Resources (OER) in Himalayan community technology centers of Nepal. Specifically, I examine strategies and practices that local knowledge-workers utilize in order to localize educational content for the disparate needs, interests, and ability-levels of learners in rural villages. This…
Descriptors: Rural Population, Indigenous Knowledge, Focus Groups, Ethnography
Inside Connections: Local Teachers' Perspectives on Parental Engagement in an Urban Elementary School
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Reed, Wayne A. – Teacher Education and Practice, 2007
This study examines the engagement of local teachers and parents in a low-income urban elementary school. Based on participant observation and interviews with 10 teachers who have residential histories in their school's neighborhood, this phenomenological study examines the ways in which the presence of teachers in the neighborhood and their…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Participant Observation, Social Networks, School Community Relationship