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Direct linkTrinick, Tony; Heaton, Sharyn – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2021
The development of state/federal mandated curricula for schooling is a highly politicised process, and even more so for marginalised Indigenous groups who are simultaneously attempting to revitalise their traditional language and knowledge. An example of this is the ongoing struggles between the New Zealand State and Maori to develop curricula for…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Indigenous Populations, Social Justice, Curriculum Development
Simoncini, Kym; Pamphilon, Barbara; Simeon, Lalen – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2019
This article describes the development and uptake of two dual-language, culturally relevant picture books in five primary schools in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The purpose of the books was to disseminate agricultural and livelihood messages both at school and at home. Schools were provided with big-book versions as permanent school resources and…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Culturally Relevant Education, Foreign Countries, Agricultural Education
Hopf, Suzanne C.; McDonagh, Sarah H.; Wang, Cen; McLeod, Sharynne – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2019
Fiji is a multicultural and multilingual community and English is one language taught in Fiji schools. This study aimed to describe the English language proficiency of Fiji primary school students. Direct assessment measures of 75 students' English language (listening and speaking) and literacy (reading and writing) skills were obtained (Year 1: n…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Elementary School Students, Urban Schools, Multilingualism
Benton, Richard A. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2015
This paper looks at aspects of Maori language revitalisation since the passage of the Maori Language Act, 1987 which gave official status to the language. It is a sequel to an article on Maori language in education published in this journal the following year [Benton, R. A. (1988). "The Maori language in New Zealand education."…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Malayo Polynesian Languages, Ethnic Groups, Pacific Islanders
Cullen, Joy L.; Haworth, Penelope Anne; Simmons, Heather; Schimanski, Liz; McGarva, Pam; Kennedy, Eileen – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2009
This article discusses six teaching strategies identified by teacher-researchers as supporting their goal to improve learning and teaching for all children in the intercultural setting of a kindergarten in "Aotearoa" New Zealand. As a Centre of Innovation, the kindergarten received government funding for a 3-year action research project…
Descriptors: Language Maintenance, Action Research, Early Childhood Education, Bilingual Education
