Considers the impact of internationalization on cultural studies. Argues for a conception of cultural studies which will it enable it to escape from the consequences of its links with "modern" forms of power. Proposes a spatial and mechanic model of power and attempts to rethink the meaning and place of identity within the contemporary…

Tenets of postmodernism are the interpretive nature of perception and the cultural contingency of belief. Postmodernist adult education would be reflexively contextualized, indeterminate, expressive, participative, heterodox, and critical. Strongly postmodernist practice would lack any common vision, goals, principles, or procedural values needed…

Argues that nursing practice and theory cannot be ethical unless cultural factors are taken into consideration and that ethical/transcultural nursing is central to the philosophy and practice of nursing. (Author)

Asserts that most gay young people grow up in a culture where social forces preclude healthy growth. Looks at the attitudes that define this culture, and challenges families, youth-serving agencies, and communities to provide gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth with the love, protection, and support that they deserve. (JOW)

A study of Chinese-Western joint business ventures showed that cultural context and different modes of managing and organizing must be considered. Successful joint ventures involve a process of collective, two-way learning. (SK)

Focuses on the concept of "interplay"--interlinking and interdependence of the human and nonhuman worlds. Discusses (following Murray Bookchin's terms) the transactional quality of first and second nature, and the contexts of obedience and control that often impact their coexistence. Uses an excerpt from Gloria Anzaldua's fiction to fuel…

Examines four social constructions of childhood and discusses how these constructions can influence adult interpretations of what children say and do. According to these constructions, childhood is seen as a natural state of being; a state of innocence; a state of competence; and a state that is opposite to that of adulthood. (BC)

Culturally relevant adult education can validate learners' cultural identity and use their cultural knowledge for personal and social transformation. Educators' cultural self-awareness and cultural knowledge about adult learners is best achieved through experiential learning. (SK)

The empowerment model has long dominated social work practice in Western countries. Many social workers in Hong Kong use this model regardless of the social or cultural context. In this article the author shares local social work practice experiences in Hong Kong and suggests that the empowerment model may need adaptation in Chinese communities.…

By following their wonderful ideas or critical exploration, three eighth graders learned how to do traditional Chinese painting, which is taught by copying old masters' work from the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century. The standard manual, which most learners have been using for these three hundred years, is the "Mustard Seed Garden Manual of…

Some methodological issues are discussed that arise from our comparative research conducted since the early 1990s into primary schooling in Finland and England. This research has been identified as part of a "new" comparative education that uses qualitative research strategies and which prioritises sensitivity to cultural context in data…

This article discusses a narrative inquiry as a methodology for understanding and examining teachers' interpretations of their environment-related teaching experiences. Focusing on the value of teacher stories for interrogating the discursive practices of schools as institutional contexts, four main rhetorical themes are identified to illustrate…

This article examines Western and Chinese discourses of education, sustainable growth and development. Education is increasingly considered as a means to fuel economic growth, especially since the 1980s, when conservative economic values became predominant in Western development thought. Despite a discourse on sustainability favouring ecologically…

Throughout the western world a leading example of the educational reforms that have been implemented in the late twentieth and twenty-first century is School-Based Management (SBM), a system designed to improve educational outcome through staff teamwork and self-governance. This research set out to examine the efficacy of teamwork in ten…

This book will be an original and indispensable resource for all who believe in the importance of art in the wider educational realm. Framing the recent "educational turn" in the arts within a broad historical and social context, this anthology raises fundamental questions about how and what should be taught in an era of distributive…