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Lynch, Cristopher; Rata, Elizabeth – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2018
This paper examines the justification for a culturally responsive educational initiative to raise the educational underachievement of Maori students in New Zealand. The initiative is justified by claims that the recognition in the classroom of a student's cultural identity will lead to the student's educational achievement. Using an account of a…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Academic Achievement, Ethnic Groups, Pacific Islanders
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Wallace, Carolyn S. – Science Education, 2012
This is a critical time for the science education community as we embark on the creation and implementation of new national science standards. The purpose of this essay is to offer insight into how the language of curriculum standards, including that found in state science standards in the United States over the past 15 years, has posed barriers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cognitive Psychology, Educational Policy, Science Education
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Golding, Clinton – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2009
In this article, the author provides a self-portrait of his intellectual life. He states that overall his approach to teaching and researching is about "making sense" where inadequate or incongruous conceptions fall into place or are transformed so they are congruous and adequate. In his teaching the author applies the methods of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Intellectual Disciplines, Higher Education