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Fonua, Sonia – Waikato Journal of Education, 2018
As a non-indigenous science educator, I have embraced the idea of critical reflexive practice in order to be more responsive to the cultures and values of my Pasifika students and to become more inclusive of their indigenous knowledges. In this article I share three ways I have negotiated the incorporation of Pasifika values and knowledge into my…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Critical Theory, Reflective Teaching, Pacific Islanders
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Orlander, Auli Arvola – Research in Science Education, 2016
The aim of the study is to discuss and problematise notions of femininity and masculinity constructed in teaching situations among 16-year-old upper-secondary students studying science. The empirical examples originate from a teaching session with the theme of "sex and relationships". The analysis is focused on metaphors inherent in a…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Science Education, Sex Education, Masculinity
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Kidd, Sean A.; Evans, Josh D. – Youth & Society, 2011
This qualitative study examined the meanings ascribed to the construct "home" by 208 youths defined by mainstream society as "homeless". Youth narratives on the topic of home ranged across a continuum with home as state at one end (i.e., home is a state of mind, comprised of one's friends) and home as place at the other (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Youth, Family Environment, Homeless People, Youth Problems
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Robbins, Mandy; Francis, Leslie J. – Research in Education, 2008
This study draws together two research traditions: John Greer's pioneering research among pupils in Protestant and Catholic schools in Northern Ireland and Leslie J. Francis's research concerning teenage religion and values in England and Wales. A sample of 1,585 13- to 15-year-old male pupils attending Catholic schools (n = 712) and Protestant…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Protestants, Catholics, World Views