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McNamara, Karen Elizabeth; McNamara, John Patrick – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2011
Reading seasons and environments has been a long-held practice for Torres Strait Islanders through their close relationships with their islands and seas. This research project worked with elders on Erub (Darnley) Island, in the eastern group of islands in the Torres Strait, to document and synthesise their knowledge of seasonal patterns and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Participatory Research, Indigenous Knowledge, Indigenous Populations
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Waugh, Russell F.; Riddoch, Jane V. – International Journal of Special Education, 2007
There are few studies measuring the effects on painting quality of playing background classical music at special schools. Primary students with severe intellectual disabilities (N=24) were taught abstract painting in a two-part method. The first part involved a Pictorial Only method and the second, immediately following it, involved a Pictorial…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Classical Music, Student Attitudes, Severe Mental Retardation