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Cumming, Joy; Mawdsley, Ralph – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2013
In a companion article, we considered legal issues in language and culture in private schooling in two U.S. contexts: "Silva v. St. Anne Catholic School" and "Doe v. Kamehameha Schools". In this article, we consider the facts and findings of these two cases under the human rights and antidiscrimination legal frameworks of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Social Values
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McMichael, C.; Gifford, S. M.; Correa-Velez, I. – Journal of Youth Studies, 2011
Refugee adolescents resettling in a new country face many challenges, and being part of a supportive family is a critical factor in assisting them to achieve wellbeing and create positive futures. This longitudinal study documents experiences of family life in the resettlement context of 120 young people with refugee backgrounds living in…
Descriptors: Family Life, Land Settlement, Young Adults, Adolescents
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Ryan, Mary – British Educational Research Journal, 2011
Civic participation of young people around the world is routinely described in deficit terms, as they are labelled apathetic, devoid of political knowledge, disengaged from the community and self-absorbed. This paper argues that the connectivity of time, space and social values are integral to understanding the performances of young people as…
Descriptors: Social Environment, Economic Factors, Citizenship, Discourse Analysis
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Rundle-Thiele, Sharyn R.; Wymer, Walter – Journal of Marketing Education, 2010
This article analyzes the extent to which Australian and New Zealand marketing educators use dedicated or stand-alone courses to equip students with alternative views of business. A census of marketing programs in degree-granting universities was conducted. Program brochures were obtained via the Internet and were content analyzed. This study…
Descriptors: Marketing, Foreign Countries, Social Responsibility, Ethics
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Morcom, Veronica Elizabeth; MacCallum, Judith Anne – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2012
The development of an inclusive community is underpinned by values that support an appreciation of diversity. This paper is based on a larger research project, "student leadership in a primary classroom", which developed different ways for students to interact with each other. The focus not only promoted full student participation in…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Student Participation, Teaching Methods, Video Technology
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Supple, Briony; Abgenyega, Joseph – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2011
In this paper we present research on inclusion in higher education using a whole schooling philosophy. We seek insight into the perspectives of international students with disabilities/additional needs, three of whom from this particular research group are from non-English speaking backgrounds and attending the same university in Melbourne,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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de Souza, Marian; McLean, Karen – Pastoral Care in Education, 2012
In this article, the authors examine contemporary pluralistic, technologically-driven societies where human spirituality, in terms of human experiences of connectedness, is eroded and overwhelmed by high levels of cultural and religious diversity and hi-tech devices. Without connectedness, empathy and compassion become missing elements resulting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Violence, Social Change
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Heaven, Patrick C. L.; Ciarrochi, Joseph; Leeson, Peter – Journal of Genetic Psychology, 2010
The authors examined the effect of Grade 7 parental styles on Grade 10 religious values. The authors surveyed 784 participants (382 boys, 394 girls; 8 unreported) in Grade 7. The mean age of the group at Time 1 was 12.3 years (SD = 0.5 years). Time 2 occurred 3 years later when students were in Grade 10 (372 boys, 375 girls). In addition to…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Grade 7, Grade 10, Adolescents
Keddie, Amanda – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
"Educating for Diversity and Social Justice" foregrounds the personal stories of educators who are engaging the space of schooling as a site of possibility for realizing the goals of social justice. It is a book inspired by a vision of education as a practice of freedom where young people--especially those who are marginalized--can learn…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Justice, Personal Narratives, Cultural Pluralism
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Clapton, J. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008
Background: Over recent decades, a couple of interesting trends have occurred in regard to human services practices in Australia. First, there has been a significant shift from practices that previously have intentionally responded to emerging and continuing human need within communities to practices that are now managed within a context of…
Descriptors: Human Services, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Ethics
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Mitsis, Ann; Foley, Patrick – International Journal of Educational Management, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine whether business students' gender, age and culturally-anchored values affect their perceptions of their university course experience. Design/methodology/approach: Culturally diverse business students (n 1/4 548) studying at an Australian university were surveyed using previously established scales.…
Descriptors: College Students, Business Administration Education, Student Attitudes, Gender Differences
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Tomlinson, Michelle M. – Australian Journal of Music Education, 2010
This qualitative study focuses on the intrinsic value of musical understanding and how it is influenced by socio-cultural and educational factors shaping the development of a gifted adolescent. Using Gross's (1993) model of case studies of exceptionally gifted children, the student was identified for her innate abilities, and studied using the…
Descriptors: Music Education, Foreign Countries, Gifted, Musicians
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Fensham, Peter J. – Science Education, 2009
Policy has been a much neglected area for research in science education. In their neglect of policy studies, researchers have maintained an ongoing naivete about the politics of science education. In doing so, they often overestimate the implications of their research findings about practice and ignore the interplay between the stakeholders beyond…
Descriptors: Science Education, Role Perception, Theory Practice Relationship, Politics of Education
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Brown, Ted; Mu, Keli; Peyton, Claudia G.; Rodger, Sylvia; Stagnitti, Karen; Hutton, Eve; Casey, Jackie; Watson, Callie; Hong, Chia Swee; Huang, Yan-hua; Wu, Chin-yu – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Introduction: Students who are enrolled in professional education programs such as occupational therapy may have inherent attitudes towards the future clients they work with. These attitudes may be influenced by the level of their professional education as well as cultural values of their country of origin. Purpose: The purpose of the study was to…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Social Values
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Halse, Christine; Honey, Anne; Boughtwood, Desiree – Gender and Education, 2007
In this paper we posit a radical retheorization of anorexia as a form of deviance. We examine how the disciplinary practices and moral technologies typical of contemporary secondary schooling signify and enter into the articulation of three "virtue discourses" (discipline, achievement and healthism), and tease out how these "virtue…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, Social Values, Discipline, Achievement
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