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Fiji at the Crossroad: Is the Indigenous Community Ready for School, Family, Community Partnerships
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Eta Emele Verani-Norton – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2021
This paper examines contradictions between Epstein's 2010 US-based model promoting a learner-centred approach to education and a view that schools should uphold iTaukei (Indigenous Fijian) traditions. Epstein's school, family, community partnerships model is discussed with a focus on why it conflicts with the iTaukei traditional setting in rural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Indigenous Knowledge, Partnerships in Education
Proposing an Integrated Research Framework for Connectivism: Utilising Theoretical Synergies
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Boitshwarelo, Bopelo – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2011
Connectivism is receiving acknowledgement as a fresh way of conceptualising learning in the digital age. Thus, as a relatively new instructional framework, it is imperative that research on its applicability and effectiveness in a variety of educational contexts is advanced. In particular, a high premium should be placed on context-specific…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Electronic Learning, Faculty Development
Report From Swaneng Hill--Education and Employment in an African Country.
Van Rensburg, Patrick – 1974
Opened in 1963, the Swaneng Hill School in Serowe, Botswana, was an experiment for its untrained founders whose objectives were to reduce the exclusiveness of secondary education, equip students with skills and knowledge needed for development, make the school a focal point for community development, and instill a sense of social justice in the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Course Descriptions