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Peter Ogohi Salifu; O. P. Egwemi; Blessing Ikwuji – Research in Drama Education, 2024
Achieving the recommendations of TfD action plans for community-based solutions to rural community problems require follow-up, monitoring, and evaluation which are "nearly absent" or ineffective in University-based TfD projects in Nigeria (Akoh 2019). Our observation during a 2022 Ofabo TfD project is that if songs used in such TfD…
Descriptors: Singing, Theater Arts, Program Descriptions, Community Problems
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Calissano, Federica; Denicke-Polcher, Sandra; Giacco, Domenico; Haenschel, Corinna – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: Participatory architecture can promote dialogue across cultures while working together to create physical outputs. A team of academics with a background in architecture, psychology and health sciences evaluated a participatory architecture workshop in Southern Italy as part of the Crossing Cultures project. The goal was to explore…
Descriptors: Refugees, Dialogs (Language), College Faculty, Psychology
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Christopher Hudson – Journal of Educational Administration, 2024
Purpose: This paper presents a case study of successful rural school leadership in Victoria, Australia. The purpose of the paper is to identify how particular leadership practices were adapted to secure rural school success. Design/methodology/approach: The author used the International Successful School Principalship Project research protocols to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Schools, School Districts, Principals
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Shan, Hongxia; Peikazadi, Nasim; Rahemtulla, Zahida; Wilbur, Amea; Sawkins, Tanis; Goossen, Rachel – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2020
Employment training services are provided for immigrants to integrate them into the Canadian labour market. Evaluated on short-term labour market outcomes, these programs typically focus on enhancing individuals' employability, while risking naturalizing and reproducing the dominant social and cultural order. "Entry to Hospitality Careers for…
Descriptors: Females, Hospitality Occupations, Immigrants, Employment Potential
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Laurien Coenen; Wouter Schelfhout – Professional Development in Education, 2024
Adequate principal preparation and subsequent lifelong learning are of paramount importance in offering the ingredients for coping in multifaceted and highly demanding school environments. This article addresses the following research questions: (1) How do a theoretical and reflective component compare in terms of perceived (a) practical output…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Program Descriptions
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Haryono Suyono – Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2021
Ageing populations are growing everywhere in the world including in Indonesia. The growth of the ageing population has led to policy concerns about how the country's aged population is being cared for and supported, what approaches families and governments could do to meet the needs of the aged and how to encourage the ageing population to…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Older Adults, Public Policy, Aging (Individuals)
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Owens, Mary – Childhood Education, 2020
The HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa has been devastating. Over 200,000 Kenyan children under the age of 14 are infected with HIV and an estimated 1.1 million Kenyan children are orphaned due to AIDS. Nyumbani Children's Home works in communities made vulnerable by this disease and the accompanying poverty to reduce transmission rates and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Foreign Countries, Children, Death
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Daniel, Beverly-Jean Margaret – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2023
This article focuses on the need identified by African Canadian students for a "racial oasis" -- a physical space designed to increase their exposure to positive racial identities -- which can support them in developing a community of support among peers who understand the effects of anti-Black racism, and to identify strategies for…
Descriptors: Socialization, Foreign Countries, Blacks, Self Concept
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Brown, Betty G.; Chaudhari, Lisa Shanti; Curtis, Eric K.; Schulz, Leslie – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2018
In response to requests for assistance from a Tibetan refugee community in Mainpat, India, Northern Arizona University developed a unique service-learning experience, the Mainpat Project, to provide health and other services. The project continued for 4 years despite the limited infrastructure and resources of a small public university and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asians, Refugees, Service Learning
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Ostertag, Julia; Ammendolia, Justine; Vance, Alexandra; McPherson, Kerri; Hamelin, Kayla M.; Cousineau, Maryse; Daoud, Dounia; Morissette, Lyne; Orren, Kimberly; Hill, Amy; VanderKloet, Evelien; Whoriskey, Fred; Iverson, Sara; Sutherland, Maggie; Denny, Shelley; Beland, Joseph; Syliboy, Alanna; Stokesbury, Michael J. W.; Porter, Darren – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2021
In this article, we consider the role of ocean literacy in coastal communities as an approach that fosters relevant, community-based learning. We also propose solutions to challenges facing human-ocean relationships by cultivating common understanding and collective action. We present four examples of community-based ocean literacy in…
Descriptors: Community Education, Oceanography, Foreign Countries, Social Action
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Verharen, Charles C. – Ethics and Education, 2020
Philosophy confronts two existential crises: the threats to its existence from scientists like Stephen Hawking who claim that philosophy is dead; and the threat to life itself from catastrophic climate change. The essay's first theoretical part critiques Nietzsche's claim that philosophy's primary function is to guarantee the future of life. The…
Descriptors: Ethics, Philosophy, Models, Educational Philosophy
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Ratcliffe, Ruth; Boughton, Bob – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2019
This article draws on work with communities in the rural and remote towns of Brewarrina, Wilcannia and Enngonia, New South Wales (NSW) to explore the relationship between low adult literacy levels and the continuing alienation of Aboriginal communities from educational decision making. Building on the analysis of community-school relations…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Literacy Education, Adult Literacy, Rural Areas
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Maleq, Kathrine; Fuentes, Magdalena; Akkari, Abdeljalil – European Educational Researcher, 2022
This critical review aims to question whether or not the enthusiasm around early childhood care and education (ECCE) programmes is producing premature models, ill-adapted to West African socio-cultural contexts. Reviewing research that investigates the impact of ECCE on cognitive development and school readiness, we first focus on the universal…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Community Characteristics, Foreign Countries
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Punjaporn Pojanapunya; Angvarrah Lieungnapar; Sompatu Vungthong – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2024
Engaging in continuous professional development (CPD) is crucial for teachers to enhance their learning and teaching quality. A large-scale training has been debated as a one-stop training, while the investment's value remains debatable. This study examined the impact of a large-scale training program called the Bootcamp, organized in Thailand, on…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Williams, Amanda; McKeown, Shelley; Orchard, Janet; Wright, Kathryn – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2019
In this article we considered the relevance of specific claims that 'multi-faith' approaches to Religious Education (RE) play a role in promoting good community relations. In doing so, we adopted a social-psychological perspective where engaging in positive and meaningful interactions with diverse others reduces prejudice. Survey responses from 92…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Community Relations, Social Psychology, Cultural Pluralism
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