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Mino, Takako; Heto, Prince Paa-Kwesi – Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 2020
African traditional education and soka approaches to education share a common vision of human education, which is key to transforming the education crisis facing Africa. We make this case in four steps. First, we explore the history of education in Africa to illustrate the roots of the crisis. Second, we introduce soka approaches to education, its…
Descriptors: African Culture, Indigenous Knowledge, Educational Change, Educational History
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Brestovanský, Martin; Gubricová, Janette; Libercanová, Kristína; Bizová, Nada; Geršicová, Zuzana – Acta Educationis Generalis, 2018
Introduction: The aim of the study was to find out what is the understanding of relatively new terms coming into the cultures of Middle-European countries -- inclusion, diversity, and equality (hereinafter referred to as IDE) -- from the point of view of young people (n=30) and youth workers (n=16) in Slovakia. Methods: For data gathering, we used…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Diversity, Social Justice, Foreign Countries
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De Leon, Leticia; Bennett, Kara – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2019
This paper describes a qualitative study that examined how preservice teachers engaged in a "Second Life" activity intended to help them reflect on how knowledge of human rights may affect their professional practice. This process utilized a problem-solving strategy to determine their goal-oriented character traits. Therefore, the…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Protocol Analysis, Problem Solving, Preservice Teachers
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Chronaki, Anna; Kollosche, David – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2019
Although many scholars in the field of mathematics education are aware that identity discourses are highly political, research in the field usually lacks a framework theoretically and methodologically to address the political dimension of identity research. Based on Laclau and Mouffe's discourse theory and the case of a female secondary school…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Secondary School Students, Self Concept, Females
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Lin, Jing – Education and Urban Society, 2016
This article provides a discussion of the book, "Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities" by Martha C. Nussbaum from the perspective of a visiting scholar to the United States from China. It begins by addressing two critical topics discussed by Nussbaum: consequences of focusing only on economic growth and the importance of…
Descriptors: Democracy, Humanities, Economic Development, Humanistic Education
Szczupal, Bernadetta – International Journal of Psycho-Educational Sciences, 2017
The institution of incapacitation is perceived in the context of the assurance of legal support for people who, due to the condition of their health and to other circumstances, require such support. Pursuant to Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: States Parties reaffirm that persons with disabilities have the…
Descriptors: Human Dignity, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Braun, Alisha M. B.; Naami, Augustina – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2021
This article examines the experiences of students with mobility disabilities accessing higher education institutions in the Accra metropolis of Ghana. To capture the accessibility issues that people with disabilities encounter in their daily lives as postsecondary students first hand, this study used PhotoVoice methodology, which uses a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Student Experience, Students with Disabilities, Physical Disabilities
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Martín-Solbes, Victor Manuel; Añaños, Fanny T.; Molina-Fernández, Elvira; Burgos-Jiménez, Rubén J. – Education Sciences, 2021
Background: The article addresses the reality of prison professionals in ordinary and open prison conditions, which includes the perceptions of women prisoners, due to their low institutional presence that limits their reintegration, from a socio-educational perspective. The aim is to analyse psycho-emotional, educational, and work-related…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Females, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Education
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Wallace, Richard L.; Clark, Susan G. – Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 2017
Multiple barriers in the structure and function of American higher education conspire to impede the success of interdisciplinary programs in environmental studies. We present an amalgamated narrative case study to illustrate how barriers operate both independently and in concert to undermine individual and programmatic goals, innovation, and…
Descriptors: Barriers, Interdisciplinary Approach, Environmental Education, Educational Trends
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Ezzani, Miriam – Journal of School Leadership, 2021
This case study explores an urban elementary school principal's efforts to advance reflective and anti-oppressive practices to counter teachers' beliefs and behaviors toward their Black male students. Data collected and analyzed include five in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, observations of the school, classroom and professional…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Faculty Development, Administrator Attitudes
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Friedman, Audrey A.; Rosen-Reynoso, Myra; Cownie, Charles T., III; Hunter, Cristina J. – Journal of Catholic Education, 2020
The current COVID-19 crisis has significantly impacted all teachers throughout the country, in particular, those teaching in urban schools. The urgent nature of this crisis has brought new challenges to urban Catholic school educators specifically, and their ability to enact and model Catholic Social Teachings which include; respect for the life…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Teaching Methods, Pandemics, COVID-19
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Vann Nabi, Hannah; Estes Brewer, Pam – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2021
This article shares the results of a study that analyzed the website content of eight third-party providers that offer service-learning study abroad programs to college students. The study looked specifically at the information about service-learning projects and how host communities, community partners, and target populations are portrayed or…
Descriptors: Ethics, Service Learning, Study Abroad, Web Sites
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Stephanie Reitzig – History Teacher, 2017
Ralph Carr had neither expected, nor wanted, to be governor. Carr was at the midpoint of his second term as governor when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Public sentiment and the popular press overwhelmingly supported the incarceration of Japanese Americans. On February 18, 1942, for example, one Colorado newspaper editor…
Descriptors: Japanese Americans, War, World History, United States History
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Wasonga, Teresa A.; Makahamadze, Tompson – European Journal of Educational Management, 2020
Goffman's theory of total institutions and Fanon's theory of violence were used to explain student protests and violence in Kenyan secondary schools. Youth violence around the world is not a new phenomenon. However, the persistence, frequency, and intensity of violence, and their consequences beg for logical explanations and remedies. This study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Violence, Activism, Student Attitudes
Riddell, Christopher M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This quantitative study uses a survey to determine how public school teachers perceive the efficacy of the intervention of the Dignity For All Student's Act on the climate of civility in the classroom at one specific public middle school located in Upstate New York. The intent is to explore the perceived efficacy of the intervention put into place…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Human Dignity, Program Implementation
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