ERIC Number: EJ881748
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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"Under-Participation" and Ethnocentrism in Environmental Education Research: Developing "Culturally Sensitive Research Approaches"
Agyeman, Julian
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, v8 n1 p80-94 2003
Racial and cultural diversity issues have been a source of some interest amongst outdoor and environmental educators. Early research was framed in terms of the "under-participation" of people of colour, which led to the development of ethnocentric and methodologically problematical "marginality" and "ethnicity" theories. There is, however, a growing body of research, educational and otherwise, which focuses on people of colour, and which privileges culture as being central to the research process. I argue that there are currently (at least) three interrelated "culturally sensitive research approaches" in use to differing extents in environmental education in its widest sense: "ethnic modeling in qualitative research;" "culturing" environmental education; and community based participatory research. I conclude by making a plea for "culturally sensitive research approaches" to become inherent in all environmental education research. (Contains 7 notes.)
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Participatory Research, Environmental Education, Research Methodology, Models, Educational History, African Americans, Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Research Design, Research Needs, Research Problems, Educational Researchers, Multicultural Education, Cultural Influences, Social Justice, Misconceptions, Bias, Interpersonal Relationship, Ethnocentrism, Ethnic Diversity, Sociocultural Patterns, Minority Groups, Majority Attitudes, Outdoor Education, Recreational Activities, Community, Social Change, Disproportionate Representation, Cultural Relevance, Cultural Pluralism
Lakehead University and Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication. Lakehead University Faculty of Education, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada. Fax: 807-346-7771; e-mail: cjee@lakeheadu.ca; Web site: http://cjee.lakeheadu.ca
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Language: English
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