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191	Acknowledging cultural values and diversities when teaching English as a foreign language to adult learners in Qatar Rousseau, Riana 06 1900 (has links) The study of a foreign language can never be seen in isolation, but forms part of the social and cultural setting in which it functions. Therefore, teaching English to multicultural groups of adults in Qatar, cannot be done effectively and efficiently, without taking the influence of cultural diversities and values, as well as the requirements of the adult learner, into account. This research deals with how native English speaking lecturers at one specific language centre in Qatar acknowledge these cultural diversities and values and how they accommodate adult learners in the multicultural classroom environment, by means of a literature study and an empirical investigation. Qualitative data collection was done by open-ended questionnaires to lecturers and learners, focus group interviews with lecturers and learners, individual interviews with lecturers, classroom observations and keeping of field notes. Findings revealed that lecturers are aware of the cultural diversities and values of learners who come into the classroom from different nationalities, and accommodated these learners without bias. These differences however, did not necessarily influence their teaching styles and lecturers remained focussed on teaching English as effectively as possible. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Adult Education) Adult learners Communicative competence Cross-cultural stumbling blocks Culturally responsive teaching Cultural values in language learning Foreign language acquisition Foreign language learning Foreign language teaching Gender differences in language teaching 428.00705363
192	Acknowledging cultural values and diversities when teaching English as a foreign language to adult learners in Qatar Rousseau, Riana 06 1900 (has links) The study of a foreign language can never be seen in isolation, but forms part of the social and cultural setting in which it functions. Therefore, teaching English to multicultural groups of adults in Qatar, cannot be done effectively and efficiently, without taking the influence of cultural diversities and values, as well as the requirements of the adult learner, into account. This research deals with how native English speaking lecturers at one specific language centre in Qatar acknowledge these cultural diversities and values and how they accommodate adult learners in the multicultural classroom environment, by means of a literature study and an empirical investigation. Qualitative data collection was done by open-ended questionnaires to lecturers and learners, focus group interviews with lecturers and learners, individual interviews with lecturers, classroom observations and keeping of field notes. Findings revealed that lecturers are aware of the cultural diversities and values of learners who come into the classroom from different nationalities, and accommodated these learners without bias. These differences however, did not necessarily influence their teaching styles and lecturers remained focussed on teaching English as effectively as possible. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Adult Education) Adult learners Communicative competence Cross-cultural stumbling blocks Culturally responsive teaching Cultural values in language learning Foreign language acquisition Foreign language learning Foreign language teaching Gender differences in language teaching 428.00705363
193	Alternative Interventions Used to Help Mexican-American Students Improve Academic Achievement in Grades 9 - 12 Reyes, Alberta M. 01 January 2012 (has links) The purpose of this qualitative research study employing a cross-case analysis on previous case studies is to better understand the engagement of Latino students in a small number of cultural sensitivity programs and the teaching practices that are factors in the development of their academic achievement. In the traditional infrastructure of public schools, assimilation is built on fundamental values aligned with the U.S. political establishment rather than on the value of adaptation to the demands and conflicts of other cultures. Thus, less-empowered groups are at a disadvantage resulting in subgroups abandoning their ideas and reducing their contributions to human capital. In this study, the focus is alternative programs, specifically programs in which a there is a balance in the learning process between the teacher and student emphasizing the development of enhanced understanding of the cultural contexts an integral part of academic learning for Mexican American students. Also included in the case studies are innovative intervention programs that specifically help students improve academic achievement in Grades 9-12, especially those for students who are Mexican immigrants or of Mexican American ancestry in the state of California. The literature discusses concepts of assimilation, enculturation, oppression, culture capital, and the high and low contexts within the theoretical framework. Empirical literature revealed a deeper understanding of the relationship between Latino student learning styles and the dominant Eurocentric traditional academic culture within classroom practices. In sum, in the cross-case analysis of the 21 case studies, various features emerged across the cases that were categorized into three general themes: (a) alternative interventions, (b) caring, and (c) culturally responsive teaching/pedagogy. Culturally responsive teaching/pedagogy high school student dropouts Latino high school students at risk Education Inequality and Stratification Latina/o Studies Peace and Conflict Studies Race and Ethnicity Social and Behavioral Sciences
194	Embracing identity: an examination of non-western music education practices in British Columbia Tuinstra, Beth 30 April 2018 (has links) British Columbia (BC) is becoming increasingly diverse, so I began this research in an effort to understand the practices of other teachers across BC regarding the inclusion of musics that reflect the cultural diversity of their students. With the introduction of a new curriculum in BC beginning in 2015, music educators across the province can now meaningfully include musics that embrace the cultural diversity of their students. Additionally, Indigenous musics, worldviews, and teachings have their own elevated position as part of the new curriculum and are no longer grouped together with other musics as part of musics from a variety of cultural and social contexts. Thus, I surveyed BC music teachers to understand their current practices, experiences, and attitudes using a mixed-methods questionnaire using both open- and closed-ended questions. Decolonization and historical, philosophical, and theoretical supports for non-Western music education are the frameworks for this research. I distributed my questionnaire via the BC Music Educators’ Association listserve and conference, and I received eighty valid responses (N = 80). I discovered that 68% of participants currently utilize non-Western musics (nWM) in their own practices and of the 32% of participants who do not include nWM, 42% have used nWM in the past. Educators reported many benefits that they experienced through the inclusion of nWM, but they also reported some difficulties or barriers. Therefore, I will share the results of this exploration of the current practices, experiences, and attitudes of music educators in BC. / Graduate Music education Non-Western music education BC's new curriculum Decolonization Decolonizing music education Praxialism Philosophy of music education Culturally responsive music education Identity and music education Cultural diversity Historical support for music education Multiculturalism Theories of music education British Columbia's new curriculum Curriculum Music education in Canada
195	Visiting while Latinx: An Intersectional Analysis of the Experiences of Subjectivity among Latinx Visitors to Encyclopedic Art Museums Betancourt, Veronica Elena 16 September 2019 (has links) No description available. Art Education Ethnic Studies Hispanic American Studies Hispanic Americans Minority and Ethnic Groups Museum Studies Museums Art museums museum studies intersectionality intersectional visitor studies Latino studies Latinx studies subjectivity belonging decolonization culturally responsive encyclopedic art museum Latinx Latinx visitor studies inclusion experience
196	Culturally-Responsive Dance: Building Community One Step at a Time Jackson, Jeanette January 2012 (has links) No description available. African Americans African American Studies African Studies American Studies Art Education Cultural Anthropology Curricula Dance Demographics Education Elementary Education Ethnic Studies Families and Family Life Fine Arts Folklore Gifted Education Multicu Africa African-American Culture low SES Dance Arts Theater at-risk inner-city youth students culturally responsive culturally relevant prevention intervention programming alternatie arts education black
197	Making Sense of Schooling, Identity, and Culture: Experiences of Turkish Students and Their Parents Isik-Ercan, Zeynep Z. 06 November 2009 (has links) No description available. Education Elementary Education Families and Family Life Minority and Ethnic Groups Multicultural Education Preschool Education Social Research Teacher Education Teaching cultural identity muslim students muslim immigrants culturally responsive teaching multicultural education turkish muslim culturally diverse students immigrants and schooling bilingualism immigrant parents families and school home school relat
198	Bilingual Educators' Practices for Supporting Hispanic Bilingual Students' Success in School Marcum Lerwick, Ana Patricia 12 1900 (has links) This narrative inquiry study sought the voices of bilingual teachers through their lived experiences in relation to the success of Hispanic emergent bilinguals in schools. Two research questions guided the study: (1) What practices do bilingual educators consider important in helping Hispanic emergent bilingual students succeed in schools? and (2) How do bilingual teachers negotiate the curriculum and school structures to support Hispanic bilingual students' success in their classrooms? Two theoretical frameworks were used. Constructivism provided the structure for honoring the lived experiences of these teachers and culturally relevant pedagogy provided the lenses of culture, funds of knowledge, and deep sociolinguistic awareness. The use of narrative inquiry as a methodology affirmed the bilingual teachers' voices as important and authoritative sources of knowledge. Semi-structured interviews and classroom observations allowed the participants to engage as storytellers about their history and experiences that contributed to answering the questions. Three resonant reverberations emerged from the analysis: (a) the emerging rhythms of the classroom; (b) the realms of instructional and learning design; and (c) the orientation towards a culturally relevant pedagogy. These major findings revealed that teachers were student-oriented while also being content-oriented. They designed a positive learning environment by tapping into their students' funds of knowledge and being culturally responsive, which supported their students in becoming self-directed learners. The teachers had a deep sociolinguistic knowledge that determined the instructional strategies used in their classrooms and propelled them to collaborate with others and advocate for strong bilingual programs. Narrative Inquiry Emergent bilinguals English Language Learners English Learners Hispanic students bilingual education culturally relevant pedagogy culturally responsive teaching social and emotional learning (SEL) bilingual teachers translanguaging Spanish speakers instructional strategies practical personal knowledge sociolinguistic strategies sociolinguistic knowledge building background knowledge differentiation code-switching Education, Bilingual and Multicultural Education, Curriculum and Instruction Education, Elementary
199	Young, Urban, Professional, and Kenyan?: Conversations Surrounding Tribal Identity and Nationhood Achieng-Evensen, Charlotte 01 May 2016 (has links) By asking the question “How do young, urban, professional Kenyans make connections between tribal identity, colonialism, and the lived experience of nationhood?,” the researcher engages with eight participants in exploring their relationships with their tribal groups. From this juncture the researcher, through a co-constructed process with participants, interrogates the idea of nationhood by querying their interpretations of the concepts of power and resistance within their multi-ethnic societies. The utility of KuPiga Hadithi as a cultural responsive methodology for data collection along with poetic analysis as part of the qualitative tools of examination allowed the researcher to identify five emergent and iterative themes: (1) colonial wounds, (2) power inequities, (3) tensions, (4) intersection, and (5) hope. Participant discussion of these themes suggests an impenetrable link between tribal identity and nationhood. Schooling, as first a colonial and then national construct, works to mediate that link. Therefore, there is the need for a re-conceptualization of the term ‘nation’ in the post-Independence era. decolonization indigeneity researcher positionality nationhood colonial wounds indigenous knowing indigeneity researcher positionality KuPiga Hadithi Sage Philosophy Kenya Anticolonial theory Decolonization nationhood poetic analysis culturally responsive methodologies African Languages and Societies African Studies Community-Based Learning Community-Based Research Educational Sociology Ethnic Studies Inequality and Stratification International and Comparative Education Other Education Other Sociology Place and Environment Politics and Social Change Race and Ethnicity Regional Sociology Social and Cultural Anthropology Social Psychology and Interaction Sociology of Culture Theory, Knowledge and Science
200	Your Voice is My Favorite Sound: Lived Experiences of Royal Sapphires Members and Teachers at Regal Academy Karikari, LaDreka Angela 07 August 2023 (has links) No description available. Academic Guidance Counseling African American Studies African Americans African History African Literature African Studies American History American Studies Behavioral Psychology Black History Black Studies Communication Cultural Anthropology Cultural Resources Management Curriculum Development Curricula Demographics Education Educational Evaluation Educational Leadership Educational Psychology Educational Sociology Experiments Experimental Psychology Families and Family Life Gender Gender Studies Higher Education Higher Education Administration Inservice Training Mass Communications Peace Studies Political Science Psychobiology Psychology Public Administration Public Health Public Health Education Public Policy School Administration School Counseling Social Psychology Social Research Social Structure Social Work Womens Studies Sociology Elementary Education Secondary Education Adolescent Black Afterschool Program Leadership Historically marginalized youth

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