scholarly journals Using the Cosmic Curriculum of Dr. Montessori Toward the Development of a Place-Based Indigenous Science Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nanette Schonleber
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Language Immersion ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Hawaiian Language ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
How People Learn ◽  
Indigenous Educators

Indigenous educators desire to use culturally restorative and decolonized pedagogies reflective of their own cultural values and beliefs in their science programs but have lacked models for how to start. They also often lack confidence in their ability to teach the sciences. This three-year qualitative case study used grounded theory methodology to discover (a) how Hawaiian language immersion (HLC) K–6 educators used Maria Montessori’s Cosmic Curriculum for the creation of a science program based on Hawaiian epistemology and cultural values and (b) why the Cosmic Curriculum appealed to the HLC educators. Five key themes emerged: (a) the notion of creation as interconnected and relational, (b) an epistemological similarity regarding how people learn, (c) using timelines as organizing cognitive structures, (d) a focus on the natural sciences, and (e) the use of storytelling and key lessons to engage students. Participants stated that they felt successful in creating science curriculum and teaching the sciences as they adapted the above aspects of Dr. Montessori’s Cosmic Curriculum. Future research should be conducted to discover if her Cosmic Curriculum can be adapted for use in other types of non-Montessori program and whether this kind of science program could encourage students to choose the sciences as a career choice.

scholarly journals Evaluating citizen science outreach: A case-study with The Peregrine Fund’s American Kestrel Partnership

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0248948
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Schulwitz ◽  
Greg C. Hill ◽  
Vanessa Fry ◽  
Christopher J. W. McClure
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Monitoring Program ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Discussion Boards ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Science Outreach ◽  
American Kestrel

Citizen science programs can be powerful drivers of knowledge and scientific understanding and, in recent decades, they have become increasingly popular. Conducting successful research with the aid of citizen scientists often rests on the efficacy of a program’s outreach strategies. Program evaluation is increasingly recognized as a critical practice for citizen science practitioners to ensure that all efforts, including outreach, contribute to the overall goals of the program. The Peregrine Fund’s American Kestrel Partnership (AKP) is one such citizen science program that relies on outreach to engage participants in effective monitoring of a declining falcon species. Here, we examine whether various communication strategies were associated with desired outreach goals of the AKP. We demonstrate how social media, webcams, discussion boards, and newsletters were associated with perception of learning, agreement with our conservation messaging, and participation in our box monitoring program. Our results thus help us to improve our outreach methodology, suggest areas where other citizen science programs might improve their outreach efforts, and highlight future research priorities.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Use of Personal Networks to Circumvent Formal Processes: A Case Study of Vruzki in Bulgaria

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin C. Williams ◽  
Junhong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Policy Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
Personal Connections ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
Formal Procedures ◽  
Reporting Data

AbstractThe aim of this paper is to evaluate the prevalence and distribution of the use of personal connections to circumvent formal procedures by soliciting favours for and from others, known as vruzki, and how this can be explained and tackled. Reporting data from 2,005 face-to-face interviews conducted in late 2015 in Bulgaria, the finding is that 30 per cent of respondents had used vruzki in the 12 months prior to the survey, particularly when accessing medical services and finding a job. Estimating a logit model and then calculating the marginal effects, the population groups significantly more likely to have used vruzki are those whose norms, values and beliefs are not in symmetry with the formal laws and regulations, perceiving the penalties and detection risks as higher, those reporting their financial situation as very comfortable, and the highest income groups, but also younger people, the unemployed, and those living in larger households. The paper concludes by discussing the theoretical and policy implications along with the future research required.

Indigenous Sky Stories: Reframing How we Introduce Primary School Students to Astronomy — a Type II Case Study of Implementation

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Ruddell ◽  
Lena Danaia ◽  
David McKinnon
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
National Science ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Positive Engagement

The Indigenous Sky Stories Program may have the potential to deliver significant and long-lasting changes to the way science is taught to Year 5 and 6 primary school students. The context for this article is informed by research that shows that educational outcomes can be strengthened when Indigenous knowledge is given the space to co-exist with the hegemony of current western science concepts. This research presents a case study of one primary school involved in the Indigenous Sky Stories Program. It showcases how teachers and students worked in conjunction with their local community to implement the program. The results suggest that introducing cultural sky stories into the science program, engaged and primed Year 5 and 6 students to seek out additional sky stories and to investigate the astronomical content mapped to the National Science Curriculum. The involvement of Aboriginal elders and community enriched the experience for all involved. The integrated science program appears to generate positive engagement for both Indigenous students and their non-Indigenous peers. Additionally, the program provided a valuable template for teachers to emulate and which can act as a model for the requirement to include Indigenous perspectives in the new National Science Curriculum.

scholarly journals Cultural Values and Beliefs of Selected Local Communities in Botswana: Implications for Human Subject Research Ethics Practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 155626462110233
Author(s):  
Setlhomo Koloi-Keaikitse ◽  
Gail Geller ◽  
Dudu Jankie ◽  
Joseph Ali
Keyword(s):  
Research Ethics ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Community Values ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Depth Interviews

Calls have been made for researchers prospectively and continuously to engage study communities. If done, this typically occurs through a specific research study or collaboration. Rarely are community mores examined in-depth to understand implications for research ethics policy processes. We describe a qualitative study designed to understand local community values, beliefs, and practices that relate to research ethics in Botswana and explore how communities would want their interests represented. Through focus group discussions across two different selected ethnic communities and in-depth interviews with paramount chiefs, we highlight a range of community values and expectations that represent concrete behavioral representations of respect and trustworthiness. Communities are willing to engage in the process of enhancing research and research ethics policies and procedures. We invite future research and training that seek to connect local conceptualizations of substantive and procedural aspects of research ethics.

scholarly journals A Methodology for Semantic Enrichment of Cultural Heritage Images Using Artificial Intelligence Technologies

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Yalemisew Abgaz ◽  
Renato Rocha Souza ◽  
Japesh Methuku ◽  
Gerda Koch ◽  
Amelie Dorn
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Semantic Web Technologies ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Abstract Content

Cultural heritage images are among the primary media for communicating and preserving the cultural values of a society. The images represent concrete and abstract content and symbolise the social, economic, political, and cultural values of the society. However, an enormous amount of such values embedded in the images is left unexploited partly due to the absence of methodological and technical solutions to capture, represent, and exploit the latent information. With the emergence of new technologies and availability of cultural heritage images in digital formats, the methodology followed to semantically enrich and utilise such resources become a vital factor in supporting users need. This paper presents a methodology proposed to unearth the cultural information communicated via cultural digital images by applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies (such as Computer Vision (CV) and semantic web technologies). To this end, the paper presents a methodology that enables efficient analysis and enrichment of a large collection of cultural images covering all the major phases and tasks. The proposed method is applied and tested using a case study on cultural image collections from the Europeana platform. The paper further presents the analysis of the case study, the challenges, the lessons learned, and promising future research areas on the topic.

scholarly journals The Place of Indigenous Knowledge in Tertiary Science Education: A Case Study of Canadian Practices in Indigenising the Curriculum

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (S1) ◽  
pp. 46-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian Hauser ◽  
Catherine Howlett ◽  
Chris Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Environmental Studies ◽  
Science Program ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Cape Breton ◽  
Tertiary Science ◽  
Integrative Science

AbstractIn Australia, Indigenising the curriculum is increasingly acknowledged as a possible avenue for addressing Indigenous under-representation in tertiary science education in a culturally appropriate and relevant manner. While no Australian university has implemented such a program, there is much to be learnt about the inherent complexities of Indigenising curriculum before it is pursued. In Canada, however, innovative university programs have been implemented that imbed Indigenous knowledge into the curriculum. This paper details key findings from research that sought to learn from Canadian practices in Indigenising tertiary science curriculum, by exploring the practices and experiences of two Canadian programs: Trent University's Indigenous Environmental Studies program, and Cape Breton University's Integrative Science program.

A case study of a nontraditional basic science curriculum

1982 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 314-322
Author(s):  
GI Roth ◽  
RB Bridges ◽  
AT Brown ◽  
R Calmes ◽  
TT Lillich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Basic Science ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Basic Science Curriculum

The Emergence and Maintenance of Ethical Leadership in Organizations

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silke Astrid Eisenbeiß ◽  
Steffen R. Giessner
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Ethical Leadership ◽  
Leadership Behavior ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Organizational Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Environmental Complexity ◽  
Group Influence ◽  
Analysis Society ◽  
Different Levels

The present paper gives a review of empirical research on ethical leadership and shows that still little is known known about the contextual antecedents of ethical leadership. To address this important issue, a conceptual framework is developed that analyzes the embeddedness of organizational ethical leadership. This framework identifies manifest and latent contextual factors on three different levels of analysis – society, industry, and organization – which can affect the development and maintenance of ethical leadership. In particular, propositions are offered about how (1) societal characteristics, notably the implementation and the spirit of human rights in a society and societal cultural values of responsibility, justice, humanity, and transparency; (2) industry characteristics such as environmental complexity, the content of the organizational mandate, and the interests of stakeholder networks; and (3) intra-organizational characteristics, including the organizational ethical infrastructure and the ethical leadership behavior of a leader’s peer group, influence the development and maintenance of ethical leadership in organizations. This list of factors is not exhaustive, but illustrates how the three levels may impact ethical leadership. Implications for managerial practice and future research are discussed.

Native American Cultural Values and Beliefs Scale

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Rusty Reynolds ◽  
Randal P. Quevillon ◽  
Beth Boyd ◽  
Duane Mackey
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Values And Beliefs

CASE STUDY: Regional Cultural Differences Within and Across Four Western European Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-47
Author(s):  
Nadine Waehning ◽  
Ibrahim Sirkeci ◽  
Stephan Dahl ◽  
Sinan Zeyneloglu
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Business Plans ◽  
Regional Markets ◽  
Gender Education ◽  
Western European

This case study examines and illustrates within country regional cultural differences and cross border cultural similarities across four western European countries. Drawing on the data from the World Values Survey (WVS), we refer to the Schwartz Cultural Values Inventory in the survey. The demographic variables of age, gender, education level, marital status and income vary across the regions and hence, have significant effects on the cultural value dimensions across regions. The findings help a better understanding of the homogeneity and heterogeneity of regions withinand across countries. Both researchers and managers will have to justify their sampling methods and generalisations more carefully when drawing conclusions for a whole country. This case study underlines the limited knowledge about regional within country cultural differences, while also illustrating the simplification of treating each country as culturally homogeneous. Cross-country business strategies connecting transnational regional markets based on cultural value characteristics need to take these similarities and differences into account when designating business plans.

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