scholarly journals White envy and piggy-backing privilege : exploring adult Korean transracial adoptees' identities in the Canadian context

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsea Goss
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
White Family ◽  
Predominately White ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
Transracial Adoptees ◽  
Adoptive Identity

The purpose of this study is to explore how adult Korean transracial adoptees reflect on their racial and adoptive identities throughout their lifetimes, developing a unique sense of belonging and membership in the Canadian context. The main question under investigation is: If transracial adoptees have been raised among predominately white family and community members, then how do their processes of racial and adoptive identity formation fit into to critical theories of racialization and frameworks of normalized whiteness and colour blindness: Six interviews explore processes in which Korean transracial adoptees develop complex identities to navigate through difference, engaging with ethnic communities and their birth cultures to develop a distinctive membership in society. Research in the field of transracial adoption is crucial for revising policy and practice, engaging with adoptive parents' racial (in)sensitivities, expanding the notion of the traditional family, and pushing social workers and adoption agencies to step outside their comfort zones.

scholarly journals White envy and piggy-backing privilege : exploring adult Korean transracial adoptees' identities in the Canadian context

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsea Goss
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
White Family ◽  
Predominately White ◽  
Canadian Context ◽  
Transracial Adoptees ◽  
Adoptive Identity

The purpose of this study is to explore how adult Korean transracial adoptees reflect on their racial and adoptive identities throughout their lifetimes, developing a unique sense of belonging and membership in the Canadian context. The main question under investigation is: If transracial adoptees have been raised among predominately white family and community members, then how do their processes of racial and adoptive identity formation fit into to critical theories of racialization and frameworks of normalized whiteness and colour blindness: Six interviews explore processes in which Korean transracial adoptees develop complex identities to navigate through difference, engaging with ethnic communities and their birth cultures to develop a distinctive membership in society. Research in the field of transracial adoption is crucial for revising policy and practice, engaging with adoptive parents' racial (in)sensitivities, expanding the notion of the traditional family, and pushing social workers and adoption agencies to step outside their comfort zones.

Voices After Disaster

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Few ◽  
Mythili Madhavan ◽  
Narayanan N.C. ◽  
Kaniska Singh ◽  
Hazel Marsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indian Institute ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
East Anglia ◽  
Other Information ◽  
The Media ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
Disaster Narratives

This document is an output from the “Voices After Disaster: narratives and representation following the Kerala floods of August 2018” project supported by the University of East Anglia (UEA)’s GCRF QR funds. The project is carried out by researchers at UEA, the Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, and Canalpy, Kerala. In this briefing, we provide an overview of some of the emerging narratives of recovery in Kerala and discuss their significance for post-disaster recovery policy and practice. A key part of the work was a review of reported recovery activities by government and NGOs, as well as accounts and reports of the disaster and subsequent activities in the media and other information sources. This was complemented by fieldwork on the ground in two districts, in which the teams conducted a total of 105 interviews and group discussions with a range of community members and other local stakeholders. We worked in Alleppey district, in the low-lying Kuttanad region, where extreme accumulation of floodwaters had been far in excess of the normal seasonal levels, and in Wayanad district, in the Western Ghats, where there had been a concentration of severe flash floods and landslides.

Striving Toward Biliteracy in Mainstream, English as a Second Language, and Bilingual Classrooms

2018 ◽  
pp. 41-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nermin Vehabovic ◽  
Casey Medlock Paul
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
The United States ◽  
Bilingual Students ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Language And Culture

The development of biliteracy among English language learners (ELLs) has been established as a critical issue in education policy and practice. We live in an era of increasing globalization, which results in increased numbers of immigrants in the United States. As a result, significant proportions of students in U.S. schools come from homes where English is not used as the primary language; however, these students, as emergent bilinguals, are required to navigate language and culture in mainstream, English as a Second Language, and bilingual classrooms contexts. This chapter considers the challenges that emergent bilingual students face in elementary school contexts. In addition, specific research-based strategies are outlined for teachers working with ELLs in mainstream, English as a Second Language, or bilingual classrooms. Lastly, the authors explore how multiliteracy approaches and pedagogy might shape ELLs' identity formation.

scholarly journals Participatory Approach to Gap Analysis between Policy and Practice Regarding Air Pollution in Ger Areas of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3309
Author(s):  
Bonjun Koo ◽  
Jong-Il Na ◽  
Throstur Thorsteinsson ◽  
Ana Maria Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Gap Analysis ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Pollution Levels ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Government

Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, suffers from severe air pollution during the long winter months, and its air pollution levels are among the highest in the world. Residents in the ger areas of Ulaanbaatar are unable to take advantage of the laws and policy regulations to reduce air pollution despite years of efforts to address this issue by international and local organizations including the government of Mongolia (GoM). Important challenges and barriers that have limited the success of various governmental policies that tackle air pollution problems were identified through participatory approaches. In order to do this, personal interviews were conducted with various stakeholders such as officials from central and local governments, government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations, and academia. Moreover, a workshop was conducted to elucidate the views of ger area community members in Ulaanbaatar. Based on the results of these interviews and workshop, the gaps between the policy approaches of the government, the actual conditions, and the desired situations of the residents to improve air quality in Ulaanbaatar were analyzed. The large gaps that were identified between the national and local perspectives on air pollution issues demonstrated that the reduction of air pollution in Ulaanbaatar requires solving fundamental and complex problems based on a better understanding of the specific conditions and needs of the residents of the ger areas. Moreover, active participation and discussion of the residents at the workshop indicated that community-based approaches could be applied in the cultural context of Mongolia with promising results in finding solutions.

DETERMINANTS OF SUSTAINABILITY OF WATER PROJECTS AT MACHAKOS COUNTY IN KENYA

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 118-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nganga Lillian ◽  
Dr. Josephine Mutiso
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Water Projects ◽  
Management Capacity ◽  
The Government ◽  
Resource Support

Purpose: The study sought to establish the determinants of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to establish the effect of project management capacity, government policies, resource support and monitoring on sustainability of water projects in Machakos County Kenya. The study was guided by Project Management Competency Model, Policy Theory, Resource Based View Theory and Program Theory.Methodology:The target population comprised of 244 water projects in the county implemented by the county government, national government community and non-governmental organizations. The unit of observation was water project managers. A descriptive research design was adopted in the study. The study applied Yamane sampling formula to derive a sample of 151 respondents to be involved in the study.  The study used quantitative data that was collected from respondents using 5-point Likert scales questionnaire with closed ended questions. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The study findings were presented through tables and figures.Results: The study found that the key significant determinants of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County were capacity of the project management, government policies, monitoring and resource support. The study concluded that project management capacity had the greatest determinant of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County, followed by resource support, then monitoring while government policy had the least determinant of sustainability of water projects in Machakos County.Contribution to policy and practice: The study recommends that the government should advocate for proper planning with involvement of the benefiting community and timely implementation with the required results. This can be done through making of a policy by the ministry demanding for the practice of the same by the involved organizations. The project committee should set up financial structures considering both rising of funds and dissemination of the same in relation to operating and maintaining of the project. This can be done through learning and training on the same. The study also recommended that water beneficiaries and management should be sensitized to improve their knowledge on conservation and protection of water facilities from mismanagement and destructions. Community members should be involved in the determination of the water sale rates. County governments and the general management of the water projects in Kenya should ensure that the local community members are trained to do minor repairs.

Adoptive Mothers: Identity Agents on the Pathway to Adoptive Identity Formation

Identity ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Von Korff ◽  
Harold D. Grotevant ◽  
Bibiana D. Koh ◽  
Diana R. Samek
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Adoptive Mothers ◽  
Adoptive Identity

Aboriginal Education and Culture: The Parting of the Waters?

1997 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
Alan Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Aboriginal Education ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
June Jordan

AbstractThis paper looks at the issue of culture and identity formation in the context of Aboriginal education. The paper provides a brief overview of traditional understandings of the word ‘culture’ before it examines current notions and the ways those understandings impact on the formation of identity. The paper concludes with a look at some of the implications of such understandings for the policy and practice of Aboriginal education.But everyone needs a home so at least you can have some place to leave which is where most folks will say you must be coming from (June Jordan, 1985 cited in Rutherford, 1990:14).

Discursive Entwinement: How White Transracially Adoptive Parents Navigate Race

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Goar ◽  
Jenny L. Davis ◽  
Bianca Manago
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Racial Identity Development ◽  
Race And Racism ◽  
Adoptive Families ◽  
White Parents ◽  
Transracial Adoptees ◽  
Clear Line

Through 47 interviews with 56 White parents who attend culture camps, the authors analyze race discourse and practices in transracially adoptive families. The authors document parents’ use of two discursive frames, colorblindness and race consciousness, and find that small subsamples of parents use either race consciousness or colorblindness exclusively, while the majority (66 percent) entwine the two discursive frames together. Because the sample is drawn from culture camps, which emphasize race and ethnicity, this sample begins with some degree of racial attunement. As such, the continued presence of colorblindness among the sample indicates the deep rootedness of White hegemonic logic. However, the emergence of race consciousness indicates the potential for White transracially adoptive families to engage race critically. Moreover, the analyses draw a clear line between how parents articulate racial understandings in their interviews and the ways parents report talking about race and racism with their children. These findings are directly relevant to ongoing debates about the ethics of transracial adoption and racial identity development among transracial adoptees. More generally, these findings speak to the ways Whites’ racial understandings are constrained, but not determined, by a history and biography of privilege.

scholarly journals PEMBENTUKAN IDENTITAS DIRI PADA KOMUNITAS LIGHT GALAXY DI SEMARANG

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-189
Author(s):  
Ara Lalitya P ◽  
Heni Indrayani
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Community Identity ◽  
George Herbert ◽  
Identity Change ◽  
Community Members ◽  
George Herbert Mead ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
The Impact

AbstrakKomunitas merupakan tempat berkumpulnya individu yang mempunyai hobi dan tujuanyang sama, namun di dalam komunitas ternyata dapat memberikan pengaruh sehinggadapat membentuk identitas anggota khususnya para remaja karena remaja masih dalamproses pencarian identitas diri. Fenomena Korean Hallyu sangat berkembang di Indonesia,membuat para remaja menyukai hal yang berbau K-Pop. Sehingga bermunculan komunitasK-Pop, salah satunya adalah komunitas dance cover Light Galaxy. Kegiatan komunitas secarasadar mengubah perilaku anggotanya, karena perilaku seseorang bukan disebabkan oleh“pembawaan” mereka, karena adanya pengaruh kelompok sehingga membentuk identitasanggotanya. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui proses pembentukanidentitas diri yang terjadi pada angota komunitas Light Galaxy. Untuk mengetahui prosespembentukan identitas yang terjadi peneliti menggunakan teori dari George Herbert Meadyaitu interaksionisme simbolik dimana terdapat teori proses Self yang dibagi lagi menjadi duasegi yaitu “I” dan “Me”. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metodefenomenologi. Subjek dalam penelitian ini berjumlah enam orang anggota Light Galaxy. Teknikpengumpulan data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah menggunakan wawancaramendalam. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa setiap narasumber mengalamipembentukan identitas diri ketika menjadi bagian di dakan komunitas. Pembentukan identitasterjadi karena adanya pengaruh hingga peniruan kelompok yang dilakukan oleh narasumber.Pembentukan yang terjadi diawali pada narasumber dengan adanya proses mind, self dansociety. Sehingga identitas baru yang dimana mereka lebih percaya diri, fashionable, danterbuka.Kata kunci : identitas,hallyu,remaja AbstractCommunity is a place for individuals who have the same hobbies and goals, but in the communityit can give an impact and change the behavior of their members especially teenagers becausethey are still in the process of finding identity. Korean Hallyu that very developed in Indonesia,making teenagers love things about K-Pop. so that the emerging of K-Pop communities, oneof them is the Light Galaxy cover dance community. The community activities consciouslychange the behavior of their members, because a person’s behavior is not caused by their only“identity”, but because of the impact from the group that change their members. Therefore,this study aims to determine the process of formationing self-identity that happened in theLight Galaxy community members. To find out the process of identity change that happened inthis study, we are using the theory of George Herbert Mead symbolic of interactionism wherethere is Self  process that divided into two aspects, namely “I” and “Me”. This study uses aqualitative approach with phenomenology methods. The subjects in this study are six membersof the Light Galaxy community.The data collection technique used in this study is using in-depthinterviews. The results of this study indicate that each interviewees who are members of theLight Galaxy community revealed that they were formation when they joined the community. The formation that happen because of the impression and group imitation that carriedout by the interviewees.The first formation that happen from interviewees are the processof mind, self and society.So that, the identity formation if the members make them moreconfident, fashionable, and can manage their money and time better.Keywords: hallyu,community, identity

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