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Maverick Mothers And Mercy Flights: Canada’S Controversial Introduction To International Adoption, Tarah Brookfield
Maverick Mothers And Mercy Flights: Canada’S Controversial Introduction To International Adoption, Tarah Brookfield
Youth and Children's Studies
In the 1970s, two private adoption agencies faced state and public scrutiny over their ‘rescue’ of orphans from Bangladesh, Vietnam and Cambodia. The organizations were run by four Canadian mothers who themselves adopted over fifty children and placed hundreds more with other Canadian families. Inspired by a sense of maternal internationalism, these ‘maverick mothers’ were convinced that removing the children from their war torn nations and bringing them to Canada was in each child’s best interest. According to professional social workers and diplomats, a strong commitment to maternalism and internationalism were not valid enough to trust the complicated operation of …
Critical Analysis Of Problems Encountered In Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge In Science Teaching By Primary School Teachers In Zimbabwe, Edward Shizha
Youth and Children's Studies
In Zimbabwe the need to incorporate indigenous knowledge in science education to reflect local cultural settings cannot be overemphasized. Current policies on science are situated in Western cultural definitions, thus marginalizing indigenous knowledge, which is misconceived as irrational and illogical. This study used qualitative research methods. Ten teachers were purposively selected and interviewed to gain their insights into problems faced in incorporating indigenous knowledge into science teaching. The study found that the problems were attitudinal, institutional, and systemic. Teachers were found to be conservative “gatekeepers” who exhibited negative attitudes toward indigenous science and supported maintaining the teaching of Western science. …
Legitimizing Indigenous Knowledge In Zimbabwe: A Theoretical Analysis Of Postcolonial School Knowledge And Its Colonial Legacy, Edward Shizha
Legitimizing Indigenous Knowledge In Zimbabwe: A Theoretical Analysis Of Postcolonial School Knowledge And Its Colonial Legacy, Edward Shizha
Youth and Children's Studies
This article is a theoretical discussion on the social construction of knowledge in colonial and postcolonial Zimbabwe. It examines effects of hegemonic knowledge constructions and how they may be delegitimated through incorporating indigenous knowledge in postcolonial school curricular. The article questions the importance attached to Eurocentric school knowledge and the devaluation of indigenous knowledge in postcolonial states. It further argues that indigenous knowledge as informal knowledge plays a major role in society and should be formalized in educational institutions to constitute a transformative and inclusive educational system. The article proposes hybridization of knowledge to give voice to the formerly marginalized …
Recasting Postcolonial Citizenship Through Civic Education: Critical Perspectives On Zambia, Ali A. Abdi, Edward Shizha, Ignatio Bwalya
Recasting Postcolonial Citizenship Through Civic Education: Critical Perspectives On Zambia, Ali A. Abdi, Edward Shizha, Ignatio Bwalya
Youth and Children's Studies
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Democratic Development And The Role Of Citizenship Education In Sub-Saharan African With A Case Focus On Zambia, Ali A. Abdi, Lee Ellis, Edward Shizha
Democratic Development And The Role Of Citizenship Education In Sub-Saharan African With A Case Focus On Zambia, Ali A. Abdi, Lee Ellis, Edward Shizha
Youth and Children's Studies
In addressing issues related to problems of democratisation in Africa, this paper attempts to relate the issue to the need for citizenship education and the role that can play in social development. Citizenship should be central to the formation of viable civil societies that claim a tangible stake in national public spaces in post-Cold War Africa. These and related topics are discussed relative to new possibilities that could lead to the full realisation of the concept as well as the practice of enfranchised citizenship and inclusive social development in aspiring democracies in the Sub Saharan African context. The complexity of …