scholarly journals The Story of 13 Moons: Developing an Environmental Health and Sustainability Curriculum Founded on Indigenous First Foods and Technologies

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8913
Author(s):  
Jamie Donatuto ◽  
Larry Campbell ◽  
Joyce K. LeCompte ◽  
Diana Rohlman ◽  
Sonni Tadlock
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Health ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Tribal Community ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Sustainability Curriculum

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community developed an informal environmental health and sustainability (EHS) curriculum based on Swinomish beliefs and practices. EHS programs developed and implemented by Indigenous communities are extremely scarce. The mainstream view of EHS does not do justice to how many Indigenous peoples define EHS as reciprocal relationships between people, nonhuman beings, homelands, air, and waters. The curriculum provides an alternative informal educational platform for teaching science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) using identification, harvest, and preparation activities of First Foods and medicines that are important to community members in order to increase awareness and understanding of local EHS issues. The curriculum, called 13 Moons, is founded on a set of guiding principles which may be useful for other Indigenous communities seeking to develop their own curricula.

Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights in the Bolivian Lowlands

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessika Eichler
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Land Rights ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Natural Resource Extraction ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Bolivian Lowlands

Land destitution and expropriations disproportionally affect indigenous peoples’ ancestral lands in the Bolivian lowlands, namely Guaraní communities. Due to recent extractive projects in the lowlands land rights are seriously infringed. The close relationship with indigenous peoples’ lands and its significance for survival generates vulnerabilities. This concerns indigenous communities and individual community members in particular. This article analyses inequality dimensions in indigenous communities in the context of prior consultation mechanisms regarding natural resource extraction. Inequalities among indigenous community members in consultation processes are an unobserved phenomenon which requires further research. In this case, inequalities particularly emerge in forms of gender- and age-related factors. This stems from uneven impact on such groups by state and corporate conduct. Therefore, the role of vulnerable members in indigenous communities concerning land destitution is explored in a case-study and recommendations for mitigating inequalities in indigenous communities in resource disputes are developed.

scholarly journals Strengthening All Our Relations

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 287-296
Author(s):  
Sylvia Moore
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Engaged Scholarship ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Adults And Children

This article is a reflection on an education research project, based in a Mi’kmaw community, which brought together staff and students from North Queens School with community members from Wildcat First Nation to collaborate in a project involving Atlantic salmon and bass in the Mi’kmaw community. Framed in the Mi’kmaw concept of msit no’kmaq (all my relations), the writing explores four strands of interconnectivity that exemplify how engaged scholarship with Indigenous communities is based in respectful and reciprocal relationships. The four strands represent relationships: between adults, adults and children, humans and salmon, and people and the land.

scholarly journals Role of Interest and Self-Concept in Predicting Science Aspirations: Gender Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingoo Kang ◽  
Tuula Keinonen ◽  
Anssi Salonen
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Lower Secondary School ◽  
Reciprocal Relationships ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics

AbstractAccording to previous theories and studies, interest and self-concept at an early age have played a pivotal role in occupational choices, especially in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. However, a causal relationship between interest, self-concept, and aspirations in science is still under debate. In addition, few studies have focused on gender differences in these relationships. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the relationships between interest and self-concept in predicting science aspirations between ages 13 and 16 at lower-secondary school, considering gender differences. For the analyses, we conducted cross-lagged modeling and multi-group structural equation modeling in order to examine interrelationships between interest, self-concept, and science aspirations. According to the results, students’ self-concept was high and stable, while interest was low but increased significantly during the lower-secondary school phases. However, there were no reciprocal relationships between interest and self-concept in predicting students’ science aspirations. Interestingly, while girls’ interest was indicated as a sound predictor of aspirations in science, girls’ self-concept had no predictive influence on aspirations. Possible interpretations and implications of the study for lower-secondary science education are discussed.

scholarly journals Maths instruction in vocational high school from teachers and students’ eyes: a different kettle of fish

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
H. OZDEMIR
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Vocational Students ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
And Mathematics

Mathematics course in vocational high school education is significant worldwide to equip vocational students with the technical and personal skills that are required for the effective workforce as discussed in the context of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. The present research sets out to investigate 20 Turkish maths teachers’ belief and instructional practices through comparing vocational students’ perceptions for mathematics instruction and the researcher’s observation in a state vocational high school, which is under- researched. 20 maths teachers and 161 students participated in this longitudinal study (n=181). Mixed methods were used, and three types of data were collected as follows: questionnaires, interviews and observation for triangulation of data and methods t for the reliability and validity of the study. The findings indicated that maths teachers’ belief and practices were not consistent when compared with the questionnaire and interview data collected from vocational students, and also observation carried out by the researcher.Keywords: mathematics education, vocational high school, vocational students, beliefs and practices

Work Engagement and Research Output Among Female and Male Scientists

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lonneke Dubbelt ◽  
Sonja Rispens ◽  
Evangelia Demerouti
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Research Output ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Time Control ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Number Of Publications ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Women have a minority position within science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and, consequently, are likely to face more adversities at work. This diary study takes a look at a facilitating factor for women’s research performance within academia: daily work engagement. We examined the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between two behaviors (i.e., daily networking and time control) and daily work engagement, as well as its effect on the relationship between daily work engagement and performance measures (i.e., number of publications). Results suggest that daily networking and time control cultivate men’s work engagement, but daily work engagement is beneficial for the number of publications of women. The findings highlight the importance of work engagement in facilitating the performance of women in minority positions.

BUILDING A NETWORK TO SUPPORT GIRLS AND WOMEN IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline D. Spears ◽  
Ruth A. Dyer ◽  
Suzanne E. Franks ◽  
Beth A. Montelone
Keyword(s):  
Women In Science ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics

Fenny Roshayanti: A Biography of Science Educator for Our Time

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adib Rifqi Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Science Educator ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Academic Advisor ◽  
External Audit ◽  
Narrative Approaches ◽  
The Past ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
And Mathematics

STEAM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics. STEAM defined as the integration of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics into a new cross-disciplinary subject in schools. The concept of integrating subjects in Indonesian schools, generally is not new and has not been very successful in the past. Some people consider STEAM as an opportunity while others view it as having problems. Fenny Roshayanti is science educator and researcher that consider STEAM as an opportunity. She has involved the study of STEAM, as an author, educator, academic advisor, and seminar speaker. This article examines what it has been and continues work from Fenny Roshayanti in the science education. Our exploration uses qualitative methods of narrative approaches in the form of biographical studies. Participants as data sources were selected using a purposive sampling technique which was collected based on retrospective interview and naturalistic observation. Data's validity, reliability, and objectivity checked by using external audit techniques. This work explores the powerful of female’s personal style in developing a form of social influence based on her forms of capital as well as address the positive and negative consequences that may follow while implement and research STEAM in teaching classroom.

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