VOLUME 2(5) • 2014
EDITORIAL SPECIAL ISSUE: INTERCULTURAL APPROACHES TO GLOBAL STUDIES IN EDUCATION
ABSTRACT. Four of the papers in this issue of Knowledge Cultures have been written by post-graduate students who studied the paper entitled ‘Globalisation, Cultures, Identities & Education’ at the University of Waikato as part of a Specialisation in Global Studies in Education see: http://www.wa..
EXCLUSION IN EDUCATION: WILL CHILDREN IN CAMBODIA BE ABLE TO COMPLETE A FULL COURSE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION BY 2015?
ABSTRACT. The United Nations Convention on The Rights of the Child, ratified in 1989, Article 28 states that ‘Primary Education will be made compulsory and free to all children’ (General Assembly, 1989). This paper looks at education in Cambodia and in particular, primary school education and the Mi..
THE INTERCULTURAL JOURNEY OF THE CHINESE ECO ELDERS AND THE CIVIL SERVANT
ABSTRACT. This narrative explores the interchange of two cultures and the development of intercultural dialogue through the building of a community garden in west Auckland. The identities of the two parties involved: the Auckland Environmental Protection Association (AEPA), aka Chinese Eco Elders (C..
“MY STORY”: VALUING THE PERSONAL NARRATIVES OF REFUGEE STUDENTS IN NEW ZEALAND SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT. It is acknowledged that New Zealand society has become home to an increasingly diverse range of ethnic and cultural identities. Globalization has resulted in growing diaspora communities created through immigration and refugee resettlement practices. There is a growing body of research exa..
RETHINKING TE WHARIKI: NEW ZEALAND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, GLOBAL REALITIES, AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE
ABSTRACT. This paper explores how the processes of globalization are placing new curriculum demands upon early childhood education in New Zealand. The author evaluates Te Whariki, the national early childhood curriculum framework of New Zealand, in terms of its utility at enabling young New Zealande..