This paper studies the frameworks used to understand the commons, the knowledge commons, and indigenous knowledge. Discussion of enclosure, participation, rivalrous and non-rivalrous commons reveals that information and knowledge are resources that increase in value through use. The author examines current IK practices, focusing on documentation strategies and the role of the librarian. Studying IK practices in relation to the commons allows shared language to emerge. Challenging the frameworks, discourse and practices of both IK and the commons exposes and strengthens their connections to one another. This provides a platform for stronger advocacy for IK projects and the commons in general. 相似文献
In the spring of 2015, the University of Minnesota Libraries formed the Content Services department, which is comprised of Interlibrary Loan, Publishing Services, and the Copyright Permissions Service. These three service points, as well as additional Library units, work together with campus partners to save students money on their course materials through a variety of programs and pilot projects. By employing multiple avenues to help faculty and students put affordable content into their existing workflows for providing and accessing required readings, the University of Minnesota Libraries are ensuring that there are many options available that support coursework and ultimately student success. 相似文献
Novels that prioritise the connectedness and strength of girls’ friendships without employing the pervasive trope of “mean
girls”—those who typically divide in order to conquer other girls—are potentially empowering in their refusal to perpetuate
limited and binary accounts of adolescent femininity. While Ann Brashares’ cult novel (now film), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005a; originally 2002) appears to be representative of this textual shift, underpinning the overt call to value girls’ relationships
is a deeply conservative, assimilationist narrative that relies on an acceptance of traditional patriarchal values. This article
analyses the ways in which the novel appropriates “multicultural difference” to valorise, sustain and naturalise the central
position and authority of patriarchy in the lives of young girls, regardless of their cultural heritage.
Kate McInally currently works as a research fellow, and teaches children’s literature at Deakin University, Burwood, Australia.
Her particular research interests are feminist, queer and Deleuzean theory, representations of girl–girl desire in young adult
fiction, and multicultural children’s fiction. 相似文献
The Urban Review - School choice policy is ubiquitous in urban school districts. Evidence suggests that it has not fully delivered on its proponents’ promises of equitable educational... 相似文献
A significant contention underpinning the commentary around STEM / STEAM is the evidence of discipline hierarchies, and inherent binary perspectives and/or biases that lend themselves to privileging one or more disciplines over another in an interdisciplinary education context. The current focus on increasing engagement with STEM in Australian schools provides opportunities to explore how the creative and liberal arts, and arts‐based approaches to teaching and learning are being adopted to significantly enhance teaching and learning outcomes in and for STEM education. This article examines how design for a STEAM education programme evolves and is adopted in an Australian context. Tasmania represents one of the most vibrant creative communities in Australia. At the same time it has one of the lowest levels of educational attainment. Entrenched teaching habits and disciplinary hierarchies often create significant barriers to the implementation of STEAM despite genuine goodwill and enthusiasm for STEAM among teachers and within schools. This article argues that, despite the contrasting dynamics extant in the Tasmanian educational context, it is here that some of the nation’s most curious and exciting examples of STEAM teaching and learning have emerged. It offers an example of an innovative learning project and proposes the means by which these disciplinary strands have been effectively entwined. 相似文献
This study investigated parent-reported receptivity towards the classroom environment and classroom outcomes. Classroom environment
was based on a five-aspect model: (1) provision of information from the child; (2) beliefs about the school; (3) provision
of information from teachers; (4) teachers' commitment to working with parents; and (5) confidence in communicating with teachers.
Classroom outcomes were based on two aspects: (1) educational values (importance of schooling, involved with learning; seeing
a future through learning, desire to learn, and importance of learning); and (2) learning outcomes (achieving, and views of
child's engagement in school work). For each aspect, items were written in an ordered-by-difficulty pattern so that, for example,
Item 2 involved Item 1 and ‘more’, making it conceptually ‘harder’ to agree with Item 2 than with Item 1. There were four
Likert response categories (SDA, DA, A, and SA). Using the extended logistic model of Rasch, an interval-level, unidimensional
scale was created with item difficulties for classroom environment aspects and classroom outcomes calibrated on the same scale
as the receptivity measures. The sample consisted of 518 parents of students from three secondary schools in Western Australia.
The item sample was 30. The proportion of observed variance considered true was 0.94. The items for each aspect were found
to be ordered from ‘easy’ to ‘hard’ in line with the hypothesised model of receptivity and the data fitted the measurement
model well.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
Expanding the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian (hereafter respectfully Indigenous) talent pool to undertake valuable roles in business, health, education, academia, government, policy development and community development is critical for addressing current disparities between Indigenous and other Australians. Parity of access and engagement with education plays a key role in facilitating participation in these roles but has not yet been attained. This article provides an initial systematic review of literature on the state of the evidence regarding access/attraction, retention and completions for Indigenous Higher Degree Research (HDR) students. This article identifies the quantity (number examined), nature (e.g. focus of study), quality (peer reviewed and evidence of methodological rigour) and characteristics (e.g. publication type, authorship) of the limited publications. Using specific search strings (words or phrases of relevance to the topic), a systematic review methodology was employed to search nine databases and grey (non-peer reviewed) literature from 1995 to 2015. The resultant 12 publications were mined with quality assessed and a predetermined framework used to extract and synthesise the characteristics from individual publications. This research contributes to existing literature about Indigenous Peoples in HDR programs internationally in identifying significant cultural and institutional barriers and highlighting institutional enablers which can contribute to attraction, retention and completion. Building on the prior limited research reported in the review, the article highlights the need for further research and provides an initial agenda of directions for universities and government to redress the disparity in entry and completion of Indigenous Peoples in HDR programs.