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1. 1. The Word for World is Forest : A multidisciplinary approach to teaching about genocide

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Marco Zalazar; [2023]
   Keywords : Genocide; Dehumanization; Peace Education; Le Guin; Cognitive Estrangement; Engaged Reading; Socratic Pedagogy;

   Abstract : The current position proposed as a possible antidote to future human conflicts is to educate our students about the horrific consequences of past atrocities. To this end, this research paper will examine the possibilities of teaching the students to recognize and reject dehumanizing attitudes in society. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring colonial and decolonial influences in the teaching of indigenous perspectives at Swedish Universities.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Kimberly Spirito; [2022-04-29]
   Keywords : Colonial influence; Decolonial influence; Education; Teaching of indigenous perspectives; Sweden;

   Abstract : This thesis engages the topic of colonial and decolonial influences within teaching of indigenous epistemology, ontology, and methodology, here abbreviated to indigenous perspectives, at institutions of higher education. More specifically this study brings the discussion into a Swedish setting. READ MORE

4. 3. “Is it a sin against God to be poor?” : Marxist and Pedagogical Perspectives on Oppressive Ideologies in Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower and its Potential for Teaching Critical Thinking.

   University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Sofia Schalander; [2022]
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   Abstract : In this essay, I have analysed the novel Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler through a Marxist lens to investigate how ideological oppression is depicted through Capitalism and religion. To examine these ideologies, I analysed Lauren Olamina, the first-person narrator and her half-brother, Keith. READ MORE

5. 4. EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND MOTHER TONGUE TUITION AT A CROSSROADS

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Katerina Olson; [2021-08-17]
   Keywords : Mother Tongue Tuition; Education for Sustainable Development;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this research is to investigate how ESD intersects with the subject of Mother Tongue Tuition in the compulsory school system via one municipality in Sweden. This is done by engaging with two analytical foci: i) the analysis of attitudes and responses to ESD in MTT. READ MORE

6. 5. Peruvian Trainee Teachers as Mestizas. Pedagogies of Tolerance and Respect Towards Gay and Lesbian People

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Magrith Mena Portocarrero; [2020]
   Keywords : Tolerance; Respect; Standpoint theory; Gay; Lesbian; Engaged pedagogy; Mestiza consciousness; Nos otras; Gender binary discourse; Border crossing; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Given the polarized political context in Peru that was provoked by the inclusion of LGTBIQ+ identities in the official school curriculum, this study analyzes the meanings that students of pedagogy in Lima ascribe to tolerance and respect towards gay and lesbian people, and how these meanings inform their pedagogical practices. Based on two focus groups and eight individual interviews grounded in standpoint theory, this study engages in a dialogue with the work of Wendy Brown regarding tolerance. READ MORE