Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Breidlid, Anders"
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Children with Deafblindness and Inclusive Education, Leaving no-/someone behind
Verngård, Kenneth (Master thesis, 2019)This qualitative study investigates the situation for children with deafblindness in Malawi and Zambia. The study shows that the education systems in the two countries are heavily influenced by the global architecture ... -
Collaboration in University development: north-south, south-north. A Norwegian case
Breidlid, Anders (Postcolonial Directions in Education;2(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The article focuses on university collaboration between Norway and countries in the global South. It describes Norway’s policies and practices and discusses in particular three programmes in higher education supported by ... -
Crossing worldviews in the Life Sciences classroom: A case of indigenous teachers and learners in South Africa
Fortuin, Eloise (Master thesis, 2017)This thesis explores the extent to which a difference in worldviews between the Life Sciences curriculum, and indigenous Xhosa and Sotho teachers and learners, cause problems in teaching and learning. The thesis is guided ... -
The Cuban educational system in transition: Is it still an alternative for the Global South?
Dieudé, Alessandra (Master thesis, 2016)This thesis explores some of the recent changes in the Cuban educational system in the postFidel period, in particular those related to the teacher profession. Among the countries of Latin America, Cuba shows the best ... -
Dialogue between epistemologies as quality education. Integrating knowledges in Sub-Saharan African classrooms to foster sustainability learning and contextually relevant education
Seehawer, Maren; Breidlid, Anders (Social Sciences & Humanities Open;Volume 4, Issue 1, 100200, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-14)The article aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on quality education with regard to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4. The authors suggest that heterogeneity and plurality of epistemologies in Sub-Saharan African ... -
Dialogue between epistemologies as quality education: Integrating knowledges in Sub-Saharan African classrooms to foster sustainability learning and contextually relevant education
Seehawer, Maren; Breidlid, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The article aims to contribute to the ongoing debate on quality education with regard to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4. The authors suggest that heterogeneity and plurality of epistemologies in Sub-Saharan African ... -
Hegemoni og motstand i den sudanske grunnskolen : sør-sudanske læreres erfaringer fra Khartoum
Eri, Thomas (Master thesis, 2003)General Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, president i Sudan og leder for det styrende partiet National Congress (NC), innførte i 1990 omfattende utdanningsreformer i Sudan. Utdanning på alle nivåer skulle nå være dominert av ... -
Implementation of Local Knowledges in the Cuban Primary Educational System
Nascimento, Thiago dos Reis (Master thesis, 2017)This study explores the implementation of local knowledges in the Cuban Primary Educational System under the paradigm of qualitative research. Hence, we attempt to comprehend how the Cuban socialist government tried to ... -
In the shadow of Anglobalization national tests in English in Norway and the making of a new English underclass
Thomas, Paul; Breidlid, Anders (Journal of Multicultural Discourses;10(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06-30)This study argues that the recent ‘English revolution’ in Norway conflates with the growing standardization of education in the European Union (EU; e.g. the 1999 Bologna Treaty). This proliferation of English at the ... -
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGES IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE: An Exploration into the Integration of Indigenous Knowledges in the Teaching of Agricultural Science in selected Secondary Schools in Zambia.
Sakayombo, Rosalia (Master thesis, 2014)This thesis explores the integration of indigenous knowledges (IKs) into the teaching of agricultural science as illustrated by the cases of selected secondary schools in the Southern province of Zambia. The need to integrate ... -
The Lost Boys of Sudan : the reintegration process of school children associated with armed forces and groups
Røed, Merethe; Skårås, Merethe (Master thesis, 2009)The signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2005 marked the end of Africa’s longest civil war between the government of Sudan and Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement. A few years prior to the signing ... -
Narration of past and present in the Israeli education system - A case study of a university in Jerusalen
Stendal, Signe Marie (Master thesis, 2015)The aim of this study is to investigate the narrations of past and present among students and professors of social science and history at an Israeli university in Jerusalem. Moreover, the goal is to address the perceived ... -
A perspective of the municipal-school teacher’s experience and constraints associated with teaching low performing students, in the city of Valparaiso, Chile. -A qualitative study with an ethnographic aspect
Jochimsen, Vickie Frida Maria (Master thesis, 2020)This study contributes to qualitative research by exploring the situation of teaching vulnerable students in Valparaiso, Chile. The approach of the study recognises the interconnections between the various ecological levels ... -
Recognition of indigenous knowledges and identity construction in public primary education in Wayanad.
Aspelund, Ingrid (Master thesis, 2014)This thesis explores the recognition of indigenous knowledges in primary education in the Wayanad district in South India. India has made substantial progress in terms of providing free, compulsory education for all ... -
The role of education in Sudan’s civil war
Breidlid, Anders (Prospects;43 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This article addresses the role that education plays in conflict, with specific reference to the civil war in Sudan. It analyses the ideological basis of the Sudanese government (GoS) during the civil war, with special ... -
Skolens rolle i Sør-Afrikas kamp mot HIV/AIDS-pandemien
Skaug, Anniken (Master thesis, 2009)Temaet for min oppgave er det sørafrikanske utdanningssystemets rolle i kampen mot HIV/AIDS. Den overordnede problemstillingen min er som følger: Har det sørafrikanske utdanningssystemet mulighet til å virke som en sosial ... -
Sudanese Images of the Other : Education and Conflict in Sudan
Breidlid, Anders (Comparative Education Review;54 (4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-11) -
Understanding parents’ perceptions of education : parental involvement and home-school interaction in two South African communities
Auditore, Lauren (Master thesis, 2012)The purpose of this thesis was to gain a deeper understanding of parents’ perceptions of education in South Africa, and the connection that can be made between these perceptions and their involvement and interaction with ... -
The Young Pioneers of Cuba: The Formation of Cuban Citizens through Civic Education
Andresen, Hege (Master thesis, 2021)After the revolution in Cuba, it was a clear goal and commitment that only through education could Cuba recover from the massive social differences, poverty and underdevelopment. The Castro regime created a social contract ...