1st Edition
Culturally Responsive Education Reflections from the Global South and North
Series Introduction (Joost Dessein and Katriina Soini)
Introduction: What is Culturally Responsive Education? (Hille Janhonen-Abruquah, Elina Lehtomäki and George Kahangwa)
Part A: School Contexts
Implementing the Language of Instruction Policy in a Complex Linguistic Context in Ghana
(Joseph Ghartey Ampiah, Christopher Yaw Kwaah and Christine Adu-Yeboah)
Incorporating Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in ICT in Education in Kenyan Primary Schools (Suzanne Adhiambo Puhakka)
Reflections on North-South Collaboration in Music Education (Sanna Salminen, Pekka Toivanen, Jaana Virkkala, Sampo Hankama and Jaana Vahermaa)
Part B: Teacher Education Contexts
Towards Contextual Understanding of Gender: Teacher students’ views on home economics education and gender in Ghana and Finland (Hille Janhonen-Abruquah, Hanna Posti-Ahokas, Hannah Edjah and Mona Amu)
Teacher Professional Development through Open Distance Learning: Introducing a new learning culture (Agnes Mohlakhwana and Ruth Aluko)
Dialogues on Culture(s) of Inclusion between African and Finnish Educators (William Nketsia, Said Juma, Abebe Yehualawork Malle, Raija Pirttimaa and Elina Lehtomäki)
Part C: Education in Societal Contexts
Educational Leaders’ Views on Economically-disadvantaged Families’ Beliefs regarding the Relevance of Primary and Secondary Schooling in Tanzania (Aneth Komba)
Motives and Motivations for Mature Women’s Participation in Higher Education in Ghana
(Christine Adu-Yeboah)
Developing Knowledge-Based Economy through Education in the Global South: Whose Model and Culture Matters? (George Kahangwa)
Part D: Culturally Responsive Researcher
Narrative Writing: Creating possibilities for accountability and understanding across cultures (Mona Saleh Alsudis and Venitha Pillay)
Culturally Responsive Qualitative Research: Issues and ethics (Gunilla Holm and Elina Lehtomäki)
Epilogue
Päivi Palojoki, University of Helsinki
Biography
Elina Lehtomäki is Senior Researcher in the Faculty of Education, University of Jyväskylä, and Adjunct Professor (Docent) in Education Sciences at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
Hille Janhonen-Abruquah is a Lecturer inat the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
George Leonard Kahangwa is a Lecturer in Educational Management and Policy Studies at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
