ERIC Number: EJ1133865
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-2326-3873
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Patterns of Indigenous Learning: An Ethnographic Study on How Kindergartners Learn in Mana, Fiji
Lee, Chih-Yih; Sparks, Paul
FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, v2 n1 Article 4 p33-46 2015
Technology has greatly impacted educational systems around the world, even in the most geographically isolated places. This study utilizes an ethnographic approach to examine the patterns of learning in a kindergarten in Mana, Fiji. Data comprised of interviews, observations and examination of related artifacts. The results provide baseline data for a larger study examining the evolution of learning patterns after iPads were introduced to the Mana school. Data were examined through two frameworks: Multiple Intelligence and 21st Century Skills during the baseline study; the same two frameworks will be utilized in the next round of data analysis. A comparative analysis will finally be conducted after the summer of 2015. Approval and support from three Fijian ministries was acquired for this study.
Descriptors: Ethnography, Kindergarten, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Young Children, Interviews, Observation, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Multiple Intelligences, Information Literacy, Media Literacy, Technological Literacy, Critical Thinking, Communication Skills, Cooperation, Skill Development, Self Management, Responsibility, Video Technology, Cultural Awareness, Qualitative Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Kindergarten; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Fiji
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