Papers by Aminath Shiyama
List of Abbreviations Acronym Long name/form ADB Asian Development Bank CD Curriculum Developer 1... more List of Abbreviations Acronym Long name/form ADB Asian Development Bank CD Curriculum Developer 1 Outcome-based-education (OBE) is often used interchangeably with competence-based-curriculum CBC), given the subtle difference between them (Jansen, 1998; Morcke, Dornan, & Eika, 2013). We have always confronted philosophical questions about how knowledge influences behaviour, of course, but the question is further complicated in the case of teaching because teachers have already developed systems of practice that they believe optimally resolve the various challenges they face.
Deleted Journal, Nov 30, 2023
Environmental and sustainability education is critical to the world we live in today. Our World, ... more Environmental and sustainability education is critical to the world we live in today. Our World, Our Futures, a small-scale, cross-cultural participatory study, explored what transformative environmental and global citizenship education might look like in primary schools across two contexts. The study aimed to explore how teachers innovate curriculum through a flexible, cross-curricular approach within the constraints of the existing formal school curriculum. Informed by a culturally situated, responsive approach to researching with students and teachers, the research team supported the teachers in developing learning activities that forefronted the students' situated knowledge, ideas and concerns about the environment. The students were invited to create and share art and other texts reflecting their perspectives on local environmental issues, their aspirations for their future spaces and their active roles as global citizens. Teachers were invited to reflect on how, and the extent to which, ideas of global citizenship, environmental and sustainability education can be incorporated into the curriculum, exploring how the project supported teachers' pedagogical praxis, autonomy and professional learning. Through these activities, data such as teacher interviews, classroom observations and artefacts of student work were gathered. The data were analysed to identify ways in which students' cross-cultural dialogue developed along with teachers' pedagogical development in integrating transformative and contextually relevant pedagogical approaches for delivery of environmental and sustainability education. The findings demonstrate the complexities and challenges of collaborating across distances, cultures and time zones, and of using virtual platforms. Finally, the findings present curriculum development as a lived, dynamic and experimental process that develops teacher autonomy and professional learning.
The International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, Nov 16, 2021
NORRAG, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has significant implications for small island developing states (SIDS) such... more The COVID-19 pandemic has significant implications for small island developing states (SIDS) such as the Maldives. We discuss how the Maldives is being impacted and how the education system is responding. Particular attention is given to online schooling as we highlight the importance of context in determining educational priorities.
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Papers by Aminath Shiyama