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'Under-Participation' and Ethnocentrism in Environmental Education Research: Developing 'Culturally Sensitive Research Approaches'
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Canadian Journal of Environmental Education . 2003 8(1):80-94. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- Racial and cultural diversity issues have been a source of some interest amongst outdoor and environmental educators. Early research was framed in terms of the "under-participation" of people of colour, which led to the development of ethnocentric and methodologically problematical "marginality" and "ethnicity" theories. There is, however, a growing body of research, educational and otherwise, which focuses on people of colour, and which privileges culture as being central to the research process. I argue that there are currently (at least) three interrelated "culturally sensitive research approaches" in use to differing extents in environmental education in its widest sense: "ethnic modeling in qualitative research;" "culturing" environmental education; and community based participatory research. I conclude by making a plea for "culturally sensitive research approaches" to become inherent in all environmental education research. (Contains 7 notes.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1205-5352
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Environmental Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ881748
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Opinion Papers