Everyday knowledge, education and sustainable futures : transdisciplinary approaches in the Asia-Pacific Region /: transdisciplinary approaches in the Asia-Pacific Region. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Margaret Robertson, Po Keung Eric Tsang, editors.
• Editors: Robertson, Margaret; Tsang, Po Keung Eric
• Contents: Series Editors Introduction; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures and Plates; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Scientific Versus Everyday Knowing/Knowledge; 1.3 Geo-spatial Technologies (GIS), Digital Technologies, and New Literacies; 1.4 'East' Narratives: Unfolding Perspectives; 1.5 To Conclude; 1.6 Summary; References; Chapter 2: Knowledge, Change and Everyday Living; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 History of Four Major Movements; 2.3 Revaluing Our Heritage as a Matter for Education; 2.4 In Search of a New Imaginary; References. Chapter 3: A Conversation About the Politics of Everyday Knowledge at the Institute of Postcolonial Studies on the 14th of August 2014References; Chapter 4: Negotiating Chineseness and Capitalising on Resources Through Learning Chinese Heritage Language: Habitus and Capital in Fields; 4.1 Self-Perceived Identity, Socially Constructed Identity, and Habitus; 4.2 Motivation, Investment, and Capital Behind the Commitment to CHL Learning; 4.3 Habitus, Capital, and Field: A Sociological Framework; 4.4 The Study; 4.4.1 The Quantitative Sub-study; 4.4.1.1 The Measurement Model. 4.4.1.2 The Structural Model4.4.2 The Qualitative Sub-study; 4.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Matariki Tāpuapua: Pools of Traditional Knowledge and Currents of Change; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Traditional Knowledge; 5.3 Te Whānau Mārama: The Origin of Māori Astronomy; 5.4 'E ko Matariki e!' 'Tis Matariki!': Currents of Change in the Modern Cultural Landscape of Aotearoa New Zealand; 5.5 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Transformative Maternities: Indigenous Stories as Resistance and Reclamation in Aotearoa New Zealand; 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Listening for the Voices of Our Ancestors: Birth in Contemporary Aotearoa6.3 Land, Language and Spirituality; 6.3.1 Land; 6.3.2 Language; 6.3.3 Spirituality; 6.3.4 Whenua ki te Whenua: Returning the Placenta to Land; 6.4 Decolonising Maternities: A Collective Responsibility; Glossary; References; Chapter 7: Mongolian Nomads: Effects of Globalization and Social Change; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Steps of Society and Nomads; 7.3 Social Change and Globalization Affect the Nomadic Way of Living; 7.3.1 Survey of Nomadic Families; 7.3.2 Traditional Food and Its Preparation; 7.3.3 Clothing of Nomads. 7.3.4 Fuel Culture (Method of Fuel Preparation)7.3.5 Culture of Spending Free Time; 7.3.6 Transportation Changing; 7.3.7 Knowledge of Nomadic Traditions; 7.3.7.1 Traditional Tools; 7.3.7.2 Felt Making; 7.3.7.3 Tanning; 7.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 8: Everyday Knowledge and Disaster Management: The Role of Social Media; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Everyday Knowledge and Disaster Management; 8.3 The Media and Disaster Communication; 8.4 Social Media and the Challenges and Opportunities in Everyday-ing Disaster Knowledge: The Japanese Earthquake in 2011; 8.4.1 The Rise of Social Media in Japan.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xx, 265 pages)
• Subjects: 001.09182/3; Education; Collective memory -- Pacific Area; Learning and scholarship -- Pacific Area; REFERENCE -- Questions & Answers; Collective memory; Learning and scholarship; Manners and customs; Social conditions; Science -- Environmental Science; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Education -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General; Educational strategies & policy; Pacific Area -- Social conditions; Pacific Area -- Social life and customs; Pacific Area; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811002168; 9811002169; 9811002142; 9789811002144
• Related ISBNs: 9789811002144
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 29, 2016).
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