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A Comparative Account of Decolonising Political Theory in the Global South and North: The Case of Wits and SOAS (2022)
Book Chapter
Ramgotra, M., & Omar, A. (2022). A Comparative Account of Decolonising Political Theory in the Global South and North: The Case of Wits and SOAS. In E. Walton, & R. Osman (Eds.), Pedagogical Responsiveness in Complex Contexts: Issues of Transformation, Inclusion and Equity (165-180). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12718-2

This chapter explores the notion of pedagogical responsiveness in two complex, politically intense, university teaching contexts: the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits), South Africa, and the School of Oriental and African Studies (... Read More about A Comparative Account of Decolonising Political Theory in the Global South and North: The Case of Wits and SOAS.

Craftwork as Problem Solving: ethnographic studies of design and making (2016)
Book
Marchand, T. H. (Ed.). (2016). Craftwork as Problem Solving: ethnographic studies of design and making. Ashgate. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315562803

This volume brings together a cross-disciplinary group of anthropologists, researchers of craft, and designer-makers to enumerate and explore the diversity and complexity of problem-solving tactics and strategies employed by craftspeople, together wi... Read More about Craftwork as Problem Solving: ethnographic studies of design and making.

Relationships of attitudes toward homework and time spent on homework to course outcomes: The case of foreign language learning (2014)
Journal Article
Chang, C. B., Wall, D., Tare, M., Golonka, E., & Vatz, K. (2014). Relationships of attitudes toward homework and time spent on homework to course outcomes: The case of foreign language learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 106(4), 1049-1065. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036497

In previous studies of homework in core academic subjects, positive student attitudes toward homework were linked to higher achievement, whereas time spent on homework showed an inconsistent relationship with achievement. This study examined the gene... Read More about Relationships of attitudes toward homework and time spent on homework to course outcomes: The case of foreign language learning.

A little world music is a dangerous thing, a lot of ethnomusicology is even worse (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Howard, K. (2010, January). A little world music is a dangerous thing, a lot of ethnomusicology is even worse. Presented at Cultural Diversity in Music Education International Symposium, University of Sydney

An exploration of the critiques of world music, coupled to an assessment of on-line discussion forums used by world music fans.

Stereotyping Communicative Styles In and Out of the Language and Culture classroom: Japanese Indirectness, Ambiguity and Vagueness (2009)
Book Chapter
Pizziconi, B. (2009). Stereotyping Communicative Styles In and Out of the Language and Culture classroom: Japanese Indirectness, Ambiguity and Vagueness. In R. Gomez Moron, M. Padilla Cruz, L. Fernandez Amaya, & M. De la O Hernandez Lopez (Eds.), Pragmatics Applied to Language Teaching and Learning. Cambridge Scholars Publishing

The stereotype of reserved and evasive Japanese people, whose language naturally fosters ambiguity and an intuitive and indirect style, pervades popular as well as pedagogical discourse. Despite evidence that, depending on the situation, Japanese can... Read More about Stereotyping Communicative Styles In and Out of the Language and Culture classroom: Japanese Indirectness, Ambiguity and Vagueness.

Etymology and Educational Implication of the Term of ‘Museum(博物館)’ in Europe and East Asia (2007)
Journal Article
Suh, W.-J. (2007). Etymology and Educational Implication of the Term of ‘Museum(博物館)’ in Europe and East Asia. Bagmulgwan gyo-yug yeon-gu, 1, 65-84

The purpose of this paper is to examine the educational implication in the term, ‘museum(博物館)’, in Europe and East Asia. This paper endeavours to trace the etymological history of the terms respectively. In Europe, the ‘museum’ was originated from... Read More about Etymology and Educational Implication of the Term of ‘Museum(博物館)’ in Europe and East Asia.