Elavie Ndura
Biographic Data
| ID | 6006489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elavie Ndura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elavie |
| FAMILY NAME | Ndura |
| SIGNATURE | NDURA E |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Mason University |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-7903-2715 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Fostering belonging for all students and employees in schools and other organisations
Conflict, Reconciliation, and Peace Education
Unraveling the Threads of White Teachers’ Conceptions of Caring
This study explored two White inservice teachers’ understandings of Whiteness in relation to privilege and caring. A yearlong professional development set of courses used a multimodal construction of three significant course experiences designed to reposition Whiteness and illuminate White teachers’ predisposition to care for their students in ways aligned with their own conceptions of caring
S pecial I ssue
Transcending the majority rights and minority protection dichotomy through multicultural reflective citizenship in the African Great Lakes region
In this paper, the author examines how colonial racist policies and western‐bound post‐colonial educational practices have contributed to the recurring ethnic conflicts in the Great Lakes region of Africa. After defining democracy and reflective citizenship within the African context, she discusses how teachers’ roles should be redefined and pedagogy revamped within a multicultural perspective in order to prepare students to become reflective cit…
W estern E ducation and A frican C ultural I dentity in the G reat L akes R egion of A frica
Balancing Linguistic and Social Needs
English as a second language (ESL) content-based texts are often evaluated for their presentation of sound second-language teaching practices. While such reviews are important and valuable, they ignore an examination of the race, class, and gender issues introduced in the texts. A critical perspective on textbook evaluation organized around the concept of critical language awareness (CLA) is introduced as an alternative and provides an appropriat…
Teachers' Discoveries of Their Cultural Realms
Educators need to explore and understand their own cultural identities before they can comprehend and appreciate their students' cultural backgrounds. In this article, the author presents the findings from a qualitative study that investigated in-service teachers' awareness of and characterization of their culture. She also discusses the importance of affording educators opportunities to reflect on and make the connection between culture and thei…
ESL and Cultural Bias
The content of instructional materials significantly affects students' attitudes and dispositions towards themselves, other people and society. This is particularly so with students of English as a Second Language (ESL) whose success in a new environment is conditioned not only by their mastery of the new language, but also, and especially, by their ability to negotiate the new culture. Building on the argument that learning a second language can…
ESL and Cultural Bias
The content of instructional materials significantly affects students' attitudes and dispositions towards themselves, other people and society. This is particularly so with students of English as a Second Language (ESL) whose success in a new environment is conditioned not only by their mastery of the new language, but also, and especially, by their ability to negotiate the new culture. Building on the argument that learning a second language can…
Unraveling the Threads of White Teachers’ Conceptions of Caring
This study explored two White inservice teachers’ understandings of Whiteness in relation to privilege and caring. A yearlong professional development set of courses used a multimodal construction of three significant course experiences designed to reposition Whiteness and illuminate White teachers’ predisposition to care for their students in ways aligned with their own conceptions of caring
Transcending the majority rights and minority protection dichotomy through multicultural reflective citizenship in the African Great Lakes region
In this paper, the author examines how colonial racist policies and western‐bound post‐colonial educational practices have contributed to the recurring ethnic conflicts in the Great Lakes region of Africa. After defining democracy and reflective citizenship within the African context, she discusses how teachers’ roles should be redefined and pedagogy revamped within a multicultural perspective in order to prepare students to become reflective cit…
Teachers' Discoveries of Their Cultural Realms
Educators need to explore and understand their own cultural identities before they can comprehend and appreciate their students' cultural backgrounds. In this article, the author presents the findings from a qualitative study that investigated in-service teachers' awareness of and characterization of their culture. She also discusses the importance of affording educators opportunities to reflect on and make the connection between culture and thei…
Teachers' Discoveries of Their Cultural Realms
Educators need to explore and understand their own cultural identities before they can comprehend and appreciate their students' cultural backgrounds. In this article, the author presents the findings from a qualitative study that investigated in-service teachers' awareness of and characterization of their culture. She also discusses the importance of affording educators opportunities to reflect on and make the connection between culture and thei…
ESL and Cultural Bias
The content of instructional materials significantly affects students' attitudes and dispositions towards themselves, other people and society. This is particularly so with students of English as a Second Language (ESL) whose success in a new environment is conditioned not only by their mastery of the new language, but also, and especially, by their ability to negotiate the new culture. Building on the argument that learning a second language can…
Balancing Linguistic and Social Needs
English as a second language (ESL) content-based texts are often evaluated for their presentation of sound second-language teaching practices. While such reviews are important and valuable, they ignore an examination of the race, class, and gender issues introduced in the texts. A critical perspective on textbook evaluation organized around the concept of critical language awareness (CLA) is introduced as an alternative and provides an appropriat…
Transcending the majority rights and minority protection dichotomy through multicultural reflective citizenship in the African Great Lakes region
In this paper, the author examines how colonial racist policies and western‐bound post‐colonial educational practices have contributed to the recurring ethnic conflicts in the Great Lakes region of Africa. After defining democracy and reflective citizenship within the African context, she discusses how teachers’ roles should be redefined and pedagogy revamped within a multicultural perspective in order to prepare students to become reflective cit…
W estern E ducation and A frican C ultural I dentity in the G reat L akes R egion of A frica
S pecial I ssue
Unraveling the Threads of White Teachers’ Conceptions of Caring
This study explored two White inservice teachers’ understandings of Whiteness in relation to privilege and caring. A yearlong professional development set of courses used a multimodal construction of three significant course experiences designed to reposition Whiteness and illuminate White teachers’ predisposition to care for their students in ways aligned with their own conceptions of caring
Conflict, Reconciliation, and Peace Education
Fostering belonging for all students and employees in schools and other organisations
Sociology (7 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works)