Silencing the center
Local knowledge and imported model in learning disabilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12726066 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maysaa S Bazna (City University of New York, corresponding author), Maysaa Bazna |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 275-287 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Globalisation Societies and Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1476-7724 • E-ISSN: 1476-7732 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14767720903166087 |
| OpenAlex | W1973093312 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
This qualitative study investigates the interaction between local and imported knowledges in a specific case of transnational importation; the whole‐sale importation of the American medical learning disabilities (LDs) model in Kuwait. A discourse analysis of the narratives of local educators at the only school for LDs in the country reveals a belief in the value of the imported model over their personal, experiential and cultural knowledge in the education of students identified with LDs. I conclude that importation needs to be a conscious act or the result would be the total loss of local culture
Art · Center (category theory · Epistemology · Experiential knowledge · Experiential learning · Literature · Narrative · Pedagogy · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Disability Education and Employment · Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees · Global Health Workforce Issues
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |