Aug 2026· International journal of computer information systems and industrial management applications· 0 citations
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This theoretical-reflective article, derived from the doctoral dissertation Intercultural Education Based on Curriculum Management for Strengthening the Quality of Higher Education, is grounded in a critical-hermeneutic documentary review. The study adopts a qualitative perspective supported by micro-ethnographies and an introspective-experiential approach, assuming the co-construction of the corpus through information analysis, textualization, theoretical triangulation, and analytical systematization. It examines the relationship between culture, intercultural education, curriculum management, and technology, understanding the latter not as a neutral resource but as a sociocultural mediation capable of expanding or restricting recognition, participation, and curricular justice. The findings suggest that intercultural education goes beyond discourses of inclusion and coexistence to become a transformative practice in the face of historically rooted cultural exclusion. They also show that the critical, ethical, accessible, and pedagogically relevant integration of digital technologies can foster dialogue among knowledge systems, the visibility of identities, collaborative knowledge production, and the democratization of learning. However, technology may also deepen inequalities when gaps in connectivity, accessibility, digital competencies, and cultural representation persist. The article concludes that recognizing diversity, developing inclusive curricular practices, and critically managing technology contribute to strengthening educational quality.
The study concludes that linking the tradition of education of the will with discussions on digital technologies may broaden the understanding of the cognitive and anthropological conditions required for learning and contribute to a more critical integration of ICT in school contexts.
The global expansion of competence-based social work education has carried with it deeply embedded Western individualist assumptions, which clash with the relational ontologies of non-Western societies. This paper argues that genuine indigenization in Chinese social work education demands not merely the addition of cultural content to imported frameworks, but a fundamental reconceptualization of what it means to be a competent practitioner. Drawing upon Chinese Confucian ethics of the relational self and the Western tradition of reflective practice, this conceptual paper proposes a “relational-reflective competence” framework comprising four interconnected dimensions: ethical presence, contextualized discretion, integrative embodied knowing, and symbiotic growth. The framework seeks to shift the educational paradigm from the acquisition of demonstrable skills to the cultivation of the practitioner as a moral and relational subject. The paper discusses the macro-level implications of this framework for curriculum redesign, pedagogical transformation, and the educator’s role, while also critically reflecting on the tensions between this ideal and institutional realities. It concludes that such a cultural-epistemological grounding is essential not only for the relevance of Chinese social work education but also for its potential to foster a more pluralistic global social work knowledge base by drawing on Eastern epistemological traditions.
Pengfei Li· Journal of Contemporary Educ...· 0 citations
In contexts of growing social polarisation and cultural complexity, tertiary educators are increasingly called upon to move beyond celebratory multiculturalism towards critically informed intercultural praxis in preparing students for 21st-century classrooms. Drawing on a sustained transnational collaboration between Australia and Spain within initial teacher education, this paper adopts a collaborative autoethnographic approach to critically reflect on our pedagogical practices and their implications for culturally responsive music education. We examine how intercultural musical encounters, particularly those involving culture bearers, can foster cultural competence and critical reflection among pre-service teachers, while also generating tensions related to knowledge, cultural ownership, authenticity, and appropriation. Building on these reflections, we reconceptualise authenticity as a relational and dialogic process, co-constructed through interaction, mediation, and context-sensitive engagement. We propose a conceptual framework grounded in three interrelated dimensions: collaborative partnerships, relational authenticity, and dialogic mediation through educator facilitation. Together, these principles offer an ethically informed and pedagogically grounded approach to intercultural music education that moves beyond representation towards sustained, meaningful engagement with cultural diversity. By foregrounding the role of the educator as a cultural mediator and drawing on insights generated through sustained intercultural practice and prior research, this paper contributes to ongoing debates on belonging, inclusion, and the development of culturally responsive practices in contemporary music teacher education.
A. Cabedo-Mas, Dawn Joseph· Education sciences· 0 citations
This study examines the transformation of theological pedagogy within digital learning environments, focusing on the shift from a transmission-oriented model to a dialogical, reflective, and transformative paradigm. Employing a literature-based approach that engages theories of theological pedagogy, reflective didactics, and digital learning practices, the conceptual synthesis suggests that digital spaces foster new forms of active learner engagement in constructing theological meaning. The analysis identifies three core conceptual transformations: (1) a paradigmatic shift toward participatory learning; (2) a theological reinterpretation of presence and incarnation beyond physical proximity; and (3) the emergence of digital space as a legitimate locus theologicus for experiencing and articulating faith. The discussion further highlights the relevance of Groome’s shared praxis and Klafki’s reflective didactics as foundational frameworks for designing pedagogical models that are both contextually grounded and transformative. Overall, this study contributes to contemporary discussions on theological education by emphasizing the need to reconstruct pedagogical goals, processes, and relational dynamics for the digital age.
Paulus Tnunay, Thomas Pentury, Wilson Rajagukguk· Greenation International Jou...· 0 citations
How innovation discourse in classrooms is simultaneously emancipatory and constraining is revealed, offering practitioners, policymakers, and educational technologists a nuanced understanding of the sociolinguistic dynamics underpinning twenty-first-century learning.
I. Nkopuruk· WORLD JOURNAL OF INNOVATION...· 0 citations
The findings indicate that the incorporation of digital culture and computational thinking creates new demands for teacher education, requiring educators to develop broader competencies for the critical, ethical, and pedagogical use of digital technologies.
Lídia dos Santos Alves, Dayanne Leite Souza Belfort, Vinícius Kennedy Carlos Santana et al.· Revista de Estudos Interdisc...· 0 citations
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