The Definition and the Task of Mediating Sámi Research
Mediating Sámi research is a means for solving a severe phenomenon in society whereby structural power challenges everyday practices among Indigenous peoples. In this context, pedagogical Sámi research deals with multi-methodological education research. Moreover, it searches for ways to base Indigen...
| Published in: | International Journal of Research Studies in Education |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/d4cbe3ac-acb1-4bb8-b0c8-7777b0279064 https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrse.2016.1367 |
| Summary: | Mediating Sámi research is a means for solving a severe phenomenon in society whereby structural power challenges everyday practices among Indigenous peoples. In this context, pedagogical Sámi research deals with multi-methodological education research. Moreover, it searches for ways to base Indigenous institutional education on Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and cultural context. Pedagogical Sámi research is a means to resolve the legacy of assimilation and, in particular, language shift. Sámi education that is based on a mediating role plays an important part in efforts to revive Indigenous languages and cultures. Keywords: Sámi people; Sámi research; Sámi education; mediating structur |
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