Philosophies of Sámi Education : Indigeneity, Place and Learning

The varied landscape of Sápmi – ranging from forests, coasts, mountains, tundra, and mires – and the livelihoods of those who live there have developed Sámi forms pedagogy, child-rearing, and education. This special issue explores the philosophies of Sámi education. The issue adopts a broad notion o...

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Main Authors: Nutti, Ylva Jannok, Johansson, Viktor Magne, Schaffar, Birgit
Other Authors: Department of Education, Helsinki Inequality Initiative (INEQ), AGORA for the study of social justice and equality in education -research centre, Diversity, multilingualism and social justice in education, Doctoral Programme in Gender, Culture, and Society, Doctoral Programme in School, Education, Society, and Culture, Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Education)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universitetet i Oslo 2025
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10138/591695
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Summary:The varied landscape of Sápmi – ranging from forests, coasts, mountains, tundra, and mires – and the livelihoods of those who live there have developed Sámi forms pedagogy, child-rearing, and education. This special issue explores the philosophies of Sámi education. The issue adopts a broad notion of education that involves formal and informal educational settings, kindergartens, schools and universities. Likewise, philosophy is understood widely as involving ethics, ontologies, epistemologies, and existential questions in theoretical investigations. Consequently, the aim is to take back education and philosophy that emerges from local indigenous practices, and various relations to land Peer reviewed