Participatory action research in culturally complex societies: opportunities and challenges
- Vishalache Balakrishnan, L. Claiborne
- Sociology
- 15 March 2017
Abstract One of the aims of participatory action research (PAR) is to bring realities of lives closer together through dialogue and ‘conscientization’, raising critical awareness among participants…
The development of Moral Education in Malaysia
- Vishalache Balakrishnan
- Education
- 1 March 2010
Moral Education (ME) has been employed in the Malaysian education system for more than two decades. Policies have changed, and syllabi have been reviewed. The many challenges faced by makers,…
Teaching Moral Education in Secondary Schools Using Real-Life Dilemmas
- Vishalache Balakrishnan
- Education
- 15 January 2009
The purpose of this study is to contribute to contemporary debates about alternative ways of teaching Moral Education (ME) in Malaysia by including the voice of students. ME in the Malaysian setting…
Vygotsky from ZPD to ZCD in moral education: reshaping Western theory and practices in local context
- Vishalache Balakrishnan, L. Claiborne
- Education
- 9 May 2012
This article explores Vygotsky’s concept of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) in the Malaysian context to support local reform of the Moral Education (ME) classroom. Small groups of students in…
Using working agreements in participatory action research: working through moral problems with Malaysian students
- Vishalache Balakrishnan, S. Cornforth
- Psychology
- 21 November 2013
In this paper we propose that taking time before the work begins to develop agreements about how to work together in participatory action research enables researchers to directly address several…
Work Ethics and Empowerment within Malaysian Schools
- Vishalache Balakrishnan
- Political Science
- 1 June 2005
Inclusion of voices of students in Moral Education: A Malaysian experience
- Vishalache Balakrishnan
- Education
- 1 September 2010
Urban youth try drama: a pedagogy of the real?
- Vishalache Balakrishnan
- Education
- 3 July 2017
ISSN: 1468-1366 (Print) 1747-5104 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rpcs20 Urban youth try drama: a pedagogy of the real? Vishalache Balakrishnan To cite this article:…
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