Lessons from Engaging Sports Role Models and Stakeholders in the Promotion of Literacy among School Children in Suva, Fiji

Autor/inn/en	Dorovolomo, Jeremy; Rafiq, Loriza Zinnie
Titel	Lessons from Engaging Sports Role Models and Stakeholders in the Promotion of Literacy among School Children in Suva, Fiji
Quelle	In: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 20 (2021) 2, S.76-87 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2202-493X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Athletes; Literacy Education; Teaching Methods; Role Models; Community Involvement; Partnerships in Education; Elementary Education; Reading Aloud to Others; Fiji + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Athlet; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Identifikationsfigur; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Elementarunterricht; Fidschi
Abstract	This paper draws lessons from the Read like a Champion (RLAC) program implemented in Suva, Fiji, which engaged elite sporting individuals in literacy activities at schools. A qualitative case-oriented study was utilized, drawing on Esser and Vliegenthart's (2017) practical steps in analyzing comparative data to consider lessons from RLAC in comparison with available literature on lessons from similar programs. The analysis is inductive in nature, and we arrived at four lessons that are presented as analogical representations. The first finding is that literacy development among school children needs creative and innovative ideas. The second is that these innovative ideas are delivered in context and become situated practice. The third lesson is that literacy development among children requires genuine partnerships with stakeholders in society, and, fourth, that literacy skills could be enhanced through involving role models. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Oceania Comparative and International Education Society. Wellington, New Zealand. Web site: https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/IEJ/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01