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Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) faces a shortage of qualified professionals, making educational improvement a national priority. Yet research reveals persistent challenges in academic achievement and pupils’ motivation within Greenlandic primary schools, where book-based, in-classroom teaching predomin… Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) faces a shortage of qualified professionals, making educational improvement a national priority. Yet research reveals persistent challenges in academic achievement and pupils’ motivation within Greenlandic primary schools, where book-based, in-classroom teaching predominates. This study reports findings from an action research project exploring the potential of Education Outside the Classroom in a Greenlandic primary school. During a period of over 14 months, the researcher collaborated with teachers to develop, implement and evaluate Education Outside the Classroom designs. Analysis of teaching plans, observations, field notes, and semi-structured interviews with 18 pupils indicates that integrating outdoor experiences with classroom theory fostered intrinsic motivation through authenticity, physical activity, and positive peer relations. However, inadequate planning reduced motivational benefits, underscoring the need for careful design and sustained teacher support. High teacher turnover further emerged as a challenge, highlighting the importance of addressing teacher recruitment and retention in Greenland's small, remote communities. Læs mere

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Introduction This is a presentation of a case study conducted in a school class for children with special needs in a Greenlandic elementary school, when Culturally Responsive Education Outside the Classroom (CREOtC) was practised, leveraging hunting, dogsledding and other traditional uses of Greenla… Introduction This is a presentation of a case study conducted in a school class for children with special needs in a Greenlandic elementary school, when Culturally Responsive Education Outside the Classroom (CREOtC) was practised, leveraging hunting, dogsledding and other traditional uses of Greenlandic nature as a foundation for interdisciplinary teaching. The students have earlier in their childhood been exposed to neglect and traumatic events at home, resulting in psychosocial challenges and academic setbacks. Methods The study investigates how the students respond, when hunting, Greenlandic dog sled culture, and traditional use of Greenlandic plants become the basis for academic as well as practical learning within the school curriculum. Results Observations and interviews demonstrate that this approach motivates students and has at positive impact on their wellbeing, academic performance, and social and personal development. Mastery experiences, authenticity, a smooth room, and positive teacher-student and peer relationships are important elements in this positive experience of school. Conclusions This case study serves as inspiration for the development of a holistic and culturally responsive pedagogy in the Arctic. The educational design has shown to foster motivation and interest for school and improved wellbeing and the overall learning outcome for students. Læs mere

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This is a presentation of teachers’ perspective on Education Outside the Classroom (EOtC) in Greenlandic Elementary school. I have worked collaborative with three different schools in South, West, and North Greenland to develop, test and evaluate educational designs in EOtC. The study was conducted… This is a presentation of teachers’ perspective on Education Outside the Classroom (EOtC) in Greenlandic Elementary school. I have worked collaborative with three different schools in South, West, and North Greenland to develop, test and evaluate educational designs in EOtC. The study was conducted Participatory Action Research, and the school were visited and revisited between two and four times, were I collaborated with the same teachers. After the interventions, I interviewed six of the teachers that participated. This is the presentation of preliminary findings from the interviews, all with indigenous Greenlandic teachers, and my preliminary analysis of working Participatory Action Research -based developing educational design in EOtC. The overall preliminary conclusion is that the teachers like using EOtC pedagogy in their teaching, and they see potential in that way of teaching when it comes to learning outcome, motivation and wellbeing among students. They all think it suits very well with the Greenlandic culture to learn outside and use nature and local places in teaching. They also see it as a way to practice a more culturally responsive teaching. They also emphasize that EOtC needs more planning time, especially when that kind of educational design are new to them. They think it would be beneficial, if teaching materials in EOtC in Greenlandic made for the Greenlandic context are developed. While most of the teachers liked the Participatory Action Research approach to develop EOtC, one asked in the interview for at more Design Based Research way of working, where she could have tested EOtC designs, I should have planned. Læs mere