CULTURE AND INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES

EDU3CIP

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject explores and develops knowledge and understandings of the histories, cultures, traditions, languages, and diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples, and the types of education most appropriate to their needs. It aims to equip preservice teachers with skills and strategies that incorporate Indigenous perspectives across all learning areas of the curriculum and teach Indigenous and non-Indigenous students with confidence and without prejudice.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Kathryn Coff

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: EDU5CIP

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

I'm an Aboriginal woman -Who are you? In Austin, J. (2005) Culture and Identity, pp. 159-169

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Howey, K.

Year: 2005

Edition/Volume: 2nd edition

Publisher: Pearson: Australia.

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Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences: History, Geography, Economics and Citizenship in the Australian Curriculum

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Gilbert, R., Hoepper, B.

Year: 2014

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Publisher: Melbourne: Cengage Learning.

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Teaching and Learning in Aboriginal Education

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Harrison, N.

Year: 2011

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Publisher: Australia: Oxford University Press

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education: An introduction for the teaching profession

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Price, K.

Year: 2015

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Publisher: Australia: Cambridge University Press

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Indigenous education: language, culture, and identity

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Jacob, W., Cheng, S., Porter, M.

Year: 2015

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Publisher: Springer.

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Global Perspective Framework: Schools and Diversity

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Keeffe, M., & Carrington, S.

Year: 2007

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Publisher: Pearson: Australia.

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Why is life so hard for the Aboriginal students in urban classrooms?

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Malin, M.

Year: 1990

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Publisher: The Aboriginal Child at

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The cultural interface.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Nakata, M

Year: 2007

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Publisher: Australian Journal of Indigenous education

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URL: http://rrr.edu.au.

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The visibility and the invisibility of the Aboriginal child in the classroom

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Malin, M.

Year: 1990

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Publisher: Australian Journal of Education, 34(3), pp. 312-29.

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Indigenous Education: A learning journey for teachers, schools, and communities.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Nina Burridge, N., Frances Whalan, F., Vaughan, K.

Year: 2012

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Publisher: Sense Publishers.

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Aboriginal representation: Conflict or dialogue in the academy.

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Learn, J.

Year: 2010

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Publisher: The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 39 pp. 32 -39.

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The con-situational re-cognition scam-pain: the campaign for the hidden re-cognition of first nation peoples racial inferiority [online

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Chalmers, G.

Year: 2014

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Publisher: Indigenous Law Bulletin, 8(15), pp.27-30

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Develop a critical understanding of, acknowledgement, and respect for Australia's Indigenous people's personal histories, beliefs and values, languages, and lifestyle, that promote tolerance, and respect.
02. Examine past and contemporary policy issues impacting on Indigenous Australians including the Stolen Generation and develop a critical perspective that supports student engagement.
03. Examine the variations in cultures in First Nations peoples and how these are accommodated and supported in education.
04. Plan and manage learning programs that incorporate Indigenous perspectives as a comprehensive approach across curriculum learning areas that maximize outcomes for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous student's tolerance and success.
05. Engaged with Indigenous communities in a respectful and authentic consultation in which the reconciliation process is promoted as part of the teaching process.
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.