Educator Perspectives on Indigenous Cultural Content in an Occupational Therapy Curriculum

Autor/inn/en	Melchert, Belinda; Gray, Marion; Miller, Adrian
Titel	Educator Perspectives on Indigenous Cultural Content in an Occupational Therapy Curriculum
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 45 (2016) 1, S.100-109 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0111
DOI	10.1017/jie.2016.3
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Indigenous Knowledge; Occupational Therapy; Allied Health Occupations Education; College Curriculum; College Faculty; Teacher Surveys; Interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Cultural Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Beschäftigungstherapie; Fakultät; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten; Culture; Education; Kulturelle Bildung; Kulturelle Erziehung; Australien
Abstract	Health professionals must understand Indigenous perspectives to deliver effective health services. This study set out to determine the amount, type and effectiveness of current Indigenous content in an occupational therapy curriculum at an Australian regional university and the progress in meeting the National Aboriginal Health Strategy (NAHS) minimum standards for Indigenous content for Australian Universities. Twenty-one academic staff teaching at an Australian University were surveyed with five follow-up interviews. Findings suggest that while educators saw the importance of Indigenous cultural content, they lacked confidence in delivering this content. The need for a strategic and planned approach to embedding Indigenous content throughout the curriculum was identified. Future research evaluating the effectiveness of cultural competency initiatives is suggested. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01