Colonisation in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Navigating Two Cultures of Psychological Being, Education and Wellness in Educational Psychology

Autor/inn/en	Escott, Sharnee; Abraham, Quentin
Titel	Colonisation in Aotearoa/New Zealand: Navigating Two Cultures of Psychological Being, Education and Wellness in Educational Psychology
Quelle	In: Educational & Child Psychology, 38 (2021) 4, S.48-62 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0267-1611
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Educational Psychology; Psychologists; Cultural Relevance; Ethnic Groups; Pacific Islanders; Racial Bias; Barriers; Land Settlement; Diversity; Cultural Awareness; Ethnicity; Self Determination; Racial Discrimination; Resilience (Psychology); Equal Education; Allied Health Occupations Education; Minority Groups; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sinti und Roma; Erziehungspsychologie; Pädagogische Psychologie; Psychologist; Psychologe; Psychologin; Ethnie; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Siedlungsraum; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Ethnizität; Selbstbestimmung; Racial bias; Ethnische Minderheit; Neuseeland
Abstract	This paper offers a first person account of an indigenous person navigating the education system to become an educational psychologist. The writing is unashamedly personal, includes cultural references, words from the first language of our country, feelings and reflections. The second author has contextualised these observations in the literary style required of a professional journal, making the structural racism and the need for decolonisation in Aotearoa/New Zealand more explicit. Up until 1968 psychologists in this country were a branch of the British Psychological Society. As such this writing is an echo from the reaches of the former empire. As psychologists, these global connections are a source of mutual shame but also one of solidarity with those who challenge colonisation. The re-posting of an account by a UK-based black trainee educational psychologist, led to a discussion about the training programmes in our country. This created the space for the authors to write this paper. Young people tell us that the relationships and the way in which educational professionals engage make a difference to their learning at school. We need a diverse, culturally equipped educational psychology workforce that is knowledgeable and willing to challenge the inequities in our education and health systems. A glossary of Maori words is provided at the end of this paper to assist the reader. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01