Aboriginal Community-Led Preservice Teacher Education: Learning from Country in the City

Autor/inn/en	Thorpe, Katrina; Burgess, Cathie; Egan, Suzanne
Titel	Aboriginal Community-Led Preservice Teacher Education: Learning from Country in the City
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 46 (2021) 1, S.55-73, Artikel 4 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1835-517X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Indigenous Populations; Preservice Teacher Education; School Community Relationship; Place Based Education; Experiential Learning; Consciousness Raising; Student Attitudes; Knowledge Level; Indigenous Knowledge; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sinti und Roma; Lehramtsstudiengang; Lehrerausbildung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Bewusstseinsbildung; Schülerverhalten; Wissensbasis; Australien
Abstract	In Australia it is well documented that teachers continue to struggle with implementing Aboriginal content, pedagogies and engaging with Aboriginal communities. This paper describes a research project analysing place-based learning for preservice teachers at an urban university led by Aboriginal community members. We argue that place-based learning is critical in developing preservice teacher's knowledge and confidence in Aboriginal education. Surveys, individual and group yarns provided in-depth data from 64 participants completing elective courses including place-based 'Learning from Country' (LFC) experiences. Three key findings emerge from the data. Firstly, the utility of an experiential 'learning by doing' approach, secondly, the profound shifts in participant understandings of the diversity of Aboriginal cultures, histories and communities and thirdly, how these experiences highlighted the strength and presence of the local urban Aboriginal community. These findings suggest that LFC holds promise as a pedagogical strategy to improve teacher capacity in Aboriginal education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Edith Cowan University. Bradford Street, Mount Lawley, West Australia 6050, Australia. Web site: http://ro.ecu.edu.au/ajte/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01