The Importance of Aboriginal Education Workers for Decolonising and Promoting Culture in Primary Schools: An Analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC)

Autor/inn/en	Peacock, Huw; Prehn, Jacob
Titel	The Importance of Aboriginal Education Workers for Decolonising and Promoting Culture in Primary Schools: An Analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC)
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 50 (2021) 1, S.196-202 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0111
DOI	10.1017/jie.2019.13
Schlagwörter	Indigenous Populations; School Personnel; Minority Group Students; School Community Relationship; Educational Environment; Program Effectiveness; Cultural Influences; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sinti und Roma; Schulpersonal; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Aboriginal Education Workers (AEWs) are utilised by primary and secondary schools to improve components of success for Aboriginal students, liaise with their families and the Aboriginal community and contribute to developing and promoting an Aboriginal pedagogy. Despite the challenging role of decolonising the school environment, the important work undertaken by AEWs can be misunderstood and underappreciated by the Western school system. This paper aims to measure the influence of AEWs on Aboriginal culture within schools using quantitative data from Wave 7K Cohort of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children. Results show that there is a positive impact on Aboriginal culture within schools through having an AEW present all or some of the time. For Aboriginal children to grow up strong, employment of an AEW is important to decolonise the school environment and provide a holistic education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01