Australian Indigenous Education

1. The 3 Rs

1.1. Relationships: them to country, you to student, you to family

1.2. Respect: for beliefs, diversity, country

1.3. Responsibility: Good pedagogy, Address racism, gain knowledge

2. Pedagogy

2.1. Productive Pedagogy: Intellectually challenging, Value Cultural Difference, Supportive Relationships, Connected to world

2.2. Equity Pedagogy: Critically examine society, Be agents for change. Teach from perspective of least advantaged

3. Equality/Equity

3.1. Formative Equality = equal treatment. All stand on box

3.2. Substantive Equality = equal outcomes. More box for shorter

4. Aboriginal Studies

4.1. Windows: allow non-Indigenous view to unfamiliar minority group. Understand diversity, acknowledge racism

4.2. Mirrors: Allow Indigenous students to see themselves better. Increase self-esteem and self-efficacy

5. Strong & Smart

5.1. Strong = Self-Esteem Smart = Self-Efficacy

5.2. High Expectations Relationship Strict but Understanding

5.3. Firm = critical, challenge, dialogue Fair = Equity, trust, empathy

6. The Gap

6.1. Structural Barriers: Education outcomes Employment rates Health/Mortality Incarceration

6.2. Deficit Discourse Lift by hand while standing on wrist

6.3. Recognise past disadvantage & Provide Equitable Outcomes

7. Identity

7.1. Based on Descent, Self-Identification, Community Acceptance

7.2. Cannot be defined by or in terms of an outside party

8. 1905 Act

8.1. Hegemonic Ideas of Race, Need for political supremacy, Christian missionary intent, Concept of terra nullius

8.2. Statutory Slavery Removal from Land Denial of Liberties

8.3. Culture of White superiority. Failure supports rebellion. Success = acceptance of oppression

9. History of Education

9.1. Education not priority. Intellectually inferior. Excluded for hygeine

9.2. Priorities: Readiness Engagement Attendance

10. Policies

10.1. Cross-curriculum priorities: Aboriginal & TSI histories and cultures

10.2. Country/Place Peoples Cultures

11. Racism

11.1. Social construct. Often not addressed. Resolves other priorities

11.2. Individual Jokes, name calling, etc, etc. Institutional = exclusion to maintain advantage. Cultural = superiority of culture, knowledge, etc.

11.3. Responsibility: take ownership Respect: don't perpetuate Relationship: get to know them

12. Culture

12.1. SPeCIAL: Shared, Patterned, Constructed,                           Internalised, Arbitrary, Learned,

12.2. Related to Country, Language, Family, Dreaming, Art/Song/Dance