Integrating Aboriginal perspectives into the school curriculum
Subtitle: purposes, possibilities, and challenges
By: Yatta Kanu
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Toronto; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9781442642447; 9781442611320
Subjects: Critical pedagogy; Étude et enseignement; Autochtones; Study and teaching; Native peoples; Éducation; Curriculum change; Pédagogie critique; Changements; Programmes d'études; Education
Description: This book provides the first comprehensive study of how these frameworks can be effectively implemented to maximize Indigenous education.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Integrating aboriginal perspectives into school curricula: why does it matter now; title: Understanding the integration of Aboriginal perspectives through theory; title: Cultural mediators of Aboriginal student learning in the formal school system; title: Integrating Aboriginal perspectives into the school curriculum: layering at five levels of classroom practice; title: Aboriginal school success through integration? Learning opportunities and challenges; title: Critical elements of instruction influencing Aboriginal school success; title: Teachers' perceptions of the integration of Aboriginal perspectives; title: A way forward: lessons in implementation.