EED208 Aboriginal & Cultural Pedagogies (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Education Studies (EDSTD)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject aims to help students develop an understanding of, and teaching strategies to accommodate, the range of issues that have impacted upon Aboriginal and other ethnic minority children in the NSW education system. It aims to inform students on how wider Indigenous histories, cultures, expectations and values can be transferred to the infant and primary classroom environments. Students will be introduced to appropriate strategies for teaching both Aboriginal and other NESB children and shown how these strategies can benefit all children in the classroom. They will have the opportunity to utilise their pedagogical understandings to investigate and reflect on current Aboriginal, multi-cultural, anti-racism and NESB education polices, programs and services, evaluating their role in contributing to student outcomes, equity and quality of school education.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Bathurst |
| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EED208
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- have an understanding of the importance of acknowledging and teaching Indigenous studies in the context of modern Australia's multicultural society;
- be able to recognise social issues that impact on the involvement of Aboriginal and other cultural communities within school settings, and devise strategies that create positive pathways for partnerships to support children's learning;
- have developed effective teaching strategies to meet the educational needs of Aboriginal and NESB children, particularly focussed on Standard Australian English literacy;
- be able to identify, understand and analyse the effects of education policies that impact on Aboriginal and NESB children;
- understand the roles of, and begin to utilise personnel within Education systems, schools and the wider community to improve educational outcomes for Aboriginal and NESB children;
- demonstrate an ability to develop, modify, implement and evaluate programs, strategies and resources in relation to Indigenous and multi-cultural perspectives.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Aboriginality and other home cultures in relation to cultural concepts, assumptions and identities; - Including Aboriginal and other cultural perspectives in curriculum and pedagogy through inclusive classroom practices; - Policies, strategies and reviews impacting on professional practice and ethical issues related to these; - Programming for language and literacy development with a focus on Aboriginal English, NESB and resourcing for print and multimodal texts and literacies. - Building community partnerships in Aboriginal and multi-cultural communities including support personnel and community programs. - Comparative study of successful Indigenous and culturally sensitive pedagogies in other regions and countries.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.