Culturally responsive pedagogy: Addressing “shame” for Aboriginal learners
Culturally responsive pedagogy: Addressing “shame” for Aboriginal learners Book Section
Living Culturally Responsive Mathematics Education with/in Indigenous Communities
- Author(s): Robyn, Jorgensen
- Secondary Author(s): Nicol, Cynthia, Archibald, Jo-ann,, Xiiem, Q’um Q’um, Glanfield, Florence, Dawson, A.J. Sandy
- Published: 2019
- Publisher: Brill | Sense
- ISBN: 9789004415744
Abstract: This chapter draws on data from a large national study into the successful practices of schools in remote and very remote locations across Australia. These schools have significant proportions of Indigenous learners. To be part of the study, the schools must have at least 80% of their students identifying as Indigenous. The study seeks to identify the practices that contribute to the success in mathematics/numeracy in these schools. While there are many practices that have emerged from the study, this chapter focuses on the adoption of culturally responsive pedagogies that are linked to the issue of "shame". Shame is a cultural construct that is remarkably different from Western conceptions and is deeply embdedded in the cultural practices and dispositions of Indigenous Australians. Teachers in the study have developed a number of strategies to work with this notion and to bring about success for the learners. One of the key strategies creates opportunities for the students to be "proud" of their language and culture.
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- Publisher Location: Leiden, The Netherlands