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Quality and efficacy of the Indigenous tutorial assistance scheme (ITAS) for university students

Designed as a 'supplementary' tuition scheme, the Indigenous tutorial assistance scheme (hereafter referred to as I... Show more
Designed as a 'supplementary' tuition scheme, the Indigenous tutorial assistance scheme (hereafter referred to as ITAS) is a strategic initiative of the National Indigenous Education Policy (DEET, 1989). This paper seeks to contribute to the literature of the analysis of the quality and efficacy of ITAS. Currently, the delivery of ITAS to Indigenous students requires enormous administration and commitment by the staff of Indigenous education support centres. In exploring the essential but problematic provision of ITAS to Indigenous university students, this paper provides insights into significant aspects of our program that move beyond assumptions of student deficit, by researching the quality of teaching and learning through ITAS, analysing administrative workload, and sharing innovations to our program as a result of participatory research wth important ITAS stakeholders.
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Authors: Whatman, Sue; McLaughlin, Juliana; Willsteed, Susan; Tyhuis, Annie ... [+] Show more

Conference name: Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Knowledge Conference

Date: 2008

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Australian journal of Indigenous education

Subjects: Teaching and learning; Students; Quality ... [+] Show more
Supporting future curriculum leaders in embedding Indigenous knowledge on teaching practicum

This report documents the outcomes of the Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT)-funded project on Supporting Futur... Show more
This report documents the outcomes of the Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT)-funded project on Supporting Future Curriculum Leaders in Embedding Indigenous Knowledges on Teaching Practicum. This project investigated pedagogical relationships between pre-service teachers (engaged with embedding Indigenous knowledges and perspectives in their teaching practice) and their supervisors. It explored the negotiations of expectations, role modelling and the interactions that occurred between pre-service teachers, supervising teachers, and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) staff involved in supporting teaching practicum. The intent was to design a model to develop long-term, future-oriented opportunities for teachers to gain expertise in Embedding Indigenous Knowledges (EIK) and Perspectives (EIP), specifically Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and perspectives, in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment.
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Authors: McLaughlin, Juliana; Whatman, Sue; Nielsen, Camille

Date: 2014

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Teaching and learning; Indigenous people; Culture and society ... [+] Show more
'Crack in the pavement': pedagogy as political and moral practice for educating culturally competent professionals

This paper explores the reception of Indigenous perspectives and knowledges in university curricula and educators' ... Show more
This paper explores the reception of Indigenous perspectives and knowledges in university curricula and educators' social responsibility to demonstrate cultural competency through their teaching and learning practices. Drawing on tenets of critical race theory, Indigenous standpoint theory and critical pedagogies, this paper argues that the existence of Indigenous knowledges in Australian university curricula and pedagogy demands personal and political activism (Dei, 2008) as it requires educators to critique both personal and discipline-based knowledge systems. The paper interrogates the experiences of non-Indigenous educators involved in this contested epistemological space (Nakata, 2002), and concludes by arguing for a political and ethical commitment by educators towards embedding Indigenous knowledges towards educating culturally competent professionals.
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Authors: McLaughlin, Juliana

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania

Resource type: Article

Journal title: International education journal: comparative perspectives

Subjects: Higher education; Providers of education and training; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more

Quality and efficacy of the Indigenous tutorial assistance scheme (ITAS) for university students

Supporting future curriculum leaders in embedding Indigenous knowledge on teaching practicum

'Crack in the pavement': pedagogy as political and moral practice for educating culturally competent professionals