Narrative life : democratic curriculum and indigenous learning / Neil Hooley
- Bib ID:
- 4666432
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Hooley, Neil
- Description:
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- New York : Springer,, c2009
- xxv, 288 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781402097348
- Series:
- Explorations of educational purpose
- Summary:
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"Written with educational practitioners in mind and set in a framework of progressive epistemology and pedagogy, this work tackles issues of global concern. It seeks to answer the question of how we structure education for the worldѫs 370 million indigenous people so as to promote intercultural understanding, maximize opportunity and right colonial wrongs.Hooleyѫs work details an innovative curriculum design for indigenous school children based on the principles of participatory narrative inquiry, as well as exemplars of indigenous knowledge. Written from an Australian perspective, the book discusses broad international issues that impact on schooling such as globalisation, democratic education and whiteness and raises significant questions regarding indigenous culture and knowledge.Taking inspiration from the works of John Dewey and Paulo Freire, Hooley asserts that a curriculum based on participatory narrative inquiry recognises and respects the interests and rights of local indigenous communities. Further, it provides a mechanism for linking with white mainstream curricula through the compilation of portfolios of student work and exemplars of knowledge across all subjects areas. This model views formal schooling as a central aspect of a childѫs personal, family and community narrative and does not impose knowledge from without, but constructs knowledge from within. Learning is given an indigenous context and thus two-way inquiry between cultural viewpoints is encouraged.Narrative Life makes an original contribution to indigenous education worldwide, and does so across all settings of primary and secondary schooling."--Publisher's website.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and index.
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