ERIC Number: EJ902478
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 9
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1326-0111
Both-Ways: Learning from Yesterday, Celebrating Today, Strengthening Tomorrow
Ober, Robyn
Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, v38 suppl p34-39 2009
This paper will discuss "both-ways" as the philosophy which underpins course programs and operations at Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, the only tertiary institution in Australia that caters exclusively to Indigenous students. This paper draws on recent research undertaken by the author focusing on the following questions: What is both-ways philosophy? How is it being implemented as a teaching methodology at an Indigenous tertiary institution? What innovative practices, processes and activities can be celebrated as exemplary teaching practice? The notion of both-ways will be explored to ascertain how it is being translated into an effective teaching methodology that incorporates and embraces Indigenous knowledge into course curriculum, planning, delivery and evaluation. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Indigenous Knowledge, Foreign Countries, Evaluation Methods, Teaching Methods, Educational Philosophy, Postsecondary Education, Indigenous Populations, Minority Groups, Culturally Relevant Education, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Planning, Educational History, Bilingualism
University of Queensland. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia. Tel: +61-7-3365-1969; Fax: +61-7-3365-6855; e-mail: ajie@uq.edu.au; Web site: http://www.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Australia

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