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ERIC Number: EJ666820
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Publication Date: 2003
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Contesting the Curriculum in the Schooling of Indigenous Children in Australia and the United States: From Eurocentrism to Culturally Powerful Pedagogies.
Hickling-Hudson, Anne; Ahlquist, Roberta
Comparative Education Review, v47 n1 p64-89 Feb 2003
Case studies of Eurocentric versus culturally relevant educational practices with Indigenous students were carried out in four Australian and U.S. schools that were mainstream or community-controlled schools. Comparisons focus on colonial versus postcolonial perspectives on curriculum content, the dilemma of unsuitable high-stakes assessments linked to monocultural mainstream standards, the teaching of Indigenous languages and cultures, and needs for teacher education. (SV)
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Case Studies, Community Control, Comparative Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Education, Ethnicity, Ethnocentrism, Public Schools, Teacher Education, Tribally Controlled Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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