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EDUC311-3

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MONDAY 17:30-20:20 EDB 8500

PREREQUISITE:

60 credit hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course is an introduction to Aboriginal Education in Canada and B.C. A critical examination of historical

and contemporary issues in education will illuminate the impact of federal, provincial and local policies on the

near demise of, and recent efforts to, revitalize Aboriginal languages and cultures. An exploration of recent

literature which highlights culturally appropriate and culturally based Aboriginal education grounded in

Aboriginal philosophies and the goal of self-determination will aim to promote an understanding and

appreciation of Aboriginal perspectives. Strategies for integrating this knowledge into personal understanding

and into the work and practice of educators will be explored.

OBJECTIVES

To understand how past and current federal, provincial and local policies impact on the state of Aboriginal

Education, language and culture

To examine and reflect on issues of racism, prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping and bias toward Aboriginal

people, and their implications for education

To begin to understand and appreciate diverse Aboriginal philosophies and woridviews as a foundation for

incorporating Aboriginal languages, cultures and perspectives into educational practice

To begin to identify and examine models, practices and curriculum suitable for Aboriginal Education.

ASSIGNMENTS

1. Short research essay using primary sources

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Using primary sources, write a 5-page paper on

how you tie together the information for an

exploratory essay related to course themes.

2.

Integrative essay

10-12 page paper that explores a theme(s) of

the course content and applications/implications

for educational practice. Including sources from

both within and outside of course materials is

encouraged.

3.

In-class presentation

Presentations will represent students'

understanding of major themes in the course

content.

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COURSE THEMES

• HISTORY OF ABORIGINAL EDUCATION

• ABORIGINAL PHILOSOPHIES AND WORLDVIEWS

• ANTI-RACISM EDUCATION AND CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING

• MODELS, PRACTICES AND CURRICULUM IN ABORIGINAL EDUCATION

REQUIRED TEXTS

Battiste, Marie & Barman, Jean (Eds.).

1995.

First Nations Education in Canada: The Circle Unfolds. UBC

Press: Vancouver.

B.C. Teachers' Federation Aboriginal Education. Beyond Words, Creating Racism-Free Schools for

Aboriginal learners. www.bctf.calsociallFirstNations/BeyondWords.html

Archibald, Jo-ann & Wilson, Peggy, Eds. (2001). Canadian Journal of Native Education. Sharing Aboriginal

Knowledge and Aboriginal Ways of Knowing. Vol.

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