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SUMMER SEMESTER 2008

FOUNDATONS IN ABORIGINAL EDUCATION,

(D100)

Dolores van der We

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Office: EDB 8673 ?

Phone: 778-782-3798 ?

Office hours: By appointment ?

Monday 8:30-11:20 AQ 2104

PREREQUISITE:

60 credit hours.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

An introduction to Indigenous education, primarily in Canada and BC. There will be a critical

examination of historical and contemporary issues in education and an exploration of culturally based

Indigenous education grounded in Indigenous philosophies. Students are asked to interpret and

synthesize content in the context of the education of Aboriginal peoples and in relation to educational

practice.

OBJECTIVES

-To enhance students' knowledge and understanding of how historical periods, policies and events

influenced contemporary Aboriginal educational issues.

'To heighten students' awareness of Indigenous knowledge(s) and woridviews.

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

Indigenous peoples, and their implications for education as well as the relationship to understandings of

the previous two objectives.

'To enable students to analyze, critically reflect, and synthesize course readings and experiences, and

engage in classroom discourses about those readings, experiences in relation to contemporary contexts.

REQUIRED TEXTS

Sterling, Shirley (1992). My name is Seepeetza. Vancouver, Groundwood Books.

Details as to access of additional course readings from a range of sources will be provided at the first

class. Students are expected to read the articles and come to class prepared to fully participate in class

activities and discussions.

Students in all Faculty of Education courses are encouraged to review policies pertaining to academic

integrity available on the Undergraduate Programs website:

http://www.educ.sfu.calugradprogs/student resources/index.html

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