Strong and Smart - Towards a Pedagogy for Emancipation: Education for First Peoples

ISBN-13: 9780415615600 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 224 str.

Chris Sarra

Opis

Strong and Smart - Towards a Pedagogy for Emancipation tells the story of how Dr Chris Sarra overcame low expectations for his future to become an educator who has sought to change the tide of low expectations for other Indigenous students. The book draws upon Roy Bhaskar's theory of Critical Realism to demonstrate how Indigenous people have agency and can take control of their own emancipation. Sarra shows that it is important for Indigenous students to have confidence in their own strength and ability to be as able as any other group within society. The book also compares and contrasts White perceptions of what it is to be Indigenous and Indigenous views of what it is to be an Aboriginal Australian. The book calls for Indigenous Australians to radically transform and not simply reproduce the identity that Mainstream White Australia has sought to foster for them.

Spis treści

Introduction  Chapter 1 – Methodology  Chapter 2 – Literature Analysis  Chapter 3 - White Perspectives on Aboriginal Identity  Chapter 4 – Aboriginal Perceptions of Being Aboriginal  Chapter 5 - School Strategies to Reinforce Aboriginal Identity  Chapter 6 - Impact of Strategies to Reinforce Aboriginal Identity  Conclusion

O autorze

Chris Sarra is a world-class educationalist. His ‘strong and smart’ philosophy led to dramatic improvements in educational outcomes at the Cherbourg State School in Queensland. He now heads the Stronger Smarter Institute, Queensland University of Technology, which is transforming Indigenous education with positive messages of high expectations, quality relationships and community engagement in schools. Led by Dr Sarra, the Institute’s programmes are having significant impact on students, educators and communities in schools across Australia.