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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 411-433 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | International Review of Education |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
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Lost in translation? Rethinking First Nation education via LUCID insights. / Nielsen, Thomas.
In: International Review of Education, Vol. 56, No. 4, 2010, p. 411-433.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Lost in translation? Rethinking First Nation education via LUCID insights
AU - Nielsen, Thomas
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper reports on findings from the Learning for Understanding through Culturally-Inclusive Imaginative Development project (LUCID). LUCID has been a 5-year (2004–2009) research and implementation endeavour and a partnership between Simon Fraser University (SFU) and three districts in British Columbia, Canada. Via emotionally engaging pedagogies and a culturally-inclusive curriculum, the project aimed at improving students’ educational experience, particularly First Nations learners. Using a combination of Actor Network Theory (Latour, 2005, in: Reassembling the social: an introduction to Actor-Network Theory, Oxford University Press, Oxford) and Hermeneutic Phenomenology (Van Manen, 1990, in: Researching lived experience, The State University of New York, New York), site visits and interview data were examined with reference to the (f)actors influencing project objectives. Although each school district was unique, shared themes included: the importance of creating a community with shared intent; the role of executives as potential ‘‘change agents’’; the problematic nature of emotionally-engaging teaching; and the complex influences of cultural and historical trauma. The latter theme is explored in particular, presenting the argument that language deficiency and a consequent lack of autonomy might be at the root of many problems experienced in First Nations communities.
AB - This paper reports on findings from the Learning for Understanding through Culturally-Inclusive Imaginative Development project (LUCID). LUCID has been a 5-year (2004–2009) research and implementation endeavour and a partnership between Simon Fraser University (SFU) and three districts in British Columbia, Canada. Via emotionally engaging pedagogies and a culturally-inclusive curriculum, the project aimed at improving students’ educational experience, particularly First Nations learners. Using a combination of Actor Network Theory (Latour, 2005, in: Reassembling the social: an introduction to Actor-Network Theory, Oxford University Press, Oxford) and Hermeneutic Phenomenology (Van Manen, 1990, in: Researching lived experience, The State University of New York, New York), site visits and interview data were examined with reference to the (f)actors influencing project objectives. Although each school district was unique, shared themes included: the importance of creating a community with shared intent; the role of executives as potential ‘‘change agents’’; the problematic nature of emotionally-engaging teaching; and the complex influences of cultural and historical trauma. The latter theme is explored in particular, presenting the argument that language deficiency and a consequent lack of autonomy might be at the root of many problems experienced in First Nations communities.
U2 - 10.1007/s11159-010-9168-6
DO - 10.1007/s11159-010-9168-6
M3 - Article
VL - 56
SP - 411
EP - 433
JO - International Review of Education
JF - International Review of Education
SN - 0020-8566
IS - 4
ER -