ERIC Number: EJ1057523
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 20
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ISSN: EISSN-1183-1189
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Shifting Perspectives and Practices: Teacher Candidates' Experiences of an Aboriginal Infusion in Mainstream Teacher Education
Blimkie, Melissa; Vetter, Diane; Haig-Brown, Celia
Brock Education: A Journal of Educational Research and Practice, v23 n2 p47-66 Spr 2014
This exploratory case study shares teacher candidates' perspectives and experiences of an Aboriginal infusion at York University's Faculty of Education field site in Barrie, Ontario. For this initiative, Aboriginal content and pedagogies were infused throughout placements and courses of the mainstream teacher education program. Teacher candidates shared that the Infusion prepared them to teach Aboriginal content in culturally respectful and meaningful ways by providing them with a foundation to build on and helping them to develop teaching practices inclusive of diverse ways of knowing and being in the world. These findings may be useful to other educators developing and implementing their own infusion initiatives.
Descriptors: Case Studies, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Indigenous Populations, Minority Group Students, Culturally Relevant Education, Teacher Education Programs, Cultural Awareness, Teacher Competencies, Canada Natives, Qualitative Research, Questionnaires, Focus Groups, Assignments, Journal Writing, Documentation, Course Descriptions, Holistic Approach, Consciousness Raising, Knowledge Level, Barriers, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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