An Aboriginal way towards curriculum reconciliation. Issue 2 (3rd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kennedy, Jade; Thomas, Lisa; Percy, Alisa; Dean, Bonnie; Delahunty, Janine; Harden-Thew, Kathryn; de Laat, Maarten
• Is Part Of: International journal for academic development. Volume 24:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 148
• Page End: 162
• Publication Date: 2019-04-03
• Subjects: Cross-cultural competence -- curriculum development -- Indigenous Knowledges -- professional development; College teaching -- Periodicals; Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- Periodicals; 378.1
• DOI: 10.1080/1360144X.2019.1593172
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1360-144X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper introduces the context and design of an institutional educational development grants program, Jindaola, which reflects an Aboriginal way towards reconciling Indigenous and non-Indigenous Knowledges in the Australian higher education curriculum. The program is unique in two ways: it foregrounds the voice of Aboriginal local Knowledge Holders in the design and implementation of the program; and, rather than focussing on embedding predefined 'packages' of Indigenous Knowledges and pedagogies into curricula, the approach adheres to Aboriginal methods for conducting business and maintaining knowledge integrity, by taking interdisciplinary teams of academics on a journey towards what we are calling 'curriculum reconciliation'.