Teaching each other : Nehinuw concepts and indigenous pedagogies / Linda M. Goulet and Keith N. Goulet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goulet, Linda, author.

Goulet, Keith, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cree Indians--Education--Canada.

Cree Indians.

Cree Indians--Education.

Canada.

Physical Description:

vi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, [2014]

Summary:

In recent decades, educators have been seeking ways to improve outcomes for Indigenous students. Yet most Indigenous education still takes place within a theoretical framework based in Eurocentric thought. Teaching Each Other provides an alternative framework for teachers working with indigenous students - one that moves beyond acknowledging Indigenous culture to one that actually strengthens Indigenous identity. Goulet and Goulet argue that Nehinuw (Cree) concepts such as kiskinaumatowin, or "teaching each other," when applied in the classroom, can transform the normally hierarchical teacher-student relationship by making students and teachers equitable partners in education. Enriched with the success stories of educators applying Nehinuw concepts in Saskatchewan, Canada, this book reveals how this new framework works in practice. The result is an alternative teaching model that can be used by teachers anywhere who want to engage with students whose culture may be different from the mainstream. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Where We Are in Indigenous Education 3

2 Where We've Been: Sociohistorical Realities 27

3 What to Build Upon: Sociocultural Strengths 47

4 How to Get There: Conceptualizing Effective Teaching 77

5 Weechihitowin, Helping and Supporting Relationships: The Foundation 98

6 Weetutoskemitowin, Working Together: Social Systems 113

7 Iseechigehina, Planned Actions: Connection to the Process 133

8 Weechiseechigemitowin, Strategic Alliances: Connection to the Content 158

9 Breaking Trail: Stories Outside the (Classroom) Box 176

10 Ininee mamitoneneetumowin, Indigenous Thinking: Emerging Theory of Indigenous Education 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-239) and index.

Other Format:

Goulet, Linda May, author. Teaching each other.

ISBN:

9780774827577

0774827572

OCLC:

875520841