Unit Catalogue

This unit will deconstruct the hegemonic modes of education and reposition learning by exploring international and Australian Indigenous pedagogies. Students will explore the history of education, its role in processes of colonisation and the contemporary socio-cultural positioning of Indigenous peoples. How contemporary issues of participation and engagement in education are constructed is examined from different perspectives. Students establish a developed understanding of education models, ranging from the current dominant culture's model, to an empowered Indigenous Knowledges standpoint.