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Aboriginal Community Engagement In Primary Schooling.Docx, Angela Turner, Katie Wilson, Judith L. Wilks
Aboriginal Community Engagement In Primary Schooling.Docx, Angela Turner, Katie Wilson, Judith L. Wilks
Dr Angela Turner
This article reports on action research conducted at a primary school in rural New South Wales, Australia. The research responded to an expressed school aspiration to foster greater understanding of local Aboriginal culture, historical perspectives and knowledge systems within the school. An exploratory model was developed using a mixed methods approach to investigate non-Aboriginal teacher perceptions and self-efficacy with teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content specified in the Australian Curriculum. A Bush Tucker Garden was established as a ‘Pathway of Knowledge’ acting as a vehicle for collaboration between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal stakeholders. Through their participation in this project the …