Journal article
Aboriginal identity in education settings: privileging our stories as a way of deconstructing the past and re-imagining the future
Australian Educational Researcher, Vol.44(1), pp.107-122
2017
Abstract
From Aboriginal Australian perspectives and experiences, Aunty Judi Wickes and Marnee Shay bring a cross-generational, critical race analysis of Aboriginal identities and how they are implicated in the schooling experiences of Aboriginal young people. Using autoethnography, Aunty Judi and Marnee discuss their educational experiences in the Australian education systems from primary schooling experiences to university settings. These narratives bring forth the dominant discourses that continue to subjugate and subordinate Aboriginal Australians and Aboriginal Australian identities in Education settings. The paper distinguishes the narratives of two Aboriginal women and how on-going colonial and racialised constructions of Aboriginal identity continue to impact upon the educational experiences of Aboriginal peoples and consequently the engagement of Aboriginal young people in school settings. Moreover, we will use the process of critical self-reflection to re-imagine educational approaches to reconstruct our own experiences and consider what changes might improve the outcomes of Indigenous young people for future generations.
Details
- Title
- Aboriginal identity in education settings: privileging our stories as a way of deconstructing the past and re-imagining the future
- Authors
- Marnee Shay (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyJudith Wickes (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
- Publication details
- Australian Educational Researcher, Vol.44(1), pp.107-122
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Date published
- 2017
- DOI
- 10.1007/s13384-017-0232-0
- ISSN
- 0311-6999
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Indigenous Services - Legacy; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450558202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
Metrics
8 File views/ downloads
2230 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web Of Science research areas
- Education & Educational Research
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites