Academic Language, Power and the Impact of Western Knowledge Production on Indigenous Student Learning
Abstract This paper explores the prescriptive, distancing and separating qualities that exist in Western systems of knowledge production. It examines scientific language and how discrimination takes place in the university setting and explores the ways in whi...
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of Queensland
2008-12-01
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| Series: | The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education |
| Online Access: | https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/490 |
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| author | Karen O'Brien |
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This paper explores the prescriptive, distancing and
separating qualities that exist in Western systems of
knowledge production. It examines scientific language and
how discrimination takes place in the university setting
and explores the ways in which academic knowledge
production affects the learning experiences, participation
and completion rates of Indigenous students. It suggests
improving teaching and learning strategies to enhance
unacknowledged learning processes towards providing
inclusive learning practices, and to strengthen educational
outcomes for Indigenous students with the prospect of
improving their completion rates at universities.
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f0e3070bcb740bdb12b7a97d0d94b752023-01-03T02:31:40ZengAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, The University of QueenslandThe Australian Journal of Indigenous Education2049-77842008-12-0137110.1017/S1326011100016094Academic Language, Power and the Impact of Western Knowledge Production on Indigenous Student LearningKaren O'Brien0University of Notre Dame AustraliaAbstract This paper explores the prescriptive, distancing and separating qualities that exist in Western systems of knowledge production. It examines scientific language and how discrimination takes place in the university setting and explores the ways in which academic knowledge production affects the learning experiences, participation and completion rates of Indigenous students. It suggests improving teaching and learning strategies to enhance unacknowledged learning processes towards providing inclusive learning practices, and to strengthen educational outcomes for Indigenous students with the prospect of improving their completion rates at universities. https://ajie.atsis.uq.edu.au/ajie/article/view/490 |
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| title | Academic Language, Power and the Impact of Western Knowledge Production on Indigenous Student Learning |
| title_full | Academic Language, Power and the Impact of Western Knowledge Production on Indigenous Student Learning |
| title_fullStr | Academic Language, Power and the Impact of Western Knowledge Production on Indigenous Student Learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Academic Language, Power and the Impact of Western Knowledge Production on Indigenous Student Learning |
| title_short | Academic Language, Power and the Impact of Western Knowledge Production on Indigenous Student Learning |
| title_sort | academic language power and the impact of western knowledge production on indigenous student learning |
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