CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING IN YUKON FIRST NATION SETTINGS: WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AND WHAT IS ITS INFLUENCE?
This study presents a pedagogical framework to inform culturally responsive teaching in a Yukon First Nations community. The paper describes the community-based processes used to develop the framework, and presents accounts from teachers who have used the framework to inform their teaching. Prelimin...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.692.1485 http://www.umanitoba.ca/publications/cjeap/pdf_files/lewthwaite_etal2.pdf |
| Summary: | This study presents a pedagogical framework to inform culturally responsive teaching in a Yukon First Nations community. The paper describes the community-based processes used to develop the framework, and presents accounts from teachers who have used the framework to inform their teaching. Preliminary indications of the adjusted teaching practices ’ influence on student learning are presented, using qualitative data describing the changed teaching practices, and quantitative data specific to the changed practices ’ impact on student learning. Finally, the paper outlines the ongoing community-based research work in the Yukon context, with reference to the work’s potential significance to the wider education community. |
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