Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning as Unschooling: Relevant Studies and Contemporary and Indigenous Definitions of Unschooling
Many Canadian homeschool families use different methods of learning at home, including unschooling. The methods and definitions can be challenging. The author’s review of the literature identifies both contemporary and Indigenous definitions of unschooling. As a Metis family that is learning at home...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bc281fc54a7f49a093a2834f7ef2198d 2023-05-15T17:12:19+02:00 Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning as Unschooling: Relevant Studies and Contemporary and Indigenous Definitions of Unschooling E.D. Woodford 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/bc281fc54a7f49a093a2834f7ef2198d EN eng Nipissing University https://jual.nipissingu.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2020/06/v14271.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1916-8128 1916-8128 https://doaj.org/article/bc281fc54a7f49a093a2834f7ef2198d Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning, Vol 14, Iss 27, Pp 1-19 (2020) Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Theory and practice of education LB5-3640 article 2020 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T11:01:56Z Many Canadian homeschool families use different methods of learning at home, including unschooling. The methods and definitions can be challenging. The author’s review of the literature identifies both contemporary and Indigenous definitions of unschooling. As a Metis family that is learning at home without a curriculum, the researcher questioned where are other Indigenous families who are learning the same way. Using auto-ethnography to illustrate how the author’s family came to learning at home, this paper explores relevant North American studies of homeschooling. The research reveals that most data are limited to enrollment data by provinces and territories. The concluding result of the study determines that Indigenous ways of teaching and learning is unschooling. Article in Journal/Newspaper Metis Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
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Many Canadian homeschool families use different methods of learning at home, including unschooling. The methods and definitions can be challenging. The author’s review of the literature identifies both contemporary and Indigenous definitions of unschooling. As a Metis family that is learning at home without a curriculum, the researcher questioned where are other Indigenous families who are learning the same way. Using auto-ethnography to illustrate how the author’s family came to learning at home, this paper explores relevant North American studies of homeschooling. The research reveals that most data are limited to enrollment data by provinces and territories. The concluding result of the study determines that Indigenous ways of teaching and learning is unschooling. |
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Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning as Unschooling: Relevant Studies and Contemporary and Indigenous Definitions of Unschooling |
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Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning as Unschooling: Relevant Studies and Contemporary and Indigenous Definitions of Unschooling |
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Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning as Unschooling: Relevant Studies and Contemporary and Indigenous Definitions of Unschooling |
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Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning as Unschooling: Relevant Studies and Contemporary and Indigenous Definitions of Unschooling |
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Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning as Unschooling: Relevant Studies and Contemporary and Indigenous Definitions of Unschooling |
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indigenous ways of teaching and learning as unschooling: relevant studies and contemporary and indigenous definitions of unschooling |
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Nipissing University |
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