From indigenous education to indigenising mainstream education

Source at https://doi.org/10.7577/fleks.2190. The purpose of this article is to discuss the concept of “indigenous education” in Norway and Aotearoa New Zealand. The point of departure is that both states face a common challenge with regard to indigenous education: Valuable resources are used on ind...

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Published in:FLEKS - Scandinavian Journal of Intercultural Theory and Practice
Main Author: Kemi Gjerpe, Kajsa
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus 2018
Subjects:
indigenising
indigenous education
mainstream education
strategic essentialism
Aotearoa
New Zealand
Sápmi
Norway
VDP::Humanities: 000::Linguistics: 010::Sami language: 031
VDP::Humaniora: 000::Språkvitenskapelige fag: 010::Samisk språk: 031
sami
samisk
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10037/15097
https://doi.org/10.7577/fleks.2190
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Summary:Source at https://doi.org/10.7577/fleks.2190. The purpose of this article is to discuss the concept of “indigenous education” in Norway and Aotearoa New Zealand. The point of departure is that both states face a common challenge with regard to indigenous education: Valuable resources are used on indigenous schools, but the majority of indigenous students attend mainstream schools. The article claims that the emphasis on indigenous schools has been necessary and important as part of the indigenous political movement. Nevertheless, in order to achieve culturally appropriate education for all indigenous pupils, this article argues that there is a need to indigenise mainstream education.

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