LEARNING TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN'T: DECOLONIZING PERSPECTIVES ON INDIGENOUS EDUCATION IN THE RACIAL CONTEXT OF RURAL NOVA SCOTIA
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ABSTRACT. Frequently members of dominant groups understand problems of inequity as being rooted in the 'oppressed group.' Less often do members of dominant groups understand their own implication in oppression. In this self-study involving predominately white teachers in rural Nova Scotia, the author describes the process of her own and these teachers' struggle to more clearly understand their social location and the implications of power and privilege for their work in classrooms. Various lenses of critical theory, antiracism and feminism guide the work. APPRENDRE À VOIR CE QU'ILS NE PEUVENT VOIR: DÉCOLONISER LES POINTS DE VUE SUR L'ÉDUCATION DES AUTOCHTONES DANS LE CONTEXTE RACIAL DE LA NOUVELLE-ÉCOSSE RURALE RÉSUMÉ. Il est fréquent que les membres des groupes dominants interprètent les problèmes d'iniquité comme étant enracinés dans le « groupe opprimé ». Il est plus rare que les membres des groupes dominants comprennent le propre rôle qu'ils jouent dans l'oppression. Dans cette auto-analyse qui intéresse avant tout les enseignants de race blanche dans la Nouvelle-Écosse rurale, l'auteur décrit la lutte menée par ces enseignants pour mieux comprendre leur situation sociale et les répercussions du pouvoir et des privilèges pour leur travail en classe. Divers objectifs de la théorie critique, de l'antiracisme et du féminisme orientent ces travaux.Downloads
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2002-09-01
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Tomkins, J., & Indigenous Commentary, W. (2002). LEARNING TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN’T: DECOLONIZING PERSPECTIVES ON INDIGENOUS EDUCATION IN THE RACIAL CONTEXT OF RURAL NOVA SCOTIA. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 37(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8646
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