In their own voices: First Nations students identify some cultural mediators of their learning in the formal school system by

Concepts of Self

s_walsh92 — 2013-11-21 02:39:06 UTC

1) Aboriginal students viewed themselves less as a separate psychological unit and more as a part-function of the cultural forces from which they emerged, they identified a cultural model of learning that is grounded in Aboriginal cultural values such as cooperation, collaboration, group effort, and group rewards.

2)Group work and cooperative learning tasks in school were not usually organized effectively for productive work, group work had actually hindered rather than promoted learning for them. Several of them elaborated on this point, as the following quotes demonstrate.

Traditional Aboriginal Approaches to Learning

s_walsh92 — 2013-11-21 02:39:20 UTC

1)Children develop a sense of morality by observing parents and elders modeling certain behaviors and through stories and legends they hear.

2) First Nations peoples' stories are shared with the expectation that the listeners will make their own meaning, that they will be challenged to learn something from the stories. Stories, therefore, appear to contain layers of meaning that listeners decode according to their readiness to receive certain teachings.

Effective Oral Interaction Between Teacher and Aboriginal Students Assist Learning

s_walsh92 — 2013-11-21 02:39:29 UTC

1) Because teachers in Canadian classrooms are mainly white and come from middle-class backgrounds, Aboriginal students are less likely to understand what to do if the teacher uses indirect statements.

2)Effective teachers of Aboriginal students offer clarity about what they demand, and they provide structures that help students produce it.

Curriculum Relevance Enhances Aboriginal Students' Learning

s_walsh92 — 2013-11-21 02:39:45 UTC

1) Aboriginal people represented as positive citizen more regularly in school curriculum would validate their identity, encourage them to participate more in class and help them develop pride in their own culture and people.

2) Pictures of successful Aboriginal people make Aboriginals feel like Aboriginal's have a chance. Walking down town Winnipeg any day and will show Aboriginal people lying on the ground either completely drunk or asking for change. That feels really depressing and hopeless. But when Aboriginals see pictures of Aboriginal people who have succeeded--police officers, lawyers, and all that--Aboriginals feel they have a chance and push themselves more in school to be like them.

Teacher's Interpersonal Sty1)le

s_walsh92 — 2013-11-21 02:39:56 UTC

1) Respect - Not stereotyping, nondiscriminatory & supporting students

2) Strictness - intolerant & keep class in order

3) Personal Warmth - emotional warmth & personal relationships

In their own voices: First Nations students identify some cultural mediators of their learning in the formal school system

s_walsh92 — 2013-11-21 02:55:26 UTC

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