Work

Plurality, Equity and Meaning Making with Indigenous Knowledges

Year: 2024

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: This paper delves into Indigenous Knowledges, how they differ from Western scientific concepts, and their importance in education. It notes how Indigenous worldview and place-based knowledges have long been dismissed, oppressed or silenced by a hegemonic culture intending to destroy knowledge, beliefs, traditions, and language that threaten colonial assumptions. As an ultimate form of holistic education, traditional Indigenous learning methodologies, customs, and perspectives have the potential to transform systems such as school reform initiatives, curricula, budgetary goals, and incentive/disincentive structures. The essay concludes by suggesting a course of action that involves equity impact assessments that focuses on the voices, views, and principles of Indigenous Communities.

Source: Emerald Group Publishing Limited eBooks

Parent work: Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Authors Going Deeper with Holistic Education

DOI: 10.1108/979-8-88730-667-420251006

Authors: Deepa Srikantaiah, Brett Grant, Shytance Wren

Institutions: University of Maryland, College Park, American University

Language: English

Topic: Indigenous and Place-Based Education

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond