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ERIC Number: EJ975220
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1463-9491
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Early Childhood Education as a Site of Ecocentric Counter-Colonial Endeavour in Aotearoa New Zealand
Ritchie, Jenny
Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, v13 n2 p86-98 2012
This article draws upon a range of theoretical domains, first to outline the historical rationale for the urgent changes needed to challenge and transform the dominator culture which has justified exploitation of Indigenous peoples and the resources of the earth. It invites educators to reconsider the narratives that are either consciously or inadvertently promoted in our work, suggesting that we can learn from Indigenous epistemologies in which humans are situated alongside earth others, as respectful, related guardians and caretakers. It finally draws on some examples from a recent qualitative study conducted with ten early childhood centres from across Aotearoa, to illuminate possibilities for enactment of counter-colonial renarrativisation within early childhood settings in service of an ethical project of enhancing relationalities, reconnecting children and their families with the more-than-human world. (Contains 7 notes and 1 figure.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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