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Publication Date: 2015
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Applying the First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model to the Study of Crime: A Teaching Note
Anuik, Jonathan
in education, v21 n1 p2-11 Spr 2015
Since the 1970s, critics have asked universities to "do more" to support Indigenous learners and learning. Universities usually respond by increasing Indigenous student and faculty representation on campuses and adding on units with Indigenous content in existing courses. However, a lot of curriculum and pedagogy remains vacant of Indigenous understandings of learning and perspectives on higher education content and topics for discussion. This paper applies epistemological lessons in the First Nations Holistic Lifelong Learning Model (2007) to the study of crime in America. Its inspiration comes from a guest lecture delivered by myself in an introductory sociology class. The students who take this class are registered in professional programs at a large private university in Rhode Island, United States. I describe the class's context and use of the model with students in an engaged inquiry format to talk about the subject of the day: crime. This discussion can help faculty consider promising practices for grounding course content in Indigenous epistemologies.
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Indigenous Knowledge, Lifelong Learning, Holistic Approach, Epistemology, Crime, College Students, Criminology, Models, Teaching Methods, Classroom Communication
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Rhode Island
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