ERIC Number: EJ1302578
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Publication Date: 2021
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Curriculum Integration and the Forgotten Indigenous Students: Reflecting on Métis Teachers' Experiences
in education, v26 n2 p3-23 Spr 2021
Curriculum integration, or in other words, changing what students are taught within racially desegregated Canadian schools, has served as a primary but incomplete pathway to racial justice. In this paper, I present evidence from a qualitative critical race theory (CRT) methodological study with 13 Métis teachers to demonstrate how curricular integration has been framed as a key solution to inequitable outcomes concerning Indigenous students. This strategy has been instilled within the Saskatchewan K-12 education system by a wide spectrum of authorities over several decades. Although absolutely essential for multiple reasons, I argue that teaching students about Indigenous knowledge systems and experiences, as well as anti-racist content, cannot resolve the systemic racial injustices encountered by Indigenous students who attend provincial schools. In particular, three CRT analytical tools--structural determinism, anti-essentialism, and interest convergence--are utilized to examine the limitations of curricular integration as a strategy of racial justice.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Integrated Curriculum, Indigenous Populations, Indigenous Knowledge, Canada Natives, Racial Bias, Critical Theory, Social Justice, School Desegregation, Culturally Relevant Education, Barriers, Minority Group Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
University of Regina, Faculty of Education. Education Building, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2. e-mail: editor@ineducation.ca; Web site: https://ineducation.ca/ineducation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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