Teaching each other : Nehinuw concepts and indigenous pedagogies

Goulet, Linda May. (Author). Goulet, Keith N., 1946- author. (Added Author).

Summary: In recent decades, educators have been seeking ways to improve outcomes for Indigenous students. Yet most Indigenous education still takes place within a theoretical framework based in Eurocentric thought. Teaching Each Other provides an alternative framework for teachers working with Indigenous students, one that moves beyond merely acknowledging Indigenous culture to actually strengthening Indigenous identity. Drawing on Nehinuw (Cree) concepts such as kiskinaumatowin, or teaching each other, Goulet and Goulet demonstrate how teachers and students can become partners in education. They provide a template for educators anywhere who want to engage with students whose culture is different from that of the mainstream.

Record details

ISBN: 9780774827577
Physical Description: print
vi, 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Vancouver : UBC Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Acknowledgments -- 1. Where we are in Indigenous education -- 2. Where we've been: sociohistorical realities -- 3. What to build upon: sociocultural strengths -- 4. How to get there: Conceptualizing effective teaching -- 5. Weechihitowin, helping and supporting relationships: the foundation -- 6. Weetuuoskemitowin, working together: social systems -- 7. Iseechighina, planned actions: connection to the process -- 8. Weechiseechigemitowin, strategic alliances: connection to the content -- 9. Breaking trail: stories outside the (classroom) box -- 10. Ininee mamitoneneetumowin, Indigenous thinking: emerging theory of Indigenous education -- Appendix 1: Cree orthographic chart -- Appendix 2: Model of effective teaching for Indigenous students: categories, subcatagories, and attributes -- Notes -- References -- Index.