Academic Language, Power and the Impact of Western Knowledge Production on Indigenous Student Learning
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Abstract This paper explores the prescriptive, distancing and separating qualities that exist in Western systems of knowledge production. It examines scientific language and how discrimination takes place in the university setting and explores the ways in which academic knowledge production affects the learning experiences, participation and completion rates of Indigenous students. It suggests improving teaching and learning strategies to enhance unacknowledged learning processes towards providing inclusive learning practices, and to strengthen educational outcomes for Indigenous students with the prospect of improving their completion rates at universities.
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In academia, learning involves not understanding the 'world itself' but others' views of the world.
“Australian educator Karen O'Brien (2008) states that in academia, 'learning involves not understanding the 'world itself' but others' views of the world' (p. 57)”
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- Vol. 37 No. 1 (2008)
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- Authors
- O'Brien, K.
- Affiliations
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
- Corresponding author
- O'Brien, Karen
- ORCID
- O'Brien, Karen
- Venue
- The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2008-12-01
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 56-60
- ISSN
- 1326-0111 (ISSN-L)
- 2049-7784
- OpenAlex
- W2153011142
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2022: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (publishedVersion)
- ResearchOnline@ND (The University of Notre Dame) (submittedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- The Sydney eScholarship Repository (The University of Sydney) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Social Sciences › Education › Indigenous and Place-Based Education
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies
- Keywords
- academic language, Western knowledge production, Indigenous students, higher education, scientific language, student completion rates, inclusive pedagogy, indigenous education
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