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- Title
Indigenizing the Introduction to Psychology Course: Initial Course Content Suggestions and Call for Collaboration.
- Authors
Wilbiks, Jonathan M. P.
- Abstract
In the wake of the report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC), educators have been called to move to indigenize the curriculum in Canadian institutions. This is a challenge in scientific fields where the epistemological underpinnings in Western and Indigenous knowledge differ significantly. The overall framework of knowledge and how it is gathered is paradigmatically different in these two cultures--from the Traditional Ways of Knowing in Indigenous culture to the tradition of European Empiricism--which makes it challenging to reconcile. However, it is possible to include Indigenous material in university courses as a first step toward indigenization. This article presents an initial collection of course content for integrating Indigenous material into an Introduction to Psychology course through the presentation of research and class discussions. After presenting this initial content, a call for collaboration is presented for developing an open-source database of materials that educators of all levels could draw on in seeking to indigenize their curricula.
- Subjects
CANADA; EDUCATION of indigenous peoples; PSYCHIATRY; CULTURE; REPORT writing; COLLEGE teachers; PSYCHOLOGY; CURRICULUM; THEORY of knowledge; COMMUNICATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; CURRICULUM planning; EMPIRICISM
- Publication
Canadian Psychology / Psychologie Canadienne, 2021, Vol 62, Issue 4, p391
- ISSN
0708-5591
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1037/cap0000284