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- Title
Aboriginal Students Engaging and Struggling With Critical Multiliteracies.
- Authors
Pirbhai-Illich, Fatima
- Abstract
The article discusses the academic success rates of Aboriginal students in Canada, Australia, and the U.S. The author explains her analysis of educational statistics concerning indigenous students, noting that graduation rates are significantly lower among Aboriginal students. She is critical of educational literacy programs which do not factor in the sociocultural and ideological backgrounds of Aboriginal students and examines the practices of the Lemon Tree Alternative School (LTAS) as an alternative to traditional student assimilation. The use of educational technology to engage indigenous students and detailed analyses of instructional methods are also included.
- Subjects
INDIGENOUS youth; ALTERNATIVE education; EXPERIMENTAL methods in education; PRIOR learning; DIVERSITY in education; EDUCATIONAL technology; ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY; BILINGUALISM; EDUCATION of Aboriginal Australians; EDUCATION
- Publication
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2010, Vol 54, Issue 4, p257
- ISSN
1081-3004
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1598/JAAL.54.4.3