Conceptualising Intercultural Contact in the Supervision of Indigenous Student Teachers

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ID3665009
AutoresKay Martinez, Peter Mcnally, Peter F Mcnally, Frank York, Donna Rigano (0000-0002-4239-1092), Gail Jose
Año2001
Volumen22
Número3
Páginas307-321
Fecha de publicación2001-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Intercultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0725-6868 • E-ISSN: 1469-9540
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07256860120094028
OpenAlexW2086187538
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas9

James Cook University is the site of an off-campus, community-based program of teacher education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in remote parts of Queensland, Australia. Known as the Remote Area Teacher Education Program (RATEP) it has had considerable success, but some unsolved problems persist. Field components of the program include a practicum in the second last year in urban schools. This study set out to explore the opportunities and challenges faced by the RATEP Indigenous students and by their school-based teacher educators during the course of these practical sessions in urban schools. Utilising a framework that conceptualises intercultural contact as boundaries rather than borders, differences and similarities between and within participants' experiences of the intercultural aspects of the practicum were identified. The research has illuminated many areas for action, which have already led to changing practices in the RATEP program. In addition, this research has indicated a need for much more knowledge and understanding about intercultural supervision of student teachers from a minority group

Action research · Indigenous · Pedagogy · Practicum · Sociology · Education Systems and Policy · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Multilingual Education and Policy