Troy Meston
Biographic Data
| ID | 107038 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Troy Meston |
| GIVEN NAMES | Troy |
| FAMILY NAME | Meston |
| SIGNATURE | MESTON T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8595-2227 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From sandstone to screen: A culturally responsive arts-based approach to digital literacy in a remote Indigenous community in Australia
Indigenous students in remote areas face challenges accessing technology and digital literacy, hindering their educational and career opportunities. However, a Queensland Cape York Peninsula community addresses this challenge by leveraging cultural heritage and innovative citizen science to cultivate the next generation of digital leaders. The region is home to some of the world’s most impressive rock art galleries, documenting the traditions of …
The Sisyphean continuum: Countering the racial-colonial challenges of Indigenous education
Using the symbolism of what we consider to be a ‘Sisyphean continuum’, in this paper the Anglosphere countries of Canada, New Zealand, the United States, and Australia are grouped to strategically reveal the shared challenges Indigenous peoples encounter in racial-colonial education systems. Fittingly, parallels are drawn between the punitive loop the mythical figure Sisyphus was doomed to. For Indigenous peoples bound up in dominant educational …
To be seen and heard: Teacher action to amplify student polyvocality
Around the world, youth expressing their voices and interests are often unfairly dismissed, portrayed by settler-colonial systems as divergent from White-patriarchal standards. With space and opportunity, however, young people have proven effective in utilising their polyvocality —the multiplicity of their voices and interests—to agitate dominant systems and advocate for change. Amplification of student polyvocality by teachers in classrooms has …
Enhancing intercultural education: Strategies for challenging Eurocentrism and centring Indigenous perspectives in teacher education
Navigating Eurocentric teacher education settings presents significant challenges for both educators and learners, particularly when engaging with issues of race, privilege, and Indigenous perspectives. This paper draws on interviews with 16 Indigenous experts from Australia, Canada, the US, and New Zealand, woven together with reflective practice from compulsory Indigenous studies courses in Queensland, Australia. Our analysis reveals three key …
Creating confirming classrooms: Indigenous expertise in inclusive pedagogies and policy transformation
(Re)positioning Indigenous games in HPE: Turning to Criticality
In 2011, the Australian national curriculum called for the inclusion of Indigenous histories, cultures and perspectives/knowledges, prompting Health and Physical Education (HPE) teachers in schools and academics within higher education have experimented with and reported upon different purposes and ways of teaching Indigenous Games.However, Australian schools remain sites of epistemic injustice, where the privileging of Western knowledges margina…
[Re]Imagining Indigenous Educational Design: A Conceptual Manifesto to Grow Disruptive Indigenous Digital Activists
The ubiquity of digital technologies and the harvesting of individual data has modified global societies, reinforcing systems of oppression. While a contemporary phenomenon, the convergence of technology and human subjugation is historical, with links to the racialised reproduction of settler-colonialism. Australia, a settler-colonial state, has escalated the prioritisation of digital competitiveness with a recent policy directed at stimulating i…
Weaving stories of strength: Ethically integrating Indigenous content in Teacher education and professional development programmes
Teachers have professional obligations to incorporate Indigenous perspectives in their teaching but face challenges due to Western-centric priorities in schools, denying students the benefits gained from Indigenous knowledge. A study conducted with 16 Indigenous educators from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States offers unique insights into negotiating this problem. The Weaving Stories of Strength project synthesises Indigenous a…
Mobilising a Decolonial-Islamic Praxis: Covenants in Islam and Muslim-Indigenous Relations
Islam was an important factor in the decolonisation of Muslim countries from European colonial rule during the 19th and 20th centuries. However, Muslims are among the migrant-settler populations of Australia, Canada, the United States, and other British colonial states that continue to dispossess and disenfranchise Indigenous populations. This article contributes to the debate on "decolonising Islam". It contends that covenants with God and betwe…
Indigenous and Muslim peoples in Australia: Enduring threats to the national identity and nation
From yarning circles to zoom: Navigating sensitive issues within indigenous education in an online space
Inclusive Indigenous Education is geared towards shifting worldviews, sharing agendas, and preparing social-justice-oriented educators. With this comes the expectation that pre-service teachers will leave supportive education programs prepared to teach sensitive issues related to Indigeneity. Yet, with the onset of COVID-19, systemic changes were made to accommodate demands of online learning, requiring initial teacher educators to consider how o…
Weaving stories of strength: Ethically integrating Indigenous content in Teacher education and professional development programmes
Teachers have professional obligations to incorporate Indigenous perspectives in their teaching but face challenges due to Western-centric priorities in schools, denying students the benefits gained from Indigenous knowledge. A study conducted with 16 Indigenous educators from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States offers unique insights into negotiating this problem. The Weaving Stories of Strength project synthesises Indigenous a…
(Re)positioning Indigenous games in HPE: Turning to Criticality
In 2011, the Australian national curriculum called for the inclusion of Indigenous histories, cultures and perspectives/knowledges, prompting Health and Physical Education (HPE) teachers in schools and academics within higher education have experimented with and reported upon different purposes and ways of teaching Indigenous Games.However, Australian schools remain sites of epistemic injustice, where the privileging of Western knowledges margina…
From yarning circles to zoom: Navigating sensitive issues within indigenous education in an online space
Inclusive Indigenous Education is geared towards shifting worldviews, sharing agendas, and preparing social-justice-oriented educators. With this comes the expectation that pre-service teachers will leave supportive education programs prepared to teach sensitive issues related to Indigeneity. Yet, with the onset of COVID-19, systemic changes were made to accommodate demands of online learning, requiring initial teacher educators to consider how o…
From yarning circles to zoom: Navigating sensitive issues within indigenous education in an online space
Inclusive Indigenous Education is geared towards shifting worldviews, sharing agendas, and preparing social-justice-oriented educators. With this comes the expectation that pre-service teachers will leave supportive education programs prepared to teach sensitive issues related to Indigeneity. Yet, with the onset of COVID-19, systemic changes were made to accommodate demands of online learning, requiring initial teacher educators to consider how o…
Indigenous and Muslim peoples in Australia: Enduring threats to the national identity and nation
[Re]Imagining Indigenous Educational Design: A Conceptual Manifesto to Grow Disruptive Indigenous Digital Activists
The ubiquity of digital technologies and the harvesting of individual data has modified global societies, reinforcing systems of oppression. While a contemporary phenomenon, the convergence of technology and human subjugation is historical, with links to the racialised reproduction of settler-colonialism. Australia, a settler-colonial state, has escalated the prioritisation of digital competitiveness with a recent policy directed at stimulating i…
Weaving stories of strength: Ethically integrating Indigenous content in Teacher education and professional development programmes
Teachers have professional obligations to incorporate Indigenous perspectives in their teaching but face challenges due to Western-centric priorities in schools, denying students the benefits gained from Indigenous knowledge. A study conducted with 16 Indigenous educators from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States offers unique insights into negotiating this problem. The Weaving Stories of Strength project synthesises Indigenous a…
Mobilising a Decolonial-Islamic Praxis: Covenants in Islam and Muslim-Indigenous Relations
Islam was an important factor in the decolonisation of Muslim countries from European colonial rule during the 19th and 20th centuries. However, Muslims are among the migrant-settler populations of Australia, Canada, the United States, and other British colonial states that continue to dispossess and disenfranchise Indigenous populations. This article contributes to the debate on "decolonising Islam". It contends that covenants with God and betwe…
From sandstone to screen: A culturally responsive arts-based approach to digital literacy in a remote Indigenous community in Australia
Indigenous students in remote areas face challenges accessing technology and digital literacy, hindering their educational and career opportunities. However, a Queensland Cape York Peninsula community addresses this challenge by leveraging cultural heritage and innovative citizen science to cultivate the next generation of digital leaders. The region is home to some of the world’s most impressive rock art galleries, documenting the traditions of …
The Sisyphean continuum: Countering the racial-colonial challenges of Indigenous education
Using the symbolism of what we consider to be a ‘Sisyphean continuum’, in this paper the Anglosphere countries of Canada, New Zealand, the United States, and Australia are grouped to strategically reveal the shared challenges Indigenous peoples encounter in racial-colonial education systems. Fittingly, parallels are drawn between the punitive loop the mythical figure Sisyphus was doomed to. For Indigenous peoples bound up in dominant educational …
To be seen and heard: Teacher action to amplify student polyvocality
Around the world, youth expressing their voices and interests are often unfairly dismissed, portrayed by settler-colonial systems as divergent from White-patriarchal standards. With space and opportunity, however, young people have proven effective in utilising their polyvocality —the multiplicity of their voices and interests—to agitate dominant systems and advocate for change. Amplification of student polyvocality by teachers in classrooms has …
Enhancing intercultural education: Strategies for challenging Eurocentrism and centring Indigenous perspectives in teacher education
Navigating Eurocentric teacher education settings presents significant challenges for both educators and learners, particularly when engaging with issues of race, privilege, and Indigenous perspectives. This paper draws on interviews with 16 Indigenous experts from Australia, Canada, the US, and New Zealand, woven together with reflective practice from compulsory Indigenous studies courses in Queensland, Australia. Our analysis reveals three key …
Creating confirming classrooms: Indigenous expertise in inclusive pedagogies and policy transformation
(Re)positioning Indigenous games in HPE: Turning to Criticality
In 2011, the Australian national curriculum called for the inclusion of Indigenous histories, cultures and perspectives/knowledges, prompting Health and Physical Education (HPE) teachers in schools and academics within higher education have experimented with and reported upon different purposes and ways of teaching Indigenous Games.However, Australian schools remain sites of epistemic injustice, where the privileging of Western knowledges margina…
Indigenous (10 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Ecology (5 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Indigenous Education (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works)