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Grandmother Cedar as Educator

Teacher Learning Through Native Knowledges and Sovereignty Curriculum

Bibliographic Data

ID8224239
AuthorsJ Conrad (0000-0002-8904-9091, Oregon State University Cascades, corresponding author), Dawn Hardison-Stevens (University of Washington Tacoma)
Year2024
Volume61
Issue2
Pages211-247
Publication date2024-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-8312 • E-ISSN: 1935-1011
PublisherAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3102/00028312231214455
OpenAlexW4390268743
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited62

As Indigenous-led education mandates proliferate globally, understanding how educators teach Indigenous perspectives and sovereignty remains urgent. Learning and integrating such knowledge proves difficult for non-Native teachers, given their lengthy participation in settler colonial schooling and society. What does learning to implement Native sovereignty curriculum entail? Codesigned with eight Native education leaders, this qualitative study examines five non-Native K–12 teachers’ learning processes with Washington’s Since Time Immemorial curriculum across three schools, using interviews, observations, and other data. Findings indicate six themes of learning supporting meaningful implementation, one potential catalyst for overall growth, and two distinct learning trajectories that suggest outward, rather than inbound, directionality. Implications for teacher education and educational leadership clarify needed steps for teacher learning and curriculum implementation

Colonialism · Curriculum · Curriculum development · Indigenous · Indigenous Education · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Sovereignty · Traditional knowledge · Critical Race Theory in Education · Ecology · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Law · Psychology

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Citations per year1,33
Citation span2023 - 2025 (3)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3

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