Navigating the ‘inter’ in intercultural education
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Article Title | Navigating the ‘inter’ in intercultural education |
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ERA Journal ID | 34674 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Salter, Peta (Author) and Maxwell, Jacinta (Author) |
Journal Title | Discourse: studies in the cultural politics of education |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0159-6306 |
1469-3739 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2016.1179171 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01596306.2016.1179171 |
Abstract | The structure of the Australian national curriculum encompasses engagement with‘intercultural education’. Significantly, the context from which the curriculum was developed was heavily influenced by a multiculturalist ideology in which notions of cohesion and harmony were dominant. Therefore, those working with the curriculum need to understand the limited ways in which ideas of‘diverse’culture might be constructed. As a cultural text this curriculum is a place of encounter between teachers and the various influences on the curriculum document itself. We assert that the perpetuation of ideographs in the context and text of the curriculum, underpin how‘intercultural understanding’ is positioned in the Australian Curriculum, and limit the narrative possibility of this encounter. It is essential to identify and interrogate such ideographs if we are to be cognisant of the complex politics of national curriculums and opportunities to‘re-open’the place for encounter. |
Keywords | intercultural education; multicultural education; curriculum; education policy; ideograph; Australia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | James Cook University |
School of Linguistics, Adult and Specialist Education | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q36zq/navigating-the-inter-in-intercultural-education
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