Talkin' bout a revolution: the call for transformation and reform in Indigenous education

Article

Hogarth, Melitta. 2018. "Talkin' bout a revolution: the call for transformation and reform in Indigenous education." The Australian Educational Researcher. 45 (5), pp. 663-674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-018-0277-8
Article Title

Talkin' bout a revolution: the call for transformation and reform in Indigenous education

ERA Journal ID20008
Article CategoryArticle
Authors
AuthorHogarth, Melitta
Journal TitleThe Australian Educational Researcher
Journal Citation45 (5), pp. 663-674
Number of Pages12
Year2018
PublisherSpringer
Place of PublicationNetherlands
ISSN0311-6999
2210-5328
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-018-0277-8
Web Address (URL)https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13384-018-0277-8
Abstract

The areas of concern (‘goals’, ‘domains’ and ‘priority areas’ - whatever policymakers wish to call them) relating to Indigenous education have not changed since the first National Indigenous education policy in 1989. Deficit discourses, discursive trickery and the inability to report progress continues to demoralise and ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students remain at the lower rungs of educational outcome indicators maintaining societal and institutional constructs. In this paper, I argue that there is a need to dramatically reform the approach to Indigenous education transforming the hegemonic positioning assumed by the coloniser. Essentially, this would take a revolution: a revolutionary transformation of institutional and societal constructs; a cognitive awareness of how language and discourses are used to maintain power; and, a need to privilege Indigenous voices and knowledges to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights in education are achieved.

Keywordsdiscursive trickery, Indigenous critical discourse analysis, policy, discourse, Indigenous education
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020459999. Other Indigenous studies not elsewhere classified
450299. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education not elsewhere classified
Public Notes

File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author.

Byline AffiliationsCollege for Indigenous Studies, Education and Research
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
Permalink -

https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4y61/talkin-bout-a-revolution-the-call-for-transformation-and-reform-in-indigenous-education

Log in to edit

Download files

Submitted Version
Talkin bout a revolution_AERSubmission_05082018.pdf
File access level: Anyone

  • 662
    total views
  • 1278
    total downloads
  • 6
    views this month
  • 4
    downloads this month

Export as

Related outputs

'In 2017 we seek to be heard': de-tangling the contradictory discourses that silence Indigenous voices in education
Hogarth, Melitta. 2019. "'In 2017 we seek to be heard': de-tangling the contradictory discourses that silence Indigenous voices in education." Netolicky, Deborah M., Andrews, Jon and Paterson, Cameron (ed.) Flip the System Australia: What matters in education. Abingdon, United Kingdom. Routledge. pp. 107-114
There's little reason for optimism about Closing the Gap, despite changes to education targets
Hogarth, Melitta. 2019. "There's little reason for optimism about Closing the Gap, despite changes to education targets." The Conversation. 15 February 2019, pp. 1-4.
Before we begin again, I want to tell you why last year was horrendous [Blog post]
Hogarth, Melitta. 2019. "Before we begin again, I want to tell you why last year was horrendous [Blog post]." EduResearch Matters: A Voice for Australian Education Researchers. 21 January 2019, pp. 1-8.
Racism, cultural taxation and the role of an Indigenous teacher in rural schools
Hogarth, Melitta. 2019. "Racism, cultural taxation and the role of an Indigenous teacher in rural schools." Australian and International Journal of Rural Education. 29 (1), pp. 45-57. https://doi.org/10.47381/aijre.v29i1.194
Editorial
Hogarth, Melitta and Bunda, Tracey. 2018. "Editorial." Australian Journal of Education. 62 (3), pp. 239-242. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004944118810953
Circling the square: Indigenising the dissertation
Czuy, Kori and Hogarth, Melitta. 2019. "Circling the square: Indigenising the dissertation." Emerging Perspectives: Interdisciplinary Graduate Research in Education and Psychology. 3 (1), pp. 1-16.
In 2017 we seek to be heard: de-tangling the contradictory discourses that silence Indigenous voices in education
Hogarth, Melitta. 2018. "In 2017 we seek to be heard: de-tangling the contradictory discourses that silence Indigenous voices in education." Annual International Australian Association for Research in Education Conference 2018 (AARE 2018). Sydney, Australia 03 - 06 Dec 2018 Australia.
The musings of an Aboriginal researcher: disrupting the thesis template
Hogarth, Melitta. 2018. "The musings of an Aboriginal researcher: disrupting the thesis template." Annual International Australian Association for Research in Education Conference 2018 (AARE 2018). Sydney, Australia 03 - 06 Dec 2018 Australia.
The trickery used to marginalise and silence Indigenous voice in education [Blog post]
Hogarth, Melitta. 2018. "The trickery used to marginalise and silence Indigenous voice in education [Blog post]." EduResearch Matters: A Voice for Australian Education Researchers. 3 December 2018, pp. 1-4.
Words matter: how the latest school funding report (Gonski 2.0) gets it so wrong [Blog post]
Hogarth, Melitta. 2018. "Words matter: how the latest school funding report (Gonski 2.0) gets it so wrong [Blog post]." EduResearch Matters: A Voice for Australian Education Researchers. 8 October 2018, pp. 1-6.
I am the emu
Hogarth, Melitta. 2018. "I am the emu." Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry. 10 (2), pp. 61-63.
Talkin' bout a revolution: the call for transformation and reform in Indigenous education
Hogarth, Melitta. 2017. "Talkin' bout a revolution: the call for transformation and reform in Indigenous education." Annual International Australian Association for Research in Education Conference 2017 (AARE 2017). Canberra, Australia 26 - 30 Nov 2017 Australia.
Research: Indigenous - can we really decolonise the institutional space?
Hogarth, Melitta. 2017. "Research: Indigenous - can we really decolonise the institutional space?" 2017 QUT-BNU-UC Doctoral Forum. Brisbane, Australia
Die, brain demons die! The internal monologue of an Aboriginal researcher
Hogarth, Melitta. 2017. "Die, brain demons die! The internal monologue of an Aboriginal researcher." McMaster, Christopher, Murphy, Caterina, Whitburn, Benjamin and Mewburn, Inger (ed.) Postgraduate study in Australia: surviving and succeeding. New York, United States. Peter Lang Publishing. pp. 137-147
Speaking back to the deficit discourses
Hogarth, Melitta. 2016. "Speaking back to the deficit discourses ." Baguley, Margaret (ed.) 2016 Australian Association for Research in Education Conference (AARE 2016). Melbourne, Australia 27 Nov - 01 Dec 2016 Melbourne, Australia.
Is policy on Indigenous education deliberately being stalled?
Hogarth, Melitta. 2017. "Is policy on Indigenous education deliberately being stalled?" The Conversation. 8 June 2017, pp. 1-5.
Bias and assumptions in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan
Hogarth, Melitta. 2015. "Bias and assumptions in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Action Plan." NIRAKN & NATSIHEC International Indigenous Research Conference 2015. Adelaide, Australia 29 - 30 Sep 2015
Speaking back to the deficit discourses: a theoretical and methodological approach
Hogarth, Melitta. 2017. "Speaking back to the deficit discourses: a theoretical and methodological approach ." The Australian Educational Researcher. 44 (1), pp. 21-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-017-0228-9
Social impact, measurements of research and community engagement: a shared narrative of how an Aboriginal classroom teacher redefined impact
Hogarth, M.. 2016. "Social impact, measurements of research and community engagement: a shared narrative of how an Aboriginal classroom teacher redefined impact." Redefining Impact (2016). Springfield, Australia 16 - 17 Nov 2016
The power of words: bias and assumptions in the aboriginal and Torres Strait islander education action plan
Hogarth, Melitta. 2017. "The power of words: bias and assumptions in the aboriginal and Torres Strait islander education action plan." The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education. 46 (1), pp. 44-53. https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2016.29
One step forward, two steps back: the historical and social context of Indigenous education policy
Hogarth, Melitta Dorn. 2016. "One step forward, two steps back: the historical and social context of Indigenous education policy." Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues. 19 (1-2), pp. 147-160.