Diversity matters: some reflections
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Article Title | Diversity matters: some reflections |
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ERA Journal ID | 20334 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Henderson, Robyn |
Journal Title | Literacy Learning: The Middle Years |
Journal Citation | 29 (1), pp. 28-36 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2021 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1320-5692 |
Web Address (URL) | https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.668569660341926 |
Abstract | When I was asked by the editors of Literacy Learning: the Middle Years to write about diversity, I felt that I had been asked to write about a topic that was core to my thinking about literacies research and the teaching of literacies. Like many people who have worked in education for a long time, I have seen ideas and innovations come and go, policies and mandates change, and curriculums reviewed and replaced, but diversity is a key and always present aspect of education and it is important to literacies education. To discuss diversity, I am going to take a personal approach and draw on ideas and research experiences that have allowed me to learn about diversity. I know this probably sounds like an indulgent approach, but perhaps in retirement this might be excused. I use three reflections to guide my discussion. The first is about a book that had a significant effect on my thinking. The second reflection considers the literacy learning of itinerant farm workers’ children, based on research I did in the early 2000s. My third reflection shifts to a consideration of the place of diversity in teachers’ pedagogical approaches. If you will excuse my play on words, these diversity matters have shaped my belief that diversity matters. |
Keywords | diversity, literacy, pedagogy, reflection, student diversity |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390104. English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) |
Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit of Accepted Version. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Education |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q5zq6/diversity-matters-some-reflections
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