Educator Perspectives on Indigenous Cultural Content in an Occupational Therapy Curriculum
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Article Title | Educator Perspectives on Indigenous Cultural Content in an Occupational Therapy Curriculum |
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ERA Journal ID | 11099 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Melchert, Belinda (Author), Gray, Marion (Author) and Miller, Adrian (Author) |
Journal Title | The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education |
Journal Citation | 45 (1), pp. 100-109 |
Number of Pages | 10 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | University of Queensland |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1326-0111 |
2049-7784 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1017/jie.2016.3 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/australian-journal-of-indigenous-education/article/educator-perspectives-on-indigenous-cultural-content-in-an-occupational-therapy-curriculum/B01C2665032AE74B4C2315CCFE47F54E |
Abstract | Health professionals must understand Indigenous perspectives to deliver effective health services. This study set out to determine the amount, type and effectiveness of current Indigenous content in an occupational therapy curriculum at an Australian regional university and the progress in meeting the National Aboriginal Health Strategy (NAHS) minimum standards for Indigenous content for Australian Universities. Twenty-one academic staff teaching at an Australian University were surveyed with five follow-up interviews. Findings suggest that while educators saw the importance of Indigenous cultural content, they lacked confidence in delivering this content. The need for a strategic and planned approach to embedding Indigenous content throughout the curriculum was identified. Future research evaluating the effectiveness of cultural competency initiatives is suggested |
Keywords | Indigenous, cultural competence, occupational therapy, Specialist Studies in Education, Sociology, Curriculum |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420104. Occupational therapy |
390203. Sociology of education | |
450525. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sociology | |
450201. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curriculum and pedagogy | |
Byline Affiliations | James Cook University |
University of the Sunshine Coast | |
Griffith University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6xqq/educator-perspectives-on-indigenous-cultural-content-in-an-occupational-therapy-curriculum
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