Educators' understandings and perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competence : a mixed methods study /
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2017
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Sinclair, Karen Anne,
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This research explores educators’ conceptual understandings and perspectives of cultural competence. An expectation from Australian education authorities is that educators will strengthen their cultural competence (DEEWR 2010, p. 21). The aim of this research is to explore educators’ understandings and perspectives of cultural competence when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, families and communities. This study utilises two methods. First, Q methodology examines educators’ understandings and perspectives of cultural competence with the use of correlation and factor analytic techniques. Secondly, the research adopts an Indigenous methodology of yarning through semi-structured interviews to gain a comprehensive account of educators’ understandings and perspectives towards cultural competence to enable new understandings to emerge.
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University of South Australia. School of Communication, International Studies and Languages.
School of Communication, International Studies and Languages.
School of Communication, International Studies and Languages.
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Thesis (PhD(Aboriginal studies)--University of South Australia, 2017.
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Copyright 2017 Karen Ann Sinclair
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1 ethesis (251 pages) :
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-236)
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-236)
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