Description
Teaching and Learning in Indigenous Education is a user-friendly textbook designed to assist student teachers as well as new teachers for their first experiences in an Indigenous classroom whether it is urban, rural or remote. Written by Neil Harrison, Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Macquarie University in Australia, the book offers new teachers a look at Indigenous Ways of Learning; Quality Teaching Practices for Indigenous Children; Teaching Reading and Writing with Aboriginal Children; Incorporating Aboriginal English into the Classroom; Behaviour Management; Building Relationships with the Parents; and Teaching Indigenous Perspectives to Non-Indigenous Students. Based on personal experiences and those of other teachers in Australia, the book is organized with basic chapters, subheadings, information boxes, and quotes. This resource is practical and offers students discussion questions at the end of each chapter. The book contains a helpful index and bibliography.