Indigenous education: experiential learning and learning through country

摘要: In Indigenous policy circles there is an increasingly desperate desire to lift the educational and employment outcomes of remote students, relative their non-Indigenous peers in rest Australia. A lack engagement with education a scarcity jobs underpin this anxiety. This paper queries some current approaches these issues seeks provide practical grounded perspective programs We question challenge weight agendas are ascribing literacy numeracy attainment through direct classroom based instruction. Alternatively, we seek reinvigorate notion that quality can comprise other modes learning include community approaches. As example outline importance land sea management (ILSM) as development activity for people living regions Australia, show how connecting ILSM local ‘Learning Country’ solutions. From research conducted diversity Aboriginal contexts, find commonality confronting attempts link work activity. finish by giving voice offer insights relevant educators policy makers.