White teachers, critical race theory and aboriginal education

This project examines the popular belief that integration of Aboriginal content will ensure Aboriginal student success in schools in Saskatchewan. Given that a high percentage of the teaching population is white identified, it is important that the author, along with these teachers, understand the continuing significance of race and how it continues to matter in education despite the notion that Canada, as well as schools, are race neutral. The primary goal of this project is to provide a race analysis of education using Critical Race theory as a theoretical framework, problematizing the emphasis on Aboriginal culture in dominant educational discourse. Secondly, this project examines the potential of anti racist pedagogy (accompanied by a knowledge base in CRT) to provide professional development for white teachers to assist us in meeting the needs of not only Aboriginal students but non-Aboriginal students as well.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Education (M.Ed.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Foundations

Grantor

University of Saskatchewan

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Vanhouwe, Michelle Irene

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• St. Denis, Verna

• Aboriginal Education
• Critical Race Theory
• White Teachers

Language dc:language.iso

en_US

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-06252007-231910

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:harvest.usask.ca:10388/etd-06252007-231910