Weighing 30%

INED801 Quiz: This quiz asks students to select the MOST APPROPRIATE responses based on lectures, readings and other resources on the course to date. "Most appropriate" refers to the answer that is based on your learning to date from course materials and may include other knowledge relevant to Indigenous educations. The Quiz will open at 6am 20th March and close at 11pm on 20 March. Please ensure you are able to complete the quiz in this period of time as there are NO opportunities to complete the quiz at an alternative time. The quiz will be available on the iLearn site. 

This assessment relates to the following Learning Outcomes:

1. Develop an understanding of the implications of Indigenous education policies in Australia

2. Familiarity with the works of some key Indigenous theorists.

3. Demonstrate an understanding of, and familiarity with, some audio-visual sources provided in the unit

4. Begin to consider the long term implications of colonial policy as this has, and continues to affect the lives and educational outcomes of Indigenous people in Australia

5. Synthesise new knowledge in order to successfully undertake a test

Due: Friday 5 APRIL

Weighting: 30%

Your proposal should be no less than 2,000 words, no more than 2300 words.  Plan this task!

SCENARIO: The primary school you work at is experiencing racism on a wide scale; many Indigenous and non-indigenous students have reported instances of racism by both other students and by teachers. This is a primary school that has a diverse cohort of Indigenous and non-indigenous students from various cultural backgrounds. 

THE TASK: You are asked to prepare a proposal for an anti-racism strategy that will be submitted for consideration to the school principal and policy committee for the purposes of developing a school-wide approach to addressing and combating racism. In your proposal, you might consider the following:

• The history of Indigenous people in the area (you can identify a particular region broadly if you wish)
• The history of white settlement and how long Indigenous children have been at the school?
• What form does the racism take?
• How / have complaints of racism been handled in the past?
• The relationship between the local Indigenous community and the school?
• You might think about some practical ideas for a day to day strategy that will help to address racism (e.g. how anti-racism can be built into the school's pedagogy / what community events the school can offer to combat/change attitudes)
• Are there visual / digital / applications that can be incorporated into your strategy?

The point of this exercise is to provoke you to think about institutional racism and what can be done on a practical level to combat its prevalence.  Also, the task asks you to think about what YOU can do to contribute to addressing the problem of institutional racism.  Try to think creatively and critically about this task. 

This task is marked according to the following criteria:

• Critical and creative thinking /15
• Appropriate use of academic prose at MA level /15

The assessment task relates to the following Learning Outcomes:

2. Analyse key government policies that have affected the lives of Indigenous Australians

3. Evaluate the restrictions that prohibited Indigenous Australians from entering the public school system in the past

4. Demonstrate a critical awareness of historical education strategies targeted specifically towards Indigenous Australians.

5. Examine how various forms of racism have impacted the education outcomes of Indigenous Australians.

Due: Friday 24/5/2019

Weighting: 40%   

2500 words

The final task is a research essay that responds to one of the following essay questions OR an annotated bibliography of academic reading material that addresses the issue of Indigenous Education in Australia.  You may select one of the essay questions below.  If you elect to complete the annotated bibliography, please follow these guidelines:

1. Ensure you conduct independent research (beyond sources listed on the course) and include as much contemporary material as possible, i.e. research carried out in the last 10 years or so by Indigenous scholars in the education field.

2. Give a thorough annotation of each source (you should have in the range of 10-15 sources) citing a precis of the work and its usefulness as a resource to Indigenous education.  Provide a bibliography of sources selected.

3. Adhere to the word limit and follow guidelines below for written work at this level. 

At this stage of your learning, all work submitted must incorporate independent research  (not just content from the unit).  You are  expected to write clearly and grammatically and to use academic prose. Ensure you adhere to the word count and observe the marking criteria below.

The research task will be marked as follows:

• Demonstrated research 10%
• Response to the question/topic/task 10%
• Academic prose / grammar/presentation etc  10%
• Referencing/Bibliography 10%

Essay Questions

Select one of the following:

1. What is “institutional racism” and how is it reproduced in schools and universities? In your response, you might consider the wider implications of racism in society to demonstrate a broader understanding of how racism affects all institutional sites.
2. What is “deficit discourse” and how has/does it affect Indigenous student outcomes in Australia? In your response, consider both the pros and cons of the term “deficit discourse”.
3. What is “cultural safety”.  In your response, consider the history and application of this term and its usage in pedagogical settings and its implementation as policy.  You can select schools or universities or both to demonstrate if/how “cultural safety” works.

This assessment relates to the following Learning Outcomes: 

1. Investigate the characteristics of traditional Indigenous Australian education and critically reflect on their relevance to today's society

2. Analyse key government policies that have affected the lives of Indigenous Australians since 1788

3. Demonstrate a critical awareness of historical education strategies targeted specifically towards Indigenous Australians

4. Examine how various forms of racism have impacted the education outcomes of Indigenous Australians

5. Develop a strong theoretical basis to understand the historical injustices Indigenous Australians faced as a legacy of colonialism