Culturally responsive schooling
Australian schools are struggling to respond positively to the increasing cultural diversity of the student coho
isrt. The aim of this study is to research how schools become culturally responsive and specifically explores how the affective environments of schools attend to the diverse cultural, academic and emotional needs of their communities. Th study brings together methods borrowed from educational ethnography, critical policy analysis, and educational action research. The study will inform curriculum and pedagogical reform in schools, changes to teacher education programs, and potentially ameliorate systemic inequality in Australian schooling.
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Project team:
- Professor Lester Rigney AM (University of South Australia)
- Emeritus Professor Robert Hattam (University of South Australia)
- Dr Nadeem Memon (University of South Australia)
- Dr Stephen Kelly (University of Adelaide)
- Dr Samantha Schulz (University of Adelaide)
- Professor Michalinos Zembylas (Open University of Cyprus)
Partner organisations:
"This research was funded (partially or fully) by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council."
