You might try using a combination of these keywords to help you get started with your search for relevant literature.
The following search terms have been tested in a range of search tools, including Education databases and Google Scholar, and are helpful for structuring a search approach.
These keywords are useful for locating literature on a range of topics such as integrating Indigenous perspectives in the curriculum.
| Curriculum | First Nations | Schools | Decolonisation |
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Culturally responsive pedagogy Cultural competency Embedding Indigenous knowledge Indigenous curriculum Culturally relevant education Cultural awareness Cultural gap |
Indigenous Peoples Aboriginal Australians Indigenous Australians Torres Strait Islanders Maori education Indigenous Canadians Native American education |
Education Students Teachers classrooms High school Secondary school Primary school Elementary school Middle school |
Decolonization Non-colonial Western paradigm Eurocentrism cognitive imperialism anti-colonial |
These keywords and phrases can be used with databases or Google Scholar to help you to find journal articles. The search terms have been grouped into research/topic areas.
Culturally responsive pedagogy:
To focus your search you might try combining keywords, e.g.
("cultural competency" OR "culturally responsive pedagog*") AND ("Primary school" OR “elementary school” OR "secondary school" OR "high school") AND (Indigenous OR Aboriginal) AND curriculum
Note: The use of the * is a truncation symbol that will find multiple words in most databases, e.g. pedagogy or pedagogies.
Indigenising the curriculum:
To focus your search you might try combining keywords, e.g. (Indigenous or Aboriginal or First Nations) AND (knowledge OR histories OR curriculum) AND Australia
Decolonising the curriculum:
To focus your search you might try combining keywords, e.g. Decolonisation AND curriculum AND (teach* OR school*) AND (Indigenous peoples OR First Nations) AND Australia
Note: The use of the * is a truncation symbol that will find multiple words in most databases, e.g. decolonise or decolonisation.