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Harrison, Neil – Australian Journal of Education, 2004
This paper is based on research conducted with indigenous students at a university in the Northern Territory. It examines crosscultural theories of education which explain the problems of teaching and learning in indigenous contexts in terms of the cultural mismatch between the home and school environment. These theories position the teacher as…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries, Educational Theories, Social Theories