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Using archaeology to teach Australia's 'difficult' indigenous past
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Zarmati, L, Using archaeology to teach Australia's 'difficult' indigenous past, Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, 17, (1) pp. 91-106. ISSN 1350-5033 (2015) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1179/1350503315Z.00000000096
Abstract
The inclusion of the topic ‘Ancient Australia’ in the new Australian Curriculum
is causing teachers to rethink the way they teach history in schools. Year 7
students are now required to understand that Australian ‘history’ began with
the arrival of the First Australians around 50,000 years ago, not with the
arrival of the British First Fleet in 1788. Consequently, a number of epistemological,
historiographical, and ethical challenges have emerged. In this paper
I discuss the implications of this reconceptualization of Australian history
in the curriculum and explore ways in which archaeology can address the
‘difficult’ history of the First Australians.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Australian Curriculum, history, archaeology, Aboriginal, difficult history |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and Pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Economics, Business and Management) |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Curriculum |
| Objective Field: | Curriculum not elsewhere classified |
| Author: | Zarmati, L (Dr Louise Zarmati) |
| ID Code: | 104893 |
| Year Published: | 2015 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2015-11-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2016-08-22 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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